Sundays and solemnities use three readings, from Year A in 2008. Weekdays in Ord Time follow a 2 year cycle; Cycle 2 is used in 2008. Until such time that the revised weekday edition of the Lectionary is published, the Ordo will indicate, where applicable, the lectionary numbers for readings, first from the anticipated revised U.S. edition of the Lectionary for Mass, then from the current 1970 edition. March, 2008
Liturgical Calendar

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S = solemnity
F = feast
M = obligatory memorial
m = optional memorial
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
            1
Lenten Weekday[3]
Violet
242:Hos6:1-6
Ps51:3-4,18-21b
Lk18:9-14
2
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Violet
31:1Sm16:1b,6-7,10-13a
Ps23:1-6
Eph5:8-14
Jn9:1-41 or 9:1,6-9,13-17,34-38
3
Lenten Weekday[4]
Katharine Drexel, virgin (USA)
m

Violet
244:Is65:17-21
Ps30:2,4-6,11-12a,13b
Jn4:43-54
4
Lenten Weekday[4]
Casimir
m
Violet
245:Ez47:1-9,12
Ps46:2-3,5-6,8-9
Jn5:1-16
5
Lenten Weekday[4]
Violet
246:Is49:8-15
Ps145:8-9,13c-14,17-18
Jn5:17-30
6
Lenten Weekday[4]
Violet
247/248:Ex32:7-14
Ps106:19-23
Jn5:31-47
7
Lenten Weekday[4]
Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs
m

Violet
248:Wis2:1a,12-22
Ps34:17-21,23
Jn7:1-2,10,25-30
8
Lenten Weekday [4]
John of God, religious
m

Violet
249:Jer11:18-20
Ps7:2-3,9b-12
Jn7:40-53
9
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Violet
34:Ez37:12-14
Ps130:1-8
Rom8:8-11
Jn11:1-45 or 11:3-7,20-27,33b-45
10
Lenten Weekday[5]
Violet
251:Dn13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62 ro 13:41c-62
Ps23:1-6
Jn8:1-11
11
Lenten Weekday[5]
Violet
252:Nm21:4-9
Ps102:2-3,16-21
Jn8:21-30
12
Lenten Weekday[5]
Violet
253:Dn3:14-20,91-92,95
(Ps)Dn3:52-56
Jn8:31-42
13
Lenten Weekday[5]
Violet
254:Gn17:3-9
Ps105:4-9
Jn8:51-59
14
Lenten Weekday[5]
Violet
255:Jer20:10-13
Ps18:2-7
Jn10:31-42
15
JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE VIRGIN MARY
S
White
543:2Sm7:4-5a,12-14a,16
Ps89:2-5,27,29
Rom4:13,16-18,22
Mt1:16,18-21,24a or Lk2:41-51a
16
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION
Red
37:Mt21:1-11(procession)
38:Is50-4-7
Ps22:8-9,17-18a,19-20,23-24
Phil:2:6-11
Mt26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54
17
Monday of Holy Week[6]
Violet
257:Is42:1-7
Ps27:1-3,13-14
Jn12:1-11
18
Tuesday of Holy Week[6]
Violet
258:Is49:1-6
Ps71:1-4a,5-6ab,15,17
Jn13:21-33,36-38
19
Wednesday of Holy Week[6]
Violet
259:Is50:4-9a
Ps69:8-10,21bcde-22,31,33-34
Mt26:14-15
20
Holy Thursday[6]
Violet
260:Is61:1-3a,6a,8b-9
Ps89:21-22,25,27
Rv1:5-8
Lk4:16-21
HOLY THURSDAY EVENING
White
39:Ex12:1-8,11-14
Ps116:12-13,15-16bc,17-18
1Cor11:23-26
Jn13:1-15
21
GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION
Red
40:Is52:13-53:12
Ps31:2,6,12-13,15-17,25
Heb4:14-16;5:7-9
Jn18:1-19:42
22
HOLY SATURDAY
Violet
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HOLY SATURDAY NIGHT: THE EASTER VIGIL
White
41:(1)Gn1:1-2:2 or 1:1,26-31a
Ps104:1-2a,5-6,10,12-14,24,35c or Ps33:4-7,12-13,20,22
(2)Gn22:1-18 or 22:1-2,9a,10-13,15-18
Ps16:5,8-11
(3)Ex14:15-15:1
(Ps)Ex15:1-6,17-18
(4)Is54:5-14
Ps30:2,4-6,11-12a,13b
(5)Is55:1-11
(Ps)Is12:2-3,4bcd,5-6
(6)Bar3:9-15,32-4:4
Ps19:8-11
(7)Ez36:16-17a,18-28
Pss42:3,5bcd;43:3-4 or, when baptism is celebrated, (Ps)Is12:2-3,4bcd,5-6 or Ps51:12-15,18-19
(8)Rom6:3-11
Ps118:1-2,16ab-17,22-23
(9)Mt28:1-10
23
EASTER SUNDAY
S
White
42:Acts10:34a,37-43
Ps118:1-2,16ab-17,22-23
Col3:1-4 or Cor5:6b-8
Jn20:1-9 or 41:Mt28:1-10 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, 46:Lk24:13-35
24
MONDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER[1]
S
White
261:Acts2:14,22-23
Ps16:1-2a,5,7-11
Mt28:8-15
25
TUESDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER[1]
S
White
262:Acts2:36-41
Ps33:4-5,18-20,22
Jn20:11-18
26
WEDNESDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER[1]
S
White
263:Acts3:1-10
Ps105:1-4,6-9
Lk24:13-35
27
THURSDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER[1]
S
White
264:Acts3:11-26
Ps8:2a,5-9
Lk24:35-48
28
FRIDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER[1]
S
White
265:Acts4:1-12
Ps118:1-2,4,22-27a
Jn21:1-14
29
SATURDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER[1]
S
White
266:Acts4:13-21
Ps118:1,14-15,16ab-21
Mk16:9-15
30
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER OR DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
White
43:Acts4:32-35
Ps118:2-4,13-15,22-24
1Jn5:1-6
Jn20:19-31
31
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
S
White
545:Is7:10-14;8:10
Ps40:7-11
Heb10:4-10
Lk1:26-38