Tempus liturgicum
Easter Time 2008 England
From Sunday, 23 March 2008 to Sunday, 11 May 2008. The Sunday readings are from Year A, the weekdays from Year II (why).
Easter Time is the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost, kept as a single feast, in white, with red at Pentecost. Its first eight days are the octave of Easter. The Ascension falls on the fortieth day, a Thursday, or on the following Sunday where the bishops have moved it.
In the 1962 Missal the Sundays are counted after Easter, the Rogation days fall before the Ascension, and Pentecost has its own octave, with Ember days.
| Day | Ordinary Form | 1962 Missal |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 23 Mar | Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the LordFirst Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 · Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 · Gospel: John 20:1-9 | Easter Sunday Class IEpistle: 1 Cor 5:7-8 · Gospel: Mark 16:1-7 |
| Mon 24 Mar | Monday within the Octave of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 · Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15 | Monday in the Octave of Easter Class IEpistle: Acts 10:37-43. · Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 |
| Tue 25 Mar | Tuesday within the Octave of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 2:36-41 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 · Gospel: John 20:11-18 | Tuesday in the Octave of Easter Class IEpistle: Acts 13:16; 13:26-33 · Gospel: Luke 24:36-47 |
| Wed 26 Mar | Wednesday within the Octave of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 3:1-10 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 · Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 | Wednesday in the Octave of Easter Class IEpistle: Acts 3:13-15; 3:17-19 · Gospel: John 21:1-14 |
| Thu 27 Mar | Thursday within the Octave of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 3:11-26 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 · Gospel: Luke 24:35-48 | Thursday in the Octave of Easter Class IEpistle: Acts 8:26-40 · Gospel: John 20:11-18 |
| Fri 28 Mar | Friday within the Octave of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 4:1-12 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a · Gospel: John 21:1-14 | Friday in the Octave of Easter Class IEpistle: 1 Pet 3:18-22 · Gospel: Matt 28:16-20 |
| Sat 29 Mar | Saturday within the Octave of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 4:13-21 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 · Gospel: Mark 16:9-15 | Saturday in the Octave of Easter Class IEpistle: 1 Pet 2:1-10 · Gospel: John 20:1-9 |
| Sun 30 Mar | Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine MercyFirst Reading: Acts 2:42-47 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 · Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 · Gospel: John 20:19-31 | Low Sunday Class IEpistle: 1 John 5:4-10 · Gospel: John 20. 19-31 |
| Mon 31 Mar | The Annunciation of the LordFirst Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 · Second Reading: Hebrews 10:4-10 · Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 | St. Joseph, Spouse of the Bl. Virgin Mary Class IEpistle: Ecclus 45:1-6 · Gospel: Matt 1:18-21 |
| Sun 6 Apr | Third Sunday of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 · Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21 · Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 | II Sunday after Easter Class IIEpistle: 1 Pet 2:21-25 · Gospel: John 10:11-16 |
| Sun 13 Apr | Fourth Sunday of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 · Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:20b-25 · Gospel: John 10:1-10 | III Sunday after Easter Class IIEpistle: 1 Pet 2:11-19 · Gospel: John 16:16-22 |
| Sun 20 Apr | Fifth Sunday of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 6:1-7 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 · Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9 · Gospel: John 14:1-12 | IV Sunday after Easter Class IIEpistle: Jas 1:17-21 · Gospel: John 16:5-14 |
| Wed 23 Apr | Saint George, Martyr, Patron of EnglandFirst Reading: Revelation 12:10-12a · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 · Second Reading: Romans 5:1-5 · Gospel: John 15:18-21 | Wednesday after IV Sunday after Easter Class IVEpistle: Jas 1:17-21 · Gospel: John 16:5-14 |
| Fri 25 Apr | Saint Mark, EvangelistFirst Reading: 1 Peter 5:5b-14 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 · Gospel: Mark 16:15-20 | St. Mark Class IIEpistle: Ezek 1:10-14 · Gospel: Luke 10:1-9 |
| Sun 27 Apr | Sixth Sunday of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 · Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18 · Gospel: John 14:15-21 | V Sunday after Easter Class IIEpistle: Jas 1:22-27 · Gospel: John 16:23-30 |
| Tue 29 Apr | Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Copatroness of EuropeFirst Reading: 1 John 1:5—2:2 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 13-14, 17-18 · Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30 | St. Peter of Verona Class IIIEpistle: 2 Tim. 2:8-10; 3:10-12. · Gospel: Matt 10:34-42 |
| Thu 1 May | The Ascension of the LordFirst Reading: Acts 1:1-11 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 · Second Reading: Ephesians 1:17-23 · Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 | Ascension of the Lord Class IEpistle: Acts 1:1-11 · Gospel: Mark 16:14-20 |
| Sat 3 May | Saints Philip and James, ApostlesFirst Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 · Gospel: John 14:6-14 | IV Mass of the B. V. M. – Salve, Sancta Parens Class IVEpistle: Ecclus 24:14-16 · Gospel: John 19:25-27 |
| Sun 4 May | Seventh Sunday of EasterFirst Reading: Acts 1:12-14 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8 · Second Reading: 1 Peter 4:13-16 · Gospel: John 17:1-11a | Sunday after the Ascension Class IIEpistle: 1 Pet 4:7-11. · Gospel: John 15:26-27; 16:1-4. |
| Sun 11 May | Pentecost SundayFirst Reading: Acts 2:1-11 · Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 · Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 · Gospel: John 20:19-23 | Pentecost Sunday Class IEpistle: Acts 2:1-11. · Gospel: John 14:23-31. |
Each day’s page has the readings in full (World English Bible) and the 1962 propers in Latin and English. Read about the liturgical colours.