Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

May, 2008
(For Canada)

Thursday, May 1, 2008
     International Workers' Day
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 143; Lect. 294
     Reading: Acts 18:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:16-20

     Or  Saint Joseph the worker
     White
     Mass: 243; Lect. 294 or 559

Friday, May 2, 2008
     Memorial
     Saint Athanasius, bishop, doctor
     White
     Mass: 144; Lect. 295
     Reading: Acts 18:9-18
     Gospel: Jn. 16:20-23a

Saturday, May 3, 2008
     Feast
     Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles
     Red
     Mass: 245; Lect. 561
     Reading: 1 Cor. 15:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 14:6-14

Sunday, May 4, 2008
     Ascension Of The Lord
     (World Communications Day)
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 146; Lect. 58
     First Reading: Acts 1:1-11
     Second Reading: Ephes. 1:17-23
     Gospel: Mt. 28:16-20

Monday, May 5, 2008
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 148; Lect. 297
     Reading: Acts 19:1-8
     Gospel: Jn. 16:29-33

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 149; Lect. 298
     Reading: Acts 20:17-27
     Gospel: Jn. 17:1-11a

     Or Blessed François de Laval, bishop
     White
     Mass: 245-A or 405-408; Lect. 298 or 561B

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 150; Lect. 299
     Reading: Acts 20:28-38
     Gospel: Jn. 17:11b-19

Thursday, May 8, 2008
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 151; Lect. 300
     Reading: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
     Gospel: Jn. 17:20-26

     Or Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine
     White
     Mass: 245-B or 429-430; Lect. 300 or 561C

Friday, May 9, 2008
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 152 ; Lect. 301
     Reading: Acts 24:27; 25:13b-21
     Gospel: Jn. 21:15-19

Saturday, May 10, 2008
     Ferial
     White
     Mass: 153; Lect. 302
     First Reading: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31
     Gospel: Jn. 21:20-25

     Vigil Mass:
     Red
     Mass: 154; Lect. 62
     First Reading: Gen. 11:1-9 
                or: Ex. 19:3-8a, 16-20 
                or: Ezek. 37:1-14
                or: Jo. 2:28-32
     Second Reading: Rom. 8:22-27
     Gospel: Jn. 7:37-39

Sunday, May 11, 2008
     Pentecost Sunday
     Solemnity
     Red
     Mass: 155; Lect. 63
     First Reading: Acts 2:1-11
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 12:3b-7, 12-13
     Gospel: Jn. 20:19-23

ORDINARY TIME

Monday, May 12, 2006
     Canada Health Day
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 156; Lect. 335
     Reading: Jas. 1:1-11
     Gospel: Mk. 8:11-13

     Or St. Nereus and St. Achilleus, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 246; Lect. 300 or  562

     Or St. Pancras, Martyr
     Red
     Mass: 247; Lect. 300 or 563

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 157; Lect. 336
     Reading: Jas 1:12-18
     Gospel: Mk. 8:14-21

     Or Our Lady of Fatima
     White
     Mass: 390 or 395-391; Lect. 336 or 707-712

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
     Feast
     Red
     Saint Matthias, apostle
     Mass: 248; Lect. 564
     Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
     Gospel: Jn. 15:9-17

Thursday, May 15, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 158; Lect. 338
     Reading: Jas 2:1-9
     Gospel: Mk. 8:27-33

Friday, May 16, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 159; Lect. 339
     Reading: Jas 2:14-24, 26
     Gospel: Mk. 8:34-38 to 9-1

Saturday, May 17, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 160; Lect. 340
     Reading: Jas. 3:1-10
     Gospel: Mk. 9:2-13

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 340 or 707-712

Sunday, May 18, 2008
     Trinity Sunday
     Solemnity
     White
     Mass: 190; Lect. 164
     First Reading: Ex. 34:4b-6, 8-9
     Second Reading: 2 Cor. 13:11-13
     Gospel: Jn. 3:16-18

Monday, May 19, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 161; Lect. 341
     Reading: Jas. 3:13-18
     Gospel: Mk. 9:14-29

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 162; Lect. 342
     Reading: Jas. 4:1-10
     Gospel: Mk. 9:30-37

     Or Saint Bernadine of Siena, priest
     White
     Mass: 250; Lect. 342 or 566

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 163; Lect. 343
     First Reading: Jas. 4:13-17
     Gospel: Mk. 9:38-40

     Or Saint Eugène de Mazenod, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-A or 414-416, or 407-408; Lect. 343 or 566A

     Or Saint Christopher Magallanes, priest, martyr, and companions, martyrs
     Red
     Mass: 399-400; Lect. 343 or 399-400 or 713-718

Thursday, May 22, 2005
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 164; Lect. 344
     Reading: Jas. 5:1-6
     Gospel: Mk. 9:41-50

     Or Saint Rita of Cascia, religious
     White
     Mass: 429; Lect. 344 or 737-742

Friday, May 23, 2008
     Ferial 
     Green
     Mass: 165; Lect. 345
     Reading: Jas. 5:9-12
     Gospel: Mk. 10:1-12

Saturday, May 24, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 166 ; Lect. 346
     Reading: Jas. 5:13-20
     Gospel: Mk. 10:13-16

     Or Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop
     White
     Mass: 250-B or 407-408; Lect. 346 or 566B or 719-724

     Or Our Lady's Saturday
     White or green
     Mass: 385-387; Lect. 346 or 707-712

Sunday, May 25, 2008
     Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
     White
     Mass: 191; Lect. 167
     First Reading: Deut. 8:2-3, 14-16
     Second Reading: 1 Cor. 10:16-17
     Gospel: Jn. 6:51-59

Monday, May 26, 2008
     Memorial
     White
     St. Philip Neri
     Mass: 254; Lect. 347
     Reading: 1 Pet. 1:3-9
     Gospel: Mk. 10:17-27

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 167; Lect. 348
     Reading: 1 Pet. 1:10-16
     Gospel: Mk. 10:28-31

     Or Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
     White
     Mass: 255; Lect. 348 or 571

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 168; Lect. 349
     Reading: 1 Pet. 1:18-25
     Gospel: Mk. 10:32-45

Thursday, May 29, 2008
     Ferial
     Green
     Mass: 169; Lect. 350
     Reading: 1 Pet, 2:2-5, 9-12
     Gospel: Mk. 10:46-52

Friday, May 30, 2008
     Solemnity
     Sacred Heart of Jesus
     White
     Mass: 192; Lect. 170
     First Reading: Deut. 7:6-11
     Second Reading: 1 Jn. 4:7-16
     Gospel: Mt. 11:25-30

Saturday, May 31, 2008
     Visitation of Mary
     Feast
     White
     Mass: 256; Lect. 572
     Reading: Zeph. 3:14-18 Or Rom. 12:9-16
     Gospel: Lk. 1:39-56