Calendar

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (149) green Jer 31:7–9 • Ps 126:1–2, 2–3, 4–5, 6 • Heb 5:1–6 • Mk 10:46–52 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week II Pastoral Care Week World Mission Sunday

Weekday (479) green Rom 8:12–17 • Ps 68:2 and 4, 6–7ab, 20–21 • Lk 13:10–17

Weekday (480) green Rom 8:18–25 • Ps 126:1b–2ab, 2cd–3, 4–5, 6 • Lk 13:18–21

Weekday (481) green Rom 8:26–30 • Ps 13:4–5, 6 • Lk 13:22–30

Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles (666) red Eph 2:19–22 • Ps 19:2–3, 4–5 • Lk 6:12–16 Gloria Proper Psalter El Señor de los Milagros (Perú) St. Simon the Zealot and St. Jude Thaddeus were Apostles mentioned in the New Testament. After the Resurrection, Sts. Simon and Jude are believed to have evangelized and been martyred together in Persia.

Weekday (483) green Rom 9:1–5 • Ps 147:12–13, 14–15, 19–20 • Lk 14:1–6

Weekday (484) green Rom 11:1–2a, 11–12, 25–29 • Ps 94:12–13a, 14–15, 17–18 • Lk 14:1, 7–11 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / white

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (152) green Dt 6:2–6 • Ps 18:2–3, 3–4, 47, 51 • Heb 7:23–28 • Mk 12:28b–34 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week III

Solemnity of All Saints (667) white Not a Holyday of Obligation Rv 7:2–4, 9–14 • Ps 24:1bc–2, 3–4ab, 5–6 • 1 Jn 3:1–3 • Mt 5:1–12a Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter Today’s Solemnity of All Saints celebrates those who have committed themselves to Christ and striven to be like him. It celebrates all saints and especially those who are not named or included on the calendar.

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed / All Souls’ Day (668, 1011–1016) white, violet, or black Wis 3:1–9 • Ps 27:1, 4, 7 and 8b and 9a, 13–14 • Rom 5:5–11 or Rom 6:3–9 • Jn 6:37–40 Proper Psalter Today we remember and pray for all those who have died. We do not know for certain what happens after death, but we live in hope of eternal union with our loving God, who initiates a relationship with us at our birth and continually invites us to respond. How we respond to God in our lifetime will determine if our life beyond death will be in union with God or separate from God. Thus, we believe that our love relationship with God endures for all eternity, with God always ready to welcome and embrace us. We also believe that death does not separate the living from those who have died. Just as we ask each other for prayers during our lifetime, we continue that practice even beyond death.

Weekday (487) green Rom 13:8–10 • Ps 112:1b–2, 4–5, 9 • Lk 14:25–33 Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, Religious / white St. Martin’s holiness was grounded in a deep life of prayer and in the charity with which he carried out his daily work in the kitchen, laundry, and infirmary.

Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop (488) white Rom 14:7–12 • Ps 27:1bcde, 4, 13–14 • Lk 15:1–10 As cardinal, archbishop, and papal legate, St. Charles Borromeo played a role in the final session of the Council of Trent and supported clerical codes of conduct and seminary reform while setting an example of clerical simplicity and charity in his own life.

Weekday (489) green Rom 15:14–21 • Ps 98:1, 2–3ab, 3cd–4 • Lk 16:1–8

Weekday (490) green Rom 16:3–9, 16, 22–27 • Ps 145:2–3, 4–5, 10–11 • Lk 16:9–15 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / white

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (155) green 1 Kgs 17:10–16 • Ps 146:7, 8–9, 9–10 • Heb 9:24–28 • Mk 12:38–44 or 12:41–44 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week IV Vocation Awareness Week

Weekday (491) green Wis 1:1–7 • Ps 139:1b–3, 4–6, 7–8, 9–10 • Lk 17:1–6 Bienaventurada Virgen María de los Treinta y Tres Orientales (Uruguay)

Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (671) white Ez 47:1–2, 8–9, 12 • Ps 46:2–3, 5–6, 8–9 • 1 Cor 3:9c–11, 16–17 • Jn 2:13–22 Gloria Proper Psalter Today’s feast celebrates the Mother Church of all churches in the city of Rome and the world. St. John Lateran is the cathedral church of the bishop of Rome, the pope, given to him by the Roman Emperor Constantine in AD 324. Its yearly celebration is focused not so much on the building but on the people who gather therein. What we celebrate today is the definition of Church retrieved by the Second Vatican Council, that of the Church as the pilgrim people of God (see Lumen gentium, chapter 7). We are the Church, the living temples of God’s Spirit, called to make Christ’s presence real in our lives and be living signs of that presence in the world. God’s healing spirit flows through us to the world.

Memorial of St. Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (493) white Wis 6:1–11 • Ps 82:3–4 6–7 • Lk 17:11–19 Pope Leo acted to protect the physical welfare of the people of Rome, negotiating with Attila the Hun for the safety of Rome and organizing relief efforts after the Vandals attacked the city.

Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop (494) white Wis 7:22b—8:1 • Ps 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175 • Lk 17:20–25 Proper PsalterSt. Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier who converted after he had a vision of Christ wearing the cloak Martin had given a freezing beggar. St. Martin may have been the first Christian conscientious objector; after his conversion, he rejected violence and left the army for the life of an eremitic monk, eventually being elected bishop of Tours.

Memorial of St. Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr (495) red Wis 13:1–9 • Ps 19:2–3, 4–5ab • Lk 17:26–37St. Josaphat worked relentlessly toward the goal of reconciliation between the Orthodox and Catholic communities of Kiev. Many of his flock came into the full communion of the Catholic Church, and St. Josaphat was murdered by a violent mob while preaching his ecumenical message, becoming a martyr for Christian unity.

Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin (496) white Wis 18:14–16; 19:6–9 • Ps 105:2–3, 36–37, 42–43 • Lk 18:1–8 Mother Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart after she was rejected by other religious orders, demonstrating the determination and firmness of purpose that allowed her to spread missions across North America and made her the first canonized United States citizen.

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (158) green Dn 12:1–3 • Ps 16:5, 8, 9–10, 11 • Heb 10:11–14, 18 • Mk 13:24–32 Gloria and the Creed Psalter Week I

Weekday (497) green 1 Mc 1:10–15, 41–43, 54–57, 62–63 • Ps 119:53, 61, 134, 150, 155, 158 • Lk 18:35–43 Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church / whiteTo the great disappointment of his father, Saint Albert the Great (1206–1280), known as “the universal doctor,” entered the Dominican order, where he was recognized for his acumen. Ahead of his time, he believed that learning did not take place in a vacuum; one must be an interdisciplinary learner. As a prestigious teacher, he had the privilege of instructing and mentoring Saint Thomas Aquinas, author of the Summa Theologia.

Weekday (498) green 2 Mc 6:18–31 • Ps 3:2–3, 4–5, 6–7 • Lk 19:1–10 Optional Memorials of St. Margaret of Scotland / white; St. Gertrude, Virgin / whiteSt. Margaret was a queen of Scotland who dedicated herself to prayer and good works, sheltering pilgrims, restoring monasteries, and promoting Church reform. Her marriage was a happy one, and Margaret and her husband, King Malcolm III, raised eight children together. St. Gertrude the Great was a Benedictine nun and mystic whose ecstasies and visions are recorded in The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great. The saint had a great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and her visions speak of the ardent love Christ has for each soul.

Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious (499) white 2 Mc 7:1, 20–31 • Ps 17:1bcd, 5–6, 8b and 15 • Lk 19:11–28 As queen of Hungary, St. Elizabeth demonstrated a special care for the poor and underprivileged, nursing the sick and feeding the hungry with her own hands. After her husband’s death, the saint became a Third Order Franciscan and devoted herself to prayer, simplicity, and almsgiving.

Weekday (500) green 1 Mc 2:15–29 • Ps 50:1b–2, 5–6, 14–15 • Lk 19:41–44 Optional Memorials of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles / white; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin / white Today’s memorial recognizes the dedication of churches constructed on the place of the martyrdom of Sts. Peter and Paul. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne came to Missouri with the Society of the Sacred Heart to educate and care for Native Americans and the poor of St. Louis. Her zeal and leadership led the sisters to establish schools and orphanages across the United States.

Weekday (501) green 1 Mc 4:36–37, 52–59 • 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11abc, 11d–12a, 12bcd • Lk 19:45–48 Santa María, Madre de la Divina Providencia (Puerto Rico)

Weekday (502) green 1 Mc 6:1–13 • Ps 9:2–3, 4 and 6, 16 and 19 • Lk 20:27–40 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / white

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (161) white Thirty-Fourth or Last Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Mc 6:1–13 • Ps 9:2–3, 4 and 6, 16 and 19 • Lk 20:27–40 Gloria and the Creed Proper Psalter National Bible Week Bienaventurada Virgen María de la Presentación del Quinche (Ecuador)On this day, we celebrate the universal kingship of Jesus Christ. He is the fulfillment of the vision of the Son of Man coming in the First Reading from Daniel. Dominion and glory are his as he reigns over all peoples and nations. He is the beginning and the end, as we hear in the Second Reading, from Revelation. His Kingdom does not belong to this world, he tells Pilate in the Gospel reading from John. Pilate names him a king, though Jesus did not identify himself as such. Truth is the basis of Jesus’ Kingdom—a far different basis than that of earthly kings and rulers. As his followers, we belong to the truth. The truth of Jesus is the basis on which we can build to transform the world so it more closely mirrors God’s Kingdom of love and justice here and now.

Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (503) red Dn 1:1–6, 8–20 • Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 • Lk 21:1–4 Psalter Week II According to legend, St. Cecilia (c. third century) was beheaded because she would not forsake her vow of virginity and would not make sacrifices to the gods. She is the patron saint of musicians, singers, and poets.

Weekday (504) green Dn 2:31–45 • Dn 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61 • Lk 21:5–11 Optional Memorials of St. Clement I, Pope and Martyr / red; St. Columban, Abbot / white; Bl. Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr / redPope Clement I was the successor to St. Peter, leading the Church through an age of tumult and growth. He urged the Christian community to live in charity and unity. Like his predecessor, St. Clement was martyred in witness to his faith. St. Columban, or Columbanus, was an Irish monk who left Ireland to establish monasteries in France and Germany, ending his life in Italy, where he founded a monastery that housed a great library and became a center of learning in Europe. St. Columban exhorted his monks to set aside temporary pleasures and remain focused on eternal things, a lesson he modeled in his own life of prayer and service. Bl. Miguel Pro was a Jesuit priest who was martyred by anti-clericalists in Mexico. Bl. Miguel witnessed to his faith during his life with spiritual and corporal works of mercy: caring for the poor and hungry, offering the sacraments, and instructing the faithful.

Memorial of St. Andrew Dũng-Ląc, Priest and Companions, Martyrs (505) red Dn 5:1–6, 13–14, 16–17, 23–28 • Dn 3:62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 • Lk 21:12–19 St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc was a Vietnamese priest and one of 117 martyrs who died practicing and preaching the Catholic faith in Vietnam between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Optional Proper Mass for Thanksgiving / white

Weekday (506) green Dn 6:12–28 • Dn 3:68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 • Lk 21:20–28 Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr / redSt. Catherine was an Egyptian Christian who was martyred by the Roman emperor Maxentius for refusing to renounce her faith. She is admired for her intelligence and wit, having defeated fifty of the emperor’s pagan philosophers in debate with so much conviction and wisdom that, legend says, many of the philosophers converted to Christianity.

Weekday (507) green Dn 7:2–14 • Dn 3:75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81 • Lk 21:29–33

Weekday (508) green Dn 7:15–27 • Dn 3:82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87 • Lk 21:34–36 Optional Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary / white