Click the PDF below for a detailed Liturgical Calendar for May - June 2024

May 2024

• The sprinkling of the faithful with holy water may continue instead of the Penitential Act. 
• The Gloria is sung or recited during Sundays. 
• Consider using the Apostles’ Creed.
• Any of the five prefaces of Easter may be used. 
• There is no double Alleluia in the final dismissal (Except Pentecost Sunday) 

• This link provides a template for the May Crowing ritual.
• https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/m/may-crownings.php 
• The Office for Divine Worship has other resources; The Order of Crowning an Image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. If you need a copy of the rite please email, Amaris Hernandez at AEHernandez@la-archdiocese.org
  

• Prayers are taken from the Proper of Saints.
• The following prayer of the faithful may be added:
  • Father of all humanity, do not forget what your hands have made, grant that all who work may have secure employment and a fitting standard of living, We pray to the Lord.
  • Padre de toda la humanidad, te pedimos no olvides lo que tus manos han creado, concede que todos los que trabajamos mantengamos empleo seguro y un modo de vida digno, Roguemos al Señor.

• Prayers are proper and found in the Proper of Saints
• Gloria is said or sung.
• Creed is not said. 
• Solemn Blessing #17 may be used. 
  

1. Our ecclesiastical province (and most dioceses in USA) has transferred this Solemnity from Thursday, May 9 to Sunday, May 12.
2. The weekdays after the Ascension through the Saturday before Pentecost is a time of preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit.
3. During these days the hymn, Veni Creator Spiritus, may be sung at Mass and Liturgy of the Hours.
4. Paschal Candle is lit.
5. White Vestments
6. Two sets of formularies to be used: 
   • 1) At the Vigil Mass (Saturday Evening)
   • 2) At the Mass during the day (Sunday)
7. Gloria is sung.
8. Apostle's Creed may be used during the Easter Season. 
9. Use Preface I or II of the Ascension
10. Use Solemn Blessing #7.
11. Double Alleluia is NOT during dismissal. 

• For all mothers, that they may be blessed in their love and care for their families. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide them with wisdom and love, We pray to the Lord.
• Por todas las madres, que sean bendecidas en el amor y cuidado que imparten con sus familias. Que el Espíritu Santo continue guiándolas en sabiduría y amor, Roguemos al Señor.

• Prayers are proper and found in the Proper of Saints
• Sprinkling rite may be used.
• Gloria is said or sung.
• Creed is not said. 
• May use the Preface of the Apostles
• Solemn Blessing for the Apostles may be used.

• Prayers from the Book of Blessings may be used. 
  • Chapter 26 Blessing of Fields and Flock
  • Chapter 27 Blessing of Seeds at Planting Time

• Please click on the liturgical calendar PDF above for a DETAILED explanation of the Celebration for the Pentecost Vigil and Sunday Masses. 
• Vestments: RED
• Two sets of formularies to be used: 
  • 1) At the Vigil Mass (Extended or simple forms may be used)
    • Extended Form - please see details in the PDF.
    • Simple Form follows the regular form of Mass.
  • 2) At the Mass during the day

• Parishes are invited to celebrate the Vigil of Pentecost on Saturday, May 18. It is a prolonged celebration of Mass in the form of a Vigil, whose character is not baptismal as in the Easter Vigil, but is one of urgent prayer, after the example of the apostles and disciples, who persevered together in prayer with Mary, the Mother of Jesus, as they awaited the Holy Spirit.
  

• The Pentecost Sequence, “Veni Sancte Spiritus,” is obligatory on Pentecost Sunday and may be omitted at the Vigil. It is fitting to use the sprinkling rite on this day and the Paschal candle is to be lit at all Masses. The Paschal Candle is moved to the baptistery after the last mass or Vespers, which concludes the Easter Season.
• Sacraments of Initiation can take place at any Sunday during Easter. However, due to the nature of its celebration, Pentecost Sunday is recommended for the celebration of Confirmation for adults (when faculties by bishop have been obtained).  
• The double alleluia is added to the final blessing. 
• Ordinary Time begins after Evening Prayer tonight.
• The paschal candle should be relocated, after the last Mass of Pentecost, to its permanent location at the baptismal font. Light it for sacramental celebrations including baptisms, and of course, funerals.

• Mass Propers are taken from the Votive Mass for the Blessed Virgin Mary, #10/B. “Our Lady, Mother of the Church.” 
• A set of proper (i.e., mandatory) readings has been assigned for this memorial (no. 572 A). 
• The readings for this memorial, and proper text for Liturgy of the Hours can be found here.

• Mass texts and preface are proper.
• Gloria is sung.
• Creed is said. 
• Solemn Blessing #9 may be used. 

• The Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice #30A or B may be used. 
• Order for Visiting a Cemetery may be used, which is found in the Book of Blessings, Chapter 57.
• You may incorporate the intentions of those who have died in service to their country in today's Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful).
• Memorial Day Masses
  • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
    • 12:10pm Mass
    • Please click here for more details.
  • Catholic Cemetaries & Mortuaries
    • Please click here for more details.

• Vestments: White
• Mass texts, and readings are proper. 
• The Gloria is sung.
• The Creed is omitted.
• Preface II of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be used.
• Solemn Blessing #15 may be used. 

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June 2024

Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

• Candidates will be Ordained to the Priesthood by Archbishop José H. Gomez for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 
• The Ordination will be streamed LIVE starting at 9:00 AM. 
• Tickets required for Admission.
• For more information, click here.

• Please click on the liturgical calendar PDF above for a DETAILED explanation for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.
• Click Here for the Liturgy Preparation Aid from FDLC

• The prayers, including the preface, are proper and found in the section for Solemnities of the Lord.
• The Gloria is said or sung. 
• The Creed is said. 
• Collect from the Votive Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus may be used.
• Parishioners are invited after Mass to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or publish the litany on the parish website or bulletin.

• Prayers are found in the Roman Missal Proper of the Saints at the end of the section of May. 
• Prayers are also found in the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary, no. 28 "Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary."
• The Gloria is not sung or said.
• The Creed is not said.

• Candidates will be Ordained to the Sacred Order of Permanent Diaconate by Archbishop José H. Gomez for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 
• The Ordination will be streamed LIVE starting at 9:00 AM. 
• Tickets required for Admission.  
• For more information, click here. 

• Without diminishing the primacy of Sunday in Ordinary Time, remember that it is also Father's Day.
• A special blessing may be given to Fathers. The blessing is available in the Book of Blessings, Chapter 56, “Order of Blessing for Fathers on Father’s Day.”
  • For those who are fathers, we ask for wisdom and humility in the face of the task of parenting. Give them the strength to do well by their children and by You, We pray to the Lord.
  • Por todos los que son papás, pedimos sabiduría y humildad en su tarea de ser papá. Dales la fuerza para hacer el bien ante sus hijos y ante Dios, Roguemos al Señor.

• Sample for the formulary and intercessions for the Universal Prayers are also included in this link. 

• Archbishop José H. Gomez will celebrate Mass for the Feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá. 
• There will be a brief blessing with a first-class Relic of St. Josemaría. 
• For more information, please click here.

• Vestments: White
• The Vigil Mass may be celebrated either before or after Evening Prayer I of the Solemnity. 
• Prayers are proper and found in the Proper of the Saints
• The Gloria is said or sung.
• The Creed is said.

• Vestments: Red
  
• Prayers are proper and found in the Proper of the Saints
  
• The Gloria is said or sung.
• The Creed is said.
• Solemn Blessing #16 may be used. 
• A Vigil Mass may be celebrated on June 28, either before or after Evening Prayer I of the Solemnity.
  • Readings for the Vigil Mass
    • 590: Acts 3:1-10, Ps 19:2-5, Gal 1:11-20, Jn 21:15-19
      
  • Readings for the Mass of the Day
    
    • 591: Acts 12:1-11, Ps34:2-9, 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18, Mt 16:13-19