Tuesday

1

Weekday; Green; Vespers of following day

Wednesday

2

THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD; White; Proper Psalms, hymns, and lessons; Gloria; Creed; Preface of Christmas

Thursday

3

St. Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden; White; Preface of Epiphany

Friday

4

Weekday; Green

Saturday

5

The Martyrs of Japan; Red; (RC February 6); Preface of Saints

SUNDAY

6

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY; Green; Gloria; Creed; Preface of Epiphany

Monday

7

Weekday; Green

Tuesday

8

Weekday; Green

Wednesday

9

ASH WEDNESDAY; Purple; Omit “Alleluia” without exception until Easter; Omit Te Deum and Gloria on Sundays until Easter; use Preface of Lent until Sunday of the Passion unless noted otherwise

Thursday

10

St. Scholastica, sister of Benedict; White; Proper hymns and lessons; Gloria; Preface of Saints

Friday

11

3rd Day of Lent; Purple

Saturday

12

4th Day of Lent; Purple

SUNDAY

13

FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT; Purple; Creed; Preface of Lent

Monday

14

SS. Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs; White; Preface of Epiphany

Tuesday

15

6th Day of Lent; Purple

Wednesday

16

7th Day of Lent; Purple

Thursday

17

8th Day of Lent; Purple

Friday

18

Blessed Martin Luther, Renewer of the Church; White; Preface of Saints

Saturday

19

10th Day of Lent; Purple

SUNDAY

20

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT; Purple; Creed; Preface of Lent

Monday

21

11th Day of Lent; Purple

Tuesday

22

12th Day of Lent; Purple

Wednesday

23

St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr; Red; Preface of Saints

Thursday

24

St. Matthias, Apostle; Red; (RC May 14); Proper hymns and lessons; Gloria; Preface of Apostles

Friday

25

15th Day of Lent; Purple

Saturday

26

16th Day of Lent; Purple

SUNDAY

27

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT; Purple; Creed; Preface of Lent

Monday

28

17th Day of Lent; Purple