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The Jewish and Christian Liturgical Calendar 2014-2015/5775-5776

© 2014, Etz Hayim—“Tree of Life” Publishing www.etz-hayim.com email: [email protected] About The Jewish and ChriTian LiTurgiCaL CaLendar.

The Jewish Calendar of Liturgical Readings. The dates of the Jewish Festivals, Holy Days and Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) reflect the dates determined for the Jewish Years, 5775–5776. Rosh Chodesh is celebrated on the first day of each new (Jewish) month. When a month has 30 days Rosh Chodesh is celebrated over two days—the thirtieth day of the month is celebrated as the first day of Rosh Chodesh and the actual first day of the new month is celebrated as the second day of Rosh Chodesh. Dates for the lunar phases for 2014-2015 are based on Jerusalem Time.

The Parashat Hashavuah (the Weekly Portion from the Torah) of the Jewish liturgical cycle follows an Annual Cycle of Torah Readings. The Haftarah (the Prophetical) readings follow the Ashkenazi tradition. Where readings vary for the Sephardic tradition the variant readings are given in brackets.

The Christian Calendar of Liturgical Readings follows the Ordo Lectionum Missae (1981). Biblical references used are from the New American Bible (NAB). Other translations may vary slightly (e.g., NRSV, KJV, NIV)—variations in versification and numbering may occur, particularly with the Psalms, depending upon the sources used for bible translations (Vulgate, Neo-Vulgate, Greek or Hebrew). Feasts, Memorials and Holy Days follow the General Calendar of the Roman Rite with some additional inclusions of Saints and Memorials according to different National Calendars. Christian denominations that follow the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) will note some variations in readings and/or verses from those given in this calendar. All readings, including citations of readings for congregations following the RCL, are available online at www.etz-hayim.com.

Major events in the Islamic calendar and secular observances of significance are included in the Calendar. Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.

A glossary of terms used in this calendar (Christian and Jewish) is available on the Etz Hayim—“Tree of Life” web site: www.etz-hayim.com.Color key: Red = Christian; Blue = Jewish; Green = Islamic.

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

First Quarter

Full Moon

Last Quarter

New Moon

“Why are poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose; the rich have more to lose and they are more attached to their possessions.” —St. Vincent de Paul

September 2014Elul 6 Elul 7 Elul 8 Elul 9 Elul 10 Elul 11

Elul 12 Elul 13 Elul 14 Elul 15 Elul 16 Elul 17 Elul 18


Elul 26 Elul 27 Elul 28 Elul 29 Tishrei 1, 5775 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3

Tishrei 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei 6

St Gregory the GreatBl Dina Belanger (CAN)St Cuthbert (ENG)

Parashat Ki Tetze Deut. 21:10–25:195th Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 54:1-10

23rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeEzek. 33:7-9Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9Rom. 13:8-10Mt. 18:15-20

Birth of Blessed Virgin Mary

INT. LITERACY DAY (UN)St Peter ClaverSt Ciaran (IRL)

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY (WHO)

Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Parashat Ki Tavo Deut. 26:1–29:86th Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 60:1-22

St John Chrysostom

Exultation of the Holy CrossNum. 21:4b-9Ps. 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38Phil. 2:6-11Jn. 3:13-17

Our Lady of Sorrows

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY (UN) Ss Cornelius and Cyprian

St Robert BellarmineSt Hildegard of Bingen

St JanuariusSt Theodore of Canterbury (ENG)

Parashat Nitzavim-VaYelekhShabbat Selichot [Ashkenazim]Deut. 29:9–31:307th Haftarah ConsolationIsa. 61:10–63:9

Ss Andrew Kim Taegŏn and Paul Chŏng Hasang and Companions

25th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 55:6-9Ps. 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Phil. 1:20c-24, 27aMt. 20:1-16a

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE (WCC)INT. DAY OF PEACE (UN)

St Pio of Pietrelcina Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin (CAN)

erev Rosh HaShanah

Our Lady of Walsingham (ENG)

Rosh HaShanah IGen. 21:1-34 maf. Num. 29:1-61 Sam. 1:1–2:10

Rosh HaShanah IIGen. 22:1-24 maf. Num. 29:1-6Jer. 31:1-19

Ss Cosmas and DamianSs John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues & Companions (CAN)

Parashat Ha’azinuShabbat Shuvah[Sabbath of Repentance]Deut. 32:1-52Hos. 14:2-10, Mic. 7:18-20, Joel 2:15-27

St Vincent de PaulWORLD HEART DAY (WHO)

26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeEzek. 18:25-28Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Phil. 2:1-11; Mt. 21:28-32Tzom Gedaliah, Fast DayEx. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm]Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm][No Haftarah for Sephardim]

Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels St Jerome

Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Jewish Year 5774–5775



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5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

First Quarter

Full Moon

Last Quarter

New Moon

First Quarter

“If a person truly endeavors to refine his future behavior, Divine assistance is promised, even in correcting transgressions of the past.” —Rabbi Kook, Orot HaT’shuva

October 2014Tishrei 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10

Tishrei 11 Tishrei 12 Tishrei 13 Tishrei 14 Tishrei 15 Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17


Tishrei 25 Tishrei 26 Tishrei 27 Tishrei 28 Tishrei 29 Tishrei 30 Cheshvan 1

Cheshvan 2 Cheshvan 3 Cheshvan 4 Cheshvan 5 Cheshvan 6 Cheshvan 7

* Readings for Shemini Atzeret [16th October]

Deut. 14:22–16:17 maf. Num. 29:35–30:11 Kgs. 8:54-66

Readings for Ma’ariv Simchat Torah [16th October]

Deut. 33:1-17 [or 33:1-26]

** Readings for Simhat Torah [17th October]

Deut. 33:1–34:12Gen. 1:1–2:3 maf. Num. 29:35–30:1Josh. 1:1-18 [Josh. 1:1-9]

St Thérèse of Lisieux

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS (UN)

Guardian Angels

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE (UN)

erev Yom Kippur

Waqf al Arafa (ISLAM)Day of Arafa[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

Yom Kippur[Day of Atonement][am] Lev. 16:1-34maf. Num. 29:7-11Isa. 57:14–58:14 [pm] Lev. 18:1-30 Book of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20St Francis of Assisi

27th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 5:1-7Ps. 80:9+12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20Phil. 4:6-9; Mt. 21:33-43

Eid al AdhaFestival of Sacrifice (ISLAM)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

St BrunoBl Marie-Rose Durocher(CAN & USA)

WORLD HABITAT DAY (UN) Our Lady of the Rosary erev Sukkot

Sukkot ILev. 22:26–23:44 maf. Num. 29:12-16Zech. 14:1-21St Denis and CompanionsSt John LeonardiBl John Henry Newman (ENG)WORLD SIGHT DAY (WHO)

Sukkot IILev. 22:26–23:44 maf. Num. 29:12-161 Kgs. 8:2-21

St Paulinus of York (ENG)

WORLD MENTAL HEALTHDAY (WHO)

Sukkot Shabbat[Shabbat Chol HaMoed]Ex. 33:12–34:26 maf. Num. 29:17-22Ezek. 38:18–39:16St John XXIII

INTERNATIONAL DAY OFTHE GIRL CHILD (UN)

28th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 25:6-10aPs. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Phil. 4:12-14, 19-20Mt. 22:1-14

Sukkot IV [Chol HaMoed II]Num. 29:20-28

Sukkot V[Chol HaMoed III]Num. 29:23-31

Edward the Confessor (ENG)

THANKSGIVING DAY(CANADA)

Sukkot VI[Chol HaMoed IV]Num. 29:26-34

St Callistus I

Sukkot VII[Hoshanah Rabbah]Num. 29:26-34

St Teresa of Jesus (Avila)

Shemini Atzeret[See * above for Shemini Atzeret and erev Simchat Torah readings.]

St HedwigSt Margaret Mary AlacoqueSt Marie-Marguerite d’Youville (CAN)

WORLD FOOD DAY (FAO)

Simhat Torah[See ** above for readings. In Israel, Simhat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are celebrated on the same day.]

St Ignatius of Antioch

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF

POVERTY (UN)

Parashat BereshitGen. 1:1–6:8Isa. 42:5–43:10[Isa. 42:5-21]

St Luke the Evangelist

29th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 45:1, 4-6Ps. 96:1+3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-101 Thess. 1:1-5bMt. 22:15-21

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY (VAT) St Paul of the Cross (USA) St John Paul II St John of Capistrano

Rosh Chodesh CheshvanNum. 28:1-15

St Anthony Mary Claret

UNITED NATIONS DAYWORLD DEVELOPMENT

INFORMATION DAY (UN)

Parashat NoachRosh Chodesh CheshvanGen. 6:9–11:32 maf. Num. 28:9-15Isa. 66:1-24The Six Welsh Martyrs and Companions (WALES)Al Hijra (ISLAMIC NEW YEAR)

30th Sunday in Ordinary TimeEx. 22:20-26Ps. 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+511 Thess. 1:5c-10Mt. 22:34-40 Ss Simon and Jude, Apostles

Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II Jewish Year 5775



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2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

“You don’t think your way into a new kind of living. You live your way into a new kind of thinking.” —Henri J. M. Nouwen

November 2014Kislev 8 Cheshvan 8

Cheshvan 9 Cheshvan 10 Cheshvan 11 Cheshvan 12 Cheshvan 13 Cheshvan 14 Cheshvan 15



Kislev 1 Kislev 2 Kislev 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7

1st Sunday of AdventIsa. 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7Ps. 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-191 Cor. 1:3-9Mk. 13:33-37

All SaintsRev. 7:2-4, 9-14Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-61 Jn. 3:1-3Mt. 5:1-12a

Parashat Lekh LekhaGen. 12:1–17:27Isa. 40:27–41:16

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Readings taken from Masses for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.

St Martin de PorresSt Winefride (ENG & WALES)St Malachy (IRE)

Ashura (ISLAM)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] St Charles Borromeo All Saints of Ireland (IRE)

Full Moon

St Willibrord (ENG)

Parashat VayeraGen. 18:1–22:242 Kgs. 4:1-37[2 Kgs. 4:1-23]

All Saints of Wales (WALES)

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in RomeEzek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12Ps. 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-91 Cor. 3:9c-11, 16-17Jn. 2:13-22

KRISTALLNACHTNight of Broken Glass

St Leo the Great

WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND

DEVELOPMENT (UNESCO)

St Martin of Tours

REMEMBRANCE DAYARMISTICE DAY

VETERANS DAY (USA) St Josaphat St Frances Xavier Cabrini (USA)

Last Quarter

WORLD DIABETES DAY (WHO)

Parashat Chayei SarahGen. 23:1–25:181 Kgs. 1:1-31

St Albert the Great

33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeProv. 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31Ps. 128:1-2, 3, 4-51 Thess. 5:1-6Mt. 25:14-30

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE (UN)

St Elizabeth of HungarySt Hilda (ENG)St Hugh of Lincoln (ENG)

Dedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and St PaulSt Rose Philippine Duchesne (USA) INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY

UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY (UN)

WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY (UNESCO)

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

New Moon

Parashat ToledotShabbat Machar ChodeshGen. 25:19–28:91 Sam. 20:18-42

St Cecilia

Rosh Chodesh KislevNum. 28:1-15

Christ the KingEzek. 34:11-12, 15-17Ps. 23:1-2a, 2b-3, 5-61 Cor. 15:20-26, 28Mt. 25:31-46

St Andre Dung Lac and Companions

St Catherine of Alexandria

INT. DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN (UN) THANKSGIVING DAY (USA)

First Quarter

Parashat VayetzeGen. 28:10–32:3Hos. 12:13–14:10 Opt. subst. Mic. 7:18[Hos. 11:7–12:12]

Sundays Year A Weekdays Cycle II — Sundays Year B Weekdays Cycle I Jewish Year 5775



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7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

“You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by living a life that means something. ...You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness. It is a by-product, never a primary goal. ” —Harold Kushner, When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough

December 2014Kislev 9 Kislev 10 Kislev 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14



Kislev 29 Kislev 30 Tevet 1 Tevet 2 Tevet 3 Tevet 4 Tevet 5

Tevet 6 Tevet 7 Tevet 8 Tevet 9

WORLD AIDS DAY (UN)INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY (UN)

St Francis Xavier

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES St John Damascene

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY FOR ECONOMIC AND

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (UN)

Full MoonParashat VayishlachGen. 32:4–36:43Obad. 1:1-21 Opt. Hos. 11:7–12:12[Obad. 1:1-21]

St Nicholas

2nd Sunday of AdventIsa. 40:1-5, 9-11Ps. 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-142 Pet. 3:8-14Mk. 1:1-8

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryGen. 3:9-15, 20Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12Lk. 1:26-38

St Juan Diego

INTERNATIONALANTI-CORRUPTION DAY (UN) HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (UN) St Damasus I Our Lady of Guadalupe

Parashat VayeshevGen. 37:1–40:23Amos 2:6–3:8

St Lucy of Syracuse

Last Quarter

3rd Sunday of AdventIsa. 61:1-2a, 10-11Lk. 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-541 Thess. 5:16-24Jn. 1:6-8, 19-28

erev ChanukahLight 1st Chanukah Candle

Chanukah INum. 7:1-17

Chanukah IINum. 7:18-29

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY (UN)

Chanukah IIINum. 7:24-35

Parashat Miketz Shabbat Chanukah IVGen. 41:1–44:17 maf. Num. 7:30-35Zech. 2:14–4:7

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY (UN)

4th Sunday of Advent2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29Rom. 16:25-27Lk. 1:26-38

Chanukah VNum. 7:36-47

Chanukah VIRosh Chodesh TevetNum. 28:1-15 maf. Num. 7:42-47

Chanukah VIIRosh Chodesh TevetNum. 28:1-15 maf. Num. 7:48-53

St John of KantyChanukah VIIINum. 7:54–8:4

The Nativity of the LordChristmas Day[See * below for Mass readings.] St Stephen

Parashat VayigashGen. 44:18–47:27Ezek. 37:15-28

St John the Apostle

The Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir. 3:2-6, 12-12Ps. 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9Heb. 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col. 3:12-21; Lk. 2:22-40[The First Reading from Year A and/or the Second Reading from Year A may be used.] St Thomas Becket (à Becket) St Sylvester I

* Readings for The Nativity of the Lord,Vigil Mass: Isa. 62:1-5Ps. 89:4-5, 16-17, 27+29Acts 13:16-17, 22-25Mt. 1:1-25

Midnight Mass: Isa. 9:1-6Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13Titus 2:11-14Lk. 2:1-14

Christmas Day [25th December]

Dawn Mass: Isa. 62:11-12Ps. 97:1+6, 11-12Titus 3:4-7Lk. 2:15-20

Mass during the Day: Isa. 52:7-10Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6Heb. 1:1-6Jn. 1:1-18

Sundays Year B Weekdays Cycle I Jewish Year 5775



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25 26 27 28 29 30 31

“Beyond armies of occupation and the hecatombs of extermination camps, there are two irreconcilable enemies in the depth of every soul: good and evil, sin and love.” —Maximilian Mary Kolbe

January 2015Tevet 10 Tevet 11 Tevet 12

Tevet 13 Tevet 14 Tevet 15 Tevet 16 Tevet 17 Tevet 18 Tevet 19


Tevet 27 Tevet 28 Tevet 29 Shevat 1 Shevat 2 Shevat 3 Shevat 4

Shevat 5 Shevat 6 Shevat 7 Shevat 8 Shevat 9 Shevat 10 Shevat 11

* WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

January 18–25 Jesus said to her:

“Give me to drink.” (John 4:7)[May be moved to the week preceding

Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere.]

Mary, Mother of GodNum. 6:22-27Ps. 67:2-3, 5, 6+8Gal. 4:4-7; Lk. 2:16-21Asara B’Tevet, Minor Fast DayEx. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm]Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm][No haftarah for Sephardim]

WORLD DAY OF PEACE (VAT)Ss Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen

Parashat VayechiGen. 47:28–50:261 Kgs. 2:1-12

The Holy Name of Jesus

Mawlid an Nabi (ISLAM, Sunni; Jan. 8 for Shia)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

2nd Sunday after Christmas [In some places Epiphany is transferred to this Sunday. Use readings for Epiphany if celebrating Epiphany this Sunday.]

Sir. 24:1-4, 12-16[Neo Vulgate, Sir. 24:1-4, 12-16]Ps. 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Eph. 1:3-6, 15-18Jn. 1:1-18

Full Moon

St John Neumann (USA)

Epiphany of the Lord [In some places Epiphany is transferred to the Sunday falling between 2nd January and 8th January - this year, 4th January.]

Isa. 60:1-6Ps. 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13Eph. 3:2-3a, 5-6Mt. 2:1-12

St André Bessette (USA & CAN) St Raymond of Peñafort

Parashat ShemotEx. 1:1–6:1Isa. 27:6–28:13; 29:22-23[Jer. 1:1–2:3]

The Baptism of the Lord[1st Sunday in Ordinary Time]Isa. 55:1-11Isa. 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-61 Jn. 5:1-9Mk. 1:7-11

Last Quarter

St Hilary of Poitiers St Ita (IRL)

Parashat VaeraEx. 6:2–9:35Ezek. 28:25–29:21

St Anthony of Egypt

2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time1 Sam. 3:3b-10, 19Ps. 40:2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, 101 Cor. 6:13c-15a, 17-20Jn. 1:35-42

PEACE SUNDAY(ENGLAND & WALES)WEEK OF PRAYER FOR

CHRISTIAN UNITY [See * above] St Wulstan (ENG)

New Moon

St FabianSt Sebastian

Rosh Chodesh ShevatNum. 28:1-15

St Agnes St Vincent of Saragossa St Marianne of Moloka’i (USA)

Parashat BoEx. 10:1–13:16Jer. 46:13-28

St Francis de Sales

3rd Sunday of Ordinary TimeJonah 3:1-5, 10Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-91 Cor. 7:29-31Mk. 1:14-20

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY ends

Ss Timothy and Titus

AUSTRALIA DAY

First QuarterSt Angela MericiSs Timothy and Titus (AUS)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION IN

MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST (UN) St Thomas Aquinas

Parashat BeshalachEx. 13:17–17:16Judg. 4:4–5:31 [Judg. 5:1-31]

St John Bosco




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“Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God. Prayer may not save us, but prayer makes us worth saving.” —Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

February 2015Shevat 12 Shevat 13 Shevat 14 Shevat 15 Shevat 16 Shevat 17 Shevat 18

Shevat 19 Shevat 20 Shevat 21 Shevat 22 Shevat 23 Shevat 24 Shevat 25

Shevat 26 Shevat 27 Shevat 28 Shevat 29 Shevat 30 Adar 1 Adar 2

Adar 3 Adar 4 Adar 5 Adar 6 Adar 7 Adar 8 Adar 9

4th Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeut. 18:15-20Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7a, 7b-91 Cor. 7:32-35Mk. 1:21-28

WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK BEGINS (UN)

The Presentation of the LordMal. 3:1-4Ps. 24:7, 8, 9, 10Heb. 2:14-18Lk. 2:22-40

WORLD DAY OF CONSECRATED LIFE (VAT)[Celebrated in Parishes 7-8 February]

St BlaiseSt Ansgar

Full Moon

Tu B’Shvat[The Fifteenth of Shevat]WORLD CANCER DAY (WHO) St Agatha

Ss Paul Miki & CompanionsWAITANGI DAY (NZL)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (WHO)

Parashat YitroEx. 18:1–20:23Isa. 6:1–7:6; 9:5-6[Isa. 6:1-13]

Ss Paul Miki & Companions (NZL)Bl Rosalie Rendu

5th Sunday in Ordinary TimeJob 7:1-4, 6-7Ps. 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-61 Cor. 9:16-19, 22-23Mk. 1:29-39 St Scholastica

Our Lady of LourdesWORLD DAY OF THE SICK (VAT)

Last Quarter

St Marguerite Bourgeoys (CAN)

Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat ShekalimEx. 21:1–24:18 maf. Ex. 30:11-162 Kgs. 12:1-17 [2 Kgs. 11:17–12:17]

Ss Cyril and Methodius

6th Sunday in Ordinary TimeLev. 13:1-2, 44-46Ps. 32:1-2, 5, 111 Cor. 10:31–11:1Mk. 1:40-45

Seven Founders of the Order of Servites

SHROVE TUESDAY

Ash WednesdayJoel 2:12-18Ps. 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14+172 Cor. 5:20-6:2Mt. 6:1-6, 16-18

Rosh Chodesh Adar Num. 28:1-15

Rosh Chodesh Adar Num. 28:1-15

WORLD DAY OFSOCIAL JUSTICE (UN)

Parashat TerumahEx. 25:1–27:191 Kgs. 5:26–6:13St Peter Damian

INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY (UNESCO)

1st Sunday of LentGen. 9:8-15Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-91 Pet. 3:18-22Mk. 1:12-15 St Polycarp

First Quarter

Parashat TetzavehShabbat ZachorEx. 27:20–30:10 maf. Deut. 25:17-191 Sam. 15:2-34 [1 Sam. 15:1-34]

The Torah…. “It is a tree of life to those who hold fast to it.” Prov. 3:18




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22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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“When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.” —Henri J. M. Nouwen

March 2015Adar 10 Adar 11 Adar 12 Adar 13 Adar 14 Adar 15 Adar 16

Adar 17 Adar 18 Adar 19 Adar 20 Adar 21 Adar 22 Adar 23

Adar 24 Adar 25 Adar 26 Adar 27 Adar 28 Adar 29 Nisan 1

Nisan 2 Nisan 3 Nisan 4 Nisan 5 Nisan 6 Nisan 7 Nisan 8

Nisan 9 Nisan 10 Nisan 11

2nd Sunday of LentGen. 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18Ps. 116:10+15, 16-17, 18-19 Rom. 8:31b-34Mk. 9:2-10

ZERO DISCRIMINATIONDAY (UNAIDS) St Katharine Drexel

Ta’anit Esther, Minor Fast Day[Fast of Esther] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm]Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm][No Haftarah for Sephardim]

St Casimir

Full Moon

PurimEx. 17:8-16

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

Theme:“Jesus said to them ‘Do you know what I have done to

you?’”Shushan Purim

Parashat Ki TisaEx. 30:11–34:351 Kgs. 18:1-39[1 Kgs. 18:20-39]

Ss Perpetua and Felicity

3rd Sunday of LentEx. 20:1-17Ps. 19:8, 9, 10, 11 1 Cor. 1:22-25 Jn. 2:13-25

INTERNATIONALWOMEN’S DAY (UN) St Frances of Rome

Last Quarter

Parashat Vayakhel–PekudeiShabbat ParahEx. 35:1–40:38maf. Num. 19:1-22Ezek. 36:16-38[Ezek. 36:16-36]

4th Sunday of Lent2 Chron. 36:14-16, 19-23Ps. 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6Eph. 2:4-10 Jn. 3:14-21 St John Ogilvie (SCOTLAND)

St Patrick, (Solemnity,IRELAND & AUSTRALIA) St Cyril of Jerusalem

St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary2 Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16Ps. 89:2-3, 4-5, 27+29 Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22Mt. 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk. 2:41-51a

New MoonParashat Vayikra

Shabbat HaChodeshLev. 1:1–5:26Num. 28:9-15; maf. Ex. 12:1-20Ezek. 45:16–46:18 [Ezek. 45:18–46:15]

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL

DISCRIMINATION (UN)

5th Sunday of Lent[Passion Sunday]Jer. 31:31-34 Ps. 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15Heb. 5:7-9 Jn. 12:20-33

WORLD WATER DAY (UN) St Turibius of MogrovejoWORLD TUBERCULOSIS

DAY (WHO)

The Annunciation of the Lord to MaryIsa. 7:10-14; 8:10Ps. 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11Heb. 10:4-10Lk. 1:26-38

First Quarter

Parashat TzavShabbat HaGadolLev. 6:1–8:36Mal. 3:4–24

Palm SundayLiturgy of the Palms Mk. 11:1-10 or Jn. 12:12-16Liturgy of the MassIsa. 50:4-7Ps. 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24Phil. 2:6-11Mk. 14:1–15:47 Monday of Holy Week Tuesday of Holy Week




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“To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.” —Teresa of Avila

April 2015Nisan 12 Nisan 13 Nisan 14 Nisan 15



Nisan 30 Iyar 1 Iyar 2 Iyar 3 Iyar 4 Iyar 5 Iyar 6

Iyar 7 Iyar 8 Iyar 9 Iyar 10 Iyar 11

*** Readings for the Easter Vigil, Holy Saturday [4th April]

1. Gen. 1:1–2:2 and Ps. 104:1-2, 5-6, 10+12, 13-14, 24+35 or Ps. 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 2. Gen. 22:1-18 and Ps. 16:5+8, 9-10, 11 3. Ex. 14:15–15:1 and Ex. 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-184. Isa. 54:5-14 and Ps. 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b5. Isa. 55:1-11 and Isa. 12:2-3, 4, 5-66. Bar. 3:9-15, 32–4:4 and Ps. 19:8, 9, 10, 117. Ezek. 36:16-17a, 18-28 and Ps. 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [if a baptism is celebrated] else Isa. 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps. 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 8. Rom. 6:3-11; Mt. 28:1-10 Wednesday of Holy Week

Holy Thursday [See * below for readings]

WORLD AUTISMAWARENESS DAY (UN)

Good Friday[See ** below for readings]

Ta’anit Bechorot[Fast of the Firstborn]Fast Day [for the Firstborn]Ex. 32:11–34:10

Holy SaturdayHoly Night of Easter[See *** left for readings]

Pesach I ShabbatEx. 12:21-51maf. Num. 28:16-25Josh. 3:5-7; 5:2–6:1, 27[Josh. 5:2–6:1, 27]

Pesach IILev. 22:26-23, 44 maf. Num. 28:16-252 Kgs. 23:1-9, 21-25

Easter SundayActs 10:34a, 37-43Ps. 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Col. 3:1-4 or 1 Cor. 5:6b-8Jn. 20:1-9 or Mk. 16:1-7 or Lk. 24:13-35 (afternoon or evening)

Pesach III [Chol HaMoed I]Ex. 13:1-16 maf. Num. 28:19-25

Easter Monday

Pesach IV [Chol HaMoed II]Ex. 22:24–23:19maf. Num. 28:19-25

Easter Tuesday

WORLD HEALTH DAY (WHO)

Pesach V [Chol HaMoed III]Ex. 34:1-26 maf. Num. 28:19-25

Easter Wednesday

Pesach VI [Chol HaMoed IV]Num. 9:1-14 maf. Num. 28:19-25

Easter Thursday

Pesach VIIEx. 13:17–15:26 maf. Num. 28:19-252 Sam. 22:1-51

Easter Friday

Pesach VIII ShabbatDeut. 14:22-16:17 maf. Num. 28:19-25Isa. 10:32–12:6

Easter Saturday

Last Quarter

2nd Sunday of Easter[Divine Mercy Sunday]Acts 4:32-35Ps. 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Jn. 5:1-6Jn. 20:19-31 St Martin I

YOM HASHOAHHOLOCAUST AND HEROISM REMEMBRANCE DAY, ISRAEL

New Moon

Parashat SheminiLev. 9:1–11:472 Sam. 6:1–7:17[2 Sam. 6:1-19]

Bl Marie-Anne Blondin (CAN)

Rosh Chodesh IyarNum. 28:1-15

3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, 17-19Ps. 4:2, 4, 7-8, 91 Jn. 2:1-5aLk. 24:35-48

Rosh Chodesh IyarNum. 28:1-15

St Anselm of CanterburyYOM HAZIKARON

REMEMBRANCE DAY, ISRAEL

St AdalbertSt George (Solemnity, UK)

YOM HAATZMA’UTINDEPENDENCE DAY, ISRAEL

Deut. 7:12–8:18Isa. 10:32–12:6 St Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Parashat Tazria-MetzorahLev. 12:1–15:332 Kgs. 7:3-20

St Mark Evangelist

ANZAC DAY (AUS & NZL)

4th Sunday of EasterActs 4:8-12Ps. 118:1+8-9, 21-23, 26+28+291 Jn. 3:1-2Jn. 10:11-18

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS (VAT) St Louis Grignion de Montfort (AUS)

St Peter ChanelSt Louis Mary de Montfort St Catherine of Siena

St Pius VBl Marie of the Incarnation (CAN)

* Readings for Holy Thursday[2nd April]

Chrism MassIsa. 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9Ps. 89:21-22, 25+27Rev. 1:5-8; Lk. 4:16-21Evening MassEx. 12:1-8, 11-14Ps. 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-181 Cor. 11:23-26; Jn. 13:1-15

** Readings for Good Friday[3rd April]

Celebration of the Lord’s PassionIsa. 52:13–53:12Ps. 31:2+6, 12-13, 15-16, 17+25Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9Jn. 18:1–19:42




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“The Torah is our life and the length of our days. While loving and studying the Torah, we may be in great danger from our enemies; but if we gave up our studying, we should disappear and be no more.” —Rabbi Akiba

May 2015Sivan 13 Iyar 12 Iyar 13

Iyar 14 Iyar 15 Iyar 16 Iyar 17 Iyar 18 Iyar 19 Iyar 20

Iyar 21 Iyar 22 Iyar 23 Iyar 24 Iyar 25 Iyar 26 Iyar 27

Iyar 28 Iyar 29 Sivan 1 Sivan 2 Sivan 3 Sivan 4 Sivan 5

Sivan 6 Sivan 7 Sivan 8 Sivan 9 Sivan 10 Sivan 11 Sivan 12

Trinity Sunday[The Most Holy Trinity]Deut. 4:32-34, 39-40Ps. 33:4-5, 6+9, 18-19, 20+22Rom. 8:14-17Mt. 28:16-20

* Readings for Vigil Mass Pentecost Sunday [24th May]

Gen. 11:1-9 or Ex. 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ezek. 37:1-14 or Joel 3:1-5Ps. 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27-28, 29b-30Rom. 8:22-27Jn. 7:37-39

Pentecost Sunday is GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE) MAY 17–24.

Theme: Jesus said to her: “Give me to drink.” (John 4:7)

St Joseph the WorkerOur Lady of Lebanon

Parashat Aharei Mot-KedoshimLev. 16:1–20:27Amos 9:7-15[Ezek. 20:2-20]

St Athanasius

Pesach Sheini

5th Sunday of EasterActs 9:26-31Ps. 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-321 Jn. 3:18-24Jn. 15:1-8

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY (UN)

Full Moon

Bl Marie-Léonie Paradis (CAN)The English Martyrs (ENG)St Florian (POL)

St Stanislaus of KazimierzBl Edmund Ignatius Rice

Bl Francois de Laval (CAN)Ss Philip and James (POL)

Lag Ba’Omer [33rd Day in the Omer]

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER (USA)

St Stanislaus, Bishop (Solemnity, POLAND)Bl Catherine of St Augustine (CAN)

MAY 8-9, REMEMBRANCE AND RECONCILIATION DAYS (UN)for those who lost their lives during WWII

Parashat EmorLev. 21:1–24:23Ezek. 44:15-31

6th Sunday of EasterActs 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48Ps. 98:1, 2-3, 3-41 Jn. 4:7-10opt. 1 Jn. 4:11-16Jn. 15:9-17 opt. Jn. 17:11b-19[Optional 2nd Reading and Gospel when The Ascension of the Lord is celebrated on The 7thSunday of Easter.]

Last Quarter

St Eugene de Mazenod (CAN)Ss Nereus and AchilleusSt Pancras Our Lady of Fatima

The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11Ps. 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9Eph. 4:1-13Mk. 16:15-20[The celebration of The Ascension of the Lord may be transferred to the following Sunday, The 7th Sunday of Easter.]

St Isidore the Farmer (USA)

Lailat al Miraj (ISLAM)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES (UN)

Parashat Behar-BehukotaiLev. 25:1–27:34Jer. 16:19–17:14

7th Sunday of Easter or The Ascension of the Lord

[If celebrated as Ascension Sunday use readings for The Ascension - see 14th May.]

Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26Ps. 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-201 Jn. 4:11-16; Jn. 17:11b-19

YOM YERUSHALAYIMJERUSALEM DAY

New Moon

St John I

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

[Southern Hemisphere dates, May 17–24.]

Rosh Chodesh SivanNum. 28:1-15

St Bernardine of Siena

St Christopher Magallanes & Companions

WORLD DAY FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOR DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT (UN) St Rita of Cascia

Parashat Bamidbar Num. 1:1–4:20Hos. 2:1-22erev Shavuot

Shavuot IEx. 19:1–20:23

maf. Num. 28:26-31Ezek. 1:1-28; 3:12

Pentecost Sunday [See * above for Vigil Mass readings.]

Mass during the DayActs 2:1-11Ps. 104:1ab+24ac, 29bc-30, 31+34Gal. 5:16-25; Jn. 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Shavuot IIDeut. 15:19–16:17 maf. Num. 28:26-31Hab. 3:1-19[Hab. 2:20–3:19]St Bede the Venerable St Gregory VII Our Lady Help of Christians (AUS) St Philip Neru St Augustine of Canterbury Bl Joseph Gérard OMI (ZAF)

Parashat NasoNum. 4:21–7:89Judg. 13:2-25

St Joan of Arc (FRA)




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“I created you from one soul, and from the soul I created its mate so that you may live in harmony and love.” —Koran

June 2015Sivan 14 Sivan 15 Sivan 16 Sivan 17 Sivan 18 Sivan 19

Sivan 20 Sivan 21 Sivan 22 Sivan 23 Sivan 24 Sivan 25 Sivan 26

Sivan 27 Sivan 28 Sivan 29 Sivan 30 Tammuz 1 Tammuz 2 Tammuz 3

Tammuz 4 Tammuz 5 Tammuz 6 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 10

Tammuz 11 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 13

St Justin Martyr

Lailat al Bara’a (ISLAM)Night of Freedom[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

Full Moon

Ss Marcellinus and PeterSs Charles Lwanga & CompanionsSt Kevin (IRL)

The Body and Blood of Christ Ex. 24:3-8Ps. 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18Heb. 9:11-15Sequence: Lauda SionMk. 14:12-16, 22-26[The celebration of The Body and Blood of Christ may be transferred to Sunday, 7th June.]

St Boniface

WORLD ENVIRONMENTDAY (UN)

Parashat Beha’alotkhaNum. 8:1–12:16Zech. 2:14–4:7

St NorbertSt Marcellin Champagnat (NZL)

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time or The Body and Blood of Christ[When this Sunday is celebrated as The Body and Blood of Christ use readings for The Body and Blood of Christ. See 4th June.]

Gen. 3:9-15Ps. 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-82 Cor. 4:13-5:1Mk. 3:20-35 St Jadwiga, Queen of Poland (POL)

Last Quarter

St Ephrem of SyriaSt Columba St Barnabas the Apostle

The Sacred Heart of JesusHos. 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9Isa. 12:2-3, 4, 5-6Eph. 3:8-12, 14-19Jn. 19:31-37

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SANCTIFICATION

OF PRIESTS (VAT)

Parashat Shelach LekhaNum. 13:1–15:41Josh. 2:1-24

St Anthony of PaduaThe Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

11th Sunday in Ordinary TimeEzek. 17:22-24Ps. 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-162 Cor. 5:6-10Mk. 4:26-34

WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY (WHO)

WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY (UN)

New Moon

St Richard of Chichester (ENG)

Rosh Chodesh TammuzNum. 28:1-28

WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION &

DROUGHT (UN)

Rosh Chodesh TammuzNum. 28:1-28

Ramadan begins[The Ramadan fast lasts 30 days and ends 18th July. Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.] St Romuald

Parashat KorachNum. 16:1–18:321 Sam. 11:14–12:22

St Alban (ENG)Blessed Irish Martyrs (IRL)

WORLD REFUGEE DAY (UN)

12th Sunday of Ordinary Time Job 38:1, 8-11Ps. 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31 2 Cor. 5:14-17Mk. 4:35-41

St Paulinus of NolaSs John Fisher and Thomas More

St Paulinus of Nola (AUS)St Ethelreda [Audrey] (ENG)

Birth of St John the Baptist[See * below for Vigil Mass readings.]

Mass during the DayIsa. 49:1-6Ps. 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15Acts 13:22-26; Lk. 1:57-66, 80

St John Baptist Day (QUÉBEC)

INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF

TORTURE (UN)INTERNATIONAL DAY

AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING (UN)

Parashat ChukatNum. 19:1–22:1 Judg. 11:1-33

St Cyril of Alexandria

Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles (ENG & WALES)[Replaces 13th Sunday in England and Wales. Use readings for Ss Peter and Paul. See 29th June.]

13th Sunday in Ordinary TimeWis. 1:13-15; 2:23-24Ps. 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b2 Cor. 8:7, 9, 13-15Mk. 5:21-43

Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles [See ** right for Vigil Mass readings.]

Mass during the DayActs 12:1-11Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-92 Tim. 4:6-8, 17-18Mt. 16:13-19

First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

* Readings for Vigil Mass Birth of St John the Baptist [24th June]

Jer. 1:4-10Ps. 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5-6ab, 15ab+171 Pet. 1:8-12Lk. 1:5-17

** Readings for Vigil Mass Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles[29th June]

Acts 3:1-10Ps. 19:2-3, 4-5Gal. 1:11-20Jn. 21:15-19

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS

(ICCJ) CONFERENCE

ROME, ITALY28 JUNE – 2 JULY




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“The Seven Deadly Social Sins. Politics without Principle, Wealth without work, Commerce without morality, Pleasure without conscience, Education without character, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice.” —Mahatma Gandhi

July 2015Tammuz 14 Tammuz 15 Tammuz 16 Tammuz 17

Tammuz 18 Tammuz 19 Tammuz 20 Tammuz 21 Tammuz 22 Tammuz 23 Tammuz 24

Tammuz 25 Tammuz 26 Tammuz 27 Tammuz 28 Tammuz 29 Av 1 Av 2

Av 3 Av 4 Av 5 Av 6 Av 7 Av 8 Av 9

Av 10 Av 11 Av 12 Av 13 Av 14 Av 15

* Readings forTzom Tammuz, Minor Fast Day[The Seventeenth of Tammuz]

[5th July]

Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm]Isa. 55:6-56:8 [pm][No Haftarah for Sephardim]

St Oliver Plunket (ENG & IRL)Bl Junípero Serra (USA)

CANADA DAY

Full Moon

St Thomas the Apostle

Parashat BalakNum. 22:2–25:9Micah 5:6–6:8

St Elizabeth of Portugal

INDEPENDENCE DAY (USA)

Tzom Tammuz, Minor Fast Day[Readings, see * above]

14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeEzek. 2:2-5Ps. 123:1-2a, 2bc, 3-42 Cor. 12:7-10Mk. 6:1-6 St Maria Goretti Bl Peter To Rot (AUS)

Last Quarter

St Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions

Parashat Pinchas Num. 25:10–30:11st Haftarah of AdmonitionJer. 1:1–2:3

St Benedict

WORLD POPULATION DAY (UN)

15th Sunday in Ordinary TimeAmos 7:12-15Ps. 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14Eph. 1:3-14 or Eph. 1:3-10Mk. 6:7-13

St Henry

Lailat al Qadr (ISLAM)Night of Power[Lailat al Qadr falls within the last ten days of Ramadan. Exact dates vary by region.]

St Camillus de LellisSt Kateri Tekakwitha (USA) St Bonaventure

New Moon

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Rosh Chodesh AvNum. 28:1-15

St Hedwig (Jadwiga), Queen of Poland

Quds Day (ISLAM)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

Parashat Matot-MaseiNum. 30:2–36:132nd Haftarah of AdmonitionJer. 2:4-28; 3:4[Jer. 2:4-28; 4:1-2]St Camillus de Lellis (USA)Eid al Fitr (ISLAM)End of Ramadan

16th Sunday in Ordinary TimeJer. 23:1-6Ps. 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Eph. 2:13-18Mk. 6:30-34 St Apollinaris St Lawrence of Brindisi St Mary Magdalene St Birgitta (Bridget)

First Quarter

St Sharbel Makhluf

Parashat Devarim Shabbat Chazon [Sabbath of Vision]

Deut. 1:1–3:223rd Haftarah of Admonition Isa. 1:1-27

erev Tisha B’AvThe Book of Lamentations

[The Book of Job may be read also.]

St James, Apostle

Tisha B’Av, Fast Day[Readings, see ** at right]

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time2 Kgs. 4:42-44Ps. 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18 Eph. 4:1-6Jn. 6:1-15 WORLD HEPATITUS DAY (WHO) St Martha

St Peter Chrysologus

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP (UN)

WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (UN)

Full Moon

Tu B’Av Minor Jewish Holiday

St Ignatius of Loyola

** Readings for Tisha B’Av [The Ninth of Av, Fast Day]

[26th July]

[am] Deut. 4:25-40Jer. 8:13–9:23

[pm] Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10Isa. 55:6-56:8[Hos. 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20]




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“The primary purpose of prayer is not to make requests. The primary purpose is to praise, to sing, to chant. Because the essence of prayer is a song, and man cannot live without a song.” —Abraham Joshua Heschel

August 2015Elul 15 Elul 16 Av 16

Av 17 Av 18 Av 19 Av 20 Av 21 Av 22 Av 23

Av 24 Av 25 Av 26 Av 27 Av 28 Av 29 Av 30



22nd Sunday in Ordinary TimeDeut. 4:1-2, 6-8Ps. 15:2-3a, 3b-4a, 4b-5Jas. 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27Mk. 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE VICTIMS OF ENFORCED

DISAPPEARANCES (UN)St Aidan and Saints of Lindisfarne (ENG)

* The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [15th August]May be celebrated on 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Parashat Va’etchananShabbat NachamuShabbat of ConsolationDeut. 3:23–7:111st Haftarah of Consolation Isa. 40:1-26St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Mass during the DayRev. 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10abPs. 45:10, 11, 12, 161 Cor. 15:20-27Lk. 1:39-56

Vigil Mass1 Chron. 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2Ps. 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-141 Cor. 15:54b-57Lk. 11:27-28

18th Sunday in Ordinary TimeEx. 16:2-4, 12-15Ps. 78:3-4, 23-24, 25+54Eph. 4:17, 20-24Jn. 6:24-35 St Germanus of Auxe (WALES) St Jean Vianney

The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary MajorBl Frederic Janssoone (CAN)

Transfiguration of the LordDan. 7:9-10, 13-14Ps. 97:1-2, 5-6, 92 Pet. 1:16-19Mk. 9:2-10

Last Quarter

St Sixtus II and CompanionsSt CajetanSt Dominic (AUS & NZL)

Parashat EkevShabbat NachamuDeut. 7:12–11:252nd Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 49:14–51:3

St DominicSt Mary of the Cross (AUS & NZL; Solemnity, AUS)

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time1 Kgs. 19:4-8Ps. 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9Eph. 4:30–5:2Jn. 6:41-51

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS

PEOPLES (UN) St Lawrence St Clare

St Jane Frances de Chantal

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY (UN) Ss Pontian and Hippolytus

New Moon

St Maximilian Mary Kolbe

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary[See * above for Mass readings. Celebrated Sunday 16th August in England and Wales]

Parashat Re’ehRosh Chodesh ElulDeut. 11:26–16:173rd Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 54:11–55:5

Rosh Chodesh ElulNum. 28:1-15

[The Assumption replaces this Sunday in ENG and WALES. Readings, see 15th August]

20th Sunday in Ordinary TimeProv. 9:1-6Ps. 34:2-3, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15Eph. 5:15-20Jn. 6:51-58

St John Eudes

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY (UN) St Bernard of Clairvaux St Pius X

First QuarterParashat ShofetimDeut. 16:18–21:94th Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 51:12–52:12

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

21st Sunday in Ordinary TimeJosh. 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18bPs. 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23; Eph. 5:21-32; Jn. 6:60-69

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS

ABOLITION (UNESCO) St Bartholomew, ApostleSt Louis St Joseph of Calasanz

Bl Dominic of the Mother of God (ENG)St David Lewis (WALES) St Monica St Augustine of Hippo

Parashat Ki Tetze Deut. 21:10–25:195th Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 54:1-10The Martyrdom of Saint John the BaptistINTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST

NUCLEAR TESTS (UN)




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Regarding Repentance: “Since it is easier to go forward than backward, one’s focus at the beginning of the journey (towards teshuvah/repentance) should be improving the future, rather than unraveling the past.” —R. David Samson

September 2015Elul 17 Elul 18 Elul 19 Elul 20 Elul 21


Elul 29 Tishrei 1, 5776 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3 Tishrei 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei 6


Tishrei 14 Tishrei 15 Tishrei 16 Tishrei 17

St Gregory the GreatBl Dina Belanger (CAN)St Cuthbert (ENG)

Last Quarter

Parashat Ki TavoShabbat Selichot [Ashkenazim]Deut. 26:1–29:86th Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 60:1-22

23rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 35:4-7aPs. 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10Jas. 2:1-5Mk. 7:31-37

Bl Frederic OzanamSs Marko Krizin, Melichar Grodecki and Stephen (SVK)

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

INTERNATIONALLITERACY DAY (UN)

St Peter ClaverSt Ciaran (IRL)

First Quarter

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY (WHO) St Deiniol (WALES)

Parashat NitzavimDeut. 29:9–30:207th Haftarah of ConsolationIsa. 61:10–63:9

The Most Holy Name of Mary

New Moon24th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 50:5-9aPs. 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9Jas. 2:14-18Mk. 8:27-35

erev Rosh Hashanah

Rosh HaShanah IGen. 21:1-34maf. Num. 29:1-61 Sam. 1:1–2:10

Exultation of the Holy Cross[See below for * readings]

Rosh HaShanah IIGen. 22:1-24maf. Num. 29:1-6Jer. 31:1-19

Our Lady of Sorrows

Tzom Gedaliah, Fast Day[Fast of Gedaliah]Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm]Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm][No Haftarah for Sephardim]

Ss Cornelius and CyprianSt Robert BellarmineSt Hildegard of Bingen

Parashat VaYelekh [Shabbat Shuva][Sabbath of Repentance]Deut. 31:1-30Hos. 14:2-10; Mic. 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27St JanuariusSt Theodore of Canterbury (ENG)

25th Sunday in Ordinary TimeWis. 2:12, 17-20Ps. 54:3-4, 5, 6-8Jas. 3:16–4:3Mk. 9:30-37

First Quarter

St Matthew the Evangelist

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE (WCC)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE (UN) erev Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur[The Day of Atonement][See below for ** readings]

St Pio of Pietrelcina Bl Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin (CAN)

Waqf al Arafa (ISLAM)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

Our Lady of Walsingham (ENG)

Eid al Adha (ISLAM)Festival of Sacrifice[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

Parashat Ha’azinuDeut. 32:1-522 Sam. 22:1-51

Ss Cosmas and DamianSs John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues & Companions (CAN)

26th Sunday in Ordinary TimeNum. 11:25-29Ps. 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14Jas. 5:1-6Mk. 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

erev Sukkot

Full MoonSukkot ILev. 22:26–23:44maf. Num. 29:12-16Zech. 14:1-21

St WenceslausSs Lawrence Ruiz & Companions

Sukkot IILev. 22:26–23:44maf. Num. 29:12-161 Kgs. 8:2-21

Ss Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels

WORLD HEART DAY (WHO)

Sukkot III [Chol HaMoed I]Num. 29:17-25

St Jerome

* Readings for Exultation of the Holy Cross [14th September]

Num. 21:4b-9Ps. 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38Phil. 2:6-11Jn. 3:13-17

* Readings forYom Kippur [23rd September]

[The Day of Atonement][am] Lev. 16:1-34maf. Num. 29:7-11Isa. 57:14–58:14[pm] Lev. 18:1-30; The Book of Jonah; Micah 7:18-20

Sundays Year B Weekdays Cycle I Jewish Year 5775–5776



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“The Torah... Turn it and turn it for all is in it, and look in it and grow grey and old in it and turn not away from it for there is no better rule than it.” —Ben Bag Bag, Pirkei Avot

October 2015Tishrei 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei 20


Tishrei 28 Tishrei 29 Tishrei 30 Cheshvan 1 Cheshvan 2 Cheshvan 3 Cheshvan 4



* Readings for Shemini Atzeret [5th October]

Deut. 14:22–16:17 maf. Num. 29:35–30:11 Kgs. 8:54-66

Readings for Ma’ariv Simchat Torah [5th October]

Deut. 33:1-17 [or 33:1-26]

** Readings for Simhat Torah [6th October]

Deut. 33:1–34:12Gen. 1:1–2:3 maf. Num. 29:35–30:1Josh. 1:1-18 [Josh. 1:1-9]

Sukkot IV [Chol HaMoed II]Num. 29:20-28

St Thérèse of Lisieux

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OLDER PERSONS (UN)

Sukkot V [Chol HaMoed III]Num. 29:23-31

Guardian Angels

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE (UN)

Sukkot Shabbat [Shabbat Chol HaMoed]Ex. 33:12–34:26maf. Num. 29:26-31Ezek. 38:18–39:16

27th Sunday in Ordinary TimeGen. 2:18-24Ps. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6Heb. 2:9-11; Mk. 10:2-16

Sukkot VII [Hoshanah Rabbah]Num. 29:26-34

Last Quarter

Shemini Atzeret[See * above for Shemini Atzeret and erev Simchat Torah readings.]

erev Simhat Torah

WORLD HABITAT DAY (UN)

Simhat Torah[See ** above for readings. In Israel, Simhat Torah and Shemini Atzeret are celebrated on the same day.]

Bl Marie-Rose Durocher,(CAN & USA); St Bruno Our Lady of The Rosary WORLD SIGHT DAY (WHO)

St Denis and CompanionsSt John LeonardiBl John Henry Newman (ENG)

Parashat BereshitGen. 1:1–6:8Isa. 42:5–43:10[Isa. 42:5-21]

St Paulinus of York (ENG)

WORLD MENTAL HEALTHDAY (WHO)

28th Sunday in Ordinary TimeWis. 7:7-11Ps. 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 Heb. 4:12-13Mk. 10:17-30

INTERNATIONAL DAY OFTHE GIRL CHILD (UN)

Our Lady of Aparecida (Solemnity, BRAZIL)St Wilfrid (ENG)

THANKSGIVING DAY (CANADA)


St Edward the Confessor (ENG)


St Callistus I

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR NATURAL DISASTER

REDUCTION (UN)

Al Hijra (ISLAMIC NEW YEAR)

St Teresa of Jesus (Avila)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN (UN)

St HedwigSt Margaret Mary AlacoqueSt Marie-Marguerite d’Youville (CAN)St Richard Gwyn (WALES)

WORLD FOOD DAY (UN)

Parashat NoachGen. 6:9–11:32Isa. 54:1–55:5[Isa. 54:1-10]St Ignatius of AntiochINTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE

ERADICATION OF POVERTY (UN)

29th Sunday in Ordinary TimeIsa. 53:10-11Ps. 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22Heb. 4:14-16Mk. 10:35-45

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY (VAT)

Ss Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and CompanionsSt Paul of the Cross

First Quarter

St Paul of the Cross (USA) St John Paul II

St John of Capistrano

Ashura (ISLAM)[Regional customs or moon sightings may cause a variation of the date for Islamic holidays.]

Parashat Lekh LekhaGen. 12:1–17:27Isa. 40:27–41:16St Anthony Mary Claret

UNITED NATIONS DAYWORLD DEVELOPMENT

INFORMATION DAY (UN)

30th Sunday in Ordinary TimeJer. 34:7-9Ps. 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6 Heb. 5:1-6Mk. 10:46-52 Ss Chad and Cedd (ENG)

Full Moon

Ss Simon and Jude

Parashat VayeraGen. 18:1–22:242 Kgs. 4:1-37[2 Kgs. 4:1-23]




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“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” —Pope John Paul II

November 2015Cheshvan 19 Cheshvan 20 Cheshvan 21 Cheshvan 22 Cheshvan 23 Cheshvan 24 Cheshvan 25

Cheshvan 26 Cheshvan 27 Cheshvan 28 Cheshvan 29 Cheshvan 30 Kislev 1 Kislev 2



Kislev 17 Kislev 18

All Saints DayRev. 7:2-4, 9-14Ps. 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-61 Jn. 3:1-3Mt. 5:1-12a

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)Readings taken from Masses for The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.

Last Quarter

St Martin de PorresSt Winefride (ENG & WALES)St Malachy (IRE) St Charles Borromeo

All Saints of Ireland (IRE)St Illtud (WALES)

Parashat Chayei Sarah Gen. 23:1–25:181 Kgs. 1:1-31

St Willibrord (ENG)

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time1 Kgs. 17:10-16Ps. 146:7, 8-9a, 9b-10Heb. 9:24-28Mk. 12:38-44

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in RomeEzek. 47:1-2, 8-9, 12Ps. 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-91 Cor. 3:9c-11, 16-17Jn. 2:13-22

KRISTALLNACHTNight of Broken Glass

St Leo the Great

WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNESCO)

New Moon

St Martin of Tours

REMEMBRANCE DAYARMISTICE DAY

VETERANS DAY (USA)


St Josaphat


St Frances Xavier Cabrini (USA)

Parashat ToledotGen. 25:19–28:9Mal. 1:1–2:7

St Dyfrig (WALES)

WORLD DIABETES DAY (WHO)

33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeDan. 12:1-3Ps. 16:5+8, 9-10, 11Heb. 10:11-14, 18Mk. 13:24-32

St Margaret of ScotlandSt Gertrude the GreatSt Edmund of Abingdon (ENG)

INT. DAY FOR TOLERANCE (UN)

St Elizabeth of HungarySt Hilda (ENG)St Hugh of Lincoln (ENG)

Dedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and St PaulSt Rose Philippine Duchesne (USA)

First Quarter

INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY

WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY (UNESCO)

UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY (UN)

Parashat VayetzeGen. 28:10–32:3Hos. 12:13–14:10 Opt. subst. Mic. 7:18[Hos. 11:7–12:12]

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Christ the KingDan. 7:13-14Ps. 93:1a, 1b-2, 5Rev. 1:5-8Jn. 18:33b-37

St Clement ISt ColumbanBl Miguel Agustín Pro (USA)

St Andre Dung Lac and Companions

St Catherine of Alexandria

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN (UN)

Full Moon

THANKSGIVING DAY (USA)

Parashat VayishlachGen. 32:4–36:43Obad. 1:1-21 Opt. Hos. 11:7–12:12[Obad. 1:1-21]

1st Sunday of AdventJer. 33:14-16Ps. 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 141 Thess. 3:12–4:2Lk. 21:25-28, 34-36

St Andrew, Apostle(Solemnity, SCOTLAND)

Sundays Year B Weekdays Cycle I — Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle II Jewish Year 5776



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“Kindness is not doing what we should. Kindness is doing what we don’t need to do for someone who has no right and no intention to demand it. Then community happens automatically.” —Joan Chittister OSB

December 2015Kislev 19 Kislev 20 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 Kislev 23




Tevet 15 Tevet 16 Tevet 17 Tevet 18 Tevet 19

* Readings forThe Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

[8th December]

Gen. 3:9-15, 20Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12Lk. 1:26-38

Chanukah VI Rosh Chodesh TevetNum. 28:1-15maf. Num. 7:42-47

WORLD AIDS DAY (UN)

Chanukah VII Rosh Chodesh TevetNum. 28:1-15maf. Num. 7:48-53

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY

Last Quarter

Chanukah VIIINum. 7:54–8:4

St Francis Xavier

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES St John Damascene

Parashat VayeshevGen. 37:1–40:23Amos 2:6–3:8

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY FOR ECONOMIC AND

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (UN)

2nd Sunday of AdventBar. 5:1-9Ps. 126:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5, 6Phil. 1:4-6, 8-11Lk. 3:1-6

erev ChanukahLight 1st Chanukah Candle

Chanukah INum. 7:7-17

St Ambrose

Chanukah IINum. 7:18-29

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary[See * above for Mass readings.]

Chanukah IIINum. 7:24-35

St Juan Diego

INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY (UN)

Chanukah IVNum. 7:30-41

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (UN)

New Moon

Chanukah VNum. 7:36-47

St Damascus I

Parashat MiketzShabbat ChanukahRosh Chodesh TevetGen. 41:1–44:17 Num. 28:9-15 maf. Num. 7:48-53Zech. 2:14–4:7Our Lady of Guadalupe

3rd Sunday of AdventZeph. 3:14-18aIsa. 12:2-3, 4, 5-6Phil. 4:4-7; Lk. 3:10-18

Chanukah VII Rosh Chodesh TevetNum. 28:1-15maf. Num. 7:48-53

Chanukah VIIINum. 7:54–8:4

St John of the Cross

First Quarter

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY (UN)

Parashat VayigashGen. 44:18–47:27Ezek. 37:15-28

4th Sunday of AdventMicah 5:1-4aPs. 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19Heb. 10:5-10Lk. 1:39-45

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SOLIDARITY DAY (UN) St Peter Canisius

Asara B’Tevet, Minor Fast Day [The Tenth of Tevet]Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10 [am & pm] Isa. 55:6–56:8 [pm][No Haftarah for Sephardim] St John of Kanty

Full Moon

The Nativity of the LordChristmas Day[See ** below for Mass readings.]

Parashat VayechiGen. 47:28–50:261 Kgs. 2:1-12

St Stephen

The Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir. 3:2-6, 12-12Ps. 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9Heb. 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col. 3:12-21; Lk. 2:22-40[The First Reading from Year A and/or the Second Reading from Year A may be used.] Holy Innocents St Thomas Becket (à Becket)

St Sylvester I

**The Nativity of the Lord, Vigil Mass: Isa. 62:1-5Ps. 89:4-5, 16-17, 27+29Acts 13:16-17, 22-25Mt. 1:1-25Midnight Mass: Isa. 9:1-6Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 11-12, 13Titus 2:11-14Lk. 2:1-14

Christmas Day [25th December]

Dawn Mass: Isa. 62:11-12Ps. 97:1+6, 11-12Titus 3:4-7Lk. 2:15-20 Mass during the Day: Isa. 52:7-10Ps. 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6Heb. 1:1-6Jn. 1:1-18

Sundays Year C Weekdays Cycle I Jewish Year 5776

ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROMULGATION OF NOSTRA AETATE

The year 2015 marks the 50th year since the watershed document Nostra Aetate was promulgated by the Second Vatican Council. Nostra Aetate transformed Jewish-Catholic relations.

The 50 years since Nostra Aetate have seen many changes in relations between Christians and Jews, nurturing Jewish–Christian dialogue, theological and interfaith studies and understandings.

The annual conference of the international Council of Christians and

Jews (ICCJ) will be held in Rome in 2015 to commemorate this historical event

which fundamentally changed the way in which the Church and Christians relate

to Jews and Judaism.

Date: June 28 - July 2, 2015

For study sheets and commentaries on the Torah Portion of the Week and the New Testament readings for Sundays see

For more information about Judaism, Torah Studies, Festivals and Spirituality see

Etz Hayim—“Tree of Life” website: www.etz-hayim.com

Light of Torah www. lightoftorah.net

Bat Kol Institute www.batkol.info

and

A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. (Isa. 11:1)

The Church cannot forget that she received the revelation of the Old Testament through the people with whom God in His inexpressible mercy concluded the Ancient Covenant.

Nor can she forget that she draws sustenance from the root of that well-

cultivated olive tree onto which have been grafted the wild shoots, the Gentiles.

(Nostra Aetate 4, 1965)

The Church of Christ acknowledges that, according to God’s saving design,

the beginnings of her faith and her election are found already among the Patriarchs,

Moses and the prophets ...

Since the spiritual patrimony common to Christians and Jews is thus so great,

this sacred synod wants to foster and recommend that mutual understanding

and respect which is the fruit, above all, of biblical and theological studies

as well as of fraternal dialogues.(Nostra Aetate 4, 1965)

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