Catholic Culture Overview
Catholic Culture Overview

Liturgical Year 2014-2015, Vol. 2

Ordinary Time before Lent

by Jennifer Gregory Miller and Darden Brock (editors)

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Book Description

This second volume of the 2014-2015 Liturgical Year series covers all the days of Ordinary Time between Christmas and Lent, providing a rich set of resources for families to use in living the liturgical year in the domestic church, that is, in their own families. Resources include biographies of the saints to match each feast day, histories of the various celebrations and devotions, descriptions of customs from around the world, prayers, activities and recipes.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to the Liturgical Year
  • Introduction to Ordinary Time
  • January 12th (St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, virgin and Founder (Canada))
  • January 13th (Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers, bishop and doctor; Memorial of St. Kentigern, bishop (Scotland))
  • January 14th (Wednesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time)
  • January 15th (Thursday of the First Week of Ordinary Time)
  • January 16th (Friday of the First Week of Ordinary Time)
  • January 17th (Memorial of St. Anthony, abbot)
  • January 18th (Second Sunday of Ordinary Time)
  • January 19th (Monday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time)
  • January 20th (Optional Memorials of St. Fabian, pope and martyr; St. Sebastian, martyr)
  • January 21st (Memorial of St. Agnes, virgin and martyr)
  • January 22nd (Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children)
  • January 23rd (Optional Memorial of St. Vincent of Saragossa, deacon & martyr)
  • January 24th (Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor; Optional memorial of Our Lady of Peace)
  • January 25th (Third Sunday of Ordinary Time)
  • January 26th (Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, bishops)
  • January 27th (Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, virgin)
  • January 28th (Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor)
  • January 29th (Thursday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time)
  • January 30th (Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time)
  • January 31st (Memorial of St. John Bosco, priest)
  • February 1st (Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time)
  • February 2nd (Feast of the Presentation of the Lord)
  • February 3rd (Optional Memorial of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr; St. Ansgar, bishop )
  • February 4th (Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time)
  • February 5th (Memorial of St. Agatha, virgin and martyr)
  • February 6th (Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, martyrs)
  • February 7th (Saturday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time)
  • February 8th (Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time )
  • February 9th (Monday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time; St. Teilo (Wales))
  • February 10th (Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin)
  • February 11th (Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes)
  • February 12th (Thursday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time)
  • February 13th (Friday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time)
  • February 14th (Memorial of Sts. Cyril, monk and St. Methodius, bishop)
  • February 15th (Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time)
  • February 16th (Monday of the Six Week of Ordinary Time)
  • February 17th (Optional Memorial of Seven Founders of the Order of Servites)