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 22

SEPTEMBER 22, WEDNESDAY
(Twenty-Fifth week in Ordinary Time)
WEEKDAY (green)
Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 451
Ezra 9:5-9
Tobit 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8
Luke 9:1-6
Hours: Week I of psalter

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September 21 2021

SEPTEMBER 21, TUESDAY
(Twenty-Fifth week in Ordinary Time)
ST. MATTHEW, Apostle and Evangelist (red) feast
Mass: of St. Matthew, Gloria, readings proper to the feast, Preface of Apostles
Readings: No. 643
Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13
Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5
Matthew 9:9-13
Hours: proper to the feast of St. Matthew
Daytime Prayer: antiphons and psalms from Tuesday of Week I

September 22 2021

SEPTEMBER 22, WEDNESDAY
(Twenty-Fifth week in Ordinary Time)
WEEKDAY (green)
Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 451
Ezra 9:5-9
Tobit 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8
Luke 9:1-6
Hours: Week I of psalter

September 23 2021

SEPTEMBER 23, THURSDAY
(Twenty-Fifth week in Ordinary Time)
ST. PIUS OF PIETRELCINA, Priest (white) memorial
Mass: of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Common Preface or of saint
Readings: No. 452
Haggai 1:1-8
Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b
Luke 9:7-9
Hours: Week I of psalter and of St. Pius of Pietrelcina

September 24 2021

SEPTEMBER 23, THURSDAY
(Twenty-Fifth week in Ordinary Time)
ST. PIUS OF PIETRELCINA, Priest (white) memorial
Mass: of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Common Preface or of saint
Readings: No. 452
Haggai 1:1-8
Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b
Luke 9:7-9
Hours: Week I of psalter and of St. Pius of Pietrelcina

September 25 2021

SEPTEMBER 25, SATURDAY
(Twenty-Fifth week in Ordinary Time)
WEEKDAY (green); [BVM (white)]
Mass: of one’s choice
Readings: No. 454
Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a
Canticle: Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ab, 13
Luke 9:43b-45
Hours: Week I of psalter
Evening Prayer I of the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 26 2021

SEPTEMBER 26, SUNDAY— MfP
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (green)
Mass: proper, Gloria, Creed, Preface of Sunday
Readings: No. 137 (Year B)
Numbers 11:25-29
Psalm 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14
James 5:1-6
Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
Hours: Week II of psalter and proper to the
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 27 2021

SEPTEMBER 27, MONDAY
(Twenty-Sixth week in Ordinary Time)
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, PRIEST (white) memorial
Mass: of St. Vincent de Paul. Common Preface or of saint
Readings: No. 455
Zechariah 8:1-8
Psalm 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23
Luke 9:46-50
Hours: Week 1 of psalter and of St. Vincent de 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.