Lectionary for Mass - 2002 USA edition - Weekdays of Lent and Easter

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The Lectionary for Mass - 2002 USA Weekday Edition

Weekday Masses for Years I & II
in the
Seasons of Lent and Easter

The Season of Lent:

2012	Lect. #	Day	First Reading	Responsorial Psalm	Alleluia Verse	Gospel
2/22/12	219*	Ash Wednesday	Joel 2:12-18 and 2 Cor 5:20—6:2	Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14+17	See Ps 95:8	Matt 6:1-6, 16-18
2/23/12	220	Thursday after Ash Wed.	Deut 30:15-20	Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6	Matt 4:17	Luke 9:22-25
2/24/12	221	Friday after Ash Wed.	Isa 58:1-9a	Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19	See Amos 5:14	Matt 9:14-15
2/25/12	222*	Saturday after Ash Wed.	Isa 58:9b-14	Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6	Ezek 33:11	Luke 5:27-32
2/27/12	224	1st Week of Lent – Mon	Lev 19:1-2, 11-18	Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15	2 Cor 6:2b	Matt 25:31-46
2/28/12	225	1st Week of Lent – Tues	Isa 55:10-11	Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19	Matt 4:4b	Matt 6:7-15
2/29/12	226	1st Week of Lent – Wed	Jonah 3:1-10	Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19	Joel 2:12-13	Luke 11:29-32
3/1/12	227	1st Week of Lent – Thurs	Esth C:12, 14-16, 23-25	Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8	Ps 51:12a+14a	Matt 7:7-12
3/2/12	228	1st Week of Lent – Fri	Ezek 18:21-28	Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8	Ezek 18:31	Matt 5:20-26
3/3/12	229	1st Week of Lent – Sat	Deut 26:16-19	Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8	2 Cor 6:2b	Matt 5:43-48
3/5/12	230	2nd Week of Lent – Mon	Dan 9:4b-10	Ps 78:8, 9, 11+13	See John 6:63c+68c	Luke 6:36-38
3/6/12	231	2nd Week of Lent – Tues	Isa 1:10, 16-20	Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21+23	Ezek 18:31	Matt 23:1-12
3/7/12	232	2nd Week of Lent – Wed	Jer 18:18-20	Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16	John 8:12	Matt 20:17-28
3/8/12	233	2nd Week of Lent – Thurs	Jer 17:5-10	Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4+6	See Luke 8:15	Luke 16:19-31
3/9/12	234	2nd Week of Lent – Fri	Gen 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a	Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21	John 3:16	Matt 21:33-43, 45-46
3/10/12	235	2nd Week of Lent – Sat	Mic 7:14-15, 18-20	Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12	Luke 15:18	Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
x	236*	3rd Week of Lent – optional Mass	Exod 17:1-7	Ps 95:1-2, 6-7ab, 7c-9	See John 4:42, 15	John 4:5-42
3/12/12	237	3rd Week of Lent – Mon	2 Kgs 5:1-15a	Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4	See Ps 130:5+7	Luke 4:24-30
3/13/12	238	3rd Week of Lent – Tues	Dan 3:25, 34-43	Ps 25:4-5ab, 6+7bc, 8-9	Joel 2:12-13	Matt 18:21-35
3/14/12	239	3rd Week of Lent – Wed	Deut 4:1, 5-9	Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20	See John 6:63c+68c	Matt 5:17-19
3/15/12	240	3rd Week of Lent – Thurs	Jer 7:23-28	Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9	Joel 2:12-13	Luke 11:14-23
3/16/12	241	3rd Week of Lent – Fri	Hos 14:2-10	Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14+17	Matt 4:17	Mark 12:28b-34
3/17/12	242	3rd Week of Lent – Sat	Hos 6:1-6	Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab	Ps 95:8	Luke 18:9-14
x	243*	4th Week of Lent – optional Mass	Mic 7:7-9	Ps 26:1, 7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14	John 8:12	John 9:1-41
3/19/12 *note	244	4th Week of Lent – Mon	Isa 65:17-21	Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b	Amos 5:14	John 4:43-54
3/20/12	245	4th Week of Lent – Tues	Ezek 47:1-9, 12	Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9	Ps 51:12a+14a	John 5:1-3a, 5-16
3/21/12	246	4th Week of Lent – Wed	Isa 49:8-15	Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18	John 11:25a+26	John 5:17-30
3/22/12	247	4th Week of Lent – Thurs	Exod 32:7-14	Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23	John 3:16	John 5:31-47
3/23/12	248	4th Week of Lent – Fri	Wis 2:1a, 12-22	Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21+23	Matt 4:4b	John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
3/24/12	249	4th Week of Lent – Sat	Jer 11:18-20	Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12	See Luke 8:15	John 7:40-53
x	250*	5th Week of Lent – optional Mass	2 Kgs 4:18b-21, 32-37	Ps 17:1, 6-7, 8b+15	John 11:25a+26	John 11:1-45
3/26/12 *note	251	5th Week of Lent – Mon	Dan 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62	Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6	Ezek 33:11	John 8:1-11 or, in Year C, John 8:12-20
3/27/12	252	5th Week of Lent – Tues	Num 21:4-9	Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21	[no bibl. ref.]	John 8:21-30
3/28/12	253	5th Week of Lent – Wed	Dan 3:14-20, 91-92, 95	Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56	See Luke 8:15	John 8:31-42
3/29/12	254	5th Week of Lent – Thurs	Gen 17:3-9	Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9	Ps 95:8	John 8:51-59
3/30/12	255	5th Week of Lent – Fri	Jer 20:10-13	Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7	See John 6:63c+68c	John 10:31-42
3/31/12	256	5th Week of Lent – Sat	Ezek 37:21-28	Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13	Ezek 18:31	John 11:45-56
4/2/12	257	Holy Week – Mon	Isa 42:1-7	Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14	[no bibl. ref.]	John 12:1-11
4/3/12	258	Holy Week – Tues	Isa 49:1-6	Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15+17	[no bibl. ref.]	John 13:21-33, 36-38
4/4/12	259	Holy Week – Wed	Isa 50:4-9a	Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31+33-34	[no bibl. ref.]	Matt 26:14-25
x	260	Holy Week – Chrism Mass	Isa 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 *and* Rev 1:5-8	Ps 89:21-22, 25+27	Isa 61:1 (cited in Luke 4:18)	Luke 4:16-21

Special Notes for 2012: The Solemnity of St. Joseph will be celebrated Monday, March 19, and the Solemnity of the Annunciation will be celebrated on Monday, March 26.

Notes:

The second column indicates the numbers assigned to each set of readings in the official Latin Ordo Lectionum Missae, editio typica altera (1981).
#223 - Verses before the Gospel for Weekdays of Lent (17 options) and Gospel Acclamations for Lent (8 options)
#260 - The Chrism Mass had been listed as #39 (between the readings for Palm Sunday and those for the Holy Thursday Evening Mass) in the first typical edition of the Ordo (1969), but was moved to #260 in the second typical edition of the Ordo (1981).
Lectionary Note before #219: "If the blessing and distribution of ashes take place outside Mass, it is appropriate that the Liturgy of the Word precede it, using texts assigned to the Mass of Ash Wednesday."
Lectionary Note before #236: "This Mass may be used on any day of this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent."
Lectionary Note before #243: "This Mass may be used on any day of this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of the man born blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent."
Lectionary Note before #250: "This Mass may be used on any day of this week, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel of Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent."

Rationale: The "General Introduction to the Lectionary" (Second Edition, 1981) briefly explains the rationale for the reading choices for the Weekdays of Lent:

"The readings from the Gospels and the Old Testament were selected because they are related to each other. They treat various themes of the Lenten catechesis that are suited to the spiritual significance of this season.
Beginning with Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, there is a semicontinuous reading of the Gospel of John, made up of texts that correspond more closely to the themes proper to Lent.
Because the readings about the Samaritan woman, the man born blind, and the raising of Lazarus are now assigned to Sundays, but only for Year A (in Year B and Year C they are optional), provision has been made for their use on weekdays.
Thus at the beginning of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Weeks of Lent optional Masses with these texts for the Gospel have been inserted and may be used in place of the readings of the day on any weekday of the respective week.
In the first days of Holy Week the readings are about the mystery of Christ's passion.
For the Chrism Mass the readings bring out both Christ's Messianic mission and its continuation in the Church by means of the sacraments." (Lectionary for Mass, "Introduction," chap. 5, par. 98)

The Season of Easter:

2012	Lect. #	Day	First Reading	Responsorial Psalm	Alleluia Verse	Gospel
4/9/12	261	Octave of Easter - Mon	Acts 2:14, 22-33	Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11	Ps 118:24	Matt 28:8-15
4/10/12	262	Octave of Easter - Tues	Acts 2:36-41	Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22	Ps 118:24	John 20:11-18
4/11/12	263	Octave of Easter - Wed	Acts 3:1-10	Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9	Ps 118:24	Luke 24:13-35
4/12/12	264	Octave of Easter - Thurs	Acts 3:11-26	Ps 8:2ab+5, 6-7, 8-9	Ps 118:24	Luke 24:35-48
4/13/12	265	Octave of Easter - Fri	Acts 4:1-12	Ps 118:1-2+4, 22-24, 25-27a	Ps 118:24	John 21:1-14
4/14/12	266	Octave of Easter - Sat	Acts 4:13-21	Ps 118:1+14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21	Ps 118:24	Mark 16:9-15
4/16/12	267	2nd Week of Easter - Mon	Acts 4:23-31	Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9	Col 3:1	John 3:1-8
4/17/12	268	2nd Week of Easter - Tues	Acts 4:32-37	Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5	John 3:14-15	John 3:7b-15
4/18/12	269	2nd Week of Easter - Wed	Acts 5:17-26	Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9	John 3:16	John 3:16-21
4/19/12	270	2nd Week of Easter - Thurs	Acts 5:27-33	Ps 34:2+9, 17-18, 19-20	John 20:29	John 3:31-36
4/20/12	271	2nd Week of Easter - Fri	Acts 5:34-42	Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14	Matt 4:4b	John 6:1-15
4/21/12	272	2nd Week of Easter - Sat	Acts 6:1-7	Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19	[no bibl. ref.]	John 6:16-21
4/23/12	273	3rd Week of Easter - Mon	Acts 6:8-15	Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30	Matt 4:4b	John 6:22-29
4/24/12	274	3rd Week of Easter - Tues	Acts 7:51-8:1a	Ps 31:3cd-4, 6+7b+8a, 17+21ab	John 6:35ab	John 6:30-35
4/25/12	275	3rd Week of Easter - Wed	Acts 8:1b-8	Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a	See John 6:40	John 6:35-40
4/26/12	276	3rd Week of Easter - Thurs	Acts 8:26-40	Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20	John 6:51	John 6:44-51
4/27/12	277	3rd Week of Easter - Fri	Acts 9:1-20	Ps 117:1, 2	John 6:56	John 6:52-59
4/28/12	278	3rd Week of Easter - Sat	Acts 9:31-42	Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17	See John 6:63c+68c	John 6:60-69
4/30/12	279	4th Week of Easter - Mon	Acts 11:1-18	Ps 42:2-3; 42:3, 4	John 10:14	John 10:1-10 or, in Year A, John 10:11-18
5/1/12	280	4th Week of Easter - Tues	Acts 11:19-26	Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7	John 10:27	John 10:22-30
5/2/12	281	4th Week of Easter - Wed	Acts 12:24-13:5a	Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8	John 8:12	John 12:44-50
5/3/12	282	4th Week of Easter - Thurs	Acts 13:13-25	Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25+27	See Rev 1:5ab	John 13:16-20
5/4/12	283	4th Week of Easter - Fri	Acts 13:26-33	Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab	John 14:6	John 14:1-6
5/5/12	284	4th Week of Easter - Sat	Acts 13:44-52	Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4	John 8:31b-32	John 14:7-14
5/7/12	285	5th Week of Easter - Mon	Acts 14:5-18	Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16	John 14:26	John 14:21-26
5/8/12	286	5th Week of Easter - Tues	Acts 14:19-28	Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21	See Luke 24:46+26	John 14:27-31a
5/9/12	287	5th Week of Easter - Wed	Acts 15:1-6	Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5	John 15:4a+5b	John 15:1-8
5/10/12	288	5th Week of Easter - Thurs	Acts 15:7-21	Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10	John 10:27	John 15:9-11
5/11/12	289	5th Week of Easter - Fri	Acts 15:22-31	Ps 57:8-9, 10+12	John 15:15b	John 15:12-17
5/12/12	290	5th Week of Easter - Sat	Acts 16:1-10	Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5	Col 3:1	John 15:18-21
5/14/12	291	6th Week of Easter - Mon	Acts 16:11-15	Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a+9b	John 15:26b-27a	John 15:26-16:4a
5/15/12	292	6th Week of Easter - Tues	Acts 16:22-34	Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8	See John 16:7+13	John 16:5-11
5/16/12	293	6th Week of Easter - Wed	Acts 17:15, 22-18:1	Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14	John 14:16	John 16:12-15
5/17/12	294*	6th Week of Easter - Thurs	Acts 18:1-8	Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4	See John 14:18	John 16:16-20
5/18/12	295	6th Week of Easter - Fri	Acts 18:9-18	Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7	See Luke 24:46+26	John 16:20-23
5/19/12	296	6th Week of Easter - Sat	Acts 18:23-28	Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10	John 16:28	John 16:23b-28
5/21/12	297	7th Week of Easter - Mon	Acts 19:1-8	Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab	Col 3:1	John 16:29-33
5/22/12	298	7th Week of Easter - Tues	Acts 20:17-27	Ps 68:10-11, 20-21	John 14:16	John 17:1-11a
5/23/12	299	7th Week of Easter - Wed	Acts 20:28-38	Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab	See John 17:17b+17a	John 17:11b-19
5/24/12	300	7th Week of Easter - Thurs	Acts 22:30; 23:6-11	Ps 16:1-2a+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11	John 17:21	John 17:20-26
5/25/12	301	7th Week of Easter - Fri	Acts 25:13b-21	Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab	John 14:26	John 21:15-19
5/26/12	302	7th Week of Easter - Sat morning	Acts 28:16-20, 30-31	Ps 11:4, 5+7	John 16:7+13	John 21:20-25

Note: The second column indicates the numbers assigned to each set of readings in the official Latin Ordo Lectionum Missae, editio typica altera (1981).

*Lectionary Note before #294: "In Provinces where the celebration of Ascension is transferred to the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the following readings are used on this Thursday." [readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord are listed in #59.]

#303 = Alleluia Verses for Weekdays of the Season of Easter up to the Ascension: "These texts may be used in place of the texts proposed for each day." (24 options)

#304 = Alleluia Verses for Weekdays of the Season of Easter after the Ascension: "These texts may be used in place of the texts proposed for each day." (10 options)

Note: The "General Introduction to the Lectionary" (Second Edition, 1981) briefly explains the rationale for the reading choices for the Weekdays of the Easter Season:

"As on the Sundays, the first reading is a semicontinuous reading from the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospel readings during the Easter octave are accounts of the Lord's appearances. After that there is a sernicontinuous reading of the Gospel of John, but with texts that have a paschal character, in order to complete the reading from John during Lent. This paschal reading is made up in large part of the Lord's discourse and prayer at the end of the Last Supper."
(Lectionary for Mass, "Introduction," chap. 5, par. 101.)

Related Resources:

Forty Days and Forty Nights
Readings for the Sundays of Lent
Readings for the Sundays of the Easter Season
Full Texts of the Liturgical Readings - from the USCCB website

Weekday Readings for the other Liturgical Seasons:
Advent and Christmas | Lent and Easter | Ordinary Time: Year I | Ordinary Time: Year II | Saints and Feast Days

Readings from the Lectionary for Mass, Volume 4:
Commons | Ritual Masses | Various Needs & Occasions | Votive Masses | Masses for the Dead

Source: Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition,
© 2001, 1998, 1992, 1986, 1970, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.

The Lectionary for Mass used in the USA is based on the Ordo Lectionum Missae, editio typical altera (Latin Lectionary, second edition, 1981).

For the full texts of the readings for the current and upcoming months,
please refer to the official web-site of the New American Bible, sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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