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LITURGICAL YEAR 2005/2006 CIRCLE B CALENDAR

ADVENT SEASON

The year of grace 2006 begins with the celebration of Evening Prayer I on the First Sunday of Advent

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - First Sunday of Advent

  • As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day. The Vigil Service for a funeral tomorrow may take place on Sunday evening.
  • As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, weddings are not permitted on this day.

Sunday, December 4, 2005 - Second Sunday of Advent

Thursday, December 8, 2005 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

  • This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day, since it is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Sunday, December 11, 2005 - Third Sunday of Advent

Monday, December 12, 2005 - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

  • This Feast is not a Holy Day of Obligation.

Sunday, December 18, 2005 - Fourth Sunday of Advent

CHRISTMAS SEASON

Sunday, Christmas Day, December 25, 2005 - Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

  • This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day. The Vigil Service for a funeral tomorrow may take place on Sunday evening.
  • As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, weddings are not permitted on this day.

Friday, December 30, 2005 - Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

  • Since this Feast does not occur on Sunday this year, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.

Sunday, January 1, 2006 - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

  As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day. The Vigil Service for a funeral tomorrow may take place on Sunday evening.
  As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, weddings are not permitted on this day.

Sunday, January 8, 2006 - Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

  As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day. The Vigil Service for a funeral tomorrow may take place on Sunday evening.
  As on all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, weddings are not permitted on this day.

Monday, January 9 - Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

  • Since this Feast does not occur on Sunday this year, it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted.

Tuesday, January 10 - Solemnity of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Patroness of the State of Louisiana and Province of New Orleans

  This Solemnity, usually celebrated on January 8, is transferred to this date this year.
  This Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  Mass texts and readings are taken from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary or from the special Collection of Masses in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  Funeral Masses are permitted on this day.
  Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the Marian Mass texts and readings.

SEASON OF ORDINARY TIME I

In the Province of New Orleans this year Ordinary Time begins on Wednesday, January 11, 2006, and continues through Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Monday, January 23, 2006 - National "Day of Penance for Violations to the Dignity of the Human Person"

  Mass texts and readings are taken from the Masses for Various Needs and Occasions, "For Peace and Justice."

LENTEN SEASON

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 - Ash Wednesday

  • Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 13.
  • Ashes may be distributed to the faithful both within and outside of Mass, at the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Word.
  • Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ash Wednesday is a penitential day of obligatory fast and abstinence.
  • Funerals are permitted on Ash Wednesday and all Lenten weekdays, but Ritual Masses are not permitted, meaning that a funeral or a wedding which takes place must use the Mass texts and readings for Ash Wednesday.
  • Ash Wednesday, Lenten Sundays, and the days of Holy Week take precedence over all Solemnities and Feasts. Only Solemnities and Feasts (such as St. Joseph on March 19) take precedence over other Lenten weekdays; other memorials of saints do not, so that all memorials of saints occurring during Lent are observed as optional.
  • The word "Alleluia" is not sung or said from the beginning of Lent until the Easter Vigil, even on solemnities and feasts (such as St. Joseph on March 19). The Gospel reading is preceded by an acclamation which does not use the word "Alleluia."
  • During Lent the Church should not be decorated with flowers and musical instruments should be played only to give necessary support to singing.
  • Marriages can take place during Lent. If marriages do take place during Lent, couples are reminded that wedding plans should respect the special nature of this liturgical season. Wedding ceremonies are more simple and subdued when celebrated during Lent.
  • Fridays of Lent are penitential days of obligatory abstinence.

Monday, March 20, 2006 - Solemnity of Joseph, Husband of Mary

  This Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation. This year it is observed on the day after its usual date of March 19 since the celebration of a Lenten Sunday takes precedence over a Solemnity.
  Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  Other Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Saturday, March 25, 2006 - Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

  • This Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.
  • A Mass beginning at 4:00 p.m. or later is celebrated as an Anticipated Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Lent, using Mass texts and readings taken from the Lenten Sunday.

HOLY WEEK

Sunday, April 9, 2006 - Palm (Passion) Sunday
  • Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2006, and extends through Holy Saturday, April 15, 2006.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

  • The Chrism Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge on April 12, 2006, at 11:30 a.m.

PASCHAL TRIDUUM

April 13, 2006 - Holy Thursday
April 14, 2006 - Good Friday
April 15, 2006 - Holy Saturday
April 16, 2006 - Easter Sunday

  • Lent ends and the Paschal Triduum commences on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2006, with the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The Triduum continues through all of Good Friday, April 14, 2006, and Holy Saturday, April 15, 2006, through Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006.
  • Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are not Holy Days of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are not permitted during these days. A Funeral may be celebrated, in church or in another place, only within the Liturgy of the Word. Holy Communion is only distributed during Mass or during the solemn commemoration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, except when given to the dying as Viaticum.
  • The sacraments of Penance and Anointing of the Sick may be administered during the Paschal Triduum; the sacrament of Matrimony is not celebrated except in danger of death and without Mass.
  • Good Friday is a penitential day of obligatory fast and abstinence. It is recommended that the paschal fast continue all day on Holy Saturday as well.
  • The celebration of the great Vigil Service of Easter on Holy Saturday, April 15, 2006, must begin after darkness has fallen; it is not celebrated at the usual time of anticipated Sunday Mass on Saturday.

EASTER SEASON

The Octave of Easter begins with the Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 15, 2006, and extends through the Second Sunday of Easter, April 23, 2006

  • During the Easter Octave, every day is a Solemnity, so that Ritual Masses are not permitted, meaning that weddings which take place during the Octave of Easter, including those on Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22, 2006, must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the day.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted during the Octave of Easter.
  • During the entire Easter Season, the Paschal Candle is always lit for all liturgical and devotional services in the church.

Sunday, May 28, 2006 - Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

  • In the Province of New Orleans, observance of this Solemnity has been permanently moved to the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Sunday, June 4, 2006 - Solemnity of Pentecost

  • The Easter Season ends with Evening Prayer II of Pentecost.

SEASON OF ORDINARY TIME II

Ordinary Time resumes on Monday, June 5, 2006

Sunday, June 11, 2006 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Sunday, June 18, 2006 - Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

Saturday, June 24, 2006 - Solemnity of the Birth of Saint John the Baptist

  • This Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Other Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.
  • A Mass beginning at 4:00 p.m. or later is celebrated as an Anticipated Mass of the Twelfth Ordinary Sunday, using Mass texts and readings taken from the Sunday.

Thursday, June 29, 2006 - Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

  • This Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Other Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006 - Independence Day
  • While not a religious observance per se, Mass texts and readings may be taken from the Masses for Various Needs and Occasions and the Appendix to the Roman Missal "For Independence Day and Other Civic Observances"

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  • This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day, since it is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Saturday, September 30, 2006 - Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Joseph Cathedral

  • In all churches of the Diocese of Baton Rouge this is celebrated with the rank of Feast (except in the Cathedral itself, where it has the rank of Solemnity). Mass texts and readings are taken from the Common of the Dedication of a Church; white vestments are used. The Memorial of St. Jerome is perpetually impeded within the diocese and is not celebrated.
  • This anniversary is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Other Ritual Masses, such as weddings, are permitted except where celebrated as a Solemnity, meaning that a wedding which takes place in St. Joseph Cathedral itself on this day must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Common of the Dedication of a Church.
  • A Mass beginning at 4:00 p.m. or later is celebrated as an Anticipated Mass of the Twenty-Sixth Ordinary Sunday, using Mass texts and readings taken from the Sunday.

Wednesday, October 5, 2006 - Optional Memorial of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, priest

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 - Solemnity of All Saints

  • This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day, since it is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Thursday, November 2, 2006 - Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed [All Souls Day]

  • Mass texts and readings are taken from the Common of the Dead; white, violet or black vestments are used.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Other Ritual Masses are not permitted on this day, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Common of the Dead.

Friday, November 3, 2006 - Feast of St. Martin de Porres, Secondary Patron of the Province of New Orleans

Thursday, November 23, 2006 - Thanksgiving Day

  • While not a religious observance per se, Mass texts and readings may be taken from the Masses for Various Needs and Occasions and the Appendix to the Roman Missal "For Independence Day and Other Civic Observances"

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

ADVENT SEASON

The 2006 liturgical year ends with the celebration of Evening Prayer I on the Vigil of the First Sunday of Advent (December 2, 2006), so that the 2007 liturgical year begins

Sunday, December 3, 2006 - First Sunday of Advent

Friday, December 8, 2006 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

  • This Solemnity is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day, since it is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Sunday, December 10, 2006 - Second Sunday of Advent

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

  • This Feast is not a holy day of obligation.

Sunday, December 17, 2006 - Third Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 24, 2006 - Fourth Sunday of Advent

  • A Mass beginning at 4:00 p.m. or later is celebrated as the Vigil Mass of Christmas, using Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity of the Nativity of Lord.

CHRISTMAS SEASON

Monday, Christmas Day, December 25, 2006 - Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

  • This Solemnity is a holy day of obligation.
  • Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day, since it is a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Sunday, December 31, 2006 - Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

  • A Mass beginning at 4:00 p.m. or later may be celebrated as an Anticipated Mass of the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, using Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.

Monday, January 1, 2007 - Solemnity of Mary Mother of God

  • This Solemnity is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.
  • Funeral Masses are permitted on this day, since it is not a Holy Day of Obligation.
  • Ritual Masses are not permitted on Solemnities, meaning that a wedding which takes place must use the proper Mass texts and readings taken from the Solemnity.