Here at Christ in the Desert, we use the Ordo of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, with a few adaptations according to the approved practices of the Benedictine Confederation, our Subiaco Congregation and our own community. For example, we will emphasize certain feasts if the saint(s) in question have special significance to the cultures and nationalities represented by our monks. Also, we observe a monthly Requiem Mass for all deceased members of our community, our Congregation, and our friends, benefactors, and family, whose anniversaries of death occur that month. Also, each Saturday is observed as a Memorial to Mary unless another observed Solemnity, Feast or Memorial occurs on that date.
This is the Ordo for 2010
JANUARY
1. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
2. Memorial of Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen.
3. Solemnity of Epiphany
10. Feast of the Baptism of our Lord
15. Memorial of Sts Maur and Placid, Early disciples of St. Benedict
21. Memorial of Agnes, Virgin Martyr
25. Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle
28. Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Presbyter, Doctor of the Church
FEBRUARY
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2. Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord
5. Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin Martyr
6. Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Missionaries and Martyrs
10. Feast of St. Scholastica, Virgin and Religious Founder
17. ASH WEDNESDAY. The date of Ash Wednesday will vary according to the date of Easter. This is the 2010 date.
22. Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
MARCH
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19. Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary
25. Annunciation
28. Passion Sunday, also known as Palm Sunday
APRIL
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1. Holy Thursday, a;so called "Maundy Thursday"
2. Good Friday
3. Holy Saturday
4. Easter
21 Memorial of St. Anselm, Bishop, Religious and Doctor of the Church
29. Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor of the Church
MAY
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3. Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles
11. Memorial of Sts Odon, Mayeul, Odilon, and Peter the Venerable, Abbots of Cluny
14. Solemnity of the Ascension
15. Memorial of St. Pachomius, Religious Founder
23. Solemnity of Pentecost
25. Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable Priest, Religious, Doctor of the Church
30. Trinity Sunday
31. Feast of teh Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
JUNE
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1. Memorial of St Justin Martyr
3. Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs
5. Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop,Religious, Missionary, Martyr
6. Corpus Christi Sunday
11. Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
12. Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
19. Memorial of St. Romuald, Abbot and Religious Founder
21. Memorial of Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
24. Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist
28. Solemnity of St. Irenaus, Bishop and Martyr
29. Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles.
JULY
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3. Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle
11. Solemnity of St. Benedict, Patriarch of Western Monasticism
15. Memorial of St. Bonaventure. Preiest, Religious, Doctor of the Church
22. Memorial of Mary Magdalene
26. Memorial of Sts Joachim and Anne, Parents of Mary
29. Memorial of Sts Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, Hosts of the Lord.
31. Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Priest, Religious Founder
AUGUST
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4. Memorial of St. John Mary Vianney, Presbyter
6. Feast of the Transfiguration
10. Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
11. Memorial of St. Clare, Religious Founder and Virgin
14. Memorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Presbyter, Religious and Martyr
15. Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
20. Memorial of St. Bernard, Abbot, Doctor of the Church
21 Memorial of Pope St. Pius X
24. Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle
27. Memorial of St. Monica
28. Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop, Doctor of the Church
SEPTEMBER
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3. Feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Religious, Doctor of the Church
8. Feast of the Birth of the Virgin Mary
13. Memorial of St. John Chrysostom. Bishop, Doctor of the Church
14. Exaultation of the Cross
15. Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
16. Memorial of Sts Cornelius and Cyprian
20. Memorial of Andrew Kim and Companions, Martyrs
21. Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle
23. Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcia
27. Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, Priest
28. Dedication of the Monastery Church of Christ in the Desert
29. Feast of Sts Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels
30. Memorial of St. Jerome, Presbyter, Doctor of the Church
OCTOBER
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1. Memorial of Therese of the Child Jesus, Religious, Doctor of the Church
4. Feast of St. Francis of Assissi, Religious Founder
6. Memorial of St. Bruno, Presbyter, Hermit, Religious Founder
7. Our Lady of the Rosary
15. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin, Religious, Doctor of the Church
18. Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist
28. Feast of Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles
NOVEMBER
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1. All Saints
2. All Souls
4. Memorial of St. Charles Borrowmeo
9. Dedication of St. John Lateran
10. Memorial of Pope St. Leo the Great
13. Memorial for our founder, Fr. Aelred Wall, and all deceased members of our community.
16. Memorial of Gertrude the great, Virgin, Religious
21. Solemnity of Christ the King
22. Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr
24. Memorial of Andrew Dung Lac and Companions, Martyrs
28. First Sunday of Advent
30. Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle
DECEMBER
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3. Memorial of St. Francis Xavier Presbyter, Religious, Missionary
7. Memorial of St. Ambrose Bishop and Doctor of the Church
8. Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
13. Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
14. Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Presbyter, Religious, Doctor of the Church
25. Christmas
26. Feast of the Holy Family
27. Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
29. Feast of the Holy Innocents
This is the Ordo for 2010
1. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
2. Memorial of Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen.
3. Solemnity of Epiphany
10. Feast of the Baptism of our Lord
15. Memorial of Sts Maur and Placid, Early disciples of St. Benedict
21. Memorial of Agnes, Virgin Martyr
25. Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle
28. Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Presbyter, Doctor of the Church
2. Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord
5. Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin Martyr
6. Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Missionaries and Martyrs
10. Feast of St. Scholastica, Virgin and Religious Founder
17. ASH WEDNESDAY. The date of Ash Wednesday will vary according to the date of Easter. This is the 2010 date.
22. Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
19. Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary
25. Annunciation
28. Passion Sunday, also known as Palm Sunday
1. Holy Thursday, a;so called "Maundy Thursday"
2. Good Friday
3. Holy Saturday
4. Easter
21 Memorial of St. Anselm, Bishop, Religious and Doctor of the Church
29. Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor of the Church
3. Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles
11. Memorial of Sts Odon, Mayeul, Odilon, and Peter the Venerable, Abbots of Cluny
14. Solemnity of the Ascension
15. Memorial of St. Pachomius, Religious Founder
23. Solemnity of Pentecost
25. Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable Priest, Religious, Doctor of the Church
30. Trinity Sunday
31. Feast of teh Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
1. Memorial of St Justin Martyr
3. Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs
5. Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop,Religious, Missionary, Martyr
6. Corpus Christi Sunday
11. Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
12. Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
19. Memorial of St. Romuald, Abbot and Religious Founder
21. Memorial of Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious
24. Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist
28. Solemnity of St. Irenaus, Bishop and Martyr
29. Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles.
3. Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle
11. Solemnity of St. Benedict, Patriarch of Western Monasticism
15. Memorial of St. Bonaventure. Preiest, Religious, Doctor of the Church
22. Memorial of Mary Magdalene
26. Memorial of Sts Joachim and Anne, Parents of Mary
29. Memorial of Sts Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, Hosts of the Lord.
31. Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Priest, Religious Founder
4. Memorial of St. John Mary Vianney, Presbyter
6. Feast of the Transfiguration
10. Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
11. Memorial of St. Clare, Religious Founder and Virgin
14. Memorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Presbyter, Religious and Martyr
15. Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
20. Memorial of St. Bernard, Abbot, Doctor of the Church
21 Memorial of Pope St. Pius X
24. Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle
27. Memorial of St. Monica
28. Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop, Doctor of the Church
3. Feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Religious, Doctor of the Church
8. Feast of the Birth of the Virgin Mary
13. Memorial of St. John Chrysostom. Bishop, Doctor of the Church
14. Exaultation of the Cross
15. Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
16. Memorial of Sts Cornelius and Cyprian
20. Memorial of Andrew Kim and Companions, Martyrs
21. Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle
23. Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcia
27. Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, Priest
28. Dedication of the Monastery Church of Christ in the Desert
29. Feast of Sts Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels
30. Memorial of St. Jerome, Presbyter, Doctor of the Church
1. Memorial of Therese of the Child Jesus, Religious, Doctor of the Church
4. Feast of St. Francis of Assissi, Religious Founder
6. Memorial of St. Bruno, Presbyter, Hermit, Religious Founder
7. Our Lady of the Rosary
15. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin, Religious, Doctor of the Church
18. Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist
28. Feast of Sts Simon and Jude, Apostles
1. All Saints
2. All Souls
4. Memorial of St. Charles Borrowmeo
9. Dedication of St. John Lateran
10. Memorial of Pope St. Leo the Great
13. Memorial for our founder, Fr. Aelred Wall, and all deceased members of our community.
16. Memorial of Gertrude the great, Virgin, Religious
21. Solemnity of Christ the King
22. Memorial of St. Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr
24. Memorial of Andrew Dung Lac and Companions, Martyrs
28. First Sunday of Advent
30. Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle
3. Memorial of St. Francis Xavier Presbyter, Religious, Missionary
7. Memorial of St. Ambrose Bishop and Doctor of the Church
8. Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
13. Memorial of St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
14. Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Presbyter, Religious, Doctor of the Church
25. Christmas
26. Feast of the Holy Family
27. Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
29. Feast of the Holy Innocents