May 2010

Prayers & Devotions

May 2010
Year C - Weekdays II

Holy Father's Intentions
Human Trafficking
General: That the shameful and monstrous commerce in human beings, which sadly involves millions of women and children, may be ended.

Priests, Religious and Committed Lay People
Missionary: That ordained ministers, religious women and men, and lay people involved in apostolic work may understand how to infuse missionary enthusiasm into the communities entrusted to their care.

1 Saint Joseph the Worker

Acts 13:44-52
Jn 14:7-14 or for the memorial, Gn 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24
Mt 13:54-58

White

2 5th Sunday of Easter

Acts 14:21-27
Rv 21:1-5a
Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35

[Saint Athanasius]

White

3 Saints Philip & James

1 Cor 15:1-8
Jn 14:6-14

Red

Acts 14:19-28
Jn 14:27-31a

White

Acts 15:1-6
Jn 15:1-8

White

Acts 15:7-21
Jn 15:9-11

White

Acts 15:22-31
Jn 15:12-17

First Friday
Abstinence

White

Acts 16:1-10
Jn 15:18-21

9 6th Sunday of Easter

Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Rv 21:10-14, 22-23
Jn 14:23-29

Mother's Day

White

10 Saint Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka'i

Acts 16:11-15
Jn 15:26-16:4a

White

Acts 16:22-34
Jn 16:5-11

White

12 Saints Nereus & Achilleus*; Saint Pancras*

Acts 17:15,22-18:1
Jn 16:12-15

White/*Red

13 The Ascension of the Lord

Acts 1:1-11
Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-29, 10:19-23
Lk 24:46-53

Holy Day of Obligation

Easter weekday reading Our Lady of Fatima*
or Acts 18:1-8
Jn 16:16-20

White

14 Saint Matthias

Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
Jn 15:9-17

Novena to the Holy Spirit

Abstinence

Red

15 Saint Isidore the Farmer*

Acts 18:23-28
Jn 15:9-17

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

16 7th Sunday of Easter or The Ascension of the Lord

Acts 7:55-60
Rv 22:12-14, 16-17, 20
Jn 17:20-26

Ascension Readings:

Acts 1:1-11
Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-29, 10:19-23
Lk 24:46-53

Novena to the Holy Spirit

[3rd Sunday in May - Infant Jesus of Prague]

White

Acts 19:1-8
Jn 16:29-33

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

18 St John I*

Acts 20:17-27
Jn 17:1-11a

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White/*Red

Acts 20:28-38
Jn 17:11b-19

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

20 Saint Bernardine of Siena

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11
Jn 17:20-26

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

21 Saint Christopher Magallames & companions*

Acts 25:13b-21
Jn 21:15-19

Novena to the Holy Spirit

Abstinence

White/*Red

22 Saint Rita of Cascia

Acts 28:16-20,30-31
Jn 21:20-25

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

23 Pentecost Sunday

Click link for Readings

Red

1 Pt 1:3-9
Mk 10:17-27

Green

25 Saint Bede the Venerable*; Saint Gregory VII*; Saint Mary Magdalen de'Pazzi*

1 Pt 1:10-16
Mk 10:28-31

Green/*White

26 Saint Philip Neri

1 Pt 1:18-25
Mk 10:32-45

White

27 Saint Augustine of Canterbury*

1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12
Mk 10:46-52

Green/*White

1 Pt 4:7-13
Mk 11:11-26

Abstinence

Green

29 BVM*

Jude 17:20b-25
Mk 11:27-33

Green/*White

30 The Most Holy Trinity

Prv 8:22-31
Rom 5:1-5
Jn 16:12-15

[Saint Joan of Arc]

White

31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16
Lk 1:39-56

White

When the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on the following Sunday, the second reading and Gospel from the 7th Sunday of Easter may be read on the 6th Sunday of Easter.

Regarding the Ascension of the Lord, the ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and the State of Nebraska have retained its celebration on the proper Thursday, while all other provinces have transferred this solemnity to the 7th Sunday of Easter, May 16. If transferred, Thursday, May 13, is observed as an Easter Weekday. The following readings are used: Acts 18: 1-8/Jn 16:16-20.

In those places where the observance of the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord has been transferred to this day, the Mass and readings of the Ascension are used: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28/Lk 24:46-53

Canon for Holy Days of Obligation and Sundays

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