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 May 19

Easter Weekday (white)
Mass: of Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Readings: No. 288
Acts 15:7-21
John 15:9-11
Hours: Week I of psalter and Easter proper

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May 18 2022

Easter Weekday (white); [Saint John I, Pope and Martyr (red) optional]
Mass: of Wednesday of the Fifth Week of
Easter, or of Saint John I
Readings: No. 287
Acts 15:1-6
John 15:1-8
Hours: Week I of psalter and Easter proper

May 19 2022

Easter Weekday (white)
Mass: of Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
Readings: No. 288
Acts 15:7-21
John 15:9-11
Hours: Week I of psalter and Easter proper

May 20 2022

Easter Weekday (white); [Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest (white) optional]
Mass: of Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter, or of Saint Bernardine of Siena
Readings: No. 289
Acts 15:22-31
John 15:12-17
Hours: Week I of psalter and Easter proper

May 21 2022

Easter Weekday (white); [Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (red) optional]
Mass: of Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter or of Saint Christopher Magallanes and
Companions
Readings: No. 290
Acts 16:1-10
John 15:18-21
Hours: Week I of psalter and Easter proper
Evening Prayer I of Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 22 2022

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (white)
Mass: of the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Gloria,
Creed, Preface of Easter
Readings: No. 57
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
John 14:23-29
Where the Ascension of the Lord is celebrated next Sunday, the second reading and Gospel of the Seventh Sunday of Easter may be used (No. 70)
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20
John 17:20-26
Hours: Week II of psalter and proper to the Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 23 2022

Easter Weekday (white)
Mass: of Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Readings: No. 291
Acts 16:11-15
John 15:26—16:4a
Hours: Week II of psalter and Easter proper

May 24 2022

Easter Weekday (white)
Mass: of Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
Readings: No. 292
Acts 16:22-34
John 16:5-11
Hours: Week II of psalter and Easter proper

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.