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 December 9

(First Week of Advent)
Advent Weekday (violet) [Saint Juan Diego
Cuauhtlatoatzin (white)]
Mass: of Saturday of the First Week of Advent or of Saint
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Readings: No. 180
Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
Matthew 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8
Hours: Week I of the psalter and Advent proper
Evening Prayer I of the Second Sunday of Advent

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December 08 2023

(First Week of Advent)
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Patronal Feast Day of the
United States of America) (white) Solemnity
[Holyday of Obligation]
Mass: of the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Gloria, Readings proper,
Creed, Preface proper
Readings: No. 689
Genesis 3:9-15, 20
Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12
Luke 1:26-38
Hours: proper to solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary

December 09 2023

(First Week of Advent)
Advent Weekday (violet) [Saint Juan Diego
Cuauhtlatoatzin (white)]
Mass: of Saturday of the First Week of Advent or of Saint
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Readings: No. 180
Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26
Matthew 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8
Hours: Week I of the psalter and Advent proper
Evening Prayer I of the Second Sunday of Advent

December 10 2023

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (violet)
Mass: of the Second Sunday of Advent. Gloria is not said,
Creed, Preface I of Advent
Readings: No. 5
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
2 Peter 3:8-14
Mark 1:1-8
Hours: Week II of the psalter and of the Second Sunday of
Advent

December 11 2023

(Second Week of Advent)
Advent Weekday (violet) [Saint Damasus I, Pope (white)]
Mass: of Monday of the Second Week of Advent or of
Saint Damasus I
Readings: No. 181
Isaiah 35:1-10
Luke 5:17-26
Hours: Week II of the psalter and Advent proper

December 12 2023

(Second Week of Advent)
USA: Our Lady of Guadalupe (white) Feast
Mass: of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Gloria, Readings proper,
Preface I or II of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: No. 690A
Zechariah 2:14-17
or Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab
Luke 1:26-38
or Luke 1:39-47
or any readings from the Common of the Blessed
Virgin Mary (707-712)
Hours: proper to the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 13 2023

(Second Week of Advent)
Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr (red) Memorial
Mass: of Saint Lucy
Readings: No. 183
Isaiah 40:25-31
Matthew 11:28-30
Hours: Week II of the psalter and of Saint Lucy

December 14 2023

(Second Week of Advent)
Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the
Church (white) Memorial
Mass: of Saint John of the Cross
Readings: No. 184
Isaiah 41:13-20
Matthew 11:11-15
Hours: Week II of the psalter and of Saint John of the
Cross

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.