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April 2021

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Thursday April 1 1
  • All Day Thursday of Holy Week
    Thursday of Holy Week

    Thursday of Holy Week Chrism Mass (260) white Is 61:1–3a, 6a, 8b–9 • Ps 89:21–22, 25 and 27 • Rv 1:5–8 • Lk 4:16–21 Gloria Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (39) white Ex 12:1–8, 11–14 • Ps 116:12–13, 15–16bc, 17–18 • 1 Cor 11:23–26 • Jn 13:1–15 Gloria Proper Psalter The Chrism Mass is an annual celebration in which priests renew their priestly vows and the bishop blesses and consecrates the holy oils. The Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper celebrates the institution of the Eucharist and of the ordained priesthood, which are the means by which God continues to bring people of faith more deeply into the dynamic of the Father’s gift of the incarnate Word and the Spirit-filled response of Jesus’ opening himself in love of God and his neighbor.

Friday April 2 2
  • All Day Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)
    Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)

    Friday of the Passion of the LordGood Friday (40) red Is 52:13—53:12 • Ps 31:2, 6, 12–13, 15–16, 17, 25 • Heb 4:14–16; 5:7–9 • Jn 18:1—19:42 Proper PsalterOn Good Friday, we journey with the Lord, the innocent servant of God, who has taken our sins upon himself as he walks the path to Calvary. Through this liturgy, we share in Jesus’ faith and love and participate in his self-opening to the Father’s love.

Saturday April 3 3
  • All Day Holy Saturday
    Holy Saturday

    Holy Saturday (violet) Easter Vigil (41) white Gn 1:1—2:2 or 1:1, 26–31a • Ps 104:1–2, 5–6, 10, 12, 13–14, 24, 35 or Ps 33:4–5, 6–7, 12–13, 20–22 • Gn 22:1–18 or 22:1–2 • Ps 16:5, 8, 9–10, 11 • Ex 14:15–15:1 • Ex 15:1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 17–18 • Is 54:5–14 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5–6, 11–12, 13 • Is 55:1–11 • Is 12:2–3, 4, 5–6 • Bar 3:9–15, 32–4:4 • Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 • Ez 36:16–17a, 18–28 • Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 or Is 12:2–3, 4bcd, 5–6 or Ps 51:12–13, 14–15, 18–19 • Rom 6:3–11 • Ps 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23 • Mk 16:1–7 Gloria Renewal of Baptismal Promises Proper Psalter Preparation Rites for the Elect Morning: Christ was in the tomb; he lay in darkness in the womb of the whole world. Holy Saturday commemorates that day and has a character all its own. It is a quiet day of meditation, reflection, and anticipation, especially for the elect preparing for Baptism. Vigil: The Paschal Mystery, already celebrated in various ways since the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, is clearly and joyfully announced from the very beginning of the Vigil liturgy. It is in the light of the Paschal candle that the liturgy continues to unfold. The Easter Vigil is the most beautiful of all liturgies. Ranking highest among the celebrations of the liturgical year, it should rank highest in the spiritual life of the parish community, not a small task in places where Christmas is considered the high point.

Sunday April 4 4
  • All Day Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
    Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

    Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (42, 41, or 46) white Acts 10:34a, 37–43 • Ps 118:1–2, 16–17, 22–23 • Col 3:1–4 or 1 Cor 5:6b–8 • Victimae Paschali Laudes • Jn 20:1–9 or Mk 16:1–7 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24:13–35 Gloria Renewal of Baptismal Promises Proper Psalter Easter Sunday crowns the Triduum celebration and begins a new period of time within the liturgical year. Easter Sunday is the pattern and purpose for all other Sunday celebrations of the year and begins a time of reflecting on how the followers of Jesus came to receive and understand his resurrection from the dead.

Monday April 5 5
Tuesday April 6 6
  • 9:30 am – 10:30 am Funeral Rivera, Fr. Thuc
Wednesday April 7 7
Thursday April 8 8
Friday April 9 9
Saturday April 10 10
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Funeral Noll, Fr. Warwick
  • 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Baptism Boone, Fr. Thuc
Sunday April 11 11
  • All Day Second Sunday of Easter / Sunday of Divine Mercy
    Second Sunday of Easter / Sunday of Divine Mercy

    Second Sunday of Easter / Sunday of Divine Mercy (44) white Acts 4:32–35 • Ps 118:2–4, 13–15, 22–24 • 1 Jn 5:1–6 • Victimae Paschali Laudes • Jn 20:19–3 Gloria and the Creed Proper PsalterThe Divine Mercy is not a new solemnity or feast, nor does it celebrate a new or separate mystery of redemption, but rather, it leads into the continuing celebration of God’s mercy during Easter Time. As the Octave Day of Easter, the Lectionary readings and prayer texts highlight the mystery of divine compassion that underlies the Church’s Easter faith.

Monday April 12 12
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Funeral Wrasman, Fr. Thuc
Tuesday April 13 13
Wednesday April 14 14
Thursday April 15 15
  • 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Funeral Podich, Fr. Warwick
Friday April 16 16
Saturday April 17 17
Sunday April 18 18
  • All Day Third Sunday of Easter
    Third Sunday of Easter

    Third Sunday of Easter (47) white Acts 3:13–15, 17–19 • Ps 4:2, 4, 7–8, 9 • 1 Jn 2:1–5a • Lk 24:35–48 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week III

Monday April 19 19
  • 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm Lector Training, Joan Morris
Tuesday April 20 20
Wednesday April 21 21
Thursday April 22 22
Friday April 23 23
Saturday April 24 24
  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Baptisms Cannon&Snyder, Fr. Brendan
Sunday April 25 25
  • All Day Fourth Sunday of Easter
    Fourth Sunday of Easter

    Fourth Sunday of Easter (50) white Good Shepherd Sunday Acts 4:8–12 • Ps 118:1, 8–9, 21–23, 26, 28, 29 • 1 Jn 3:1–2 • Jn 10:11–18 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week IV World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Monday April 26 26
Tuesday April 27 27
Wednesday April 28 28
Thursday April 29 29
  • All Day Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
    Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

    Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) was a lay Dominican who devoted her life to her beloved Jesus. After a time of solitude in contemplative prayer, Jesus sent her into the world on two feet to love those he loved. She was named a Doctor of the Church and has been known for her dialogues, letters, and prayers. She cared for the sick and dying and had a ministry of reconciliation between political states and Church leaders.

Friday April 30 30

May 2021

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Saturday May 1 1
Sunday May 2 2
  • All Day Fifth Sunday of Easter
    Fifth Sunday of Easter

    Fifth Sunday of Easter (53) white Acts 9:26–31 • Ps 22:26–27, 28, 30, 31–32 • 1 Jn 3:18–24 • Jn 15:1–8 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week I

Monday May 3 3
  • All Day Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles
    Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles

    Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles (561) red 1 Cor 15:1–8 • Ps 19:2–3, 4–5 • Jn 14:6–14 Gloria Proper Psalter As Apostles, Philip and James were part of Jesus’ inner circle. Philip had invited Nathanael to “come and see” Jesus. Now Philip asks Jesus to “show us the Father.” Jesus answers that to see him is to see the Father. Like Philip, we invite people to see Jesus by the way we live. First Corinthians 15:1–8 notes that Jesus appeared to James after the resurrection.

Tuesday May 4 4
Wednesday May 5 5
Thursday May 6 6
Friday May 7 7
Saturday May 8 8
  • 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Baptism Kojchev, Fr. Thuc
Sunday May 9 9
  • All Day Sixth Sunday of Easter
    Sixth Sunday of Easter

    Sixth Sunday of Easter (56) white Acts 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48 • Ps 98:1, 2–3, 3–4 • 1 Jn 4:7–10 • Jn 15:9–17 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week II

Monday May 10 10
Tuesday May 11 11
Wednesday May 12 12
Thursday May 13 13
  • All Day Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord or Easter Weekday / Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima
    Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord or Easter Weekday / Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima

    Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (58) white Holyday of Obligation (in some ares) Acts 1:1–11 • Ps 47:2–3, 6–7, 8–9 • Eph 1:17–23 or Eph 4:1–13 or 4:1–7, 11–13 • Mk 16:15–20 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter Easter Weekday (294) white Acts 18:1–8 • Ps 98:1, 2–3ab, 3cd–4 • Jn 16:16–20 Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima / white Solemnity: Jesus Christ is Lord of heaven and earth. While no longer physically here on earth, Christ is with us through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. The Risen Christ taught the disciples how his life, death, and resurrection fulfilled what had been written in Scripture. As he prepared to ascend, he instructed them to wait together for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon them. Through the Spirit’s presence, they will understand what they must do and will be given the power to share the Good News through word and deed. On this Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we will consider the call of every Christian to continue Jesus’ ministry of love. Optional Memorial: Our Lady of Fatima is a title given to Mary based on her appearance to three children in Portugal in 1917. The Virgin requested that the world consecrate themselves to her Immaculate Heart in order to bring forth peace.

Friday May 14 14
  • All Day Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle
    Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle

    Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle (564) red Acts 1:15–17, 20–26 • Ps 113:1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 7–8 • Jn 15:9–17 Gloria Proper Psalter Matthias was chosen by lots following prayer, which asked God to show the early community which candidate God had chosen. John’s Gospel account reminds us that Christ chooses us to go and bear fruit by loving one another.

Saturday May 15 15
  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Baptism Llavore, Fr. Chris
Sunday May 16 16
  • All Day Seventh Sunday of Easter or the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
    Seventh Sunday of Easter or the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

    Seventh Sunday of Easter (60) white Acts 1:15–17, 20a, 20c–26 • Ps 103:1–2, 11–12, 19–20 • 1 Jn 4:11–16 • Jn 17:11b–19 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week III Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (58) white (in some ares) Acts 1:1–11 • Ps 47:2–3, 6–7, 8–9 • Eph 1:17–23 or Eph 4:1–13 or 4:1–7, 11–13 • Mk 16:15–20 Proper Psalter Solemnity: Jesus Christ is Lord of heaven and earth. While no longer physically here on earth, Christ is with us through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. The Risen Christ taught the disciples how his life, death, and resurrection fulfilled what had been written in Scripture. As he prepared to ascend, he instructed them to wait together for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon them. Through the Spirit’s presence, they will understand what they must do and will be given the power to share the Good News through word and deed. On this Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we will consider the call of every Christian to continue Jesus’ ministry of love.

Monday May 17 17
Tuesday May 18 18
Wednesday May 19 19
Thursday May 20 20
Friday May 21 21
Saturday May 22 22
Sunday May 23 23
  • All Day Solemnity of Pentecost
    Solemnity of Pentecost

    Solemnity of Pentecost (62 and 63) red Vigil: Gn 11:1–9 or Ex 19:3–8a, 16–20b or Ez 37:1–14 or Jl 3:1–5 • Ps 104:1–2, 24, 35, 27–28, 29–30 • Rom 8:22–27 • Jn 7:37–39 or, for the Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1–9 • Ps 33:10–11, 12–13, 14–15 • Ex 19:3–8a, 16–20b • Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 • Ez 37:1–14 • Ps 107:2–3, 4–5, 6–7, 8–9 • Jl 3:1–5 • Ps 104:1–2, 24 and 35, 27–28, 29–30 • Rom 8:22–27 • Jn 7:37–39 Day: Acts 2:1–11 • 1 Cor 12:3b–7, 12–13 or Gal 5:16–25 • Ps 104:1, 24, 29–30, 31, 34 • Veni, Sancte Spiritus • Jn 20:19–23 or 15:26–27; 16:12–15 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter Today we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the ways in which the Spirit inspires, guides, and strengthens us to live as Christian disciples. Especially in the later weeks of Easter Time, we have anticipated the advent of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the disciples and in the Church. Now we hear the account of the first Pentecost, when, through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, the Good News of Christ was shared with people from throughout the world. Those who heard the disciples speaking were amazed and astonished at the power of God.

Monday May 24 24
  • All Day Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church / Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church / Eighth Week in Ordinary Time

    Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church (572A) white Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Gn 3:9–15, 20 or Acts 1:12–14 • Ps 87:1–2, 3 and 5, 6–7 • Jn 19:25–34 \Psalter Week IV

Tuesday May 25 25
Wednesday May 26 26
  • All Day Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest
    Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest

    Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest (349) white Sir 36:1, 4–5a, 10–17 • Ps 79:8, 9, 11, and 13 • Mk 10:32–45 St. Philip Neri (1515–1595) could “read” people’s hearts. A confessor and spiritual director, he tried to free others from fear so they could live as God’s chosen ones. Through study, prayer, sharing, and music, he invited others to union with Christ and one another through love.

Thursday May 27 27
Friday May 28 28
Saturday May 29 29
Sunday May 30 30
  • All Day Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
    Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

    Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (165) white Dt 4:32–34, 39–40 • Ps 33:4–5, 6, 9, 18–19, 20, 22 • Rom 8:14–17 • Mt 28:16–20 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter The essential component of being in relationship with our Trinitarian God is to allow that relationship to impact all that we say and do. To be disciples of the Lord is to live according to Jesus’ values and lifestyle and to model for others what relationship with God entails. Our mission is to do for others what Jesus had done for us, in both his words and his deeds, but most specially in his loving outreach to all. Blessed are we for having been chosen to be apostolic witnesses to all.

Monday May 31 31
  • All Day Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (572) white Zep 3:14–18a or Rom 12:9–16 • Is 12:2–3, 4bcd, 5–6 • Lk 1:39–56 Gloria Proper Psalter On this day, we join ourselves to Mary in proclaiming the greatness of the Lord. Like Mary, our spirits rejoice in God our Savior.

June 2021

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Tuesday June 1 1
  • All Day Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr / Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr / Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

    Memorial of St. Justin, Martyr (354) red Tb 2:9–14 • Ps 112:1–2, 7–8, 9 • Mk 12:13–17 Psalter Week I Ninth Week in Ordinary Time St. Justin, also called Justin Martyr (c. 100–165), was born in Judea and raised pagan by parents who were probably Greek or Roman. He studied philosophy, converted to Christianity, and spent his life teaching and writing. Justin’s life ended in Rome, where he was martyred under Marcus Aurelius. He is one of the first Christian apologists and one of the first to employ philosophy as a tool toward greater understanding of revelation.

Wednesday June 2 2
Thursday June 3 3
  • All Day Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
    Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs

    Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs (356) red Tb 6:10–11; 7:1bcde, 9–17; 8:4–9a • Ps 128:1–2, 3, 4–5 • Mk 12:28–34 St. Charles Lwanga was martyred alongside twenty-one other Christian pages in the court of Ugandan King Mwanga II for resisting the king’s immoral lifestyle, enraging Mwanga, and undermining his absolute authority over his subjects. Lwanga, a catechist, baptized his catechumens in preparation for execution, and together they were burned alive, steadfast in faith to the end.

Friday June 4 4
Saturday June 5 5
  • All Day Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr
    Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr

    Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr (358) red Tb 12:1, 5–15, 20 • Tbt 13:2, 6efgh, 7, 8 • Mk 12:38–44 St. Boniface was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop who evangelized in Germany with such success that he was able to reform the Frankish Church with his monks, and he died while ministering to lapsed Christians in Friesland. His often-dramatic efforts succeeded in uniting Christians across the area in a common church and spread monasteries as centers of education across Germany and France.

Sunday June 6 6
  • All Day Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
    Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)

    Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ / Corpus Christi (168) white Ex 24:3–8 • Ps 116:12–13, 15–16, 17–18 • Heb 9:11–15 • Lauda, Sion • Mk 14:12–16, 22–26 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter As Christians, we are called to share in Christ’s life and sacrifice. On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, traditionally known as Corpus Christi, we delve into Christ’s willingness to sacrifice himself for others. God becoming human in Christ was the beginning of a life devoted to others.

  • 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Baptism Carey, Fr. Ed Fassett
Monday June 7 7
Tuesday June 8 8
Wednesday June 9 9
Thursday June 10 10
Friday June 11 11
  • All Day Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
    Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

    Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (171) white Hos 11:1, 3–4, 8c–9 • Is 12:2–3, 4, 5–6 • Eph 3:8–12, 14–19 • Jn 19:31–37 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter In honoring the Sacred Heart, we are honoring the compassion and love of Christ: his human heart, moved with pity for his flock, his divine heart, pierced for the sins of his people. From the heart of Christ, pierced by the soldier’s lance, blood and water poured out, “the wellspring of the Church’s Sacraments” (Preface for the Sacred Heart).

Saturday June 12 12
  • All Day Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (364; Gospel 573) white 2 Cor 5:14–21 • Ps 103:1–2, 3–4, 9–10, 11–12 • Lk 2:41–51 St. Louis Grignion de Montfort (1673–1716) spread devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Devotion to Mary’s heart, like devotion to Jesus’ heart, reminds us that God’s saving love is offered to all. Mary treasured in her Immaculate Heart the joys and sorrows that came with being the mother of the Word made flesh.

Sunday June 13 13
  • All Day Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
    Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (92) green Ez 17:22–24 • Ps 92:2–3, 13–14, 15–16 • 2 Cor 5:6–10 • Mk 4:26–34 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week III

Monday June 14 14
Tuesday June 15 15
Wednesday June 16 16
Thursday June 17 17
Friday June 18 18
Saturday June 19 19
  • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Wedding Richard-Therese, Fr. Brendan
Sunday June 20 20
  • All Day Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
    Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (95) green Jb 38:1, 8–11 • Ps 107:23–24, 25–26, 28–29, 30–31 • 2 Cor 5:14–17 • Mk 4:35–41 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week IV World Refugee Day

Monday June 21 21
  • All Day Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
    Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious

    Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious (371) white Gn 12:1–9 • Ps 33:12–13, 18–19, 20 and 22 • Mt 7:1–5 St. Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ (1568–1591), died at age twenty-three while tending the sick who were dying from an epidemic in Rome. He is patron of young people and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Destined for wealth, his closeness to God moved him to give his property rights to his younger brother and profess poverty as a Jesuit. He lived the Jesuit motto, To the Greater Glory of God, by living the Golden Rule. He lived the Gospel with integrity and thus chose the narrow path. Whether we are rich or poor, sick or healthy, older or younger, we are destined for closeness to God that is expressed in service and praise.

Tuesday June 22 22
Wednesday June 23 23
Thursday June 24 24
  • All Day Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
    Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

    Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (586 and 587) white Vigil: Jer 1:4–10 • 1 Pt 1:8–12 • Ps 71:1–2, 3–4a, 5–6ab, 15ab and 17 • Lk 1:5–17 Day: Is 49:1–6 • Ps 139:1b–3, 13–14ab, 14c–15 • Acts 13:22–26 • Lk 1:57–66, 89 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter The celebration of the birth of John the Baptist is one of three birthdays (along with the nativities of Jesus and of the Blessed Virgin Mary) commemorated in the liturgical year. John’s birth is observed during the summer solstice, on the longest day of the year, but immediately afterward the days begin to grow shorter. Jesus’ birthday is celebrated, however, during the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. But gradually and almost imperceptibly the days grow longer. It is no accident that John’s Gospel account speaks about light. John was not the light but came to testify to the light. No wonder John states that he must diminish as Christ, the Light of the World, must increase, just like the phenomena of the solstices.

  • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Wedding Low-Herrmann, Fr. Tony
Friday June 25 25
Saturday June 26 26
Sunday June 27 27
  • All Day Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
    Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (98) green Wis 1:13–15; 2:23–24 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5–6, 11, 12, 13 • 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13–15 • Mk 5:21–43 or 5:21–24, 35b–43 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week I

Monday June 28 28
  • All Day Memorial of St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr
    Memorial of St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr

    Memorial of St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr (377) red Gn 18:16–33 • Ps 103:1b–2, 3–4, 8–9, 10–11 • Mt 8:18–22 As bishop of Lyons, Irenaeus clearly distinguished false teachings from those consistent with Christ’s words and deeds. He hoped that clear teaching would invite his opponents to turn away from falsehood. Since it was a time flooded with political persecution and false teachers, many were martyred, including Irenaeus.

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  • All Day Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
    Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles

    Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles (590 and 591) red Vigil: Acts 3:1–10 • Ps 19:2–3, 4–5 • Gal 1:11–20 • Jn 21:15–19 Day: Acts 12:1–11 • 2 Tm 4:6–8, 17–18 • Ps 34:2–3, 4–5, 6–7, 8–9 • Mt 16:13–19 Proper Psalter In the Piazza San Pietro in Rome, statues of Sts. Peter and Paul flank the square, symbolizing the complementary nature of these saints’ lives and mission. Paul symbolizes the person who comes to faith through a dramatic conversion, falling to the ground on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians. Peter is the person who comes to faith slowly and steadily, sometimes with two steps forward and one backward. He is the one who denies the Lord three times, then confesses his faith thrice. Regarding their complementary missions, Peter is the Apostle of the Jewish Christians, while Paul is the Apostle to the Gentile Christians. Today we celebrate their complementarity and pay homage to both saints.

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