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 January 20

(Second Week in Ordinary Time)
Weekday (green) [Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr (red); Saint Sebastian, Martyr (red) optional]
Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 314
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
Mark 3:7-12
Hours: Week II of psalter

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January 19 2022

(Second Week in Ordinary Time)
Weekday (green) Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 313
1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
Mark 3:1-6
Hours: Week II of psalter

January 20 2022

(Second Week in Ordinary Time)
Weekday (green) [Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr (red); Saint Sebastian, Martyr (red) optional]
Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 314
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7
Mark 3:7-12
Hours: Week II of psalter

January 21 2022

(Second Week in Ordinary Time)
Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (red) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Agnes
Readings: No. 315
1 Samuel 24:3-21
Mark 3:13-19
Hours: proper to Saint Agnes

January 22 2022

(Second Week in Ordinary Time)
USA: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children (white or violet)
Mass: from the Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions: #48/1 For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life (white) or #30 For the Preservation of Peace and Justice (violet)
Readings: No. 316
2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27
Mark 3:20-21
or any readings from the Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life” (Lectionary Supplement, #947A-947E), or the Mass “For Justice and Peace,” #887-891
Hours: Week II of psalter
Evening Prayer I of the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 23 2022

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (green)
Mass: of the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gloria, Creed, Preface of Sunday Readings: No. 69
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10
1 Corinthians 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27
Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
Hours: Week III of psalter and proper to the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 24 2022

(Third Week in Ordinary Time)
Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (white) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Francis de Sales
Readings: No. 317
2 Samuel 5:1-7, 10
Mark 3:22-30
Hours: Week III of psalter and of Saint Francis de Sales

January 25 2022

(Third Week in Ordinary Time)
THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL THE
APOSTLE (white) Feast
Mass: of the Conversion of Saint Paul. Gloria, Readings proper, Preface I of the Apostles Readings: No. 519
Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22
Mark 16:15-18
Hours: proper to the Conversion of Saint Paul

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.