The Church's Year of Grace. Volume I. Advent to Candlemas

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THE LITURGICAL YEAR: HISTORY OR MYSTERY? THE LITURGICAL YEAR:A NEW EVALUATION THE CHRISTMAS SEASON ADVENT: PREPARE FOR OUR SAVIOR'S COMING THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT. Station at St. Mary Major MONDAY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AD TUESDAY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT WEDNESDAY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT THURSDAY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT FRIDAY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT SATURDAY IN THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT. THE BRIDE PREPARES HERSELF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT MONDAY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT TUESDAY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT WEDNESDAY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT THURSDAY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT FRIDAY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT SATURDAY IN THE SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT. CHRISTMAS JOY ANTICIPATED THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT MONDAY IN THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT TUESDAY IN THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT THE EMBER DAYS EMBER WEDNESDAY. Station at St. Mary Major THURSDAY IN THE THIRD WEEK OF ADVENT EMBER FRIDAY. Station at the Twelve Apostles EMBER SATURDAY. Station at St.-Peter's THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT. Station at the Twelve Apostles MONDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT TUESDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT WEDNESDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT THURSDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT FRIDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT FEASTS OF SAINTS DURING ADVENT November 29 ST. SATURNINUS, Martyr November 30 ST. ANDREW, Apostle December 2 ST. BIBIANA, Virgin and Martyr December 3 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, Confessor December 4 ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, Bishop and Doctor of the Church ST. BARBARA, Virgin and Martyr December 5 ST. SABBAS, Abbot December 6 ST. NICHOLAS, Bishop and Confessor December 7 ST. AMBROSE, Bishop and Doctor of the Church December 8 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSEDVIRGIN MARY December 10 ST. MELCHIADES, Pope and Martyr December 11 ST. DAMASUS, Pope and Confessor December 13 ST. LUCY, Virgin and Martyr December 16 ST. EUSEBIUS, Bishop and Martyr December 17. O Wisdom December 18. O Adonai December 19. O Root of Jesse December 20. O key of David December 21. O Dayspring. ST. THOMAS, Apostle December 22. O King December 23. O Emmanuel December 24 THE VIGIL OF CHRISTMAS THE HOLY FEAST OF CHRISTMAS THE RETINUE OF THE KING December 26 ST. STEPHEN, Protomartyr December 27 ST. JOHN, Apostle and Evangelist December 28 HOLY INNOCENTS SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS December 29 ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, Bishop and Martyr December 30 WITHIN THE CHRISTMAS OCTAVE December 31 ST. SYLVESTER, Pope January 1 CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD Sunday between January 2 and 5 or January 2 -- FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD Station at St. Peter January 7 SECOND DAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 8 THIRD DAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 9 FOURTH DAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 10 FIFTH DAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 11 SIXTH DAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 12 SEVENTH DAY AFTER EPIPHANY Sunday after Epiphany THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY I. THE HOLY FAMILY II. THE SUNDAY MASS January 13 THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Epilogue to the Christmas Cycle. The Sundays After Epiphany THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY The Season’s Finale -- February 2 THE FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION or CANDLEMAS The Proper of the Saints January 14 ST. HILARY, Bishop and Doctor ST. FELIX, Priest and Martyr January 15 ST. PAUL, First Hermit, Confessor ST. MAURUS, Abbot January 16 ST. MARCELLUS, Pope and Martyr January 17 ST. ANTHONY, Abbot January 18 ST. PETER'S CHAIR AT ROME ST. PRISCA, Virgin and Martyr January 19 STS. MARIUS, MARTHA, AND SONS, Martyrs ST. CANUTE, King and Martyr January 20 ST. FABIAN, Pope and Martyr ST. SEBASTIAN, Martyr January 21 ST. AGNES, Virgin and Martyr January 22 STS. VINCENT AND ANASTASIUS, Martyrs January 23 ST. RAYMUND OF PENNAFORT, Confessor ST. EMERENTIANA, Virgin and Martyr January 24 ST. TIMOTHY, Bishop and Martyr January 25 THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL January 26 ST. POLYCARP, Bishop and Martyr January 27 ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Bishop and Doctor January 28 ST. PETER NOLASCO, ConfessorST. AGNES (the second time), Virgin and Martyr January 29 ST. FRANCIS OF SALES, Bishop and Doctor January 30 ST. MARTINA, Virgin and Martyr January 31 ST. JOHN DON BOSCO, Confessor February 1 ST. IGNATIUS, Bishop and Martyr February 3 ST. BLASE, Bishop and Martyr February 4 ST. ANDREW CORSINI, Bishop February 5 ST. AGATHA, Virgin and Martyr February 6 ST. TITUS, Bishop ST. DOROTHY, Virgin and Martyr February 7 ST. ROMUALD, Abbot February 8 ST. JOHN OF MATHA, Confessor February 9 ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, Bishop and Doctor of the Church ST. APOLLONIA, Virgin and Martyr February 10 ST. SCHOLASTICA, Virgin February 11 THE APPARITION OF MARY AT LOURDES February 12 THE SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE SERVITE ORDER, Confessors February 14 ST. VALENTINE, Martyr February 15 STS. FAUSTINUS AND JOVITA, Martyrs February 18 ST. SIMEON, Bishop and Martyr MASS OF OUR LADYON SATURDAY