2011

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How to use this listing:

Please note:

This is a general listing of readings and optional Masses for the Season of Lent. Some Religious
Orders and some dioceses may have memorial Masses that are not included here, please accept my
apology and thank you for your understanding.

May your Lenten disciplines bring you closer to Jesus!

March 9 Ash Wednesday violet (Day of Fast and Abstinence)
Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week IV
Except where noted otherwise for Liturgy of the Hours during Lent, use the Lenten Seasonal Readings

March 10 Thu Thursday after Ash Wednesday violet

Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 (220)
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week IV

March 11 Fri Friday after Ash Wednesday violet (Day of Abstinence)

Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 (221)
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week IV

March 12 Sat Saturday after Ash Wednesday violet

Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32 (222)
Liturgy of the Hours: Saturday of Week IV

March 13 SUN FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT violet

Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11 (22) Pss I
Liturgy of the Hours: Sunday of Week I
Except where noted otherwise for Liturgy of the Hours during Lent, use the Lenten Seasonal Readings

March 14 Mon Lenten Weekday violet

Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Mt 25:31-46 (224)
Liturgy of the Hours: Monday of Week 1

March 15 Tue Lenten Weekday violet

Is 55:10-11/Mt 6:7-15 (225)
Liturgy of the Hours: Tuesday of Week 1

March 16 Wed Lenten Weekday violet

Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32 (226)
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week 1

March 17 Thu Lenten Weekday violet

[Saint Patrick, bishop]
Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Mt 7:7-12 (227) 18
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week 1

March 18 Fri Lenten Weekday violet (Day of Abstinence)

[Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor of the Church]
Ez 18:21-28/Mt 5:20-26 (228)
Liturgy of the Hours: Friday of Week 1 –
For evening prayer use proper for St. Joseph Husband of Mary, Evening Prayer 1

March 19 Sat Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary white
2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a (543)
Liturgy of the Hours: Saturday Week 1 – Proper for Solemnity of Joseph Husband of Mary
March 20 SUN SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT violet
Gn 12:1-4a/2 Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9 (25) Pss II
Liturgy of the Hours: Sunday of Week II
Except where noted otherwise for Liturgy of the Hours during Lent, use the Lenten Seasonal Readings

March 21 Mon Lenten Weekday violet

Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 (230)
Liturgy of the Hours: Monday of Week II

March 22 Tue Lenten Weekday violet

Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 (231)
Liturgy of the Hours: Tuesday of Week II

March 23 Wed Lenten Weekday violet

[Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo, bishop]
Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 (232)
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week II

March 24 Thu Lenten Weekday violet

Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 (233)
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week II
For Evening Prayer use Evening Prayer I for the Solemnity of the Annunciation

March 25 Fri The Annunciation of the Lord white

Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 (545) Prop Pss
Liturgy of the Hours: Friday of Week II
Use Morning Prayer Use Proper for the Solemnity of the Annunciation

March 26 Sat Lenten Weekday violet

Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 (235)
Liturgy of the Hours: Saturday of Week II

March 27 SUN THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT violet

Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 (28)
Liturgy of the Hours: Sunday of Week III
Except where noted otherwise for Liturgy of the Hours during Lent, use the Lenten Seasonal Readings

March 28 Mon Lenten Weekday violet

2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Lk 4:24-30 (237)
Liturgy of the Hours: Monday of Week III

March 29 Tue Lenten Weekday violet

Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35 (238)
Liturgy of the Hours: Tuesday of Week III

March 30 Wed Lenten Weekday violet

Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19 (239)
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week III
March 31 Thu Lenten Weekday violet
Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23 (240)
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week III

APRIL 2011
April 1 Fri Lenten Weekday violet (Day of Abstinence)
Hos 14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34 (241)
Liturgy of the Hours: Friday of Week III

April 2 Sat Lenten Weekday violet

[Saint Francis of Paola, hermit]
Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14 (242)
Liturgy of the Hours: Saturday of Week III

April 3 SUN FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT violet/rose

1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 (31) Pss IV
Liturgy of the Hours: Sunday of Week IV
Except where noted otherwise for Liturgy of the Hours during Lent, use the Lenten Seasonal Readings

April 4 Mon Lenten Weekday5 violet

[Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church]
Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 (244)
Liturgy of the Hours: Monday of Week IV

April 5 Tue Lenten Weekday violet

[Saint Vincent Ferrer, priest]
Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 (245)
Liturgy of the Hours: Tuesday of Week IV

April 6 Wed Lenten Weekday violet

Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 (246)
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week IV

April 7 Thu Lenten Weekday violet

[Saint John Baptist de la Salle, priest]
Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 (247)
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week IV

April 8 Fri Lenten Weekday violet (Day of Abstinence)

Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 (248)
Liturgy of the Hours: Friday of Week IV

April 9 Sat Lenten Weekday violet

Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 (249)
Liturgy of the Hours: Saturday of Week IV
April 10 SUN FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT violet
Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 (34) Pss I
Liturgy of the Hours: Sunday of Week I
Except where noted otherwise for Liturgy of the Hours during Lent, use the Lenten Seasonal Readings

April 11 Mon Lenten Weekday6 violet

[Saint Stanislaus, bishop and martyr]
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:1-11 (251)
Liturgy of the Hours: Monday of Week I

April 12 Tue Lenten Weekday violet

Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 (252)
Liturgy of the Hours: Tuesday of Week 1

April 13 Wed Lenten Weekday violet

[Saint Martin I, pope and martyr]
Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 (253)
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week 1

April 14 Thu Lenten Weekday violet

Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 (254)
Liturgy of the Hours: Thursday of Week 1

April 15 Fri Lenten Weekday violet Day of Abstinence

Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 (255)
Liturgy of the Hours: Friday of Week 1

April 16 Sat Lenten Weekday violet

Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 (256)
Liturgy of the Hours: Saturday of Week 1

HOLY WEEK

April 17 SUN PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION red

Mt 21:1-11 (37)/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54 (38) Pss II
Liturgy of the Hours: Sunday of Week II
Use the Seasonal Reading for Passion Sunday

April 18 Mon Monday of Holy Week violet

Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 (257)
Liturgy of the Hours: Monday of Week II
Use the Lenten seasonal readings

April 19 Tue Tuesday of Holy Week violet

Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 (258)
Liturgy of the Hours: Tuesday of Week II
April 20 Wed Wednesday of Holy Week violet
Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 (259)
Liturgy of the Hours: Wednesday of Week II

THE TRIDIUM

April 21 Thu Holy Thursday violet/Mass:white

Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 (260)
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 (39)
Liturgy of the Hours: Morning Prayer: Thursday of Week II
Liturgy of the Hours: Evening Prayer: Thursday of Week II using Proper for Holy Thursday.
Evening Prayer is said only by those who do not participate in the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper.

April 22 Fri Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion red (Day of Fasting and Abstinence)
Is 52:13-53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1-19:42 (40) Prop Pss
Liturgy of the Hours:
Morning Prayer: Proper Psalms and Readings for Good Friday Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer: Proper Psalms and Readings for Good Friday Evening Prayer
Evening Prayer is said only by those who do not participate celebration of the Lord’s Passion.

Night Prayer (Compline): Use Sunday after Evening Prayer II using the following as the responsory:
“For Our Sake Christ was obedient, accepting even death, death on a cross.”

April 23 Sat Holy Saturday violet/Vigil:white

Vigil: Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15-15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is
55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Mt 28:1-10 (41)
Liturgy of the Hours:
Morning Prayer: Proper Psalms/Readings for Holy Saturday Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer: Proper Psalms/Readings for Holy Saturday Evening Prayer

Night Prayer (Compline): Use Sunday after Evening Prayer II using the following responsory
“For our sake Christ was obedient, accepting even death, death on a cross. Therefore God raised Him
on high and gave Him the name above all other names.

Christ is Risen – Christ is Truly Risen