Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL YEAR 2004
AT A GLANCE
(Cycle C)

DECEMBER, 2003
                    SEASON OF ADVENT

Nov 30  FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Dec 03  Saint Francis Xavier, priest
Dec 04  Saint John Damascus, priest, doctor
Dec 06  Saint Nicholas, bishop
Dec 07  SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 08  Immaculate Conception of Mary
Dec 11  Saint Damasus I, pope
Dec 12  Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 13  Saint Lucy, virgin, martyr
Dec 14  THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 21  FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 23  Saint John of Kanty, priest
                    CHRISTMAS SEASON
Dec 24  CHRISTMAS Vigil
        CHRISTMAS Mass During the Night
Dec 25  CHRISTMAS Mass at Dawn
        CHRISTMAS Mass During the Day
Dec 26  Saint Stephen, first Christian martyr
Dec 27  Saint John, apostle, evangelist
Dec 28  HOLY FAMILY
Dec 29  St, Thomas Becket
Dec 31  Saint Sylvester
        (Prayer Vigil for the New Year)

JANUARY, 2004
Jan 01  MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
        (World Day of Peace)
Jan 02  Saint Basil the Great & Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishops, doctors
Jan 03  Holy Name of Jesus
Jan 04  EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Jan 06  Blessed André (Bessette), religious
Jan 07  Saint Raymond of Penyafort, priest
                    ORDINARY TIME
Jan 11  BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Jan 12  Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, religious
Jan 13  Saint Hilary, bishop, doctor
Jan 18  SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jan 18-25 Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan 20  Saint Fabian, pope, martyr
        Saint Sebastian, martyr
Jan 21  Saint Agnes, virgin, martyr
Jan 22  Saint Vincent, deacon, martyr
Jan 24  Saint Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor
Jan 25  THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jan 26  Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, bishops
Jan 27  Saint Angela Merici, virgin
Jan 28  Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest, doctor
Jan 31  Saint John Bosco, priest

FEBRUARY, 2004
Feb 01  FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        (World Day for Consecrated Life)
Feb 02  Presentation of the lord
Feb 03  Saint Blase, bishop, martyr
        Saint Ansgar, bishop
Feb 05  Saint Agatha, virgin, martyr
Feb 06  Saint Paul Miki and companions, martyrs
Feb 08  FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
feb 10  Saint Scholastica, virgin
Feb 11  Our Lady of Lourdes
        (World Day of the Sick)
Feb 14  Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop
Feb 15  SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Feb 17  Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
Feb 21  Saint Peter Damian, bishop, doctor
Feb 22  SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Feb 23  Saint Polycarp, bishop, martyr
                    SEASON OF LENT
Feb 25  Ash Wednesday
Feb 29  FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
        (Development and Peace)

MARCH, 2004
Mar 04  Saint Casmir
Mar 05  World Day of Prayer
Mar 07  SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 08  Memorial of St. John of God
Mar 09  Saint Frances of Rome
Mar 14  THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
        First Scrutiny of the catechuments
Mar 17  Saint Patrick
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 21  FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
        Second Scrutiny of the catechumens
Mar 23  Saint Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop
Mar 25  Annunciation of the Lord
Mar 28  FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
        Third Scrutiny of the catechumens

APRIL, 2004
Apr 02  Memorial of Francis of Paola
Apr 04  PASSION SUNDAY (Procession with Palms)
Apr 05  Monday of Holy Week
Apr 06  Tuesday of Holy Week
Apr 07  Wednesday of Holy Week
Apr 08  Thursday of Holy Week
                    EASTER TRIDUUM
        Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
Apr 09  GOOD FRIDAY (Universal day of fasting/abstinence)
Apr 10  HOLY SATURDAY
        THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - THE EASTER VIGIL
Apr 11  EASTER SUNDAY
                    EASTER SEASON
Apr 12  Easter Monday
Apr 13  Easter Tuesday
Apr 14  Easter Wednesday
Apr 15  Easter Thursday
Apr 16  Easter Friday
Apr 17  Easter Saturday
Apr 18  SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (OF THE DIVINE MERCY)
Apr 21  Saint Anselm, bishop, doctor
Apr 23  Saint George, martyr
        Saint Adalbert, bishop, martyr
Apr 24  Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr
Apr 26  Our Lady of Good Counsel
Apr 28  Saint Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
        Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, priest
Apr 29  Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor
Apr 30  Saint Pius V, pope
        Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, religious

MAY, 2004
May 01  Saint Joseph the worker
        (International Worker's Day)
May 02  FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
        (World Day of Prayer for Vocations)
May 03  Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles
May 04  Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, religious
May 06  Blessed François de Laval, bishop
May 08  Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, religious
May 09  FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
        Mother's Day
May 12  Saint Nereus and Saint Archilleus, martyrs
        Saint Pancras, martyr
        Canada Health Day
May 14  Saint Matthias, apostle
May 16  SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
        (The Pope's Pastoral Work)
May 18  Saint John I, pope and martyr
May 20  Saint Bernadine of Siena, priest
May 21  Saint Eugène de Mazenod, bishop
        Saint Christopher Magallanes, priest, martyr and companions
May 23  ASCENSION OF THE LORD
        (World Comunications Day)
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  Saint Philip Neri, priest
May 27  Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
May 30  PENTECOST SUNDAY
                   ORDINARY TIME
May 31  Visitation of Mary

JUNE, 2004
Jun 01  Saint Justin, martyr
Jun 02  Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, martyrs
Jun 03  Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs
Jun 05  Saint Boniface, bishop, martyr
Jun 06  TRINITY SUNDAY
Jun 09  Saint Ephrem, deacon and doctor
Jun 11  Saint Barnabas, apostle
Jun 13  SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Jun 18  SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Jun 19  IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
Jun 20  TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 21  Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious
Jun 22  Saint Paulinus of Nola, bishop
        Saint John Fisher, bishop and Saint Thoams Moroe, martyrs
Jun 24  Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Jun 27  THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 28  Saint Irenaeus, bishop, martyr
Jun 29  Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles
Jun 30  First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

JULY, 2004
Jul 01  (Canada Day)
Jul 03  Saint Thomas, apostle
Jul 04  FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 05  Saint Anthony Zaccaria, priest
Jul 06  Saint Maria Goretti, virgin, martyr
Jul 09  Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, martyr
Jul 11  FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 13  Saint Henry
Jul 14  Saint Camillus de Lellis, priest
Jul 15  Saint Bonaventure, bishop, doctor
Jul 16  Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Jul 18  SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 20  Saint Apollinarus, bishop, martyr
Jul 21  Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor
Jul 22  Saint Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord
Jul 23  Saint Sharbel Makhul, priest
Jul 25  SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 26  Saints Anne and Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary
Jul 29  Saint Martha, disciple of the Lord
Jul 30  Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop, doctor
Jul 31  Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest

AUGUST, 2004
Aug 01  EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
Aug 02  Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
        Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest
Aug 04  Saint John Vianney, priest
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  NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 09  Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr
Aug 10  Saint Lawrence, deacon, martyr  
Aug 11  Saint Clare, virgin
Aug 12  Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, religious
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 19  Saint John Eudes, priest
Aug 20  Saint Bernard, abbot, doctor
Aug 21  Saint Pius X, pope
Aug 22  TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 23  Saint Rose of Lima, virgin
Aug 24  Saint Bartholomew, apostle
Aug 25  Saint Louis
        Saint Joseph Calasanz, priest
Aug 27  Saint Monica
Aug 28  Saint Augustine, bishop, doctor
Aug 29  TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER, 2004
Sep 03  Saint Gregory the Great, pope, doctor
Sep 05  TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 06  (Labour Day)
Sep 08  Birth of Mary
Sep 09  Saint Peter Claver, priest
Sep 12  TWENTY-FOUR SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 13  Saint John Chrysostom, bishop, doctor
Sep 14  Triumph of the Cross
Sep 15  Our Lady of Sorrows
Sep 16  Saint Cornelius, pope, martyr
        Saint Cyprian, bishop, martyr
Sep 17  Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop, doctor
Sep 19  TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 20  Saint Andrew Kim Kaegön, priest, 
        Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, martyrs
Sep 21  Saint Matthew, apostle, evangelist
Sep 23  Saint Pio of Petreclina (Padre Pio), priest
Sep 26  TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        (Needs of the Church in Canada.)
Sep 27  Saint Vincent de Paul, priest
Sep 28  Saint Wenceslaus, martyr
        Saint Lawrence Ruiz and companions, martyrs
Sep 29  St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, archangels
Sep 30  Saint Jerome, priest, doctor

OCTOBER, 2004
Oct 01  Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus
Oct 02  Guardian Angels
Oct 03  TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 04  Saint Francis of Assisi
Oct 06  Saint Bruno, priest
        Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, religious
Oct 07  Our Lady of the Rosary
Oct 09  Saint Denis, bishop, and companions, martyrs
        Saint John Leonardi, priest
Oct 10  TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 11  (Thanksgiving Day - public thanks to God)
Oct 14  Saint Callistus 1, pope
Oct 15  Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor
Oct 16  Saint Marguerite d'Youville, religious
Oct 17  TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 18  Saint Luke, evangelist
Oct 19  Saint Paul of the Cross, priest
Oct 22  Dedication of Consecrated Churches (of unknown dates)
Oct 23  Saint John of Capistrano, priest
Oct 24  THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        (World Mission Sunday)
Oct 28  Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles
Oct 31  THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOVEMBER, 2004
Nov 01  All Saints
Nov 02  COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Nov 03  Saint Martin de Porres, religious
Nov 04  Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop
Nov 07  THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nov 09  Dedication of St. John Lateran
Nov 10  Saint Leo the Great, pope, doctor
Nov 11  Saint Martin of Tours, bishop
        (Remembrance Day)
Nov 12  Saint Josaphat, bishop, martyr
Nov 14  THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nov 15  Saint Albert the Great, bishop, doctor
Nov 16  Saint Margaret of Scotland
        Saint Gertrude, virgin
Nov 17  Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, religious
Nov 18  Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles
Nov 21  CHRIST THE KING
Nov 22  Saint Cecilia, virgin, martyr
Nov 23  Saint Clement 1, pope, martyr
        Saint Columbanus, abbot
Nov 24  Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and companions
Nov 25  Saint Catherine of Alexandria