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Supplement to the Lectionary for Solemnities and Feasts Proper to the Society of Jesus:
Including Suggested Readings for Memorials

[Approved in Rome 8/31/2013; Published in USA 2017.]

PROPER of SAINTS:

Date	Saint or Feast	Category	First Reading	Responsorial Psalm	Alleluia Verse	Gospel
Jan. 3	The Most Holy Name of Jesus, Titular Feast of the Society of Jesus	Solemnity	*First Reading:* Sir 51:8-12 (Vulgate 51:11-17) Second Reading: Phil 2:1-11	Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9	Matt 1:21b	Luke 2:21-24
Jan. 19	Sts. John Ogilvie, priest; Stephen Pongrácz, Melchior Grodziecki, priests, and Mark of Krizevci, Canon of Esztergom; Bl. Ignatius de Azevedo, priest, and companions; James Salès, priest, and William Saultemouche, religious, martyrs.	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs	.	.	.
Feb. 4	St. John de Brito, priest; Bl. Rudolph Acquaviva, priest, and companions, martyrs	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs, of from the Common of Missionaries	.	.	.
Feb. 6	St. Paul Miki, religious, and companions; Bl. Charles Spinola, Sebastian Kimura, priests, and companions, martyrs	Memorial [LM 528]	Gal 2:19-20	Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6	Matt 28:19a+20b	Matt 28:16-20
Feb. 15	St. Claude La Colombière, priest	Memorial	Eph 3:8-9, 14-19	Ps 103 (102):1bc-2, 3-4, 8-9, 17-18a	John 15:9	Matt 11:25-30
March 19	St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus	Solemnity [LM 543]	*First Reading:* 2 Sam 7:4-51, 12-14a, 16 *Second Reading:* Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22	Ps 89 (88):2-3, 4-5, 27+29	Ps 84:5	Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a
April 22	The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus	Feast	Rev 21:1-5a	Judith 13:18bcde, 19 (Vulgate 13:23bc-24a, 25abc)	Luke 1:38	John 19:25-27
April 27	St. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor of the Church	Memorial [LM694]	2 Tim 4:1-5	Ps 40 (39):2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11	Matt 5:16	Matt 5:13-19
May 4	St. José María Rubio, priest	#Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Pastors	.	.	.
May 8	Bl. John Sullivan, priest	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Holy Men & Women: For Teachers, or from the Common for Pastors	.	.	.
May 16	St. Andrew Bobola, priest and martyr	#Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs	.	.	.
May 24	Our Lady of the Way	Opt. Mem.	During Easter Time: Heb 10:19-25, or Outside Easter Time: Prov 4:10-18	Ps 119 (118):1-2, 12+14, 36-37, 41-42	cf. Col 3:16	Luke 2:15b-19
June 8	St. James Berthieu, priest and martyr	Memorial	Wis 3:1-9	Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6	cf. Te Deum	John 15:18-21
June 9	St. Joseph de Anchieta, priest	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Missionaries, of from the Common of Pastors	.	.	.
June 21	St. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious	Memorial [LM 583]	1 John 5:1-5	Ps 16 (15):1-2a+5, 7-8, 11	John 13:34	Matt 22:34-40
July 2	Sts. Bernardino Realino, John Francis Regis, and Francis Jerome; Blessed Julian Maunoir and Anthony Baldinucci, priests	#Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Pastors, of from the Common of Missionaries	.	.	.
July 9	Sts. Leo Ignatius Mangin, priest, Mary Zhu Wu, and companions, martyrs	Memorial [LM596A]	[see Common of Martyrs]	.	.	.
July 31	St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest and founder of the Society of Jesus	Solemnity [LM 609]	*First Reading:* Jer 20:7-9 Second Reading: 1 Cor 10:31—11:1	Ps 34 (33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11	Matt 5:3	Luke 14:25-33
Aug. 2	St. Peter Faber, priest	Opt. Mem.	1 Cor 2:1-5	Dan 3:52, 53-54, 55ac+56, 57-58, 82-84, 85-87	Mark 1:17	Matt 10:24-27
Aug. 18	St. Albert Hurtado-Cruchaga, priest	#Memorial	James 2:14-17	Ps 112 (111):1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9	John 13:34	Matt 25:31-40
*Sept. 2	Bl. James Bonnaud, priest, and companions; Joseph Imbert and John Nicholas Cordier, priests; Thomas Sitjar, priest, and companions; John Fausti, priest, and companions, martyrs	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs	.	.	.
Sept. 9	St. Peter Claver, priest	Memorial [LM 636A]	Isa 58:6-11	Ps 112 (111):1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9	John 13:34	John 15:9-17
Sept. 10	Bl. Francis Gárate, religious	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Religious	.	.	.
Sept. 17	St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church	Memorial [LM 641]	Wis 7:7-10, 15-16	Ps 19 (18):8, 9, 10, 11	John 6:63c, 68c	Matt 7:21-29
Oct. 3	St. Francis Borgia, priest	Memorial	Phil 3:8-14	Ps 118 (117):1b-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9	Gal 6:14	Mark 10:42-45
Oct. 12	Bl. John Beyzym, priest	#Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Missionaries, of from the Common of Pastors	.	.	.
Oct. 19	Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests, and companions, martyrs (The North American Martyrs)	Memorial [LM 662]; Feast in USA	2 Cor 4:7-15	Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab. 2cd-3, 4-5, 6	Matt 28:19a+20b	Matt 28:16-20
Oct. 21	Bl. Diego Luís de San Vitores, priest, and St. Pedro Calungsod, martyrs	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs	.	.	.
Oct. 30	Bl. Dominic Collins, religious and martyr	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs, or from the Common of Religious	.	.	.
Oct. 31	St. Alphonsus Rodríguez, religious	Memorial	Eph 6:10-13, 18	Ps 63 (62):2, 3-4, 5-6	Matt 11:28	Luke 14:1, 7-11
Nov. 3	Bl. Rupert Mayer, priest	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Pastors	.	.	.
Nov. 5	All Saints of the Society of Jesus	Feast	Deut 30:10-14	Ps 16 (15):1-2a+5, 7-8, 11	John 15:4a+5b	John 12:23-26
Nov. 6	The Commemoration of All the Departed of the Society of Jesus	Opt. Mem.	Rom 14:7-9, 10c-12	Ps 116 (114-115):5-6, 10-11, 15-16ac	2 Tim 2:11-12a	John 6:37-40
Nov. 13	St. Stanislaus Kostka, religious	Memorial	2 Pet 1:2-11	Ps 122 (121):1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 8-9	cf. Matt 11:25	Luke 2:41-51
Nov. 14	St. Joseph Pignatelli, priest	Memorial	2 Cor 4:7-15	Ps 116 (115):10-11, 12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18	2 Cor 1:3b-4a	Matt 10:16-23
Nov. 16	Sts. Roch González, Alphonsus Rodríguez, and John del Castillo, priests and martyrs	#Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs	.	.	.
Nov. 23	Bl. Miguel Augustín Pro, priest and martyr	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Martyrs, or from the Common of Pastors	.	.	.
Nov. 26	St. John Berchmans, religious	Memorial	Phil 4:4-9	Ps 100 (99):1b-2, 3, 4, 5	Ps 96 (95):2	Luke 9:57-62
*Nov. 29	Bl. Bernard Francis de Hoyos, priest	Opt. Mem.	From the Common of Pastors, or from the Common of Religious	.	.	.
Dec. 1	Sts. Edmund Campion, Robert Southwell, priests, and companions, martyrs	Memorial	Heb 11:32--12:2	Ps 16 (15):1-2a, 5+7, 8+11	John 12:24	John 17:11b-19
Dec. 3	St. Francis Xavier, priest	Feast [LM 685]	1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23	Ps 117 (117):1bc, 2	Matt 28:19a+20b	Mark 16:15-20

NOTES:

Several changes in dates and groupings of saints have been made since the 2002 edition of the Jesuit Lecttionary:
- The Most Holy Name of Jesus was celebrated on Jan. 1 before being restored to the Universal Calendar of the Catholic Church and assigned to Jan. 3.
- Bl. James Bonnaud, Joseph Imbert and John Nicholas Cordier were moved from Jan. 19 to Sept. 2.
- St. Jacques Berthieu, previously celebrated with other martyrs on Feb. 4, is now celebrated alone on June 8.
- St. Joseph, celebrated March 19 as a "Solemnity" on the Universal Calendar, is newly specified as "Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus."
- Sts. Stephen Pongracz, Melchior Grodziecki, and Mark of Krizevci were moved from Sept. 7 to Jan. 19.
- Bl. Tomas Sitjar was moved from Sept. 22 to Sept. 2.
- Bl. Diego Aloysius de San Vitores was moved from Oct. 6 to Oct. 21.
- St. John Ogilvie was moved from Oct. 14 to Jan. 19.
- Bl. Bernard Francis de Hoyos is newly added to the liturgical calendar on Nov. 29.
The Universal Calendar of the Catholic Church contains several of the above feasts, but with some variation in their ranks and prescribed readings:
- Feb. 6 - St. Paul Miki and companions - Memorial (same rank on Universal and Jesuit Calendars)
- March 19 - St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity (same rank on Universal and Jesuit Calendars)
- April 27 - St. Peter Canisius - Jesuit Memorial; celebrated Dec. 21 on the Universal Calender as an Optional Memorial
- June 21 - St. Aloysius Gonzaga - Memorial (same rank on Universal and Jesuit Calendars)
- July 9 - St. Leo Mangin and companions - Jesuit Memorial; celebrated on the Universal Calendar as the Optional Memorial of Sts. Augustine Zhao Rong and companions, martyrs
- July 31 - St. Ignatius of Loyola - Memorial on the Universal Calendar; Jesuit Solemnity (thus adds a Proper First Reading)
- Sept. 9 - St. Peter Claver - Optional Memorial on the Universal Calendar; Memorial for Jesuits and throughout the USA
- Sept. 17 - St. Robert Bellarmine - Optional Memorial on the Universal Calendar; Jesuit Memorial
- Oct. 19 - Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and companions - Memorial on the USA Calendar; Jesuit Feast
- Nov. 23 - Bl. Miguel Augustín Pro - Optional Memorial throughout the USA
- Dec. 3 - St. Francis Xavier - Memorial on the Universal Calendar; Jesuit Feast

COMMON READINGS:

COMMONS	First Reading	Responsorial Psalm	Alleluia Verse	Gospel
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time - Set I	Wisdom 10:10-14	Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19	John 15:16	John 15:9-17
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time - Set II	Phil 1:20b-26	Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21	1 Pet 4:14	Matt 10:16-22
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time - Set III	1 Pet 3:14-17	Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8	Jas 1:12	John 12:24-26
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time	Rev 12:10-12b	Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9	2 Cor 1:3b-4a	John 17:11b-19
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time - Set I	Isa 6:1, 6-8	Ps 40(39):2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10+12	Luke 4:18	Luke 4:16a-22
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time - Set II	Eph 4:1-7, 11-13	Ps 67(66):2-3, 5, 7-8	John 3:16	John 17:20-26
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time - Set III	1 Pet 5:1-4	Ps 23(22):1-3, 4, 5, 6	John 10:14	John 10:11-16
Common of Pastors: Readings during Easter Time	Acts 20:28-38	Ps 145(144):8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab	John 14:23	John 14:23-29
Common of Missionaries - Set I	Isa 40:1-5	Ps 19(18):2-3, 4-5	Matt 28:19a, 20b	Mark 16:15-20
Common of Missionaries - Set II	1 Thess 2:2b-8	Ps 96(95):1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10	Matt 28:19a, 20b	Luke 10:1-9
Common of Religious - Set I	Eph 6:10-18	Ps 63(62):2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9	Matt 5:8	Luke 14:1, 7-11
Common of Religious - Set II	Rom 12:1-2, 9-18	Ps 112(111):1-2, 3-4, 7b-8, 9	Matt 5:12a	Luke 6:20-23

VOTIVE MASSES	First Reading	Responsorial Psalm	Alleluia Verse	Gospel
1. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Patron of the Spiritual Exercises - Set I	1 Tim 1:12-17	Ps 128(127):1-2, 3, 4-5	[Sp Ex 104]	Luke 9:57-62
1. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Patron of the Spiritual Exercises - Set II	Deut 30:10-14	Ps 19(18):8,9,10,11	John 16:13a, 14, 26d	John 14:23-29
2. Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of Missions	Zeph 3:9-10, 14-20	Ps 86(85):1-3, 7-8, 9-10	Eph 4:5-6a	Matt 28:16-20
3. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of Youth	Rom 12:1-2, 9-18	Ps 131(130):1bcde, 2, 3	2 Cor 8:9	Mark 10:24b-30

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Supplement to the Lectionary for Solemnities and Feasts Proper to the Society of Jesus: Including Suggested Readings for Memorials

PROPER of SAINTS:

Supplement to the Lectionary for Solemnities and Feasts Proper to the Society of Jesus:
Including Suggested Readings for Memorials