Tridentine Liturgical Calendar • 2023

"On the Lord’s own day, assemble in common to break bread and offer thanks, but first confess your sins so that your sacrifice may be pure."

Didache Apostolorum, 4:1, 14:1 (A.D. ~90)

May

Today | Ordinary Form

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 W St. Joseph the Workman Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (C) Gospel Mt 13:54-58 Epistle Col 3:14-15,17,23-24 Class I	2 W St. Athanasius (B, C, D) Gospel Mt 10:23-28 Epistle II Cor 4:5-14 Class III	3 R Feria Commemoration of St. Alexander and Companions Gospel Jn 15:5-11 Epistle I Pet 1:3-7 Class IV	4 W St. Monica (W) Gospel Lk 7:11-16 Epistle I Tim 5:3-10 Class III	5 W St. Pius V (P, C) Gospel Mt 16:13-19 Epistle I Pet 5:1-4,10-11 Class III	6 W Saturday of Our Lady Gospel Lk 2:15-20 Epistle Tit 3:4-7 Class IV
7 W Fourth Sunday after Easter St. Stanislaus (B, M) Gospel Jn 16:5-14 Epistle Jas 1:17-21 Class II	8 W Feria Votive, Requiem, or Mass of preceding Sunday Class IV	9 W St. Gregory Nazianzen (B, C, D) Gospel Mt 5:13-19 Epistle Eccli 39:6-14 Class III	10 W St. Antoninus (B, C) Gospel Mt 25:14-23 Epistle Eccli 44:16-27, Eccli 45:3-20 Class III	11 R Ss. Philip and James (Ap) Gospel Jn 14:1-13 Epistle Wis 5:1-5 Class II	12 R Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras (M) Gospel Jn 4:46-53 Epistle Wis 5:1-5 Class III	13 W St. Robert Bellarmine (B, C, D) Gospel Mt 5:13-19 Epistle Wis 7:7-14 Class III
14 W Fifth Sunday after Easter Commemoration of St. Boniface (M) Gospel Jn 16:23-30 Epistle Jas 1:22-27 Class II	15 W Monday of the Rogation Days St. John Baptist de la Salle (C) Gospel Lk 11:5-13 Epistle Jas 5:16-20 Class II	16 W Tuesday of the Rogation Days St. Ubald (B, C) Gospel Lk 11:5-13 Epistle Jas 5:16-20 Class II	17 W Vigil of the Ascension Wednesday of the Rogation Days St. Paschal Baylon (C) Gospel Jn 17:1-11 Epistle Eph 4:7-13 Class II	18 W Ascension of our Lord Gospel Mk 16:14-20 Epistle Acts 1:1-11 Class I	19 W St. Peter Celestine (P, C) Gospel Mt 16:13-19 Epistle I Pet 5:1-4,10-11 Class III	20 W St. Bernardine of Siena (C) Gospel Mt 19:27-29 Epistle Eccli 31:8-11 Class III
21 W Sunday after Ascension Gospel Jn 15:26,27, Jn 16:1-4 Epistle I Pet 4:7-11 Class II	22 W Feria Votive, Requiem, or Mass of preceding Sunday Class IV	23 W Feria Votive, Requiem, or Mass of preceding Sunday Class IV	24 W Feria Votive, Requiem, or Mass of preceding Sunday Class IV	25 W St. Gregory VII (P, C) Gospel Mt 16:13-19 Epistle I Pet 5:1-4,10-11 Class III	26 W St. Philip Neri (C) Gospel Lk 12:35-40 Epistle Wis 7:7-14 Class III	27 W/R Vigil of Pentecost St. Bede the Venerable (C, D) Gospel Jn 14:15-21 Epistle Acts 19:1-8 Class I
28 R Pentecost (Whitsunday) Gospel Jn 14:23-31 Epistle Acts 2:1-11 Class I	29 R Pentecost Monday St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (V) Gospel Jn 3:16-21 Epistle Acts 10:34,42-48 Class I	30 R Pentecost Tuesday Commemoration of St. Felix I (P, M) Gospel Jn 10:1-10 Epistle Acts 8:14-17 Class I	31 R Ember Wednesday after Pentecost Queenship of Mary Gospel Jn 6:44-52 Epistle Acts 2:14-21 Class I

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