American Ordo 2025

The American Ordo is an online guide to the Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours for each day in the U.S. Liturgical Calendar. For more than 65 years, the Priests of the Sacred Heart have maintained and produced the American Ordo Liturgical Calendar as a resource for pastors in Catholic parishes in the United States. This online liturgical calendar lists feasts, colors, Masses and readings for every day of the year.

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Catholic Priests in compliance with the 2024 American Ordo Liturgical Calendar
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of Monday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings:
(237)
2 Kings 5:1-15b
Luke 4:24-30
Hours:
Week III of psalter Evening Prayer I of the Solemnity of the Annunciation
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Upcoming 2025 Catholic Ordos

THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
Color:
Solemnity, white
Mass:
of the Annunciation. Gloria, Readings proper, Creed, Preface proper to Solemnity
Readings:
(545)
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
Hebrews 10:4-10
Luke 1:26-38
Hours:
proper to the solemnity of the Annunciation
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings:
(239)
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9
Matthew 5:17-19
Hours:
Week III of psalter and Lenten proper
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings:
(240)
Jeremiah 7:23-28
Luke 11:14-23
Hours:
Week III of psalter and Lenten proper
Friday of the Third Week of Lent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of Friday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings:
(241)
Hosea 14:2-10
Mark 12:28-34
Hours:
Week III of psalter and Lenten proper
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
Readings:
(242)
Hosea 6:1-6
Luke 18:9-14
Hours:
Week III of psalter and Lenten proper Evening Prayer I of the Fourth Sunday of Lent
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Color:
violet or rose
Mass:
of the Fourth Sunday of Lent or of the Second Scrutiny. Readings for Year A (31) permitted; must be used with Second Scrutiny. Creed, Preface proper to Fourth Sunday of Lent if using Gospel of the Man Born Blind; if not, Preface I or II of Lent.
Readings:
(33)
Joshua 5:9a, 10-12
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
or Year A Readings: (31)
1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
Hours:
Week IV of the psalter and the Fourth Sunday of Lent

Father Charles Yost, SCJ (1932 - 2017)

For 53 years, the American Ordo Liturgical Calendar was compiled and edited by Fr. Charles Yost, SCJ. He assumed the exacting, detail-oriented responsibilities in 1964 when he was a professor and librarian at Sacred Heart Monastery. It became a labor of love, to which he was devoted until his death at age 85 in July, 2017.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, Fr. Yost continued his education earning master’s degrees in theology and library science from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. Fr. Yost’s ministries included service as a missionary in Indonesia, an academic, a fundraiser, a parish priest and superior of the Priests of the Sacred Heart retirement community.

Even in retirement Fr. Yost continued to serve our religious congregation in various capacities, including overseeing the preparation of the American Ordo. Fr. Yost actually compiled information for the liturgical calendar about six years in advance and then updated the material periodically to reflect changes from Rome in order to keep the Ordo completely current.

We are deeply grateful for Fr. Yost’s diligence and watchful eye. His generous spirit and his love the Church inspire our dedication to continue to produce the American Ordo Liturgical Calendar to his high standards.

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