Readings for the "Proper of the Saints"
To make this information more manageable and easier to read, it has been split into two tables and additional notes below:
Note in the Lectionary for Mass, prefaced to the beginning of this
section:
"On celebrations in honor of the saints, in addition to the texts referred to
in individual cases, the readings given in the common of saints may always be selected
for pastoral reasons."
Lect.# | Date | Saint or Feast Day | Type | Common [or PROPER] | First Reading | Gospel |
x | Jan. 1 | Octave of Christmas: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God | Solemnity | (see the proper of seasons, no. 18) | . | . |
510 | Jan. 2 | Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
511 | Jan. 7 | Raymond of Penyafort, priest | . | Common of pastors | esp. 2 Cor 5:14-20 | . |
512 | Jan. 13 | Hilary, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | or 1 John 2:18-25 | . |
513 | Jan. 17 | Anthony, abbot | Mem. | Common of saints (for religious) | . | or Matt 19:16-26 |
514 | Jan. 20 | Fabian, pope and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
515 | Jan. 20 | Sebastian, martyr | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
516 | Jan. 21 | Agnes, virgin and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or virgins | . | . |
517 | Jan. 22 | Vincent, deacon and martyr | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
518 | Jan. 24 | Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
519 | Jan. 25 | Conversion of Paul, apostle | Feast | PROPER (see second table) | . | . |
520 | Jan. 26 | Timothy and Titus, bishops | Mem. | Common of pastors, except proper first reading: | 2 Tim 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5 | . |
521 | Jan. 27 | Angela Merici, virgin | . | Common of virgins or saints (for teachers) | . | . |
522 | Jan. 28 | Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor | Mem. | Common of doctors or pastors | . | . |
523 | Jan. 31 | John Bosco, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors or saints (for teachers) | . | . |
524 | Feb. 2 | Presentation of the Lord | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
525 | Feb. 3 | Blase, bishop and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
526 | Feb. 3 | Ansgar, bishop | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
527 | Feb. 5 | Agatha, virgin and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or virgins | . | . |
528 | Feb. 6 | Paul Miki and companions, martyrs | Mem. | Common of martyrs | or Gal 2:19-20 | or Matt 28:16-20 |
529 | Feb. 8 | Jerome Emiliani | . | Common of saints (for teachers) | . | . |
530 | Feb. 10 | Scholastica, virgin | Mem. | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | . | . |
531 | Feb. 11 | Our Lady of Lourdes | . | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | or Isa 66:10-14c | . |
532 | Feb. 14 | Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop | Mem. | Common of pastors (for missionaries) or saints | . | . |
533 | Feb. 17 | Seven Founders of the Order of Servites | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
534 | Feb. 21 | Peter Damian, bishop and doctor | . | Common of doctors or pastors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
535 | Feb. 22 | Chair of Peter, apostle | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
536 | Feb. 23 | Polycarp, bishop and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or pastors | or Rev 2:8-11 | . |
537 | March 4 | Casimir | . | Common of saints | . | . |
538 | March 7 | Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs | Mem. | Common of martyrs | . | . |
539 | March 8 | John of God, religious | . | Common of saints (for religious; for those who work for the disadvantaged) | . | esp. Matt 25:31-46 |
540 | March 9 | Frances of Rome, religious | . | Common of saints | . | . |
541 | March 17 | Patrick, bishop | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
542 | March 18 | Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
543 | March 19 | Joseph, husband of Mary | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
544 | March 23 | Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop | . | Common of pastors | . | . |
545 | March 25 | The Annunciation of our Lord | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
546 | April 2 | Francis of Paola, hermit | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
547 | April 4 | Isidore, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
548 | April 5 | Vincent Ferrer, priest | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
549 | April 7 | John Baptist de la Salle, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors or saints (for teachers) | . | . |
550 | April 11 | Stanislaus, bishop and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
551 | April 13 | Martin I, pope and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
552 | April 21 | Anselm, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
553 | April 23 | George, martyr | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
554 | April 24 | Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
555 | April 25 | Mark, evangelist | *Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
556 | April 28 | Peter Chanel, priest and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
557 | April 29 | Catherine of Siena, virgin [OLM81] | Mem. | Common of virgins | or 1 John 1:5-2:2 | . |
558 | April 30 | Pius V, pope | . | Common of pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
559 | May 1 | Joseph the Worker | . | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
560 | May 2 | Athanasius, bishop and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | or 1 John 5:1-5 | or Matt 10:22-25a |
561 | May 3 | Philip and James, apostles | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
562 | May 12 | Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
563 | May 12 | Pancras, martyr | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
564 | May 14 | Matthias, apostle | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
565 | May 18 | John I, pope and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
566 | May 20 | Bernardine of Siena, priest | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | or Acts 4:8-12 | . |
567 | May 25 | Venerable Bede, priest and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
568 | May 25 | Gregory VII, pope | . | Common of pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
569 | May 25 | Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin | . | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | . | . |
570 | May 26 | Philip Neri, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
571 | May 27 | Augustine of Canterbury, bishop | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
572 | May 31 | Visitation | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
573 | [variable] | Saturday following the Second Sunday after Pentecost: Immaculate Heart of Mary | . | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, except proper Gospel: | . | Luke 2:41-51 |
574 | June 1 | Justin, martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs | or 1 Cor 1:18-25 | . |
575 | June 2 | Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
576 | June 3 | Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs | Mem. | Common of martyrs | . | . |
577 | June 5 | Boniface, bishop and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
578 | June 6 | Norbert, bishop | . | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
579 | June 9 | Ephrem, deacon and doctor | . | Common of doctors | . | . |
580 | June 11 | Barnabas, apostle | Mem. | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
581 | June 13 | Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
582 | June 19 | Romuald, abbot | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
583 | June 21 | Aloysius Gonzaga, religious | Mem. | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
584 | June 22 | Paulinus of Nola, bishop | . | Common of pastors | or 2 Cor 8:9-15 | . |
585 | June 22 | John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and Thomas More, martyr | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
586 | June 24 | Birth of John the Baptist, Vigil | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
587 | June 24 | Birth of John the Baptist, Mass during the day | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
588 | June 27 | Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
589 | June 28 | Irenaeus, bishop and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or doctors | or 2 Tim 2:22b-26 | . |
590 | June 29 | Peter and Paul, apostles, Vigil | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
591 | June 29 | Peter and Paul, apostles, Mass during the day | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
592 | June 30 | First Martyrs of the Church of Rome | . | Common of martyrs | esp. Rom 8:31b-39 | or Matt 24:4-13 |
593 | July 3 | Thomas, apostle | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
594 | July 4 | Elizabeth of Portugal | . | Common of saints (for those who work for the disadvantaged) | . | . |
595 | July 5 | Anthony Zaccaria, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints (for teachers and for religious) | . | . |
596 | July 6 | Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or virgins | or 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20 | . |
597 | July 11 | Benedict, abbot | Mem. | Common of saints (for religious) | or Prov 2:1-9 | . |
598 | July 13 | Henry | . | Common of saints | . | . |
599 | July 14 | Camillus de Lellis, priest | . | Common of saints (for those who work for the disadvantaged) | . | . |
600 | July 15 | Bonaventure, bishop and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
601 | July 16 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | . | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | . | . |
602 | July 21 | Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
603 | July 22 | Mary Magdalene | Mem. | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
604 | July 23 | Bridget, religious | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
605 | July 25 | James, apostle | *Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
606 | July 26 | Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary | Mem. | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
607 | July 29 | Martha | Mem. | Common of saints, except proper Gospel: | . | John 11:19-27 or Luke 10:38-42 |
608 | July 30 | Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
609 | July 31 | Ignatius of Loyola, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | or 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 | . |
610 | Aug. 1 | Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | or Rom 8:1-4 | . |
611 | Aug. 2 | Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop | . | Common of pastors | . | . |
612 | Aug. 4 | John Vianney, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors | esp. Ezek 3:17-21 | or Matt 9:35-10:1 |
613 | Aug. 5 | Dedication of Saint Mary Major | . | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | . | . |
*614 | Aug. 6 | Transfiguration | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
*615 | *Aug. 7 | Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
*616 | *Aug. 7 | Cajetan, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
*617 | *Aug. 8 | Dominic, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors (for missionaries) or saints (for religious) | . | . |
618 | Aug. 10 | Lawrence, deacon and martyr | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
619 | Aug. 11 | Clare, virgin | Mem. | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
620 | Aug. 13 | Pontian, pope and martyr, and Hippolytus, priest and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
621 | Aug. 15 | Assumption, Vigil | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
622 | Aug. 15 | Assumption, Mass during the day | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
623 | Aug. 16 | Stephen of Hungary | . | Common of saints | . | . |
624 | Aug. 19 | John Eudes, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints | esp. Eph 3:14-19 | . |
625 | Aug. 20 | Bernard, abbot and doctor | Mem. | Common of doctors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
626 | Aug. 21 | Pius X, pope | Mem. | Common of pastors (for a pope) | esp. 1 Thess 2:2b-8 | . |
627 | Aug. 22 | Queenship of Mary | Mem. | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | esp. Isa 9:1-6 | and Luke 1:39-47 [OLM81] |
628 | Aug. 23 | Rose of Lima, virgin | . | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | . | . |
629 | Aug. 24 | Bartholomew, apostle | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
630 | Aug. 25 | Louis | . | Common of saints | . | . |
631 | Aug. 25 | Joseph Calasanz, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints (for teachers) | . | . |
632 | Aug. 27 | Monica | Mem. | Common of saints | esp. Sir 26:1-4, 13-16 | or Luke 7:11-17 |
633 | Aug. 28 | Augustine, bishop and doctor | Mem. | PROPER (see next columns) or Common of pastors or doctors | 1 John 4:7-16 | Matt 23:8-12 |
634 | Aug. 29 | Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr | Mem. | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
635 | Sept. 3 | Gregory the Great, pope and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors (for a pope) or doctors | . | . |
636 | Sept. 8 | Birth of Mary | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
637 | Sept. 13 | John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
638 | Sept. 14 | Triumph of the Cross | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
639 | Sept. 15 | Our Lady of Sorrows | Mem. | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
640 | Sept. 16 | Cornelius, pope and martyr, and Cyprian, bishop and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
641 | Sept. 17 | Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
642 | Sept. 19 | Januarius, bishop and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
643 | Sept. 21 | Matthew, apostle and evangelist | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
644 | Sept. 26 | Cosmas and Damian, martyrs | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
645 | Sept. 27 | Vincent de Paul, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors (for missionaries) or saints (for those who work for the disadvantaged) | esp. 1 Cor 1:26-31 | . |
646 | Sept. 28 | Wenceslaus, martyr | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
647 | Sept. 29 | Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
648 | Sept. 30 | Jerome, priest and doctor | Mem. | Common of doctors or pastors | or 2 Tim 3:14-17 | . |
649 | Oct. 1 | Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin | Mem. | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | or Isa 66:10-14c | Matt 18:1-4 [OLM81] |
650 | Oct. 2 | Guardian Angels | Mem. | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
651 | Oct. 4 | Francis of Assisi | Mem. | PROPER (see next columns) or Common of saints (for religious) | Gal 6:14-18 | Matt 11:25-30 [USL70 typo] |
652 | Oct. 6 | Bruno, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | . | . |
653 | Oct. 7 | Our Lady of the Rosary | Mem. | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | . | esp. Luke 1:26-38 |
654 | Oct. 9 | Denis, bishop and martyr, and companions, martyrs | . | Common of martyrs | . | . |
655 | Oct. 9 | John Leonardi, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints (for those who work for the disadvantaged) | . | . |
656 | Oct. 14 | Callistus I, pope and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
657 | Oct. 15 | Theresa of Avila, virgin [OLM81] | Mem. | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | or Rom 8:22-27 | . |
658 | Oct. 16 | Hedwig, religious | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
659 | Oct. 16 | Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin | . | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | esp. Eph 3:14-19 | . |
660 | Oct. 17 | Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr | Mem. | PROPER (see next columns) or Common of martyrs or pastors | Phil 3:17-4:1 | John 12:24-26 |
661 | Oct. 18 | Luke, evangelist | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
662 | Oct. 19 | Isaac Jogues, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs [OLM81] | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
663 | Oct. 19 | Paul of the Cross, priest | . | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | esp. 1 Cor 1:18-25 | . |
664 | Oct. 23 | John of Capistrano, priest | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
665 | Oct. 24 | Anthony Claret, bishop | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | . | . |
666 | Oct. 28 | Simon and Jude, apostles | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
667 | Nov. 1 | All Saints | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
668 | Nov. 2 | All Souls | *Solemnity | (See the readings in the Masses for the dead, below, nos. 789-793) | . | . |
669 | Nov. 3 | Martin de Porres, religious | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
670 | Nov. 4 | Charles Borromeo, bishop | Mem. | Common of pastors | . | . |
671 | Nov. 9 | Dedication of Saint John Lateran | Feast | Common of the dedication of a church | . | . |
672 | Nov. 10 | Leo the Great, pope and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors (for a pope) or doctors | . | . |
673 | Nov. 11 | Martin of Tours, bishop | Mem. | Common of pastors or saints (for religious) | . | or Matt 25:31-40 |
674 | Nov. 12 | Josaphat, bishop and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
675 | Nov. 15 | Albert the Great, bishop and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
676 | Nov. 16 | Margaret of Scotland | . | Common of saints (for those who work for the disadvantaged) | . | . |
677 | Nov. 16 | Gertrude, virgin | . | Common of virgins or saints (for religious) | esp. Eph 3:14-19 | . |
678 | Nov. 17 | Elizabeth of Hungary, religious | Mem. | Common of saints (for those who work for the disadvantaged, or for religious) | . | . |
679 | Nov. 18 | Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles | . | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
680 | Nov. 21 | Presentation of Mary | Mem. | Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary | . | . |
681 | Nov. 22 | Cecilia, virgin and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or virgins | . | . |
682 | Nov. 23 | Clement I, pope and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
683 | Nov. 23 | Columban, abbot | . | Common of pastors (for missionaries) or saints (for religious) | . | . |
684 | Nov. 30 | Andrew, apostle | Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
685 | Dec. 3 | Francis Xavier, priest | Mem. | Common of pastors (for missionaries) | esp. 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 | and Mark 16:15-20 |
686 | Dec. 4 | John Damascene, priest and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | esp. 2 Tim 1:13-14; 2:1-3 | . |
687 | Dec. 6 | Nicholas, bishop | . | Common of pastors | . | . |
688 | Dec. 7 | Ambrose, bishop and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
689 | Dec. 8 | Immaculate Conception | Solemnity | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
690 | Dec. 11 | Damasus I, pope | . | Common of pastors (for a pope} | . | . |
691 | Dec. 12 | Jane Frances de Chantal, religious | . | Common of saints (for religious) | . | . |
692 | Dec. 13 | Lucy, virgin and martyr | Mem. | Common of martyrs or virgins | . | . |
693 | Dec. 14 | John of the Cross, priest and doctor | Mem. | Common of pastors or doctors | esp. 1 Cor 2:1-10a | . |
694 | Dec. 21 | Peter Canisius, priest and doctor | . | Common of pastors or doctors | . | . |
695 | Dec. 23 | John of Kanty, priest | . | Common of pastors (for those who work for the disadvantaged) | . | . |
696 | Dec. 26 | Stephen, first martyr | *Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
697 | Dec. 27 | John, apostle and evangelist | *Feast | PROPER [see second table] | . | . |
698 | Dec. 28 | Holy Innocents, martyrs | *Feast | PROPER | . | . |
699 | Dec. 29 | Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr | . | Common of martyrs or pastors | . | . |
700 | Dec. 31 | Sylvester I, pope | . | Common of pastors (for a pope) | . | . |
Lect.# | Date | Saint or Feast Day | Type | Common [or PROPER] | First Reading | Gospel |
Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials, and Optional Memorials with PROPER Readings:
Lect.# | Day | Saint or Feast Day | Type | First Reading | Responsorial | Second Reading | Alleluia Verse | Gospel |
519 | Jan. 25 | Conversion of Paul, apostle | Feast | Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22 [OLM81] |
Ps 117:1, 2 | x | John 15:16 | Mark 16:15-18 |
524 | Feb. 2 | Presentation of the Lord | Feast | Mal 3:1-4 | Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [OLM81] | Heb 2:14-18 | Luke 2:32 | Luke 2:22-40 or Luke 2:22-32 |
535 | Feb. 22 | Chair of Peter, apostle | Feast | 1 Pet 5:1-4 | Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 | x | Matt 16:18 | Matt 16:13-19 |
543 | March 19 | Joseph, Husband of Mary | Solemnity | 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 | Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29 | Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 | Ps 84:5 [USL70 typo] | Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a |
545 | March 25 | The Annunciation of our Lord | Solemnity | Isa 7:10-14 [OLM81] | Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 | Heb 10:4-10 | John 1:14ab | Luke 1:26-38 |
555 | April 25 | Mark, evangelist | *Feast | 1 Pet 5:5b-14 | Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 | x | 1 Cor 1:23-24 | Mark 16:15-20 |
559 | May 1 | Joseph the Worker | Opt. Mem. | Gen 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24 |
Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14+16 | x | Ps 68:20 [USL70 typo] | Matt 13:54-58 |
561 | May 3 | Philip and James, apostles | Feast | 1 Cor 15:1-8 | Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 | x | John 14:6b+9c | John 14:6-14 |
564 | May 14 | Matthias, apostle | Feast | Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 | Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 | x | John 15:16 | John 15:9-17 [OLM81] |
572 | May 31 | Visitation | Feast | Zeph 3:14-18a [OLM81] or Rom 12:9-16b |
Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 | x | Luke 1:45 | Luke 1:39-56 |
580 | June 11 | Barnabas, apostle | Mem. | Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 | Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3c-4, 5-6 | x | (non-biblical verse) | Matt 10:7-13 |
586 | June 24 | Birth of John the Baptist, Vigil | Solemnity | Jer 1:4-10 | Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 | 1 Pet 1:8-12 | John 1:7; Luke 1:17 | Luke 1:5-17 |
587 | June 24 | Birth of John the Baptist, Mass during the day | Solemnity | Isa 49:1-6 | Ps 139:1-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15 | Acts 13:22-26 | Luke 1:76 | Luke 1:57-66, 80 |
590 | June 29 | Peter and Paul, apostles, Vigil | Solemnity | Acts 3:1-10 | Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 | Gal 1:11-20 | John 21:17d | John 21:15-19 |
591 | June 29 | Peter and Paul, apostles, Mass during the day | Solemnity | Acts 12:1-11 | Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [OLM81] | 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18 | Matt 16:18 | Matt 16:13-19 |
593 | July 3 | Thomas, apostle | Feast | Eph 2:19-22 | Ps 117:1, 2 | x | John 20:29 | John 20:24-29 |
603 | July 22 | Mary Magdalene | Mem. | Cant 3:1-4a or 2 Cor 5:14-17 |
Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 | x | (non-biblical verse) | John 20:1-2, 11-18 |
605 | July 25 | James, apostle | *Feast | 2 Cor 4:7-15 | Ps 126:1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 | x | John 15:16 | Matt 20:20-28 |
606 | July 26 | Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary | Mem. | Sir 44:1, 10-15 | Ps 132:11, 13-14, 17-18 | x | cf. Luke 2:25c | Matt 13:16-17 |
614 | Aug. 6 | Transfiguration | Feast | Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 | Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 | 2 Pet 1:16-19 | Matt 17:5c | A) Matt 17:1-9 B) Mark 9:2-10 C) Luke 9:28b-36 |
618 | Aug. 10 | Lawrence, deacon and martyr | Feast | 2 Cor 9:6-10 | Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 | x | John 8:12bc | John 12:24-26 |
621 | Aug. 15 | Assumption, Vigil | Solemnity | 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 | Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 | 1 Cor 15:54b-57 | Luke 11:28 | Luke 11:27-28 |
622 | Aug. 15 | Assumption, Mass during the day | Solemnity | Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab | Ps 45:10bc, 11, 12ab, 16 | 1 Cor 15:20-26 [OLM81] | (non-biblical verse) | Luke 1:39-56 |
629 | Aug. 24 | Bartholomew, apostle | Feast | Rev 21:9b-14 | Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18 | x | John 1:49b | John 1:45-51 |
634 | Aug. 29 | Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr | Mem. | Jer 1:17-19 | Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 | x | Matt 5:10 | Mark 6:17-29 |
636 | Sept. 8 | Birth of Mary | Feast | Micah 5:1-4a; or Rom 8:28-30 |
Ps 13:6ab, 6cd | x | (non-biblical verse) | Matt 1:1-16, 18-23 or Matt 1:18-23 |
638 | Sept. 14 | Triumph of the Cross | Feast | Num 21:4b-9 | Ps 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 | Phil 2:6-11 | (non-biblical verse) | John 3:13-17 |
639 | Sept. 15 | Our Lady of Sorrows | Mem. | Heb 5:7-9 | Ps 31:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 15-16, 20 | (optional Sequence) | (non-biblical verse) | John 19:25-27 or Luke 2:33-35 |
643 | Sept. 21 | Matthew, apostle and evangelist | Feast | Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 | Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 | x | (non-biblical verse) | Matt 9:9-13 |
647 | Sept. 29 | Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels | Feast | Dan 7:9-10, 13-14; or Rev 12:7-12a |
Ps 138:1-2a, 2bc-3, 4-5 | x | Ps 103:21 | John 1:47-51 |
650 | Oct. 2 | Guardian Angels | Mem. | Exod 23:20-23 | Ps 91:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 10-11 | x | Ps 103:21 | Matt 18:1-5, 10 |
661 | Oct. 18 | Luke, evangelist | Feast | 2 Tim 4:9-17b [OLM81] | Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18 | x | John 15:16 | Luke 10:1-9 |
666 | Oct. 28 | Simon and Jude, apostles | Feast | Eph 2:19-22 | Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 | x | (non-biblical verse) | Luke 6:12-16 [OLM81] |
667 | Nov. 1 | All Saints | Solemnity | Rev 7:2-4, 9-14 | Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 | 1 John 3:1-3 | Matt 11:28 | Matt 5:1-12a |
679 | Nov. 18 | Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles | Opt. Mem. | Acts 28:11-16, 30-31 | Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3c-4, 5-6 | x | (non-biblical verse) | Matt 14:22-23 |
684 | Nov. 30 | Andrew, apostle | Feast | Rom 10:9-18 | Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 | x | Matt 4:19 | Matt 4:18-22 |
689 | Dec. 8 | Immaculate Conception | Solemnity | Gen 3:9-15, 20 | Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3bc-4 | Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 | Luke 1:28 | Luke 1:26-38 |
696 | Dec. 26 | Stephen, first martyr | *Feast | Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 | Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab+7b+8a, 17+21ab [OLM81] | x | Ps 118:26a+27a | Matt 10:17-22 |
697 | Dec. 27 | John, apostle and evangelist | *Feast | 1 John 1:1-4 | Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 | x | (non-biblical verse) | John 20:2-8 |
698 | Dec. 28 | Holy Innocents, martyrs | *Feast | 1 John 1:5-2:2 | Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 | x | (non-biblical verse) | Matt 2:13-18 |
Lect.# | Day | Saint or Feast Day | Type | First Reading | Responsorial | Second Reading | Alleluia Verse | Gospel |
Additional Notes:
Other Sections of the Lectionary for Mass, 1970 USA edition:
Readings for Sundays and Major Feast Days (Cycles A, B, C)
Readings for the Weekdays of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter
Readings for Weekdays in the Season of the Year (Ordinary Time)
Readings for Other Masses (Commons, Rituals, Votives, Various Occasions)
Responsorial Psalms and Alleluia Verses
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