FOR THE DIOCESES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2019

LITURGICAL CALENDARFOR THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA2019Committee on Divine Worship

LITURGICAL CALENDARFOR THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA2019United States Conference of Catholic BishopsCommittee on Divine Worship

Cover Photo:An altar server carrying a crucifix leads the procession during the opening Mass of the NationalPrayer Vigil for Life at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception inWashington. The all-night vigil is held before the annual March for Life, which marks theanniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion across thenation. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)Copyright 2017, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rightsreserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage andretrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.2

INTRODUCTIONEach year the Secretariat of Divine Worship of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishopspublishes the Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America. This calendaris used by authors of ordines and other liturgical aids published to foster the celebration of theliturgy in our country.The calendar is based upon the General Roman Calendar, promulgated by Pope Paul VI onFebruary 14, 1969, subsequently amended by Pope John Paul II, and the Proper Calendar for theDioceses of the United States of America, approved by the United States Conference of CatholicBishops.1 This calendar has been updated to reflect the names and titles of the various liturgicaldays in conformity with the Roman Missal, Third Edition.The General Instruction of the Roman Missal reminds us that in the cycles of readings and prayersproclaimed throughout the year in the sacred liturgy “the mysteries of redemption are celebratedso as to be in some way made present.” Thus may each celebration of the Holy Eucharist whichis served by this calendar be for the Church in the United States of America “the high point bothof the action by which God sanctifies the world in Christ and of the worship that the human raceoffers to the Father, adoring him through Christ, the Son of God, in the Holy Spirit.”2Sincerely in Christ,Rev. Andrew MenkeExecutive DirectorUSCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship1For the significance of the several grades or kinds of celebrations, the norms of the Roman Calendar should beconsulted (cf. Liturgy Documentary Series 6: Norms Governing Liturgical Calendars, Washington, DC: USCC,1984). For information concerning the choice of texts and formularies, the General Instruction of the Roman Missaland the Introduction to the 1998 revised Lectionary for Mass (cf. Liturgy Documentary Series 1: Lectionary for Mass,Introduction, Washington, DC: USCC, 1998) should be consulted.2General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third edition, no. 16.3

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PRINCIPAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR 2019First Sunday of AdventDecember 2, 2018Ash WednesdayMarch 6, 2019Easter SundayApril 21, 2019The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday]May 30, 2019Pentecost SundayJune 9, 2019The Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristJune 23, 2019First Sunday of AdventDecember 1, 2019CYCLES — LECTIONARY FOR MASSSunday CycleYEAR CDecember 2, 2018 to November 24, 2019Weekday CycleCYCLE IJanuary 14, 2019 to March 5, 2019June 10 to November 30, 2019Sunday CycleYEAR ADecember 1, 2019 to November 22, 2020The cycles given above have been used in the preparation of this calendar. The readings from theProper of Time and Proper of Saints have been used for all Solemnities and all Feasts since theymust take the place of the weekday readings for those respective days. The readings from theweekday cycle generally are to be used even on days on which a Memorial or Optional Memorialof a Saint occurs. The exceptions to this rule are the Memorials or Optional Memorials whichhave “proper readings” (usually only the Gospel) assigned to them in the Lectionary for Mass andwhich must be used on those days. Substitutions from the Commons or Proper of Saints may bemade for the other readings suggested for those Memorials or Optional Memorials. The PriestCelebrant, however, should not omit “too often or without sufficient cause the readings assignedfor each day in the weekday Lectionary” (Introduction to the Lectionary for Mass, no. 83). In thiscalendar, Optional Memorials are designated by the use of italics within brackets.The Scripture citations and Lectionary numbers for all readings are from the Lectionary for Massfor Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition (1998/2001), andthe Lectionary for Mass Supplement (2017), which is based on the Ordo Lectionum Missæ, editiotypica altera (1981). The spellings of the names of Saints and Blesseds are from the RomanMissal, Third Edition (2011), based on the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia emendata(2008).5

LITURGY OF THE HOURSDec. 2, 2018 – Jan. 13, 2019Advent, ChristmasVol. IJan. 14 – Mar. 5, 2019Weeks 1 to 8,Ordinary TimeVol. IIIMar. 6 – June 9, 2019Lent, Triduum, EasterVol. IIJune 10 – Aug. 3, 2019Weeks 10 to 17,Ordinary TimeVol. IIIAug. 4 – Nov. 30, 2019Weeks 18 to 34,Ordinary TimeVol. IVDec. 1, 2019 – Jan. 12, 2020Advent, ChristmasVol. IMISCELLANEOUS NOTES1. The 2019 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2018.2. Scripture citations are based on the New American Bible with the revised New Testament andmay differ slightly from the citations given in the Ordo Lectionum Missæ (1981) due todifference in versification.3. In the preparation of diocesan and provincial Calendars and ordines, the dedication of diocesancathedrals, the dedication of parish churches, and special days of prayer (cf. GeneralInstruction of the Roman Missal, no. 373) should be added, along with other commemorationsof Saints and Blesseds which are included in those particular calendars.4. Regarding the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston,Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia have retained its celebration on theproper Thursday, while all other ecclesiastical provinces of the United States of America havetransferred this Solemnity to the following Sunday, June 2, 2019. In those archdioceses anddioceses, Thursday, May 30, 2019, is observed as an Easter Weekday.5. Outside Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, and Easter Time, on Saturdays which have nocommemoration having the rank of Obligatory Memorial or higher, a Mass in honor of theBlessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated. This is indicated in the calendar by “BVM.” Thereadings and prayers may be selected from the Collection of Masses of the Blessed VirginMary.6

6. In a decree dated March 23, 1992, the Bishop of Honolulu designated Christmas and theImmaculate Conception as the only two Holydays of Obligation for the State of Hawaii. Thisimplements the indult received from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Disciplineof the Sacraments on May 26, 1990, and the subsequent nihil obstat from the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops allowing Hawaii to legislate on this matter in accord with thepolicies of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC).7. Since the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on June 28, 2019, theMemorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, is omitted this year.8. Since the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, is celebrated on June 29, 2019, theMemorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary is omitted this year.9. Since December 8, 2019, is the Second Sunday of Advent, the Solemnity of the ImmaculateConception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is transferred to Monday, December 9, 2019. Theobligation to attend Mass, however, does not transfer. The Optional Memorial of Saint JuanDiego Cuauhtlatoatzin, December 9, is omitted this year.10. This liturgical calendar includes some but not all civic holidays commonly celebrated in theUnited States (for example, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.) andmakes no suggestions of Mass formularies for those days.7

ABBREVIATIONS OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLEOLD TESTAMENTAmosBaruch1 Chronicles2 ahJobJoelJonahJoshuaJudgesJudithAmBar1 Chr2 t1 Kings2 KingsLamentationsLeviticus1 Maccabees2 overbsPsalm(s)Ruth1 Samuel2 SamuelSirachSong of SongsTobitWisdomZechariahZephaniah1 Kgs2 KgsLamLv1 Mc2 McMalMiNaNehNmObPrvPs(s)Ru1 Sm2 SmSirSgTbWisZecZepMarkMatthew1 Peter2 PeterPhilemonPhilippiansRevelationRomans1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusMkMt1 Pt2 PtPhlmPhilRvRom1 Thes2 Thes1 Tm2 TmTiNEW TESTAMENTActs of the ApostlesColossians1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansEphesiansGalatiansHebrewsJamesJohn (Gospel)1 John2 John3 JohnJudeLukeActsCol1 Cor2 CorEphGalHebJasJn1 Jn2 Jn3 JnJudeLk8

PROPER CALENDAR FOR THE DIOCESES OFTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAJanuary 4January 5January 6January 22**January 23Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, ReligiousSaint John Neumann, BishopSaint André Bessette, Religious*Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn ChildrenSaint Vincent, Deacon and MartyrSaint Marianne Cope, VirginMarch 3Saint Katharine Drexel, VirginMay 10May 15Saint Damien de Veuster, PriestSaint IsidoreJuly 1July 4July 5July 14July 18Saint Junípero Serra, PriestIndependence DaySaint Elizabeth of PortugalSaint Kateri Tekakwitha, VirginSaint Camillus de Lellis, PriestSeptember 9Saint Peter Claver, PriestOctober 5October 6October 19Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, PriestBlessed Marie Rose Durocher, VirginSaints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests,and Companions, MartyrsSaint Paul of the Cross, PriestOctober 20MemorialMemorialNovember 13November 18November 23Fourth Thursdayin NovemberSaint Frances Xavier Cabrini, VirginSaint Rose Philippine Duchesne, VirginBlessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and MartyrThanksgiving DayDecember 8THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THEBLESSED VIRGIN MARY(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)OUR LADY OF GUADALUPEDecember nday between January 2 and January 8:THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORDSolemnitySunday after the Most Holy Trinity:THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST(Corpus Christi)Solemnity*When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.**9

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YEAR C – WEEKDAYS IDECEMBER 20182SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENTJer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12—4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 (3) Pss I3violet3Mon Saint Francis Xavier, PriestMemorialIs 2:1-5 (first choice)/Mt 8:5-11 (175)white4Tue Advent Weekday[Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church]4Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 (176)violet/white5Wed Advent WeekdayIs 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 (177)violet6Thu Advent Weekday[Saint Nicholas, Bishop]Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 (178)violet/white7FriSaint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorialIs 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 (179)white8THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THEBLESSED VIRGIN MARY(Patronal Feastday of the United States of America)Solemnity[Holyday of Obligation]Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 (689) Pss Propwhite9SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENTBar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 (6) Pss IIviolet10Mon Advent WeekdayIs 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 (181)violet11Tue Advent Weekday[Saint Damasus I, Pope]Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 (182)violet/whiteSat3Citations indicating the proper week of the Psalter for the Liturgy of the Hours, or proper psalms, when applicable,designated by Pss I, Pss II, etc., or Pss Prop respectively, are included in this calendar.4Optional Memorials are indicated by the use of italics within brackets.11