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Sunday Cycle
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Weekday Cycle
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Last Week/Ord
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Ash Wednesday
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Easter
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Ascension
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Pentecost
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Corpus Christi
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1st Sunday
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Liturgical Calendar Notes:
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Last Week/Ord: is the number of the last week in Ordinary Time
before Lent begins with Ash Wednesday.
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Resume Week/Ord: is the number of the week in Ordinary Time that
starts the day after Pentecost.
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Season
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Sunday
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Cycle A
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Cycle B
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Cycle C
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Ordinary
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1
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Mt 3:13-17
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Mk 1:7-11
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Lk 3:15,16,21,22
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2
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Jn 1:29-34
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Jn 1:35-42
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Jn 2:1-11
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3
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Mt 4:12-23
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Mk 1:14-20
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Lk 1:1-4;4:14-21
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4
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Mt 5:1-12
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Mk 1:21-28
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Lk 4:21-30
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5
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Mt 5:13-16
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Mk 1:29-39
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Lk 5:1-11
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6
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Mt 5:17-37
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Mk 1:40-45
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Lk 6:17,20-26
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7
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Mt 5:38-48
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Mk 2:1-12
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Lk 6:27-38
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8
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Mt 6:24-34
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Mk 2:18-22
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Lk 6:39-45
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9
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Mt 7:21-27
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Mk 2:23-3:6
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Lk 7:1-10
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10
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Mt 9:9-13
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Mk 3:20-35
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Lk 7:11-17
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11
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Mt 9:36-10:8
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Mk 4:26-34
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Lk 7:36-8:3
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12
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Mt 10:26-33
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Mk 4:35-41
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Lk 9:18-24
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13
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Mt 10:37-42
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Mk 5:21-43
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Lk 9:51-62
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14
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Mt 11:25-30
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Mk 6:1-6
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Lk 10:1-12,17-20
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15
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Mt 13:1-23
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Mk 6:7-13
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Lk 10:25-37
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16
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Mt 13:24-43
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Mk 6:30-34
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Lk 10:38-42
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17
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Mt 13:44-52
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Jn 6:1-15
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Lk 11:1-13
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18
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Mt 14:13-21
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Jn 6:24-35
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Lk 12:13-21
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19
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Mt 14:22-33
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Jn 6:41-51
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Lk 12:32-48
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20
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Mt 15:21-28
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Jn 6:51-58
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Lk 12:49-53
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21
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Mt 16:13-20
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Jn 6:60-69
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Lk 13:22-30
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22
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Mt 16:21-27
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Mk 8:14,15,21,23
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Lk 14:1,7-14
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23
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Mt 18:15-20
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Mk 7:31-37
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Lk 14:25-33
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24
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Mt 18:21-35
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Mk 8:27-35
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Lk 15:1-32
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25
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Mt 20:1-16
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Mk 9:30-37
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Lk 16:1-13
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26
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Mt 21:28-32
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Mk 9:38-43,45,47,48
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Lk 16:19-31
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27
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Mt 21:33-43
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Mk 10:2-16
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Lk 17:5-10
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28
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Mt 22:1-14
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Mk 10:17-30
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Lk 17:11-19
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29
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Mt 22:15-21
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Mk 10:35-45
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Lk 18:1-8
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30
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Mt 22:34-40
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Mk 10:46-52
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Lk 18:9-14
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31
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Mt 23:1-12
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Mk 12:28-34
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Lk 19:1-10
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32
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Mt 25:1-13
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Mk 12:38-44
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Lk 20:27-38
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33
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Mt 25:14-30
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Mk 13:24-32
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Lk 21:5-19
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34, Christ the King
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Mt 25:31-46
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Jn 18:33-37
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Lk 23:35-43
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Advent
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1
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Mt 24:37-44
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Mk 13:33-37
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Lk 21:25-28,34-36
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2
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Mt 3:1-12
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Mk 1:1-8
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Lk 3:1-6
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3
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Mt 11:2-11
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Jn 1:6-8,19-28
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Lk 3:10-18
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4
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Mt 1:18-24
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Lk 1:26-38
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Lk 1:39-45
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Christmas
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Holy Family
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Mt 2:13-15,19-23
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Lk 2:22-40
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Lk 2:41-52
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2
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Jn 1:1-18
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Epiphany
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Mt 2:1-12
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Baptism of the Lord
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Mt 3:13-17
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Mk 1:7-11
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Lk 3:15-16,21-22
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Lent
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1
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Mt 4:1-11
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Mk 1:12-15
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Lk 4:1-13
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2
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Mt 17:1-9
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Mk 9:2-10
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Lk 9:28-36
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3
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Jn 4:5-42
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Jn 2:13-25
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Lk 13:1-9
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4
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Jn 9:1-41
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Jn 3:14-21
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Lk 15:1-3,11-32
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5
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Jn 11:1-45
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Jn 12:20-33
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Jn 8:1-11
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Palm/Passion
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Mt 21:1-11
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Mk 11:1-10, Jn 12:12-16
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Lk 19:28-40
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Mt 26:14-27:66
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Mk 14:1-15:47
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Lk 22:14-23:56
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Easter
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Easter, Vigil
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Genesis 1,1--2,2;Psalm 104; Genesis 22: 1-18;Psalm
16; Exodus 14,15--15,1; Is 54, 5-14; Psalm 30; Is 55,1-11;
Is 12,2-6;Baruch 3, 9-15. 32--4,4; Psalm 19; Ez 36, 16-28; Psalm
42; Romans 6,3-11; Year a: Mat 28, 1-10; Year B: Mark 16,1-8;
Year C: Luke 24:1-12
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Easter, Sunrise
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Mat 28, 1-10;
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Mark 16,1-8;
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Luke 24:1-12
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Easter, Day
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Morning: John 20:1-18
Afternoon: Luke 24: 13-35.
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2
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Jn 20:19-31
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3
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Lk 24:13-35
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Lk 24:35-48
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Jn 21:1-19
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4
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Jn 10:1-10
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Jn 10:11-18
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Jn 10:27-30
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5
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Jn 14:1-12
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Jn 15:1-8
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Jn 13:31-35
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6
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Jn 14:15-21
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Jn 15:9-17
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Jn 14:23-29
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Ascension Thursday
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Mt 28:16-20
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Mk 16:15-20
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Lk 24:46-53
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7
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Jn 17:1-11
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Jn 17:11-19
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Jn 17:20-26
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Pentecost, Vigil
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Jn 7:37-39
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Pentecost, Vigil, Alternate
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Jn 15:26-27
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Jn 14:15-16
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Pentecost, Day
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Jn 20:19-23
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Pentecost, Day, Alternate
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Jn 16:12-15
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Jn 14:23-26
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