Liturgies to prepare . . . a Parish Council meeting to attend . . . First Friday rounds to make . . . a birthday party to plan . . . work conference to schedule. . .

Sound familiar?  The Liturgy and Appointment Calendar 2010 is a useful, annual resource which helps organize your very busy life and schedules.   The calendar is formatted with enough room to record all of your meetings and appointments.  This 13-month calendar runs from November 29, 2009, the First Sunday of Advent (Year C), until Saturday, January 1, 2011.

This calendar helps you celebrate the liturgy each day!  The calendar works like a mini-ordo--each day includes the liturgical observance (i.e. First Sunday of Advent, memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, etc); the readings from the Daily Mass with citations from the Lectionary for Mass, the proper liturgical colors, as well as the psalter for the Liturgy of the Hours. 

The calendar also includes other Catholic events and observances such as holy days of obligation, First Friday and Saturday devotions, popular novenas, USCCB national and international collections, Catechetical Sunday, Respect Life Sunday, and World Youth Day (among many, many others). 

Secular and other religious observances are noted as well.

 It is essential for those actively involved in Church ministry and for lay Catholics, especially:

• Pastors and deacons
• Pastoral associates
• Directors of worship
• Directors of music and liturgical musicians
• Directors of religious education/youth ministry
• Religious educators
• Campus ministers
• Parish secretary/administrative staff
• Catholic institutions and businesses
• Worship team
• The busy Catholic

The liturgical information provided follows the norms prescribed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. Celebrations proper to the dioceses of Canada have also been included, as well as secular observances for Canada, Mexico, and Australia.

The quotations in this year’s calendar have been taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.