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American Ordo 2024

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
Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Color:
white, Memorial
Mass:
of Saint John of the Cross
Readings:
(186) Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 Matthew 17:9a, 10-13
Hours:
Week II of psalter and of Saint John of the Cross Evening Prayer I of the Third Sunday of Advent
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Upcoming 2024 Catholic Ordos

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Color:
violet or rose
Mass:
of the Third Sunday of Advent. Gloria omitted, Creed, Preface I of Advent
Readings:
(9) Zephaniah 3:14-18a Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18
Hours:
Week III of psalter and of the Third Sunday of Advent
Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of Monday of the Third Week of Advent
Readings:
(187) Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a Matthew 21:23-27
Hours:
Week III of psalter and Advent proper
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of December 17. Preface II of Advent
Readings:
(193) Genesis 49:2, 8-10 Matthew 1:1-17
Hours:
Week III of psalter and proper for December 17
Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of December 18. Preface II of Advent
Readings:
(194) Jeremiah 23:5-8 Matthew 1:18-25
Hours:
Week III of psalter and proper for December 18
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of December 19. Preface II of Advent
Readings:
(195) Judges 13:2-7, 24-25a Luke 1:5-25
Hours:
Week III of psalter and proper for December 19
Friday of the Third Week of Advent
Color:
violet
Mass:
of December 20. Preface II of Advent
Readings:
(196) Isaiah 7:10-14 Luke 1:26-38
Hours:
Week III of psalter and proper for December 20

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.