SUNDAY DECEMBER 17
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

FRIDAY DECEMBER 22
Hannukah

SUNDAY DECEMBER 24
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT and VIGIL OF CHRISTMAS

MONDAY DECEMBER 25
CHRISTMAS DAY

TUESDAY DECEMBER 26
St. Stephen, First Martyr

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist

THURSDAY FRIDAY DECEMBER 28
Feast of the Holy Innocents

SUNDAY DECEMBER 31
SUNDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS

MONDAY JANUARY 1, 2001
FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION
Solemnity of St. Mary
New Years Day

FRIDAY JANUARY 5
St. Apollinaria/Dorotheos, possible transvestite.

SATURDAY JANUARY 6
EPIPHANY

SUNDAY JANUARY 7
FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
BAPTISM OF JESUS

TUESDAY JANUARY 9
Sts. Polyeuctus and Nearchus, Martyrs. Paired together by early
Christians as a same-sex couple and invoked as such in the
adelphopoiia ceremonies.

FRIDAY JANUARY 12
St. Aelred of Rievaulx, Abbot
Patron of spiritual friendship and intimate companionship.

SUNDAY JANUARY 14
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY JANUARY 15
Martin Luther King Day

SATURDAY JANUARY 20
St. Sebastian, Martyr. Died at the beginning of the persecution of
Diocletian. Presumed homosexual soldier who died for failing to
offer sacrifice to the emperor as a god.

SUNDAY JANUARY 21
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY JANUARY 25
Conversion of St. Paul

FRIDAY JANUARY 26
Sts. Timothy and Titus, Bishops

SUNDAY JANUARY 28
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FRIDAY FEBUARY 2
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Purification of St. Mary, Mother of Jesus
Candlemas Day

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Euphrosyne/Smaragdus (possible transvestite)

MONDAY FEBRUARY 12
Lincoln’s Birthday
St. Mary/Marinos of Alexandria (possible transvestite)

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14
St. Valentine’s Day

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22
Chair of St. Peter, Apostle
Washington’s Birthday

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24
St. Mathias, Apostle

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28
ASH WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY MARCH 4
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT

WEDNESDAY MARCH 7
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs. Died in 203 at Carthage.
Popularity of the story is due
to the appeal of love between two women.

SATURDAY MARCH 10
St. Anastasia the Patrician (possible transvestite)

SUNDAY MARCH 11
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

THURSDAY MARCH 15
St. Longinus, the Centurion. Presumed to be the centurion who at
the foot of the cross spoke truly this was the Son of God as
well as the centurion whose servant boy/lover Jesus healed.

SATURDAY MARCH 17
St. Patrick’s Day

SUNDAY MARCH 18
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

MONDAY MARCH 19
St. Joseph, Husband of St. Mary

SUNDAY MARCH 25
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Feast of the Annunciation

SUNDAY APRIL 1
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Daylight Saving Time

SUNDAY APRIL 8
SIXTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Palm Sunday - Passion Sunday
Passover

THURSDAY APRIL 12
HOLY THURSDAY

FRIDAY APRIL 13
GOOD FRIDAY

SATURDAY APRIL 14
HOLY SATURDAY

SUNDAY APRIL 15
EASTER SUNDAY

MONDAY APRIL 20
St. Hildegonde of Neuss (near Cologne). Died 1188. A nun who
lived under the name Brother Joseph in the Cistercian monastery
of Schoenau near Heidelberg.

SATURDAY APRIL 21
St. Anselm of Canterbury, Bishop & Doctor. Died in 1109. Most
probably gay. Letters have been found addressed to his good
friend Lanfranc as beloved lover.

SUNDAY APRIL 22
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

MONDAY APRIL 23
St. George. May not be an historical figure. The cult and myth
surrounding him speaks in highly homoerotic terms.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 25
St. Mark, Evangelist

SUNDAY APRIL 29
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

TUESDAY MAY 1
St. Joseph the Worker

THURSDAY MAY 3
Sts. Philip and James, Apostles

SUNDAY MAY 6
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

TUESDAY MAY 8
St. Julian of Norwich, Mystic.
Died in 1417. Some see aspects of the transgendered
in her and others see the lesbian. She speaks of Jesus
as a loving mother.

SUNDAY MAY 13
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Mother’s Day

SUNDAY MAY 20
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Armed Forces Day
St. Alcuin of Tours. Died in 804. An erotic and loving element is
found in the relationship between Alcuin and his pupils in
the court of Charlemagne.

THURSDAY MAY 24
Ascension Thursday

SUNDAY MAY 27
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

MONDAY MAY 28
Memorial Day

TUESDAY MAY 30
St. Joan of Arc, Martyr. Died in 1431. A patron for the
transgendered and the assertive woman. A patron also for those
who are victims of clergy sexual abuse.

THURSDAY MAY 31
The Visitation

SATURDAY JUNE 2
Vigil of Pentecost

SUNDAY JUNE 3
PENTECOST

SATURDAY JUNE 9
St. Pelagia/Pelagios (possible transvestite)

SUNDAY JUNE 10
TRINITY SUNDAY

MONDAY JUNE 11
St. Barnabas, Apostle

THURSDAY JUNE 14
Thursday after Trinity Sunday
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Flag Day

SUNDAY JUNE 17
NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Father’s Day

FRIDAY JUNE 22
St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop. Died 431. A married man, he was in
love with his fellow Christian and teacher, the writer Ausonius.

SATURDAY JUNE 23
Vigil of the Birth of St. John the Baptist

SUNDAY JUNE 24
TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nativity of St. John the Baptist

THURSDAY JUNE 28
Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
Stonewall Rebellion and the founding of the contemporary
Gay/Lesbian Rights movement.
Anniversary of the 1973 fire in the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans
which rendered to God 32 male and female martyrs.

FRIDAY JUNE 29
Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
St. Paul the Apostle, Martyr. Died 67. Bishop John Spong notes
that Paul was never married (unusual for a Jew of his day), had
strong friendships with a series of young men, especially
St.Timothy, and spoke of his - thorn in the flesh.

SATURDAY JUNE 30
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

SUNDAY JULY 1
11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY JULY 3
St. Thomas, Apostle

WEDNESDAY JULY 4
Independence Day

SUNDAY JULY 8
12th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
12th Anniversary of the Founding of the Parish

SUNDAY JULY 15
13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY JULY 17
St. Marina/Marinos of Antioch (possible transvestite)

FRIDAY JULY 20
St. Marina of Sicily (possible transvestite)
St. Uncumber (or Wilgefortis). A bearded woman saint, also known
as St. Liverade (France), Liberata (Italy), Liberada (Spain),
Debarras (Beauvais), Ohnkummer (Germany), and Ontcommere (Flanders)

SUNDAY JULY 21
Holy Prophet Daniel. Died 650 B.C.E. Served as a eunuch at the
King of Babylon’s court.
Sts. Symeon of Emesa and John. Symeon and John meet on a
pilgrimage to Jerusalem and become inseparable friends.
Later they join a monastery and are tonsured together as a couple
apparently in an - adelphopoiia - ceremony.

SUNDAY JULY 22
14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Mary Magdalene

WEDNESDAY JULY 25
St. James the Greater, Apostle

THURSDAY JULY 26
Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of St. Mary

SUNDAY JULY 29
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Martha, Virgin

SUNDAY AUGUST 5
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY AUGUST 6
Transfiguration

SATURDAY AUGUST 11
Cardinal John Henry Newman. Born 1801. Anglican convert to
Roman Catholicism and renowned for his Apologia Pro Vita Sua.
Sexually abstinent throughout his life while retaining a close
and intimate friendship with Father Ambrose St. John.

SUNDAY AUGUST 12
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY AUGUST 14
Vigil of the Dormition of St. Mary

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15
Solemnity of the Dormition of St. Mary

SUNDAY AUGUST 19
18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FRIDAY AUGUST 24
St. Bartholomew, Apostle

SUNDAY AUGUST 26
19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY AUGUST 28
St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor. At one time, he was
completely in love with another man, whose death threw
him into turmoil.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 29
Beheading of St. John the Baptist

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2
20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3
Labor Day

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8
Birth of St. Mary, Mother of Jesus

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11
St. Theodora/Theodorus of Alexandria (possible transvestite)

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14
Triumph of the Holy Cross

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18 Rosh Hashanah

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21
St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
St. Edward II, King of England. Died 1327. Famous for his love for
a number of men, especially Piers Gaveston and Hugh Dispenser.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23
23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Thekla of Iconium (possible transvestite)

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Yom Kippur

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29
Sts. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Archangels

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30
24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY OCTOBER 2
Guardian Angels

SUNDAY OCTOBER 7
25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sts. Sergius and Bacchus, Martyrs. Died 297. Both were soldiers in
the Roman Army. They were lovers who together had become Christians.
As Christians they refused to offer sacrifice to the emperor.
They were specifically tortured and killed as lovers.

MONDAY OCTOBER 8
Columbus Day/Native American Day

TUESDAY OCTOBER 9
St. Athanasia of Antioch (possible transvestite)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 11
National Coming Out Day
Matthew Shepard died in 1998 as a result of homophobic anger and beating.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 14
26TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY OCTOBER 16
National Boss Day

THURSDAY OCTOBER 18
St. Luke, Evangelist

SUNDAY OCTOBER 21
27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24
United Nations Day

SUNDAY OCTOBER 28
28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
End Daylight Saving Time

MONDAY OCTOBER 29
St. Anna/Euphemianos of Constantinople (possible transvestite)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31
Halloween

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1
All Saints Day

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2
All Souls Day/Dia de Los Muertos

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6
Election Day

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9
St. Matrona/Babylas of Perge (possible transvestite)

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 11
30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
VETERANS DAY

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18
31ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22
Thanksgiving Day

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30
St. Andrew, Apostle

SATURDAY DECEMBER 1
WORLD AIDS DAY
All powerful, ever-living God, you never refuse mercy to those who call upon you in faith. Be mer- ciful to your servants - our friends, brothers and sisters who endured the pain and suffering of AIDS and left this life expecting and believing in your power to save. You redeemed them from sin and death in the water of baptism. In their illness they served you faithfully by imitating the pa- tience of their Savior, Jesus. As they shared in His passion and death, may they now share in His resurrection and enter your reign of eternal light and life there to be counted among your saints forever. May their favor with you bring new hope to us, the living, that we may draw strength from their lives and become for others instruments of your peace and consolation. This we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 2
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

SATURDAY DECEMBER 8
Solemnity of the Conception of St. Mary

SUNDAY DECEMBER 9
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MONDAY DECEMBER 10
Hannukah

FRIDAY DECEMBER 14
St. Venantius Fortunatus, Bishop. Died 603. A spiritual ancestor of same-sex lovers.
St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor. Died 1591. He discussed
with rare candor the sexual stimulation of prayer, the fact that mystics
experience sexual arousal during prayer.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 16
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MONDAY DECEMBER 17
The Three Young Men (see Holy Prophet Daniel). Taken to the court of Babylon
with Daniel as court eunuchs, eunuchs being at that time the most discussed
sexual minority.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 20
Ruth and Naomi. See the Book of Ruth. A story of love and loyalty between two women.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 23
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MONDAY DECEMBER 24
Vigil of Christmas
Sts. Protus and Hyacinth, Martyrs, Eunuchs.
St. Eugenia/Eugenios of Alexandria (possible transvestite)

TUESDAY DECEMBER 25
Christmas

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 26
St. Stephen, First Martyr

THURSDAY DECEMBER 27
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, The Beloved Disciple

FRIDAY DECEMBER 28
Feast of the Holy Innocents

SATURDAY DECEMBER 29
Holy Prophet David and Jonathan; Died 960 B.C.E. (???) See I Samuel

MONDAY DECEMBER 31
Other Saints
Nehemiah the Cup Bearer, Eunuch Died in 5th century B.C.E.
St. Peter Ordinski, Died 1266
Sts. Zozima and Basilirks of Alaska; Russian Orthodox