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Supplement to the Lectionary for Solemnities and Feasts Proper to the Society of Jesus:
Including Suggested Readings for Memorials

[Approved in Rome 8/31/2013; Published in USA 2017.]


PROPER of SAINTS:

Date Saint or Feast Category First Reading Responsorial Psalm Alleluia Verse Gospel
Jan. 3 The Most Holy Name of Jesus, Titular Feast of the Society of Jesus Solemnity First Reading: Sir 51:8-12 (Vulgate 51:11-17)
Second Reading: Phil 2:1-11
Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Matt 1:21b Luke 2:21-24
Jan. 19

Sts. John Ogilvie, priest; Stephen Pongrácz, Melchior Grodziecki, priests, and Mark of Krizevci, Canon of Esztergom;
Bl. Ignatius de Azevedo, priest, and companions; James Salès, priest, and William Saultemouche, religious, martyrs.

Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs . . .
Feb. 4 St. John de Brito, priest; Bl. Rudolph Acquaviva, priest, and companions, martyrs Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs,
of from the Common of Missionaries
. . .
Feb. 6 St. Paul Miki, religious, and companions; Bl. Charles Spinola, Sebastian Kimura, priests, and companions, martyrs Memorial [LM 528] Gal 2:19-20 Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 Matt 28:19a+20b Matt 28:16-20
Feb. 15 St. Claude La Colombière, priest Memorial Eph 3:8-9, 14-19 Ps 103 (102):1bc-2, 3-4, 8-9, 17-18a John 15:9 Matt 11:25-30
March 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus Solemnity [LM 543] First Reading: 2 Sam 7:4-51, 12-14a, 16
Second Reading: Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22
Ps 89 (88):2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Ps 84:5 Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a
or Luke 2:41-51a
April 22 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus Feast Rev 21:1-5a Judith 13:18bcde, 19
(Vulgate 13:23bc-24a, 25abc)
Luke 1:38 John 19:25-27
April 27 St. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor of the Church Memorial [LM694] 2 Tim 4:1-5 Ps 40 (39):2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 Matt 5:16 Matt 5:13-19
May 4 St. José María Rubio, priest #Opt. Mem. From the Common of Pastors . . .
May 8 Bl. John Sullivan, priest Opt. Mem. From the Common of Holy Men & Women: For Teachers,
or from the Common for Pastors
. . .
May 16 St. Andrew Bobola, priest and martyr #Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs . . .
May 24 Our Lady of the Way Opt. Mem. During Easter Time: Heb 10:19-25,
or Outside Easter Time: Prov 4:10-18
Ps 119 (118):1-2, 12+14, 36-37, 41-42 cf. Col 3:16 Luke 2:15b-19
June 8 St. James Berthieu, priest and martyr Memorial Wis 3:1-9 Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 cf. Te Deum John 15:18-21
June 9 St. Joseph de Anchieta, priest Opt. Mem. From the Common of Missionaries,
of from the Common of Pastors
. . .
June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious Memorial [LM 583] 1 John 5:1-5 Ps 16 (15):1-2a+5, 7-8, 11 John 13:34 Matt 22:34-40
July 2 Sts. Bernardino Realino, John Francis Regis, and Francis Jerome;
Blessed Julian Maunoir and Anthony Baldinucci, priests
#Opt. Mem. From the Common of Pastors,
of from the Common of Missionaries
. . .
July 9 Sts. Leo Ignatius Mangin, priest, Mary Zhu Wu, and companions, martyrs Memorial [LM596A] [see Common of Martyrs] . . .
July 31 St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest and founder of the Society of Jesus Solemnity [LM 609] First Reading: Jer 20:7-9
Second Reading: 1 Cor 10:31—11:1
Ps 34 (33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 Matt 5:3 Luke 14:25-33
Aug. 2 St. Peter Faber, priest Opt. Mem. 1 Cor 2:1-5 Dan 3:52, 53-54, 55ac+56, 57-58, 82-84, 85-87 Mark 1:17 Matt 10:24-27
Aug. 18 St. Albert Hurtado-Cruchaga, priest #Memorial James 2:14-17 Ps 112 (111):1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9 John 13:34 Matt 25:31-40
*Sept. 2 Bl. James Bonnaud, priest, and companions; Joseph Imbert and John Nicholas Cordier, priests;
Thomas Sitjar, priest, and companions; John Fausti, priest, and companions, martyrs
Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs . . .
Sept. 9 St. Peter Claver, priest Memorial [LM 636A] Isa 58:6-11 Ps 112 (111):1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7b-8, 9 John 13:34 John 15:9-17
Sept. 10 Bl. Francis Gárate, religious Opt. Mem. From the Common of Religious . . .
Sept. 17 St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the Church

Memorial [LM 641]

Wis 7:7-10, 15-16 Ps 19 (18):8, 9, 10, 11 John 6:63c, 68c Matt 7:21-29
Oct. 3 St. Francis Borgia, priest Memorial Phil 3:8-14 Ps 118 (117):1b-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9 Gal 6:14 Mark 10:42-45
Oct. 12 Bl. John Beyzym, priest #Opt. Mem. From the Common of Missionaries,
of from the Common of Pastors
. . .
Oct. 19 Sts. John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests, and companions, martyrs
(The North American Martyrs)
Memorial [LM 662];
Feast in USA
2 Cor 4:7-15 Ps 126 (125):1bc-2ab. 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 Matt 28:19a+20b Matt 28:16-20
Oct. 21 Bl. Diego Luís de San Vitores, priest, and St. Pedro Calungsod, martyrs Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs . . .
Oct. 30 Bl. Dominic Collins, religious and martyr Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs,
or from the Common of Religious
. . .
Oct. 31 St. Alphonsus Rodríguez, religious Memorial Eph 6:10-13, 18 Ps 63 (62):2, 3-4, 5-6 Matt 11:28 Luke 14:1, 7-11
Nov. 3 Bl. Rupert Mayer, priest Opt. Mem. From the Common of Pastors . . .
Nov. 5 All Saints of the Society of Jesus Feast Deut 30:10-14 Ps 16 (15):1-2a+5, 7-8, 11 John 15:4a+5b John 12:23-26
Nov. 6 The Commemoration of All the Departed of the Society of Jesus Opt. Mem. Rom 14:7-9, 10c-12 Ps 116 (114-115):5-6, 10-11, 15-16ac 2 Tim 2:11-12a John 6:37-40
Nov. 13 St. Stanislaus Kostka, religious Memorial 2 Pet 1:2-11 Ps 122 (121):1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 8-9 cf. Matt 11:25 Luke 2:41-51
Nov. 14 St. Joseph Pignatelli, priest Memorial 2 Cor 4:7-15 Ps 116 (115):10-11, 12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 2 Cor 1:3b-4a Matt 10:16-23
Nov. 16 Sts. Roch González, Alphonsus Rodríguez, and John del Castillo, priests and martyrs #Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs . . .
Nov. 23 Bl. Miguel Augustín Pro, priest and martyr Opt. Mem. From the Common of Martyrs,
or from the Common of Pastors
. . .
Nov. 26 St. John Berchmans, religious Memorial Phil 4:4-9 Ps 100 (99):1b-2, 3, 4, 5 Ps 96 (95):2 Luke 9:57-62
*Nov. 29 Bl. Bernard Francis de Hoyos, priest Opt. Mem. From the Common of Pastors,
or from the Common of Religious
. . .
Dec. 1 Sts. Edmund Campion, Robert Southwell, priests, and companions, martyrs Memorial Heb 11:32--12:2 Ps 16 (15):1-2a, 5+7, 8+11 John 12:24 John 17:11b-19
Dec. 3 St. Francis Xavier, priest Feast [LM 685] 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 Ps 117 (117):1bc, 2 Matt 28:19a+20b Mark 16:15-20

NOTES:

 


COMMON READINGS:

COMMONS First Reading Responsorial Psalm Alleluia Verse Gospel
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time - Set I Wisdom 10:10-14 Ps 116(115):10+15, 16-17, 18-19 John 15:16 John 15:9-17
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time - Set II Phil 1:20b-26 Ps 31(30):3b-4, 6-8a, 16b-17, 21 1 Pet 4:14 Matt 10:16-22
Common of Martyrs: Readings outside Easter Time - Set III 1 Pet 3:14-17 Ps 124(123):2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8 Jas 1:12 John 12:24-26
Common of Martyrs: Readings during Easter Time Rev 12:10-12b Ps 34(33):2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 2 Cor 1:3b-4a John 17:11b-19
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time - Set I Isa 6:1, 6-8 Ps 40(39):2+4ab, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10+12 Luke 4:18 Luke 4:16a-22
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time - Set II Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 Ps 67(66):2-3, 5, 7-8 John 3:16 John 17:20-26
Common of Pastors: Readings outside Easter Time - Set III 1 Pet 5:1-4 Ps 23(22):1-3, 4, 5, 6 John 10:14 John 10:11-16
Common of Pastors: Readings during Easter Time Acts 20:28-38 Ps 145(144):8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab John 14:23 John 14:23-29
Common of Missionaries - Set I Isa 40:1-5 Ps 19(18):2-3, 4-5 Matt 28:19a, 20b Mark 16:15-20
Common of Missionaries - Set II 1 Thess 2:2b-8 Ps 96(95):1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 Matt 28:19a, 20b Luke 10:1-9
Common of Religious - Set I Eph 6:10-18 Ps 63(62):2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Matt 5:8 Luke 14:1, 7-11
Common of Religious - Set II Rom 12:1-2, 9-18 Ps 112(111):1-2, 3-4, 7b-8, 9 Matt 5:12a Luke 6:20-23

 

VOTIVE MASSES First Reading Responsorial Psalm Alleluia Verse Gospel
1. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Patron of the Spiritual Exercises - Set I 1 Tim 1:12-17 Ps 128(127):1-2, 3, 4-5 [Sp Ex 104] Luke 9:57-62
1. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Patron of the Spiritual Exercises - Set II Deut 30:10-14 Ps 19(18):8,9,10,11 John 16:13a, 14, 26d John 14:23-29
2. Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of Missions Zeph 3:9-10, 14-20 Ps 86(85):1-3, 7-8, 9-10 Eph 4:5-6a Matt 28:16-20
3. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron of Youth Rom 12:1-2, 9-18 Ps 131(130):1bcde, 2, 3 2 Cor 8:9 Mark 10:24b-30

 


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