DECEMBER, 2001
Dec 02 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Dec 03 Saint Francis Xavier, priest Dec 04 Saint John Damascus, priest, doctor Dec 06 Saint Nicholas, bishop Dec 07 Saint Ambrose, bishop, doctor Dec 08 Immaculate Conception of Mary Dec 09 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Dec 11 Saint Damasus I, pope Dec 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec 13 Saint Lucy, virgin, martyr Dec 14 Saint John of the Cross, priest, doctor Dec 16 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Dec 21 Saint Peter Canisius, priest, doctor Dec 23 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Dec 24 Christmas Vigil Dec 25 CHRISTMAS - During the Night Dawn Day Dec 26 Saint Stephen, first Christian martyr Dec 27 Saint John, apostle, evangelist Dec 28 Holy Innocents Dec 29 Saint Thomas Becket Dec 30 HOLY FAMILY Dec 31 Saint Sylvester (Prayer Vigil for the New Year)JANUARY, 2002
(Renewed commitment to evangelize.)
Jan 01 MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (World Day of Peace) Jan 02 Saint Basil the Great & Saint Gregory Nazianzen Jan 06 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Jan 07 Saint Raymond of Penyafort, priest Jan 13 BAPTISM OF THE LORD Jan 20 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jan 20-27 Prayer for Christian Unity Jan 21 Saint Agnes, virgin, martyr Jan 22 Saint Vincent, deacon, martyr Jan 24 Saint Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor Jan 25 Conversion of St. Paul, apostle Jan 26 Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, bishops Jan 27 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Countdown for Lent) Jan 31 Saint John Bosco, priestFEBRUARY, 2002
Feb 02 Presentation of the Lord (World Day for Consecrated Life) Feb 03 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Feb 05 Saint Agatha, virgin, martyr Feb 06 Saint Paul Miki and companions, martyrs Feb 08 Saint Jerome Emiliani Feb 10 FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Feb 11 Our Lady of Lourdes (World Day of the Sick) Feb 13 ASH WEDNESDAY Feb 17 FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT (Development and Peace - Lent 2002) Feb 21 Saint Peter Damian Feb 22 Chair of Saint Peter, apostle Feb 23 Saint Polycarp Feb 24 SECOND SUNDAY IN LENTMARCH, 2002
(Prayers for good harvest; blessings of new seed.)
Mar 01 (World Day of Prayer) Mar 03 THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT (First scrutiny of the catechumens) Mar 04 Saint Casmir Mar 07 Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity Mar 08 Saint John of God Mar 09 Saint Frances of Rome Mar 10 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Second scrutiny of the catechumens) Mar 16 (Optional: Covering crosses, crucifixes & statues) (Penance celebration) Mar 17 FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Third scrutiny of the catechumens) Mar 18 Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Mar 19 Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patron of the universal Church, principal patron of Canada Mar 23 Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo Mar 24 PASSION SUNDAY (Procession with Palms) Mar 28 HOLY THURSDAY (Mass of Chrism) Mar 29 GOOD FRIDAY (Universal day of fasting/abstinence) Mar 30 HOLY SATURDAY THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - THE EASTER VIGIL Mar 31 EASTER SUNDAYAPRIL, 2002
(Prayers for good harvest; blessings of new seed.)
Apr 07 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Apr 08 Annunciation of the Lord Apr 11 Saint Stanislaus, bishop, martyr Apr 13 Saint Martin I, pope, martyr Apr 14 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Apr 17 Blessed Kateri Kekakwitha, virgin Apr 21 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (World Day of Prayer for Vocations) Apr 23 Saint George, Martyr Saint Adalbert, bishop, martyr Apr 24 Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringer, priest, martyr Apr 25 Saint Mark, evangelist Apr 26 Our Lady of Good Counsel Apr 28 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Apr 29 Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor Apr 30 Saint Pius V, pope Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, religiousMAY, 2002
(Prayers for good harvests, blessing of new seed.)
May 01 Saint Joseph the worker (International Worker's Day) May 02 Saint Athanasius, Bishop, doctor May 03 Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles May 04 Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis May 05 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (The Pope's Pastoral Works) May 06 Blessed François de Laval, bishop May 08 Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, religious May 10 (9 days of prayer to the Holy Spirit to prepare for Pentecost.) May 12 ASCENSION OF THE LORD (Canada Health Day) (World Communications Day) (Mother's Day) May 14 Saint Matthias, apostle May 18 Saint John I, pope and martyr May 19 PENTECOST SUNDAY May 20 Saint Bernadine of Siena, priest May 21 Saint Eugène de Mazenod, bishop May 24 Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop May 25 Saint Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor Saint Gregory VII, pope Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, virgin May 26 TRINITY SUNDAY May 27 Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop May 31 Visitation of MaryJUNE, 2002
(Prayers for good harvests, blessing of new seed.)
Jun 01 Saint Justin, martyr Jun 02 SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Jun 03 Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs Jun 05 Saint Boniface, bishop, martyr Jun 06 Saint Norbert, bishop Jun 07 Sacred Heart of Jesus Jun 08 Immaculate Heart of Mary Jun 09 TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jun 11 Saint Barnabas, apostle Jun 13 Saint Anthony of Padua Jun 16 ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jun 19 Saint Romuald, abbot Jun 21 Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious Jun 22 Saint Paulinus of Nola, bishop Saint John Fisher, bishop Jun 23 TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jun 24 Birth of Saint John the Baptist Jun 27 Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop, doctor Jun 28 Saint Irenaeus, bishop, martyr Jun 29 Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles Jun 30 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEJULY, 2002
Jul 01 (Canada Day) Jul 03 Saint Thomas, apostle Jul 04 Saint Elizabeth of Portugal Jul 05 Saint Anthony Zaccaria, priest Jul 06 Saint Maria Goretti, virgin, martyr Jul 07 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jul 11 Saint Benedict, abbot Jul 13 Saint Henry Jul 14 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jul 15 Saint Bonaventure, bishop, doctor Jul 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Jul 21 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jul 22 Saint Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord Jul 23 Saint Bridget, religious Jul 25 Saint James, apostle Jul 26 Saints Anne and Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary Jul 27 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jul 29 Saint Martha, disciple of the Lord Jul 30 Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop, doctor Jul 31 Saint Ignatius of LoyolaAUGUST, 2002
Aug 01 Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor Aug 02 Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest Aug 04 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Aug 05 Dedication of St. Mary Major Blessed Frédéric Janssoone, priest Aug 06 Transfiguration of the Lord Aug 07 Saint Sixtus II, pope and companions Saint Cajetan, priest Aug 08 Saint Dominic, priest Aug 10 Saint Lawrence, deacon Aug 11 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Aug 13 Saint Pontian, pope, martyr Saint Hippolytus, priest, martyr Aug 14 Saint Maximilian Kolbe, priest, martyr Aug 15 Assumption of Mary Aug 16 Saint Stephen of Hungary Aug 18 TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Aug 19 Saint John Eudes, priest Aug 20 Saint Bernard, abbot, doctor Aug 21 Saint Pius X, pope Aug 22 Queenship of Mary Aug 23 Saint Rose of Lima, virgin Aug 24 Saint Bartholomew, apostle Aug 25 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Aug 27 Saint Monica Aug 28 Saint Augustine, bishop, doctor Aug 29 Beheading of Saint John the BaptistSEPTEMBER, 2002
Sep 01 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sep 02 (Labour Day) Sep 03 Saint Gregory the Great, pope, doctor Sep 04 Blessed Dina Bélanger, religious Sep 08 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sep 09 Saint Peter Claver, priest Sep 13 Saint John Chrysostom, bishop, doctor Sep 14 Triumph of the Cross Sep 15 TWENTY-FOUR SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sep 16 Saint Cornelius, pope, martyr Saint Cyprian, bishop, martyr Sep 17 Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop, doctor Sep 19 Saint Januarius, bishop, martyr Sep 20 Saint Andrew Kim Kaegön, priest, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, martyrs Sep 21 Saint Matthew, apostle, evangelist Sep 22 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sep 26 Saint John de Brébeuf and St. Isaac Jogues, priests, and companions, martyrs Sep 27 Saint Vincent de Paul Sep 28 Saint Wenceslaus, martyr Saint Lawrence Ruiz and companions, martyrs Sep 29 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Needs of the Church in Canada.) Sep 30 Saint Jerome, priest, doctorOCTOBER, 2002
Oct 01 Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Oct 02 Guardian Angels Oct 04 Saint Francis of Assisi Oct 06 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Oct 07 Our Lady of the Rosary Oct 09 Saint Denis, bishop, and companions, martyrs Saint John Leonardi, priest Oct 13 TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Oct 14 (Thanksgiving Day - public thanks to God) Saint Callistus I, pope, martyr Oct 15 Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor Oct 16 Saint Marguerite d'Youville, religious Oct 17 Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr Oct 18 Saint Luke, evangelist Oct 19 Saint Paul of the Cross, priest Oct 20 TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Evangelization of the Nations.) Oct 22 Dedication of Consecrated Churches (of unknown dates) Oct 22 Saint John of Capistrano, priest Oct 23 Saint Anthony Claret, bishop Oct 27 THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Oct 28 Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostlesNOVEMBER, 2002
Nov 01 All Saints Nov 02 Commemoration of All The Faithful Departed Nov 03 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nov 04 Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop Nov 09 Dedication of Saint John Lateran Nov 10 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nov 11 Remembrance Day (Pray for victims of war/violence) Saint Martin of Tours, bishop Nov 12 Saint Josaphat, bishop, martyr Nov 15 Saint Albert the Great, bishop, doctor Nov 16 Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint Gertrude, virgin Nov 17 THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nov 18 Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles Nov 21 Presentation of mary Nov 22 Saint Cecilia, virgin, martyr Nov 23 Saint Clement I, pope, martyr Saint Columbanus, abbot Nov 24 CHRIST THE KING Nov 25 Saint Catherine of Alexandria, virgin, martyr Nov 30 Saint Andrew, apostle