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Prayers & Devotions

May 2008
Year A - Weekdays II

Holy Father's Intentions

General:
That Christians may use literature, art and the media to greater advantage to favour a culture which defends and promotes the values of the human person.

Mission:
That just as she accompanied the Apostles in the early stages of the Church, may the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of Evangelization and Queen of Apostles, continue to guide missionaries throughout the world with maternal affection.

1 The Ascension of the Lord
Ascension note on Readings
Holy Day of Obligation

[St Joseph the Worker]

Acts 1:1-11
Eph 1:17-23
Mt 28:16-20

White

 2 St Athanasius

First Friday

Acts 18:9-18
Jn 16:20-23

Abstinence

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 3 Sts Philip & James

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

Novena to the Holy Spirit

Red
4 7th Sunday of Easter
Ascension note on Readings

Acts 1:12-14
1 Pt 4:13-16
Jn 17:1-11a

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 5

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

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 6

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

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 7

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

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 8

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

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 9

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

Abstinence

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White

 10 Blessed Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka'i

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

Novena to the Holy Spirit

White
11 Pentecost Sunday

Mother's Day

Red

 12 Sts Nereus & Achilleus*; St Pancras*

Jas 1:1-11
Mk 8:11-13

Green/*Red

 13 Our Lady of Fatima*

Jas 1:12-18
Mk 8:14-21

Green/*White

 14 St Matthias

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

Red

 15 St Isidore the Farmer*

Jas 2:1-9
Mk 8:27-33

Green/ *White

 16

Jas 2:14-24, 26
Mk 8:34-9:1

Abstinence

Green

 17 BVM*

Jas 3:1-10
Mk 9:2-13

Green/ *White
18 The Most Holy Trinity

Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9
2 Cor 13:11-13
Jn 3:16-18

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

White

 19

Jas 3:13-18
Mk 9:14-29

Green

 20 St Bernardine of Siena*

Jas 4:1-10
Mk 9:30-37

Green/ *White

 21 St Christopher Magallames & companions*

Jas 4:13-17
Mk 9:38-40

Green/*Red

 22 St Rita of Cascia*

Jas 5:1-6
Mk 9:41-50

Green/ *White

 23

Jas 5:9-12
Mk 10:1-12

Abstinence

Green

 24 BVM*

Jas 5:13-20
Mk 10:13-16

Green/ *White
25 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a
1 Cor 10:16-17
Jn 6:51-58

[St Bede the Venerable;St Gregory VII; St Mary Magdalen de'Pazzi]

White

 26 St Philip Neri

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

White

 27 St Augustine of Canterbury*

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

Green/*White

 28

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

Green

 29

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

Green

 30 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Dt 7:6-11
1 Jn 4:7-16
Mt 11:25-30

Abstinence

[St 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 4. If transferred, Thursday, May 1, is observed as an Easter Weekday. The following readings are used: Acts 18: 1-8/Jn 16:16-20.

Canon for Holy Days of Obligation and Sundays

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