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2 The Jewish and Christian Liturgical Calendar / , Etz Hayim Tree of Life Publishing About The Jewish and Chritian Liturgical Calendar. The Jewish Calendar of Liturgical Readings. The dates of the Jewish Festivals, Holy Days and Rosh Chodesh () reflect the dates determined for the Jewish Years, Rosh Chodesh is celebrated on the first day of each new (Jewish) month. When a month has 30 days Rosh Chodesh is celebrated over two days the thirtieth day of the month is celebrated as the first day of Rosh Chodesh and the actual first day of the new month is celebrated as the second day of Rosh Chodesh. Dates for the lunar phases for are based on Jerusalem Time. The Parashat Hashavuah (the Weekly Portion from the Torah) of the Jewish liturgical cycle follows an Annual Cycle of Torah Readings. The Haftarah (the Prophetical) readings follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where readings vary for the Sephardic tradition the variant readings are given in brackets. The Christian Calendar of Liturgical Readings follows the Ordo Lectionum Missae (1981). Biblical references used are from the New American Bible (NAB). Other translations may vary slightly (e.g., NRSV, KJV, NIV) variations in versification and numbering may occur, particularly with the Psalms, depending upon the sources used for bible translations (Vulgate, Neo-Vulgate, Greek or Hebrew). Feasts, Memorials and Holy Days follow the General Calendar of the Roman Rite with some additional inclusions of Saints and Memorials according to different National Calendars. Christian denominations that follow the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) will note some variations in readings and/or verses from those given in this calendar. All readings, including citations of readings for congregations following the RCL, are available online at Major events in the Islamic calendar and secular observances of significance are included in the Calendar. Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays. A glossary of terms used in this calendar (Christian and Jewish) is available on the Etz Hayim Tree of Life web site: Color key: Red = Christian; Blue = Jewish; Green = Islamic.

3 Why are poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose; the rich have more to lose and they are more attached to their possessions. St. Vincent de Paul September 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Elul 6 Elul 7 Elul 8 Elul 9 Elul 10 Elul rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezek. 33:7-9 Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Rom. 13:8-10 Mt. 18: Exultation of the Holy Cross Num. 21:4b-9 Ps. 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 Phil. 2:6-11 Jn. 3: th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 55:6-9 Ps. 145:2-3, 8-9, Phil. 1:20c-24, 27a Mt. 20:1-16a PRAYER FOR PEACE (WCC) INT. DAY OF PEACE (UN) Elul 12 Elul 13 Elul 14 Elul 15 Elul 16 Elul 17 Elul th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezek. 18:25-28 Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Phil. 2:1-11; Mt. 21:28-32 Tzom Gedaliah, Fast Day Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6 56:8 [pm] [No Haftarah for Sephardim] Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary INT. LITERACY DAY (UN) Elul 19 Elul 20 Elul 21 Elul 22 Elul 23 Elul 24 Elul 25 Our Lady of Sorrows DEMOCRACY (UN) St Peter Claver St Ciaran (IRL) Elul 26 Elul 27 Elul 28 Elul 29 Tishrei 1, 5775 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3 Tishrei 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei 6 Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels Ss Cornelius and Cyprian St Pio of Pietrelcina Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin (CAN) St Jerome St Gregory the Great WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY (WHO) St Robert Bellarmine St Hildegard of Bingen erev Rosh HaShanah Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim Tree of Life Jewish Year Our Lady of Walsingham (ENG) Bl Dina Belanger (CAN) St Cuthbert (ENG) Rosh HaShanah I Gen. 21:1-34 maf. Num. 29:1-6 1 Sam. 1:1 2:10 Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary St Januarius St Theodore of Canterbury (ENG) Rosh HaShanah II Gen. 22:1-24 maf. Num. 29:1-6 Jer. 31:1-19 Ss Cosmas and Damian Ss John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues & Companions (CAN) Parashat Ki Tetze Deut. 21:10 25:19 5 th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 54:1-10 Parashat Ki Tavo Deut. 26:1 29:8 6 th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 60:1-22 St John Chrysostom Parashat Nitzavim-VaYelekh Shabbat Selichot [Ashkenazim] Deut. 29:9 31:30 7 th Haftarah Consolation Isa. 61:10 63:9 Ss Andrew Kim Taegŏn and Paul Chŏng Hasang and Companions Parashat Ha azinu Shabbat Shuvah [Sabbath of Repentance] Deut. 32:1-52 Hos. 14:2-10, Mic. 7:18-20, Joel 2:15-27 St Vincent de Paul WORLD HEART DAY (WHO)

4 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * Readings for Shemini Atzeret [16th October] Deut. 14:22 16:17 maf. Num. 29:35 30:1 1 Kgs. 8:54-66 Readings for Ma ariv Simchat Torah [16th October] Deut. 33:1-17 [or 33:1-26] th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 5:1-7 Ps. 80:9+12, 13-14, 15-16, Phil. 4:6-9; Mt. 21:33-43 Eid al Adha Festival of Sacrifice (ISLAM) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 25:6-10a Ps. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Phil. 4:12-14, Mt. 22:1-14 Sukkot IV [Chol HaMoed II] Num. 29:20-28 If a person truly endeavors to refine his future behavior, Divine assistance is promised, even in correcting transgressions of the past. Rabbi Kook, Orot HaT shuva October th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 45:1, 4-6 Ps. 96:1+3, 4-5, 7-8, Thess. 1:1-5b Mt. 22: Tishrei 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10 Tishrei 11 Tishrei 12 Tishrei 13 Tishrei 14 Tishrei 15 Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17 St Bruno Bl Marie-Rose Durocher (CAN & USA) ** Readings for Simhat Torah [17th October] Deut. 33:1 34:12 Gen. 1:1 2:3 maf. Num. 29:35 30:1 Josh. 1:1-18 [Josh. 1:1-9] St Thérèse of Lisieux WORLD HABITAT DAY (UN) Our Lady of the Rosary erev Sukkot OLDER PERSONS (UN) Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim Tree of Life Tishrei 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei 20 Tishrei 21 Tishrei 22 Tishrei 23 Tishrei 24 Sukkot V [Chol HaMoed III] Num. 29:23-31 Edward the Confessor (ENG) THANKSGIVING DAY (CANADA) Sukkot VI [Chol HaMoed IV] Num. 29:26-34 St Callistus I Sukkot VII [Hoshanah Rabbah] Num. 29:26-34 St Teresa of Jesus (Avila) Guardian Angels NON-VIOLENCE (UN) Sukkot I Lev. 22:26 23:44 maf. Num. 29:12-16 Zech. 14:1-21 St Denis and Companions St John Leonardi Bl John Henry Newman (ENG) WORLD SIGHT DAY (WHO) Shemini Atzeret [See * above for Shemini Atzeret and erev Simchat Torah readings.] St Hedwig St Margaret Mary Alacoque St Marie-Marguerite d Youville (CAN) WORLD FOOD DAY (FAO) Tishrei 25 Tishrei 26 Tishrei 27 Tishrei 28 Tishrei 29 Tishrei 30 Cheshvan 1 WORLD MISSION SUNDAY (VAT) St Paul of the Cross (USA) St John Paul II St John of Capistrano 30 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex. 22:20-26 Ps. 18:2-3a, 3b-4, Thess. 1:5c-10 Mt. 22:34-40 erev Yom Kippur Waqf al Arafa (ISLAM) Day of Arafa [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] Sukkot II Lev. 22:26 23:44 maf. Num. 29: Kgs. 8:2-21 St Paulinus of York (ENG) WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY (WHO) Simhat Torah [See ** above for readings. In Israel, Simhat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are celebrated on the same day.] St Ignatius of Antioch INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY (UN) Cheshvan 2 Cheshvan 3 Cheshvan 4 Cheshvan 5 Cheshvan 6 Cheshvan 7 Ss Simon and Jude, Apostles Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan St Anthony Mary Claret UNITED NATIONS DAY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION DAY (UN) Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] [am] Lev. 16:1-34 maf. Num. 29:7-11 Isa. 57:14 58:14 [pm] Lev. 18:1-30 Book of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20 St Francis of Assisi Sukkot Shabbat [Shabbat Chol HaMoed] Ex. 33:12 34:26 maf. Num. 29:17-22 Ezek. 38:18 39:16 St John XXIII THE GIRL CHILD (UN) Parashat Bereshit Gen. 1:1 6:8 Isa. 42:5 43:10 [Isa. 42:5-21] St Luke the Evangelist Parashat Noach Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Gen. 6:9 11:32 maf. Num. 28:9-15 Isa. 66:1-24 The Six Welsh Martyrs and Companions (WALES) Al Hijra (ISLAMIC NEW YEAR)

5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY st Sunday of Advent Isa. 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 Ps. 80:2-3, 15-16, Cor. 1:3-9 Mk. 13: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Readings taken from Masses for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. You don t think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking. Henri J. M. Nouwen November 2014 Kislev 8 Cheshvan 8 Cheshvan 9 Cheshvan 10 Cheshvan 11 Cheshvan 12 Cheshvan 13 Cheshvan 14 Cheshvan Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Ezek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Ps. 46:2-3, 5-6, Cor. 3:9c-11, Jn. 2:13-22 KRISTALLNACHT Night of Broken Glass Cheshvan 16 Cheshvan 17 Cheshvan 18 Cheshvan 19 Cheshvan 20 Cheshvan 21 Cheshvan rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Prov. 31:10-13, 19-20, Ps. 128:1-2, 3, Thess. 5:1-6 Mt. 25:14-30 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE (UN) St Martin de Porres St Winefride (ENG & WALES) St Malachy (IRE) Ashura (ISLAM) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] St Charles Borromeo All Saints of Ireland (IRE) St Willibrord (ENG) Cheshvan 23 Cheshvan 24 Cheshvan 25 Cheshvan 26 Cheshvan 27 Cheshvan 28 Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh Kislev Christ the King Ezek. 34:11-12, Ps. 23:1-2a, 2b-3, Cor. 15:20-26, 28 Mt. 25:31-46 St Leo the Great WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNESCO) St Elizabeth of Hungary St Hilda (ENG) St Hugh of Lincoln (ENG) St Martin of Tours REMEMBRANCE DAY ARMISTICE DAY VETERANS DAY (USA) St Josaphat St Frances Xavier Cabrini (USA) All Saints Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14 Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, Jn. 3:1-3 Mt. 5:1-12a Parashat Lekh Lekha Gen. 12:1 17:27 Isa. 40:27 41:16 Kislev 1 Kislev 2 Kislev 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7 St Andre Dung Lac and Companions Dedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and St Paul St Rose Philippine Duchesne (USA) St Catherine of Alexandria INT. DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (UN) INTERNATIONAL MEN S DAY UNIVERSAL CHILDREN S DAY (UN) WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY (UNESCO) THANKSGIVING DAY (USA) Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II WORLD DIABETES DAY (WHO) The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parashat Vayera Gen. 18:1 22:24 2 Kgs. 4:1-37 [2 Kgs. 4:1-23] All Saints of Wales (WALES) Parashat Chayei Sarah Gen. 23:1 25:18 1 Kgs. 1:1-31 St Albert the Great Parashat Toledot Shabbat Machar Chodesh Gen. 25:19 28:9 1 Sam. 20:18-42 St Cecilia Parashat Vayetze Gen. 28:10 32:3 Hos. 12:13 14:10 Opt. subst. Mic. 7:18 [Hos. 11:7 12:12]

6 You don t become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something....you don t become happy by pursuing happiness. It is a by-product, never a primary goal. Harold Kushner, When All You ve Ever Wanted Isn t Enough December 2014 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY WORLD AIDS DAY (UN) Kislev 9 Kislev 10 Kislev 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY (UN) St Francis Xavier PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES St John Damascene INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (UN) Parashat Vayishlach Gen. 32:4 36:43 Obad. 1:1-21 Opt. Hos. 11:7 12:12 [Obad. 1:1-21] St Nicholas Kislev 15 Kislev 16 Kislev 17 Kislev 18 Kislev 19 Kislev 20 Kislev 21 2 nd Sunday of Advent Isa. 40:1-5, 9-11 Ps. 85:9-10, 11-12, Pet. 3:8-14 Mk. 1: Kislev 22 Kislev 23 Kislev 24 Kislev 25 Kislev 26 Kislev 27 Kislev 28 3 rd Sunday of Advent Isa. 61:1-2a, Lk. 1:46-48, 49-50, Thess. 5:16-24 Jn. 1:6-8, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gen. 3:9-15, 20 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4 Eph. 1:3-6, Lk. 1:26-38 St Juan Diego th Sunday of Advent 2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, Rom. 16:25-27 Lk. 1:26-38 Chanukah V Num. 7:36-47 Kislev 29 Kislev 30 Tevet 1 Tevet 2 Tevet 3 Tevet 4 Tevet 5 Chanukah VI Rosh Chodesh Tevet maf. Num. 7: INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (UN) St Damasus I Our Lady of Guadalupe erev Chanukah Light 1st Chanukah Candle Chanukah VII Rosh Chodesh Tevet maf. Num. 7:48-53 St John of Kanty Chanukah I Num. 7:1-17 Chanukah VIII Num. 7:54 8:4 Tevet 6 Tevet 7 Tevet 8 Tevet 9 The Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir. 3:2-6, Ps. 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Heb. 11:8, 11-12, or Col. 3:12-21; Lk. 2:22-40 [The First Reading from Year A and/or the Second Reading from Year A may be used.] St Thomas Becket (à Becket) St Sylvester I Chanukah II Num. 7:18-29 INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY (UN) The Nativity of the Lord Christmas Day [See * below for Mass readings.] Chanukah III Num. 7:24-35 St Stephen * Readings for The Nativity of the Lord, Christmas Day [25th December] Vigil Mass: Isa. 62:1-5 Ps. 89:4-5, 16-17, Acts 13:16-17, Mt. 1:1-25 Midnight Mass: Isa. 9:1-6 Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13 Titus 2:11-14 Lk. 2:1-14 Dawn Mass: Isa. 62:11-12 Ps. 97:1+6, Titus 3:4-7 Lk. 2:15-20 Parashat Vayeshev Gen. 37:1 40:23 Amos 2:6 3:8 St Lucy of Syracuse Parashat Miketz Shabbat Chanukah IV Gen. 41:1 44:17 maf. Num. 7:30-35 Zech. 2:14 4:7 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY (UN) Parashat Vayigash Gen. 44:18 47:27 Ezek. 37:15-28 St John the Apostle Mass during the Day: Isa. 52:7-10 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6 Heb. 1:1-6 Jn. 1:1-18

7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY January Jesus said to her: Give me to drink. (John 4:7) [May be moved to the week preceding Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere.] Beyond armies of occupation and the hecatombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love. Maximilian Mary Kolbe January Mary, Mother of God 2 3 Tevet 10 Tevet 11 Tevet nd Sunday after Christmas [In some places Epiphany is transferred to this Sunday. Use readings for Epiphany if celebrating Epiphany this Sunday.] Sir. 24:1-4, [Neo Vulgate, Sir. 24:1-4, 12-16] Ps. 147:12-13, 14-15, Eph. 1:3-6, Jn. 1:1-18 Tevet 13 Tevet 14 Tevet 15 Tevet 16 Tevet 17 Tevet 18 Tevet The Baptism of the Lord [1 st Sunday in Ordinary Time] Isa. 55:1-11 Isa. 12:2-3, 4bcd, Jn. 5:1-9 Mk. 1:7-11 Num. 6:22-27 Ps. 67:2-3, 5, 6+8 Gal. 4:4-7; Lk. 2:16-21 Asara B Tevet, Minor Fast Day Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6 56:8 [pm] [No haftarah for Sephardim] WORLD DAY OF PEACE (VAT) Ss Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Tevet 20 Tevet 21 Tevet 22 Tevet 23 Tevet 24 Tevet 25 Tevet nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 1 Sam. 3:3b-10, 19 Ps. 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 1 Cor. 6:13c-15a, Jn. 1:35-42 PEACE SUNDAY (ENGLAND & WALES) WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY [See * above] Tevet 27 Tevet 28 Tevet 29 Shevat 1 Shevat 2 Shevat 3 Shevat rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, Cor. 7:29-31 Mk. 1:14-20 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY ends St John Neumann (USA) St Wulstan (ENG) Epiphany of the Lord [In some places Epiphany is transferred to the Sunday falling between 2nd January and 8th January - this year, 4th January.] Isa. 60:1-6 Ps. 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, Eph. 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt. 2:1-12 St André Bessette (USA & CAN) St Hilary of Poitiers St Fabian St Sebastian St Raymond of Peñafort Rosh Chodesh Shevat St Ita (IRL) St Agnes St Vincent of Saragossa St Marianne of Moloka i (USA) Parashat Vayechi Gen. 47:28 50:26 1 Kgs. 2:1-12 The Holy Name of Jesus Mawlid an Nabi (ISLAM, Sunni; Jan. 8 for Shia) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] Parashat Shemot Ex. 1:1 6:1 Isa. 27:6 28:13; 29:22-23 [Jer. 1:1 2:3] Parashat Vaera Ex. 6:2 9:35 Ezek. 28:25 29:21 St Anthony of Egypt Parashat Bo Ex. 10:1 13:16 Jer. 46:13-28 St Francis de Sales Shevat 5 Shevat 6 Shevat 7 Shevat 8 Shevat 9 Shevat 10 Shevat 11 Ss Timothy and Titus AUSTRALIA DAY St Angela Merici Ss Timothy and Titus (AUS) COMMEMORATION IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST (UN) St Thomas Aquinas Parashat Beshalach Ex. 13:17 17:16 Judg. 4:4 5:31 [Judg. 5:1-31] St John Bosco

8 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY th Sunday in Ordinary Time Deut. 18:15-20 Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7a, 7b-9 1 Cor. 7:32-35 Mk. 1:21-28 WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK BEGINS (UN) Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God. Prayer may not save us, but prayer makes us worth saving. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel February 2015 Shevat 12 Shevat 13 Shevat 14 Shevat 15 Shevat 16 Shevat 17 Shevat th Sunday in Ordinary Time Job 7:1-4, 6-7 Ps. 147:1-2, 3-4, Cor. 9:16-19, Mk. 1:29-39 Shevat 19 Shevat 20 Shevat 21 Shevat 22 Shevat 23 Shevat 24 Shevat th Sunday in Ordinary Time Lev. 13:1-2, Ps. 32:1-2, 5, 11 1 Cor. 10:31 11:1 Mk. 1:40-45 The Presentation of the Lord Mal. 3:1-4 Ps. 24:7, 8, 9, 10 Heb. 2:14-18 Lk. 2:22-40 WORLD DAY OF CONSECRATED LIFE (VAT) [Celebrated in Parishes 7-8 February] St Blaise St Ansgar Shevat 26 Shevat 27 Shevat 28 Shevat 29 Shevat 30 Adar 1 Adar st Sunday of Lent Gen. 9:8-15 Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, Pet. 3:18-22 Mk. 1:12-15 St Scholastica Seven Founders of the Order of Servites SHROVE TUESDAY Tu B Shvat [The Fifteenth of Shevat] WORLD CANCER DAY (WHO) Our Lady of Lourdes WORLD DAY OF THE SICK (VAT) Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-18 Ps. 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, Cor. 5:20-6:2 Mt. 6:1-6, St Agatha St Marguerite Bourgeoys (CAN) Rosh Chodesh Adar Ss Paul Miki & Companions WAITANGI DAY (NZL) ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (WHO) Rosh Chodesh Adar WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (UN) Parashat Yitro Ex. 18:1 20:23 Isa. 6:1 7:6; 9:5-6 [Isa. 6:1-13] Ss Paul Miki & Companions (NZL) Bl Rosalie Rendu Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim Ex. 21:1 24:18 maf. Ex. 30: Kgs. 12:1-17 [2 Kgs. 11:17 12:17] Ss Cyril and Methodius Parashat Terumah Ex. 25:1 27:19 1 Kgs. 5:26 6:13 St Peter Damian INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY (UNESCO) Adar 3 Adar 4 Adar 5 Adar 6 Adar 7 Adar 8 Adar 9 St Polycarp Parashat Tetzaveh Shabbat Zachor Ex. 27:20 30:10 maf. Deut. 25: Sam. 15:2-34 [1 Sam. 15:1-34] The Torah. It is a tree of life to those who hold fast to it. Prov. 3:18

9 When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. Henri J. M. Nouwen March 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY nd Sunday of Lent Gen. 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, Ps. 116:10+15, 16-17, Rom. 8:31b-34 Mk. 9:2-10 ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY (UNAIDS) Adar 10 Adar 11 Adar 12 Adar 13 Adar 14 Adar 15 Adar rd Sunday of Lent Ex. 20:1-17 Ps. 19:8, 9, 10, 11 1 Cor. 1:22-25 Jn. 2:13-25 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN S DAY (UN) Adar 17 Adar 18 Adar 19 Adar 20 Adar 21 Adar 22 Adar th Sunday of Lent 2 Chron. 36:14-16, Ps. 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Eph. 2:4-10 Jn. 3:14-21 Adar 24 Adar 25 Adar 26 Adar 27 Adar 28 Adar 29 Nisan th Sunday of Lent [Passion Sunday] Jer. 31:31-34 Ps. 51:3-4, 12-13, Heb. 5:7-9 Jn. 12:20-33 WORLD WATER DAY (UN) St Frances of Rome St John Ogilvie (SCOTLAND) Nisan 2 Nisan 3 Nisan 4 Nisan 5 Nisan 6 Nisan 7 Nisan 8 St Turibius of Mogrovejo St Katharine Drexel St Patrick, (Solemnity, IRELAND & AUSTRALIA) WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY (WHO) Nisan 9 Nisan 10 Nisan 11 Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms Mk. 11:1-10 or Jn. 12:12-16 Liturgy of the Mass Isa. 50:4-7 Ps. 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, Phil. 2:6-11 Mk. 14:1 15:47 Monday of Holy Week Tuesday of Holy Week Ta anit Esther, Minor Fast Day [Fast of Esther] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6 56:8 [pm] [No Haftarah for Sephardim] St Casimir St Cyril of Jerusalem The Annunciation of the Lord to Mary Isa. 7:10-14; 8:10 Ps. 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 Heb. 10:4-10 Lk. 1:26-38 Purim Ex. 17:8-16 St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22 Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk. 2:41-51a WOMEN S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Theme: Jesus said to them Do you know what I have done to you? Shushan Purim Parashat Ki Tisa Ex. 30:11 34:35 1 Kgs. 18:1-39 [1 Kgs. 18:20-39] Ss Perpetua and Felicity Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei Shabbat Parah Ex. 35:1 40:38 maf. Num. 19:1-22 Ezek. 36:16-38 [Ezek. 36:16-36] Parashat Vayikra Shabbat HaChodesh Lev. 1:1 5:26 Num. 28:9-15; maf. Ex. 12:1-20 Ezek. 45:16 46:18 [Ezek. 45:18 46:15] INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (UN) Parashat Tzav Shabbat HaGadol Lev. 6:1 8:36 Mal. 3:4 24

10 To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience. Teresa of Avila April 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY *** Readings for the Easter Vigil, Holy Saturday [4th April] 1. Gen. 1:1 2:2 and Ps. 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, or Ps. 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, Gen. 22:1-18 and Ps. 16:5+8, 9-10, Ex. 14:15 15:1 and Ex. 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, Isa. 54:5-14 and Ps. 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b 5. Isa. 55:1-11 and Isa. 12:2-3, 4, Bar. 3:9-15, 32 4:4 and Ps. 19:8, 9, 10, Ezek. 36:16-17a, and Ps. 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [if a baptism is celebrated] else Isa. 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps. 51:12-13, 14-15, Rom. 6:3-11; Mt. 28:1-10 Wednesday of Holy Week Pesach II 5 Lev. 22:26-23, maf. Num. 28: Kgs. 23:1-9, Easter Sunday Acts 10:34a, Ps. 118:1-2, 16-17, Col. 3:1-4 or 1 Cor. 5:6b-8 Jn. 20:1-9 or Mk. 16:1-7 or Lk. 24:13-35 (afternoon or evening) Nisan 12 Nisan 13 Nisan 14 Nisan 15 Holy Thursday [See * below for readings] WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY (UN) Nisan 16 Nisan 17 Nisan 18 Nisan 19 Nisan 20 Nisan 21 Nisan 22 Nisan 23 Nisan 24 Nisan 25 Nisan 26 Nisan 27 Nisan 28 Nisan 29 2 nd Sunday of Easter [Divine Mercy Sunday] Acts 4:32-35 Ps. 118:2-4, 13-15, Jn. 5:1-6 Jn. 20:19-31 Rosh Chodesh Iyar 3 rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, Ps. 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 1 Jn. 2:1-5a Lk. 24: th Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12 Ps. 118:1+8-9, 21-23, Jn. 3:1-2 Jn. 10:11-18 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS (VAT) Pesach III [Chol HaMoed I] Ex. 13:1-16 maf. Num. 28:19-25 Easter Monday St Martin I Pesach IV [Chol HaMoed II] Ex. 22:24 23:19 maf. Num. 28:19-25 Easter Tuesday WORLD HEALTH DAY (WHO) Pesach V [Chol HaMoed III] Ex. 34:1-26 maf. Num. 28:19-25 Easter Wednesday Pesach VI [Chol HaMoed IV] Num. 9:1-14 maf. Num. 28:19-25 Easter Thursday Nisan 30 Iyar 1 Iyar 2 Iyar 3 Iyar 4 Iyar 5 Iyar 6 Rosh Chodesh Iyar Iyar 7 Iyar 8 Iyar 9 Iyar 10 Iyar 11 St Louis Grignion de Montfort (AUS) St Anselm of Canterbury St Peter Chanel St Louis Mary de Montfort YOM HAZIKARON REMEMBRANCE DAY, ISRAEL St Catherine of Siena YOM HASHOAH HOLOCAUST AND HEROISM REMEMBRANCE DAY, ISRAEL St Adalbert St George (Solemnity, UK) YOM HAATZMA UT INDEPENDENCE DAY, ISRAEL Deut. 7:12 8:18 Isa. 10:32 12:6 St Pius V Bl Marie of the Incarnation (CAN) Good Friday [See ** below for readings] Ta anit Bechorot [Fast of the Firstborn] Fast Day [for the Firstborn] Ex. 32:11 34:10 Pesach VII Ex. 13:17 15:26 maf. Num. 28: Sam. 22:1-51 Easter Friday St Fidelis of Sigmaringen * Readings for Holy Thursday [2nd April] Chrism Mass Isa. 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9 Ps. 89:21-22, Rev. 1:5-8; Lk. 4:16-21 Evening Mass Ex. 12:1-8, Ps. 116:12-13, 15-16bc, Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-15 Holy Saturday Holy Night of Easter [See *** left for readings] Pesach I Shabbat Ex. 12:21-51 maf. Num. 28:16-25 Josh. 3:5-7; 5:2 6:1, 27 [Josh. 5:2 6:1, 27] Pesach VIII Shabbat Deut. 14:22-16:17 maf. Num. 28:19-25 Isa. 10:32 12:6 Easter Saturday Parashat Shemini Lev. 9:1 11:47 2 Sam. 6:1 7:17 [2 Sam. 6:1-19] Bl Marie-Anne Blondin (CAN) Parashat Tazria-Metzorah Lev. 12:1 15:33 2 Kgs. 7:3-20 St Mark Evangelist ANZAC DAY (AUS & NZL) ** Readings for Good Friday [3rd April] Celebration of the Lord s Passion Isa. 52:13 53:12 Ps. 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jn. 18:1 19:42

11 The Torah is our life and the length of our days. While loving and studying the Torah, we may be in great danger from our enemies; but if we gave up our studying, we should disappear and be no more. Rabbi Akiba May 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * Readings for Vigil Mass Trinity Sunday [The Most Holy Trinity] Deut. 4:32-34, Ps. 33:4-5, 6+9, 18-19, Rom. 8:14-17 Mt. 28:16-20 Sivan 13 Iyar 12 Iyar Pesach Sheini 5 th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31 Ps. 22:26-27, 28, 30, Jn. 3:18-24 Jn. 15:1-8 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY (UN) Pentecost Sunday [24th May] Gen. 11:1-9 or Ex. 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ezek. 37:1-14 or Joel 3:1-5 Ps. 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27-28, 29b-30 Rom. 8:22-27 Jn. 7:37-39 Pentecost Sunday is GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE) MAY Theme: Jesus said to her: Give me to drink. (John 4:7) St Joseph the Worker Our Lady of Lebanon Iyar 14 Iyar 15 Iyar 16 Iyar 17 Iyar 18 Iyar 19 Iyar th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, Ps. 98:1, 2-3, Jn. 4:7-10 opt. 1 Jn. 4:11-16 Jn. 15:9-17 opt. Jn. 17:11b-19 [Optional 2nd Reading and Gospel when The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on The 7 th Sunday of Easter.] Bl Marie-Léonie Paradis (CAN) The English Martyrs (ENG) St Florian (POL) St Stanislaus of Kazimierz Bl Edmund Ignatius Rice Bl Francois de Laval (CAN) Ss Philip and James (POL) Lag Ba Omer [33 rd Day in the Omer] NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER (USA) St Stanislaus, Bishop (Solemnity, POLAND) Bl Catherine of St Augustine (CAN) MAY 8-9, REMEMBRANCE AND RECONCILIATION DAYS (UN) for those who lost their lives during WWII Iyar 21 Iyar 22 Iyar 23 Iyar 24 Iyar 25 Iyar 26 Iyar th Sunday of Easter or The Ascension of the Lord [If celebrated as Ascension Sunday use readings for The Ascension - see 14th May.] Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 Ps. 103:1-2, 11-12, St John I 1 Jn. 4:11-16; Jn. 17:11b-19 YOM YERUSHALAYIM JERUSALEM DAY St Eugene de Mazenod (CAN) Ss Nereus and Achilleus St Pancras Our Lady of Fatima The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11 Ps. 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Eph. 4:1-13 Mk. 16:15-20 [The celebration of The Ascension of the Lord may be transferred to the following Sunday, The 7 th Sunday of Easter.] St Isidore the Farmer (USA) Lailat al Miraj (ISLAM) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] FAMILIES (UN) Iyar 28 Iyar 29 Sivan 1 Sivan 2 Sivan 3 Sivan 4 Sivan 5 WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY [Southern Hemisphere dates, May ] Rosh Chodesh Sivan St Bernardine of Siena St Christopher Magallanes & Companions WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT (UN) St Rita of Cascia Shavuot I 24 Ex. 19:1 20: Parashat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim Lev. 16:1 20:27 Amos 9:7-15 [Ezek. 20:2-20] St Athanasius Parashat Emor Lev. 21:1 24:23 Ezek. 44:15-31 Parashat Behar-Behukotai Lev. 25:1 27:34 Jer. 16:19 17:14 Parashat Bamidbar Num. 1:1 4:20 Hos. 2:1-22 erev Shavuot Sivan 6 Sivan 7 Sivan 8 Sivan 9 Sivan 10 Sivan 11 Sivan 12 maf. Num. 28:26-31 Ezek. 1:1-28; 3:12 Pentecost Sunday [See * above for Vigil Mass readings.] Mass during the Day Acts 2:1-11 Ps. 104:1ab+24ac, 29bc-30, Gal. 5:16-25; Jn. 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Shavuot II Deut. 15:19 16:17 maf. Num. 28:26-31 Hab. 3:1-19 [Hab. 2:20 3:19] St Bede the Venerable St Gregory VII Our Lady Help of Christians (AUS) St Philip Neru St Augustine of Canterbury Bl Joseph Gérard OMI (ZAF) Parashat Naso Num. 4:21 7:89 Judg. 13:2-25 St Joan of Arc (FRA)

12 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY th Sunday in Ordinary Time or The Body and Blood of Christ [When this Sunday is celebrated as The Body and Blood of Christ use readings for The Body and Blood of Christ. See 4th June.] Gen. 3:9-15 Ps. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, Cor. 4:13-5:1 Mk. 3: th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezek. 17:22-24 Ps. 92:2-3, 13-14, Cor. 5:6-10 Mk. 4:26-34 WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY (WHO) I created you from one soul, and from the soul I created its mate so that you may live in harmony and love. Koran June th Sunday of Ordinary Time Job 38:1, 8-11 Ps. 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, Cor. 5:14-17 Mk. 4: Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles (ENG & WALES) [Replaces 13th Sunday in England and Wales. Use readings for Ss Peter and Paul. See 29th June.] 13 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis. 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Ps. 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b 2 Cor. 8:7, 9, Mk. 5:21-43 St Justin Martyr Lailat al Bara a (ISLAM) Night of Freedom [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] Sivan 14 Sivan 15 Sivan 16 Sivan 17 Sivan 18 Sivan 19 Ss Marcellinus and Peter Sivan 20 Sivan 21 Sivan 22 Sivan 23 Sivan 24 Sivan 25 Sivan 26 St Jadwiga, Queen of Poland (POL) Sivan 27 Sivan 28 Sivan 29 Sivan 30 Tammuz 1 Tammuz 2 Tammuz 3 WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY (UN) Tammuz 4 Tammuz 5 Tammuz 6 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 10 St Paulinus of Nola Ss John Fisher and Thomas More St Ephrem of Syria St Columba Tammuz 11 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 13 Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles [See ** right for Vigil Mass readings.] Mass during the Day Acts 12:1-11 Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, Tim. 4:6-8, Mt. 16:13-19 St Richard of Chichester (ENG) St Paulinus of Nola (AUS) St Ethelreda [Audrey] (ENG) First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Ss Charles Lwanga & Companions St Kevin (IRL) Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Num. 28:1-28 WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION & DROUGHT (UN) Birth of St John the Baptist [See * below for Vigil Mass readings.] Mass during the Day Isa. 49:1-6 Ps. 139:1-3, 13-14, Acts 13:22-26; Lk. 1:57-66, 80 St John Baptist Day (QUÉBEC) * Readings for Vigil Mass Birth of St John the Baptist [24th June] Jer. 1:4-10 Ps. 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+17 1 Pet. 1:8-12 Lk. 1:5-17 The Body and Blood of Christ Ex. 24:3-8 Ps. 116:12-13, 15-16, Heb. 9:11-15 Sequence: Lauda Sion Mk. 14:12-16, [The celebration of The Body and Blood of Christ may be transferred to Sunday, 7th June.] St Barnabas the Apostle Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Num. 28:1-28 Ramadan begins [The Ramadan fast lasts 30 days and ends 18th July. Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] ** Readings for Vigil Mass Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles [29th June] Acts 3:1-10 Ps. 19:2-3, 4-5 Gal. 1:11-20 Jn. 21:15-19 St Boniface WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (UN) The Sacred Heart of Jesus Hos. 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 Isa. 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Eph. 3:8-12, Jn. 19:31-37 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SANCTIFICATION OF PRIESTS (VAT) St Romuald INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE (UN) INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING (UN) Parashat Beha alotkha Num. 8:1 12:16 Zech. 2:14 4:7 St Norbert St Marcellin Champagnat (NZL) Parashat Shelach Lekha Num. 13:1 15:41 Josh. 2:1-24 St Anthony of Padua The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parashat Korach Num. 16:1 18:32 1 Sam. 11:14 12:22 St Alban (ENG) Blessed Irish Martyrs (IRL) WORLD REFUGEE DAY (UN) Parashat Chukat Num. 19:1 22:1 Judg. 11:1-33 St Cyril of Alexandria INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS (ICCJ) CONFERENCE ROME, ITALY 28 JUNE 2 JULY

13 The Seven Deadly Social Sins. Politics without Principle, Wealth without work, Commerce without morality, Pleasure without conscience, Education without character, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice. Mahatma Gandhi July 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * Readings for Tzom Tammuz, Minor Fast Day [The Seventeenth of Tammuz] [5th July] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6-56:8 [pm] [No Haftarah for Sephardim] Tzom Tammuz, Minor Fast Day [Readings, see * above] Tammuz 14 Tammuz 15 Tammuz 16 Tammuz 17 Tammuz 18 Tammuz 19 Tammuz 20 Tammuz 21 Tammuz 22 Tammuz 23 Tammuz th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezek. 2:2-5 Ps. 123:1-2a, 2bc, Cor. 12:7-10 Mk. 6:1-6 St Maria Goretti Bl Peter To Rot (AUS) 15 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Amos 7:12-15 Ps. 85:9-10, 11-12, Eph. 1:3-14 or Eph. 1:3-10 Mk. 6:7-13 St Oliver Plunket (ENG & IRL) Bl Junípero Serra (USA) CANADA DAY Tammuz 25 Tammuz 26 Tammuz 27 Tammuz 28 Tammuz 29 Av 1 Av 2 St Henry Lailat al Qadr (ISLAM) Night of Power [Lailat al Qadr falls within the last ten days of Ramadan. Exact dates vary by region.] St Camillus de Lellis St Kateri Tekakwitha (USA) St Bonaventure Av 3 Av 4 Av 5 Av 6 Av 7 Av 8 Av 9 Av 10 Av 11 Av 12 Av 13 Av 14 Av 15 St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions Our Lady of Mount Carmel 16 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer. 23:1-6 Ps. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Eph. 2:13-18 Mk. 6:30-34 St Apollinaris St Lawrence of Brindisi St Mary Magdalene St Birgitta (Bridget) Tisha B Av, Fast Day [Readings, see ** at right] 17 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs. 4:42-44 Ps. 145:10-11, 15-16, Eph. 4:1-6 Jn. 6:1-15 WORLD HEPATITUS DAY (WHO) St Martha St Peter Chrysologus FRIENDSHIP (UN) WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (UN) St Thomas the Apostle Rosh Chodesh Av St Hedwig (Jadwiga), Queen of Poland Quds Day (ISLAM) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] St Sharbel Makhluf Tu B Av Minor Jewish Holiday St Ignatius of Loyola Parashat Balak Num. 22:2 25:9 Micah 5:6 6:8 St Elizabeth of Portugal INDEPENDENCE DAY (USA) Parashat Pinchas Num. 25:10 30:1 1 st Haftarah of Admonition Jer. 1:1 2:3 St Benedict WORLD POPULATION DAY (UN) Parashat Matot-Masei Num. 30:2 36:13 2 nd Haftarah of Admonition Jer. 2:4-28; 3:4 [Jer. 2:4-28; 4:1-2] St Camillus de Lellis (USA) Eid al Fitr (ISLAM) End of Ramadan Parashat Devarim Shabbat Chazon [Sabbath of Vision] Deut. 1:1 3:22 3 rd Haftarah of Admonition Isa. 1:1-27 erev Tisha B Av The Book of Lamentations [The Book of Job may be read also.] St James, Apostle ** Readings for Tisha B Av [The Ninth of Av, Fast Day] [26th July] [am] Deut. 4:25-40 Jer. 8:13 9:23 [pm] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 Isa. 55:6-56:8 [Hos. 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20]

14 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [15th August] May be celebrated on 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Deut. 4:1-2, 6-8 Ps. 15:2-3a, 3b-4a, 4b-5 Jas. 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 Mk. 7:1-8, 14-15, THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES (UN) The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song. Abraham Joshua Heschel August 2015 Elul 15 Elul 16 Av 16 St Aidan and Saints of Lindisfarne (ENG) Mass during the Day Rev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab Ps. 45:10, 11, 12, 16 1 Cor. 15:20-27 Lk. 1: Av 17 Av 18 Av 19 Av 20 Av 21 Av 22 Av th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ex. 16:2-4, Ps. 78:3-4, 23-24, Eph. 4:17, Jn. 6:24-35 St Germanus of Auxe (WALES) St Jean Vianney th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs. 19:4-8 Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Eph. 4:30 5:2 Jn. 6:41-51 Av 24 Av 25 Av 26 Av 27 Av 28 Av 29 Av 30 THE WORLD S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (UN) St Lawrence St Clare Rosh Chodesh Elul [The Assumption replaces this Sunday in ENG and WALES. Readings, see 15th August] 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time Prov. 9:1-6 Ps. 34:2-3, 10-11, 12-13, Eph. 5:15-20 Jn. 6:51-58 Vigil Mass 1 Chron. 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 Ps. 132:6-7, 9-10, Cor. 15:54b-57 Lk. 11:27-28 The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major Bl Frederic Janssoone (CAN) Transfiguration of the Lord Dan. 7:9-10, Ps. 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 2 Pet. 1:16-19 Mk. 9:2-10 St Sixtus II and Companions St Cajetan St Dominic (AUS & NZL) Elul 1 Elul 2 Elul 3 Elul 4 Elul 5 Elul 6 Elul st Sunday in Ordinary Time Josh. 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Ps. 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23; Eph. 5:21-32; Jn. 6:60-69 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS ABOLITION (UNESCO) St Jane Frances de Chantal INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY (UN) Ss Pontian and Hippolytus Parashat Va etchanan Shabbat Nachamu Shabbat of Consolation Deut. 3:23 7:11 1 st Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 40:1-26 St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Parashat Ekev Shabbat Nachamu Deut. 7:12 11:25 2 nd Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 49:14 51:3 St Dominic St Mary of the Cross (AUS & NZL; Solemnity, AUS) Elul 8 Elul 9 Elul 10 Elul 11 Elul 12 Elul 13 Elul 14 St Bartholomew, Apostle St Louis St Joseph of Calasanz St John Eudes WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY (UN) St Bernard of Clairvaux St Pius X St Maximilian Mary Kolbe Bl Dominic of the Mother of God (ENG) St David Lewis (WALES) St Monica St Augustine of Hippo The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [See * above for Mass readings. Celebrated Sunday 16th August in England and Wales] Parashat Re eh Rosh Chodesh Elul Deut. 11:26 16:17 3 rd Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 54:11 55:5 Parashat Shofetim Deut. 16:18 21:9 4 th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 51:12 52:12 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parashat Ki Tetze Deut. 21:10 25:19 5 th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 54:1-10 The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS (UN)

15 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 35:4-7a Ps. 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10 Jas. 2:1-5 Mk. 7:31-37 Regarding Repentance: Since it is easier to go forward than backward, one s focus at the beginning of the journey (towards teshuvah/repentance) should be improving the future, rather than unraveling the past. R. David Samson September th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 50:5-9a Ps. 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Jas. 2:14-18 Mk. 8:27-35 erev Rosh Hashanah th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis. 2:12, Ps. 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 Jas. 3:16 4:3 Mk. 9: th Sunday in Ordinary Time Num. 11:25-29 Ps. 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 Jas. 5:1-6 Mk. 9:38-43, 45, erev Sukkot Elul 17 Elul 18 Elul 19 Elul 20 Elul 21 Elul 22 Elul 23 Elul 24 Elul 25 Elul 26 Elul 27 Elul 28 Bl Frederic Ozanam Ss Marko Krizin, Melichar Grodecki and Stephen (SVK) The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY (UN) St Peter Claver St Ciaran (IRL) Elul 29 Tishrei 1, 5776 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3 Tishrei 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei 6 Rosh HaShanah I Gen. 21:1-34 maf. Num. 29:1-6 1 Sam. 1:1 2:10 Exultation of the Holy Cross [See below for * readings] Tishrei 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10 Tishrei 11 Tishrei 12 Tishrei 13 St Matthew the Evangelist PRAYER FOR PEACE (WCC) PEACE (UN) Tishrei 14 Tishrei 15 Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17 Sukkot I Lev. 22:26 23:44 maf. Num. 29:12-16 Zech. 14:1-21 St Wenceslaus Ss Lawrence Ruiz & Companions Rosh HaShanah II Gen. 22:1-24 maf. Num. 29:1-6 Jer. 31:1-19 Our Lady of Sorrows erev Yom Kippur Sukkot II Lev. 22:26 23:44 maf. Num. 29: Kgs. 8:2-21 Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels WORLD HEART DAY (WHO) Tzom Gedaliah, Fast Day [Fast of Gedaliah] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6 56:8 [pm] [No Haftarah for Sephardim] Ss Cornelius and Cyprian Yom Kippur [The Day of Atonement] [See below for ** readings] St Pio of Pietrelcina Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin (CAN) Waqf al Arafa (ISLAM) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] Sukkot III [Chol HaMoed I] Num. 29:17-25 St Jerome St Gregory the Great WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY (WHO) St Robert Bellarmine St Hildegard of Bingen Our Lady of Walsingham (ENG) Eid al Adha (ISLAM) Festival of Sacrifice [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] * Readings for Exultation of the Holy Cross [14th September] Num. 21:4b-9 Ps. 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 Phil. 2:6-11 Jn. 3:13-17 Bl Dina Belanger (CAN) St Cuthbert (ENG) St Deiniol (WALES) * Readings for Yom Kippur [23rd September] [The Day of Atonement] [am] Lev. 16:1-34 maf. Num. 29:7-11 Isa. 57:14 58:14 [pm] Lev. 18:1-30; The Book of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20 Parashat Ki Tavo Shabbat Selichot [Ashkenazim] Deut. 26:1 29:8 6 th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 60:1-22 Parashat Nitzavim Deut. 29:9 30:20 7 th Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 61:10 63:9 The Most Holy Name of Mary Parashat VaYelekh [Shabbat Shuva] [Sabbath of Repentance] Deut. 31:1-30 Hos. 14:2-10; Mic. 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 St Januarius St Theodore of Canterbury (ENG) Parashat Ha azinu Deut. 32: Sam. 22:1-51 Ss Cosmas and Damian Ss John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues & Companions (CAN) 5776

16 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * Readings for Shemini Atzeret [5th October] Deut. 14:22 16:17 maf. Num. 29:35 30:1 1 Kgs. 8:54-66 Readings for Ma ariv Simchat Torah [5th October] Deut. 33:1-17 [or 33:1-26] The Torah... Turn it and turn it for all is in it, and look in it and grow grey and old in it and turn not away from it for there is no better rule than it. Ben Bag Bag, Pirkei Avot October Tishrei 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gen. 2:18-24 Ps. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 Heb. 2:9-11; Mk. 10:2-16 Sukkot VII [Hoshanah Rabbah] Num. 29:26-34 Tishrei 21 Tishrei 22 Tishrei 23 Tishrei 24 Tishrei 25 Tishrei 26 Tishrei th Sunday in Ordinary Time Wis. 7:7-11 Ps. 90:12-13, 14-15, Heb. 4:12-13 Mk. 10:17-30 THE GIRL CHILD (UN) ** Readings for Simhat Torah [6th October] Deut. 33:1 34:12 Gen. 1:1 2:3 maf. Num. 29:35 30:1 Josh. 1:1-18 [Josh. 1:1-9] Sukkot IV [Chol HaMoed II] Num. 29:20-28 St Thérèse of Lisieux OLDER PERSONS (UN) Sukkot V [Chol HaMoed III] Num. 29:23-31 Guardian Angels NON-VIOLENCE (UN) Tishrei 28 Tishrei 29 Tishrei 30 Cheshvan 1 Cheshvan 2 Cheshvan 3 Cheshvan th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isa. 53:10-11 Ps. 33:4-5, 18-19, Heb. 4:14-16 Mk. 10:35-45 WORLD MISSION SUNDAY (VAT) Shemini Atzeret [See * above for Shemini Atzeret and erev Simchat Torah readings.] erev Simhat Torah WORLD HABITAT DAY (UN) Our Lady of Aparecida (Solemnity, BRAZIL) St Wilfrid (ENG) THANKSGIVING DAY (CANADA) Simhat Torah [See ** above for readings. In Israel, Simhat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are celebrated on the same day.] Bl Marie-Rose Durocher, (CAN & USA); St Bruno Our Lady of The Rosary WORLD SIGHT DAY (WHO) St Denis and Companions St John Leonardi Bl John Henry Newman (ENG) Cheshvan 5 Cheshvan 6 Cheshvan 7 Cheshvan 8 Cheshvan 9 Cheshvan 10 Cheshvan 11 Ss Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions St Paul of the Cross Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan St Edward the Confessor (ENG) St Paul of the Cross (USA) Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan St Callistus I INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR NATURAL DISASTER REDUCTION (UN) Al Hijra (ISLAMIC NEW YEAR) St Teresa of Jesus (Avila) RURAL WOMEN (UN) St Hedwig St Margaret Mary Alacoque St Marie-Marguerite d Youville (CAN) St Richard Gwyn (WALES) WORLD FOOD DAY (UN) St John of Capistrano Ashura (ISLAM) [Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] St John Paul II Sukkot Shabbat [Shabbat Chol HaMoed] Ex. 33:12 34:26 maf. Num. 29:26-31 Ezek. 38:18 39:16 Parashat Bereshit Gen. 1:1 6:8 Isa. 42:5 43:10 [Isa. 42:5-21] St Paulinus of York (ENG) WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY (WHO) Parashat Noach Gen. 6:9 11:32 Isa. 54:1 55:5 [Isa. 54:1-10] St Ignatius of Antioch INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY (UN) Parashat Lekh Lekha Gen. 12:1 17:27 Isa. 40:27 41:16 St Anthony Mary Claret UNITED NATIONS DAY WORLD DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION DAY (UN) Cheshvan 12 Cheshvan 13 Cheshvan 14 Cheshvan 15 Cheshvan 16 Cheshvan 17 Cheshvan th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer. 34:7-9 Ps. 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6 Heb. 5:1-6 Mk. 10:46-52 Ss Chad and Cedd (ENG) Ss Simon and Jude Parashat Vayera Gen. 18:1 22:24 2 Kgs. 4:1-37 [2 Kgs. 4:1-23] Jewish Year 5776

17 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY All Saints Day Rev. 7:2-4, 9-14 Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, Jn. 3:1-3 Mt. 5:1-12a nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kgs. 17:10-16 Ps. 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10 Heb. 9:24-28 Mk. 12:38-44 As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live. Pope John Paul II November 2015 Cheshvan 19 Cheshvan 20 Cheshvan 21 Cheshvan 22 Cheshvan 23 Cheshvan 24 Cheshvan 25 Cheshvan 26 Cheshvan 27 Cheshvan 28 Cheshvan 29 Cheshvan 30 Kislev 1 Kislev rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Dan. 12:1-3 Ps. 16:5+8, 9-10, 11 Heb. 10:11-14, 18 Mk. 13:24-32 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Readings taken from Masses for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome Ezek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Ps. 46:2-3, 5-6, Cor. 3:9c-11, Jn. 2:13-22 KRISTALLNACHT Night of Broken Glass St Martin de Porres St Winefride (ENG & WALES) St Malachy (IRE) St Charles Borromeo All Saints of Ireland (IRE) St Illtud (WALES) Kislev 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7 Kislev 8 Kislev 9 St Margaret of Scotland St Gertrude the Great St Edmund of Abingdon (ENG) INT. DAY FOR TOLERANCE (UN) St Leo the Great WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNESCO) St Elizabeth of Hungary St Hilda (ENG) St Hugh of Lincoln (ENG) St Martin of Tours REMEMBRANCE DAY ARMISTICE DAY VETERANS DAY (USA) Dedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and St Paul St Rose Philippine Duchesne (USA) St Josaphat Rosh Chodesh Kislev INTERNATIONAL MEN S DAY WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY (UNESCO) Rosh Chodesh Kislev St Frances Xavier Cabrini (USA) Parashat Chayei Sarah Gen. 23:1 25:18 1 Kgs. 1:1-31 St Willibrord (ENG) Parashat Toledot Gen. 25:19 28:9 Mal. 1:1 2:7 St Dyfrig (WALES) WORLD DIABETES DAY (WHO) Kislev 10 Kislev 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 Kislev 15 Kislev 16 UNIVERSAL CHILDREN S DAY (UN) Parashat Vayetze Gen. 28:10 32:3 Hos. 12:13 14:10 Opt. subst. Mic. 7:18 [Hos. 11:7 12:12] The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Christ the King Dan. 7:13-14 Ps. 93:1a, 1b-2, 5 Rev. 1:5-8 Jn. 18:33b St Clement I St Columban Bl Miguel Agustín Pro (USA) Kislev 17 Kislev 18 St Andre Dung Lac and Companions St Catherine of Alexandria INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (UN) THANKSGIVING DAY (USA) Parashat Vayishlach Gen. 32:4 36:43 Obad. 1:1-21 Opt. Hos. 11:7 12:12 [Obad. 1:1-21] 1 st Sunday of Advent Jer. 33:14-16 Ps. 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thess. 3:12 4:2 Lk. 21:25-28, St Andrew, Apostle (Solemnity, SCOTLAND) Sundays Year B Weekdays Cycle I Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle II Etz Hayim Tree of Life Jewish Year 5776

18 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY * Readings for The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [8th December] Gen. 3:9-15, 20 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4 Eph. 1:3-6, Lk. 1: nd Sunday of Advent Bar. 5:1-9 Ps. 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6 Phil. 1:4-6, 8-11 Lk. 3:1-6 erev Chanukah Light 1st Chanukah Candle Kindness is not doing what we should. Kindness is doing what we don t need to do for someone who has no right and no intention to demand it. Then community happens automatically. Joan Chittister OSB December 2015 St Ambrose rd Sunday of Advent Zeph. 3:14-18a Isa. 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Phil. 4:4-7; Lk. 3:10-18 Chanukah VII Rosh Chodesh Tevet maf. Num. 7: th Sunday of Advent Micah 5:1-4a Ps. 80:2-3, 15-16, Heb. 10:5-10 Lk. 1:39-45 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY (UN) Chanukah VI Rosh Chodesh Tevet maf. Num. 7:42-47 WORLD AIDS DAY (UN) Kislev 19 Kislev 20 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 Kislev 23 Chanukah VII Rosh Chodesh Tevet maf. Num. 7:48-53 INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY Chanukah VIII Num. 7:54 8:4 St Francis Xavier PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Kislev 24 Kislev 25 Kislev 26 Kislev 27 Kislev 28 Kislev 29 Kislev 30 Chanukah I Num. 7:7-17 Tevet 1 Tevet 2 Tevet 3 Tevet 4 Tevet 5 Tevet 6 Tevet 7 Chanukah VIII Num. 7:54 8:4 St John of the Cross Chanukah II Num. 7:18-29 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [See * above for Mass readings.] Chanukah III Num. 7:24-35 St Juan Diego INTERNATIONAL ANTI- CORRUPTION DAY (UN) Chanukah IV Num. 7:30-41 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (UN) Tevet 8 Tevet 9 Tevet 10 Tevet 11 Tevet 12 Tevet 13 Tevet 14 St Peter Canisius Asara B Tevet, Minor Fast Day [The Tenth of Tevet] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6 56:8 [pm] [No Haftarah for Sephardim] St John of Kanty Tevet 15 Tevet 16 Tevet 17 Tevet 18 Tevet 19 The Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir. 3:2-6, Ps. 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Heb. 11:8, 11-12, or Col. 3:12-21; Lk. 2:22-40 [The First Reading from Year A and/or the Second Reading from Year A may be used.] Holy Innocents St Thomas Becket (à Becket) St Sylvester I St John Damascene Chanukah V Num. 7:36-47 St Damascus I Parashat Vayeshev Gen. 37:1 40:23 Amos 2:6 3:8 INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (UN) Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle I Etz Hayim Tree of Life Jewish Year 5776 INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY (UN) The Nativity of the Lord Christmas Day [See ** below for Mass readings.] **The Nativity of the Lord, Vigil Mass: Isa. 62:1-5 Ps. 89:4-5, 16-17, Acts 13:16-17, Mt. 1:1-25 Midnight Mass: Isa. 9:1-6 Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13 Titus 2:11-14 Lk. 2:1-14 Parashat Miketz Shabbat Chanukah Rosh Chodesh Tevet Gen. 41:1 44:17 Num. 28:9-15 maf. Num. 7:48-53 Zech. 2:14 4:7 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parashat Vayigash Gen. 44:18 47:27 Ezek. 37:15-28 Parashat Vayechi Gen. 47:28 50:26 1 Kgs. 2:1-12 St Stephen Christmas Day [25th December] Dawn Mass: Isa. 62:11-12 Ps. 97:1+6, Titus 3:4-7 Lk. 2:15-20 Mass during the Day: Isa. 52:7-10 Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6 Heb. 1:1-6 Jn. 1:1-18

19 The Church cannot forget that she received the revelation of the Old Testament through the people with whom God in His inexpressible mercy concluded the Ancient Covenant. Nor can she forget that she draws sustenance from the root of that wellcultivated olive tree onto which have been grafted the wild shoots, the Gentiles. (Nostra Aetate 4, 1965) The Church of Christ acknowledges that, according to God s saving design, the beginnings of her faith and her election are found already among the Patriarchs, Moses and the prophets... Since the spiritual patrimony common to Christians and Jews is thus so great, this sacred synod wants to foster and recommend that mutual understanding and respect which is the fruit, above all, of biblical and theological studies as well as of fraternal dialogues. (Nostra Aetate 4, 1965) ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROMULGATION OF NOSTRA AETATE The year 2015 marks the 50th year since the watershed document Nostra Aetate was promulgated by the Second Vatican Council. Nostra Aetate transformed Jewish-Catholic relations. The 50 years since Nostra Aetate have seen many changes in relations between Christians and Jews, nurturing Jewish Christian dialogue, theological and interfaith studies and understandings. The annual conference of the international Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) will be held in Rome in 2015 to commemorate this historical event which fundamentally changed the way in which the Church and Christians relate to Jews and Judaism. Date: June 28 - July 2, 2015 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. (Isa. 11:1) For more information about Judaism, Torah Studies, Festivals and Spirituality see Etz Hayim Tree of Life website: For study sheets and commentaries on the Torah Portion of the Week and the New Testament readings for Sundays see Bat Kol Institute and Light of Torah www. lightoftorah.net