Tuesday

1

18th Day of Lent; Purple

Wednesday

2

19th Day of Lent; Purple

Thursday

3

20th Day of Lent; Purple

Friday

4

21st Day of Lent; Purple

Saturday

5

22nd Day of Lent; Purple

SUNDAY

6

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

Mon

7

St. Perpetua and her Companions, Martyrs; Red; Preface of Saints

Tuesday

8

24th Day of Lent; Purple

Wednesday

9

St. Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop; White; (LBW June 14); Preface of Holy Trinity

Thursday

10

26th Day of Lent; Purple

Friday

11

27th Day of Lent; Purple

Saturday

12

St. Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome; White; (RC September 3); Preface of Saints

SUNDAY

13

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

Mon

14

29th Day of Lent; Purple

Tuesday

15

30th Day of Lent; Purple

Wednesday

16

31st Day of Lent; Purple

Thursday

17

32nd Day of Lent; Purple

Friday

18

33rd Day of Lent; Purple

Saturday

19

St. Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord; White; Proper hymns and lessons; Gloria; Preface of Saints; Vespers of following day

SUNDAY

20

SUNDAY OF THE PASSION (Palm Sunday); Red; Procession with Palms; Creed; Preface of the Passion

Mon

21

Monday in Holy Week; Red; Preface of the Passion

Tuesday

22

Tuesday in Holy Week; Red; Preface of the Passion

Wednesday

23

Wednesday in Holy Week; Red; Preface of the Passion

Thursday

24

MAUNDY THURSDAY; White; Mass of the Lord's Supper replaces Vespers; bell rung before Mass then silent until Easter; Preface of the Passion; Paschal Triduum begins with Mass of the Lord's Supper

Friday

25

GOOD FRIDAY; Good Friday Liturgy in the afternoon replaces Mass; no bell

Saturday

26

HOLY SATURDAY; no Mass in morning; no bell; Vespers of Holy Saturday

VIGIL OF EASTER; Gold; Vigil Mass begins Easter; Bell rung at Gloria; no Creed; Preface of Easter; Omit Compline

SUNDAY

27

THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD (Easter Day); Gold; Gloria each day in Easter Week; Sequence Hymn (LBW #137) before Gospel through 2nd Sunday of Easter; use Preface of Easter until Ascension unless noted otherwise; Paschal Candle lighted for all services through Pentecost; Paschal Triduum ends with Vespers

Mon

28

Monday in Easter Week; Gold; Gloria; Sequence Hymn

Tuesday

29

Tuesday in Easter Week; Gold; Gloria; Sequence Hymn

Wednesday

30

Wednesday in Easter Week; Gold; Gloria; Sequence Hymn

Thursday

31

Thursday in Easter Week; Gold; Gloria; Sequence Hymn