2012 Liturgical Calendar (Sundays and Important Feasts)

Jan 1 SUN: MARY, MOTHER OF GOD S (Octave of Christmas) Nm 6: 22-27/ Ps 67: 2-3. 5. 6. 8 (2a)/ Gal 4: 4-7/ Lk 2: 16-21
Jan 8 SUN: EPIPHANY OF THE LORD S Is 60: 1-6/ Ps 72: 1-2. 7-8. 10-11. 12-13/ Eph 3: 2-3a. 5-6/ Mt 2: 1-12
Jan 15 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Sm 3: 3b-10. 19/ Ps 40: 2. 4. 7-8. 8-9. 10 (8a. 9a)/ 1 Cor 6: 13c-15a. 17-20/ Jn 1: 35-42
Jan 22 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jon 3: 1-5. 10/ Ps 25: 4-5. 6-7. 8-9 (4a)/ 1 Cor 7: 29-31/ Mk 1: 14-20
Jan 29 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Dt 18: 15-20/ Ps 95: 1-2. 6-7. 7-9 (8)/ 1 Cor 7: 32-35/ Mk 1: 21-28
Feb 5 SUN: FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jb 7: 1-4. 6-7/ Ps 147: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6/ 1 Cor 9: 16-19. 22-23/ Mk 1: 29-39
Feb 12 SUN: SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Lv 13: 1-2. 44-46/ Ps 32: 1-2. 5. 11 (7)/ 1 Cor 10: 31 – 11: 1/ Mk 1: 40-45
Feb 19 SUN: SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 43: 18-19. 21-22. 24b-25/ Ps 41: 2-3. 4-5. 13-14 (5b)/ 2 Cor 1: 18-22/ Mk 2: 1- 12
Feb 22 Wed: Ash Wednesday. Jl 2: 12-18/ Ps 51: 3-4. 5-6ab. 12-13. 14 and 17/ 2 Cor 5: 20 -- 6:2/ Mt 6: 1-6. 16-18
Feb 26 SUN: FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Gn 9: 8-15/ Ps 25: 4-5. 6-7. 8-9/ 1 Pt 3: 18-22/ Mk 1: 12-15
Mar 4 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Gn 22: 1-2. 9a. 10-13. 15-18/ Ps 116: 10. 15. 16-17. 18-19/ Rom 8: 31b-34/ Mk 9: 2-10
Mar 11 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT. First Scrutiny of the Elect. Scrutiny: Ex 17: 3-7/ Ps 95: 1-2. 6-7. 8-9/ Rom 5: 1-2. 5-8/ Jn 4: 5-42. Otherwise: Ex 20: 1-17/ Ps 19: 8. 9. 10. 11/ 1 Cor 1: 22-25/ Jn 2: 13-25
Mar 18 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT. Second Scrutiny of the Elect.
Scrutiny: 1 Sm 16: 1b. 6-7. 10-13a/ Ps 23: 1-3a. 3b-4. 5. 6 (1)/ Eph 5: 8-14/ Jn 9: 1-41. Otherwise: 2 Chr 36: 14-16. 19-23/ Ps 137: 1-2. 3. 4-5. 6 (6ab)/ Eph 2: 4-10/ Jn 3: 14-21
Mar 25 SUN: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT. Third Scrutiny of the Elect. Scrutiny: Ez 37: 12-14/ Ps 130: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 7-8/ Rom 8: 8-11/ Jn 11: 1-45. Otherwise: Jer 31: 31-34/ Ps 51: 3-4. 12-13. 14-15 (12a)/ Heb 5: 7-9/ Jn 12: 20-33
Apr 1 SUN: PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION Procession: Mk 11: 1-10 or Jn 12: 12-16. Mass: Is 50: 4-7/ Ps 22: 8-9. 17-18. 19-20. 23-24/ Phil 2: 6-11/ Mk 14: 1 – 15: 47
Apr 6 Fri: Good Friday. Day of fast (ages 18-59) and abstinence from meat (age 14 and up). Mass is not celebrated today. Celebration of the Lord's Passion: Is 52: 13 -- 53: 12/ Ps 31: 2. 6. 12-13. 15-16. 17. 25/ Heb 4: 14-16; 5: 7-9/ Jn 18: 1 -- 19: 42
Apr 7 Sat: Holy Saturday Readings for the Easter Vigil, which is an Easter Sunday Mass: Gn 1: 1 -- 2: 2 or 1: 1. 26-31a/ Ps 104: 1-2. 5-6. 10. 12. 13-14. 24. 35 or Ps 33: 4-5. 6-7. 12-13. 20-22/ Gn 22: 1-18 or 22: 1-2. 9a. 10-13. 15-18/ Ps 16: 5. 8. 9-10. 11/ Ex 14: 15 -- 15: 1/ Ex 15: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 17-18/ Is 54: 5-14/ Ps 30: 2. 4. 5-6. 11-12. 13/ Is 55: 1-11/ Is 12: 2-3. 4. 5-6/ Bar 3: 9-15. 32 -- 4: 4/ Ps 19: 8. 9. 10. 11/ Ez 36: 16-17a. 18-28/ Ps 42: 3. 5; 43: 3. 4 or Is 12: 2-3. 4bcd. 5-6 or Ps 51: 12-13. 14-15. 18-19/ Rom 6: 3-11/ Ps 118: 1-2. 16-17. 22-23/ Mk 16: 1-7
Apr 8 SUN: EASTER SUNDAY. The Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Acts 10: 34a. 37-43/ Ps 118: 1-2. 16-17. 22-23/ Col 3: 1-4 or 1 Cor 5: 6b-8/ Sequence Victimae Paschali Laudes/ Jn 20: 1-9 or Mk 16: 1-7 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Lk 24: 13-35
Easter Triduum ends after Evening Prayer.

Apr 15 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 4: 32-35/ Ps 118: 2-4. 13-15. 22-24/ 1 Jn 5: 1-6/ Jn 20: 19-31
Apr 22 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 3: 13-15. 17-19/ Ps 4: 2. 4. 7-8. 9 (7a)/ 1 Jn 2: 1-5a/ Lk 24: 35-48
Apr 29 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 4: 8-12/ Ps 118: 1. 8-9. 21-23. 26. 28. 29 (22)/ 1 Jn 3: 1-2/ Jn 10: 11-18
May 6 SUN: FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 9: 26-31/ Ps 22: 26-27. 28. 30. 31-32 (26a)/ 1 Jn 3: 18-24/ Jn 15: 1-8
May 13 SUN: SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 10: 25-26. 34-35. 44-48/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3. 3-4 (see 2b)/1 Jn 4: 7-10/ Jn 15: 9-17
May 20 SUN: ASCENSION OF THE LORD S (Seventh Sunday of Easter) Acts 1: 1-11/ Ps 47: 2-3. 6-7. 8-9 (6)/ Eph 4: 1-13/ Mk 16: 15-20
May 27 SUN: PENTECOST S Vigil: Gn 11: 1-9 or Ex 19: 3-8a. 16-20b or Ez 37: 1-4 or Jl 3: 1-5/ Ps 104: 1-2. 24. 35. 27-28. 29. 30/ Rom 8: 22-27/ Jn 7: 37-39. Day: Acts 2: 1-11/ Ps 104: 1. 24. 29-30. 31. 34/ 1 Cor 12: 3b-7. 12-13 or Gal 5: 16-25/ Sequence Veni Creator Spiritus/ Jn 20: 19-23 or Jn 15: 26-27; 16: 12-15
 Jun 3 SUN: THE HOLY TRINITY S Dt 4: 32-34. 39-40/ Ps 33: 4-5. 6. 9. 18-19. 20. 22 (12b)/ Rom 8: 14-17/ Mt 28: 16-20
Jun 10 SUN: THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST S Ex 24: 3-8/ Ps 116: 12-13. 15-16. 17-18 (13)/ Heb 9: 11-15/ Optional Sequence Lauda, Sion/ Mk 14: 12-16. 22-26
Jun 17 SUN: ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Ez 17: 22-24/ Ps 92: 2-3. 13-14. 15-16/ 2 Cor 5: 6-10/ Mk 4: 26-34
Jun 24 SUN: NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST S Vigil: Jer 1: 4-10/ Ps 71: 1-2. 3-4a. 5-6ab. 15ab and 17/ 1 Pt 1: 8-12/ Lk 1: 5-17. Day: Is 49: 1-6/ Ps 139: 1b-3. 13-14ab. 14c-15/ Acts 13: 22-26/ Lk 1: 57-66. 80
Jul 1 SUN: THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wis 1: 13-15; 2: 23-24/ Ps 30: 2. 4. 5-6. 11. 12. 13 (2a)/ 2 Cor 8: 7. 9. 13-15/ Mk 5: 21-43
Jul 8 SUN: FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Ez 2: 2-5/ Ps 123: 1-2. 2. 3-4/ 2 Cor 12: 7-10/ Mk 6: 1-6
Jul 15 SUN: FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Am 7: 12-15/ Ps 85: 9-10. 11-12. 13-14 (8)/ Eph 1: 3-14/ Mk 6: 7-13
Jul 22 SUN: SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jer 23: 1-6/ Ps 23: 1-3. 3-4. 5. 6 (1)/ Eph 2: 13-18/ Mk 6: 30-34
Jul 29 SUN: SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2 Kgs 4: 42-44/ Ps 145: 10-11. 15-16. 17-18/ Eph 4: 1-6/ Jn 6: 1-15
Aug 5 SUN: EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Ex 16: 2-4. 12-15/ Ps 78: 3-4. 23-24. 25. 54 (24b)/ Eph 4: 17. 20-24/ Jn 6: 24- 35
Aug 12 SUN: NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kgs 19: 4-8/ Ps 34: 2-3. 4-5. 6-7. 8-9 (9a)/ Eph 4: 30 – 5: 2/ Jn 6: 41-51
Aug 19 SUN: TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Prv 9: 1-6/ Ps 34: 2-3. 10-11. 12-13. 14-15 (9a)/ Eph 5: 15-20/ Jn 6: 51-58
Aug 26 SUN: TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jos 24: 1-2a. 15-17. 18b/ Ps 34: 2-3. 16-17. 18-19. 20-21. 22-23 (9a)/ Eph 5: 21-32 or Eph 5: 2a. 25-32/ Jn 6: 60-69
Sep 2 SUN: TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Dt 4: 1-2. 6-8/ Ps 15: 2-3. 3-4. 4-5 (1a)/ Jas 1: 17-18. 21b-22. 27/ Mk 7: 1-8. 14-15. 21-23
Sep 9 SUN: TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 35: 4-7a/ Ps 146: 7. 8-9. 9-10 (1b)/ Jas 2: 1-5/ Mk 7: 31-37
Sep 16 SUN: TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 50: 5-9a/ Ps 116: 1-2. 3-4. 5-6. 8-9 (9)/ Jas 2: 14-18/ Mk 8: 27-35
Sep 23 SUN: TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wis 2: 12. 17-20/ Ps 54: 3-4. 5. 6-8 (6b)/ Jas 3: 16 – 4: 3/ Mk 9: 30-37
 Sep 30 SUN: TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nm 11: 25-29/ Ps 19: 8. 10. 12-13. 14 (9a)/ Jas 5: 1-6/ Mk 9: 38-43. 45. 47-48
Oct 7 SUN: TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Gn 2: 18-24/ Ps 128: 1-2. 3. 4-5. 6/ Heb 2: 9-11/ Mk 10: 2-16
Oct 14 SUN: TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Wis 7: 7-11/ Ps 90: 12-13. 14-15. 16-17 (14)/ Heb 4: 12-13/ Mk 10: 17-30
Oct 21 SUN: TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 53: 10-11/ Ps 33: 4-5. 18-19. 20. 22 (22)/ Heb 4: 14-16/ Mk 10: 35-45
Oct 28 SUN: THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jer 31: 7-9/ Ps 126: 1-2. 2-3. 4-5. 6 (3)/ Heb 5: 1-6/ Mk 10: 46-52
Nov 1 Thu: ALL SAINTS S. Holy Day of Obligation. Rv 7: 2-4. 9-14/ Ps 24: 1b-2. 3-4ab. 5-6/ 1 Jn 3: 1-3/ Mt 5: 1-12a
Nov 2 Fri: THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS) Readings from Common of Masses for the Dead
Nov 4 SUN: THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Dt 6: 2-6/ Ps 18: 2-3. 3-4. 47. 51 (2)/ Heb 7: 23-28/ Mk 12: 28b-34
Nov 18 SUN: THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Dn 12: 1-3/ Ps 16: 5. 8. 9-10. 11 (1)/ Heb 10: 11-14. 18/ Mk 13: 24-32
Nov 25 SUN: CHRIST THE KING S (Thirty-fourth and Last Sunday in Ordinary Time) Dn 7: 13-14/ Ps 93: 1. 1-2. 5 (1a)/ Rv 1: 5-8/ Jn 18: 33b-37
Dec 2 SUN: FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Jer 33: 14-16/ Ps 25: 4-5. 8-9. 10. 14 (1b)/ 1 Thes 3: 12 – 4: 2/ Lk 21: 25-28. 34-36
Dec 8 Sat: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY S. Holy Day of Obligation. Gn 3: 9-15. 20/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3ab. 3cd-4/ Eph 1: 3-6. 11-12/ Lk 1: 26-38
Dec 9 SUN: SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Bar 5: 1-9/ Ps 126: 1-2. 2-3. 4-5. 6 (3)/ Phil 1: 4-6. 8-11/ Lk 3: 1-6
Dec 16 SUN: THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT Zep 3: 14-18a/ Is 12: 2-3. 4. 5-6 (6)/ Phil 4: 4-7/ Lk 3: 10-18
Dec 23 SUN: FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (O Emmanuel) Mi 5: 1-4a/ Ps 80: 2-3. 15-16. 18-19 (4)/ Heb 10: 5-10/ Lk 1: 39-45
Dec 25 Tue: THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD S. Holy Day of Obligation. Vigil: Is 62: 1-5/ Ps 89: 4-5. 16-17. 27. 29 (2a)/ Acts 13: 16-17. 22-25/ Mt 1: 1-25. Midnight: Is 9: 1-6/ Ps 96: 1-2. 2-3. 11-12. 13/ Ti 2: 11-14/ Lk 2: 1-14. Dawn: Is 62: 11-12/ Ps 97: 1. 6. 11-12/ Ti 3: 4-7/ Lk 2: 15-20. Day: Is 52: 7-10/ Ps 98: 1. 2-3. 3-4. 5-6 (3c)/ Heb 1: 1-6/ Jn 1: 1-18
Dec 30 SUN: HOLY FAMILY F 1 Sm 1: 20-22. 24-28 or Sir 3: 2-6. 12-14/ Ps 84: 2-3. 5-6. 9-10/ 1 Jn 3: 1-2. 21-24 or Col 3: 12-21/ Lk 2: 41-52