American Ordo

For more than 65 years, the Priests of the Sacred Heart have maintained and produced the American Ordo as a resource for pastors in Catholic parishes in the United States. This liturgical calendar lists feasts, colors, Masses and readings for every day of the year. Access the Ordo here, or request to have it sent directly to you by mail.

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Prayer of the Day

Ordo September 30

SEPTEMBER 30, FRIDAY
(Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time)
Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church (white) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Jerome
Readings: No. 459
Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5
Luke 10:13-16
Hours: Week II of psalter and of Saint Jerome Sept

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September 29 2022

SEPTEMBER 29, THURSDAY
(Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time)
SAINTS MICHAEL, GABRIEL AND RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS (white) Feast
Mass: of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Gloria, Readings proper, Preface proper
Readings: No. 647
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 or Revelation 12:7-12a
John 1:47-51
Hours: proper to Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

September 30 2022

SEPTEMBER 30, FRIDAY
(Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time)
Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church (white) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Jerome
Readings: No. 459
Job 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5
Luke 10:13-16
Hours: Week II of psalter and of Saint Jerome Sept

October 01 2022

(Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time)
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (white) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Readings: No. 460
Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17
Luke 10:17-24
Hours: Week II of psalter and of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Evening Prayer I of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 02 2022

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (green)
Mass: of the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gloria, Creed, Preface of Sundays
Readings: No. 141
Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4
2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14
Luke 17:5-10
Hours: Week III of psalter and proper to the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 03 2022

(Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time)
Weekday (green)
Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 461
Galatians 1:6-12
Luke 10:25-37
Hours: Week III of psalter

October 04 2022

(Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time)
Saint Francis of Assisi (white) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Francis of Assisi
Readings: No. 462
Galatians 1:13-24
Luke 10:38-42
Hours: Week III of psalter and of Saint Francis of Assisi

October 05 2022

(Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time)
Weekday (green); [Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin (white); USA: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest (white) optional]
Mass: of one’s choice. For Saint Faustina: www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-yearand-calendar/saint-faustina-kowalska; For Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos: www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/blessed-francis-xavier-seelos
Readings: No. 463
Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14
Luke 11:1-4
Hours: Week III of psalter

Father Charles Yost, SCJ   (1932 - 2017)

For 53 years, the American Ordo 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 to his high standards.