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COLUMBAN MISSIONARIES 2021 CALENDAR
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST. COLUMBAN
Registered Charity in England & Wales (221594) and in Scotland (SCO38948)
St. Columban’s, Widney Manor Road, Solihull, West Midlands B93 9AB
Telephone: 01564 772096 E-mail: office@columbans.co.uk
Visit our website - www.columbans.co.uk
Dear Columban Friend
God is love and those who abide in love abide in God.
1 John 4:16
Happy New Year! It is probably fair to say that the
passing from the old year to the new will carry more
significance than usual on this occasion. The
coronavirus pandemic has shaped our lives in ways
few could have predicted. Its far reaching and
devastating impact on so many people will be
remembered for years to come. I pray that whatever
your experience has been, you have known the
consolation of God’s abiding love and you feel hopeful
as we begin our journey together through 2021.
Columban missionaries are inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti: on fraternity and
social friendship’, which resonates with the Columban experience of mission. A notable source
for the encyclical is Francis’ dialogue with the Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb and their
commonly held belief that “God has created all human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity,
and has called them to live together as brothers and sisters”. Francis calls us to share their
dream and in their commitment to a world in which no one is isolated and all people matter.
What does this mean for each one of us called to be a part of God’s mission?
We draw strength and encouragement for our mission work from the Columban community of
ordained and lay missionaries, together with co-workers, and people like you who remember us
in your prayers and provide us with the financial assistance we need. As we begin this New Year,
we are ever more grateful for the blessing of this friendship and of our responsibility to give
generously in return for all that we receive. May this calendar, our prayers and all that we share
with you through our magazines, website, eNewsletter and social media serve to nourish and
encourage you in the challenges and joys that lie ahead.
In 2020, we welcomed new lay missionaries to Britain – Roberta from Korea and Ling and Sophia
from New Zealand (pictured above) – and we hope to welcome Fr. John Boles and Fr. Pat
O’Beirne once travel restrictions are lifted. Please pray for this new chapter in their mission life.
We plan to begin again our annual ‘visit’ to parishes for the mission appeal, in the dioceses of
Shrewsbury and Southwark and in Scotland; and we are exploring alternative ways to do this
when we are unable to visit in person, so we can continue to share our rich mission experience
with the local Church.
This year, let us pray the concluding prayer of ‘Fratelli Tutti’, printed on the back page of the
calendar, and dream together of ‘a more dignified world’.
Front cover: family and friends celebrate the ordination
of Fr. Teakare Betero in Fiji, November 2019.
Fr. Peter Hughes
Columban Director in Britain
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Pope Francis
Peace emerges from
the depths of the
human heart and
political will must
always be renewed,
so that new ways can
be found to reconcile
and unite individuals
and communities.
Message for 54th
World Peace Day St. Columban parish in Santiago de Chile put faith into action by starting a soup kitchen
for families experiencing hardship due to coronavirus.
January 2021
31 1 2
RACIAL JUSTICE DAY First Friday
4th of Year MARY, THE HOLY St Basil the Great
St John W4
Psalter Bosco MOTHER OF GOD St Gregory Nazianzen
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Psalter W2 THE EPIPHANY
MostSunday
2nd Holy Name of Jesus
of Christmas St Elizabeth Ann Seton OF THE LORD St Raymond of Penyafort
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
THE BAPTISM Week 1 in Ordinary Time St Aelred of Rievaulx, St Hilary
OF THE LORD Psalter W1 Abbot St Kentigern (Scotland)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
PEACE DAY
2nd of Year OCTAVE OF PRAYER St Fabian, Pope
St Anthony,
Psalter W2 Abbot FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY St Wulstan, Bishop St Sebastian St Agnes St Vincent
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
SUNDAY OF THE WORD
OF GOD
3rd of Year The Conversion of Ss Timothy and Titus,
St Francis
Psalter W3de Sales St Paul, Apostle Bishops St Angela Merici St Thomas Aquinas
Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Year 1 Full Moon - 28th
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Rise to the
challenge
If we accept the great
principle that there are
rights born of our
inalienable human dignity,
we can rise to the
challenge of envisaging a
new humanity. We can
aspire to a world that
provides land, housing
and work for all.
Fr. Shay Cullen campaigns for the rights of indigenous tribal communities like the Aeta
people in the Philippines. Fratelli Tutti #127
February 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6
St Paul Miki and
THE PRESENTATION St Blaise First Friday Companions
St Brigid of Ireland OF THE LORD St Ansgar St Agatha (Martyrs of Japan)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
PRAY FOR VICTIMS OF
TRAFFICKING WORLD DAY OF
5th of Year St Jerome Emiliani PRAYER FOR THE SICK
Psalter W1 St Josephine Bakhita St Teilo, Bishop (Wales) St Scholastica Our Lady of Lourdes
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
DAY FOR THE
UNEMPLOYED
Ss
6thCyril and Methodius,
of Year ASH WEDNESDAY
(Patrons
Psalter W2of Europe) FAST AND ABSTINENCE St Colman of Lindisfarne
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1st Sunday of Lent The Chair of St Peter,
St Peter W1
Psalter Damian Apostle St Polycarp LENT FAST DAY
28
2nd Sunday of Lent
Psalter
St W2
Oswald of Worcester
Scripture readings: Lent Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Proper Full Moon - 27th
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Lord, we
remember you
Lord, you asked that we
remember you; we do so
in your walking. We
remember the way you
brought life by your
presence and by your
Word. May we never be
afraid to get our feet
dusty; may we walk in
Your Spirit. Amen.
The ‘Stations of the Cross’ in a rural village near Wuhan, China, led by Fr. Taemoon Kwon.
Fr. Finbar Maxwell SSC
March 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6
First Friday
St David, WOMEN’S WORLD DAY
Patron of Wales St. Chad, Bishop St Casimir OF PRAYER
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
3rd Sunday of Lent
Ss Perpetua
Psalter W3 and Felicity St John of God St Frances of Rome St John Ogilvie (Scotland)
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
ST JOSEPH,
4th Sunday of Lent St Patrick SPOUSE OF THE
Psalter W4 Patron of Ireland St Cyril of Jerusalem BLESSED VIRGIN MARY St Cuthbert
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
5th Sunday of Lent THE ANNUNCIATION PRAY FOR SURVIVORS
Psalter W1 St Turibius de Mongrovejo OF THE LORD OF SEXUAL ABUSE
28 29 30 31
PALM SUNDAY OF THE Rededication of England
PASSION OF THE LORD as Mary’s dowry
Psalter W2 HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK HOLY WEEK
Scripture readings: Lent Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Proper
Palm Sunday - Proper Full Moon - 28th
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Transformed
by charity
Only a gaze transformed
by charity can enable the
dignity of others to be
recognized and, as a
consequence, the poor to
be acknowledged and
valued in their dignity,
respected in their
identity and culture,
and thus truly integrated
Volunteers led by Fr. Andrei Paz in the Philippines distribute food parcels to vulnerable into society.
people left stranded by the coronavirus.
Fratelli Tutti #187
April 2021
1 2 3
GOOD FRIDAY
FAST AND
MAUNDY THURSDAY ABSTINENCE HOLY SATURDAY
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
St IsidoreSUNDAY
EASTER EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE EASTER OCTAVE
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
DIVINE MERCY
2nd Sunday of Easter
St Stanislaus
Psalter W2 St Martin I, Pope
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3rd Sunday of Easter St George, St Adalbert (Wales)
Psalter W3 St Beuno (Wales) St Anselm, Bishop Patron of England St Fidelis of Sigmaringen
25 26 27 28 29 30
WORLD DAY OF
PRAYER FOR
VOCATIONS St Peter Chanel
St
4thMark
Sunday of Easter St Louis Marie Grignion St Catherine of Siena
Psalter W4 de Montfort (Patron of Europe) St Pius V, Pope
Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Proper
Easter Sunday - Proper Full Moon - 27th
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Discover
God’s goodness
Let us seek out
others and embrace
the world as it is,
without fear of pain
or a sense of
inadequacy, because
there we will discover
all the goodness that
God has planted in
human hearts.
Fr. Cho Sungkun Genovio from Korea began his Columban journey as a lay missionary
Fratelli Tutti #78 and was ordained priest in September 2019. Please pray for our students in formation.
May 2021
30 31 1
THE MOST HOLY The Visitation of the
TRINITY Blessed Virgin Mary St Joseph the Worker
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
5th Sunday of Easter Ss Philip and James,
St Athanasius
Psalter W1 Apostles The English Martyrs St Asaph (Wales) First Friday
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
THE ASCENSION
6th Sunday of Easter Ss Nereus and Achilleus OF THE LORD
Psalter W2 St Pancras Our Lady of Fatima St Matthias, Apostle St Isadore
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
WORLD
COMMUNICATIONS DAY
7th Sunday of Easter St Christopher Magallanes
Psalter W3 St John I, Pope St Dunstan St Bernardine of Siena and Companions St Rita of Cacsia
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
MARY MOTHER OF THE OUR LORD JESUS
CHURCH St Bede the Venerable CHRIST, ETERNAL HIGH
PENTECOST Week 8 in Ordinary Time St Gregory VII, Pope PRIEST
8th Sunday of Easter Psalter W4 St Mary Magdalene St Augustine of
St William
Psalter W4of Rochester St David of Scotland de’Pazzi St Philip Neri Canterbury St Paul VI
Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Year 1 Full Moon - 26th
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Faith in action
Education and
upbringing, concern
for others, a well-
integrated view of life
and spiritual growth:
all these are essential
for quality human
relationships and
for enabling society
itself to react
against injustices…
Students from Coventry campaign for climate justice in London with James Trewby,
Columban Justice & Peace Education worker. Fratelli Tutti #167
June 2021
1 2 3 4 5
Week 9 in Ordinary Time
Psalter W1 St Charles Lwanga and
St Justin Ss Marcellinus and Peter Companions First Friday St Boniface
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
THE MOST HOLY BODY
AND BLOOD OF CHRIST THE MOST SACRED
10th Sunday St Ephrem of Syria HEART OF JESUS The Immaculate Heart
St Norbert
Psalter W2 St Columba St Barnabas, Apostle of the Blessed Virgin Mary
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
11th Sunday
St Anthony
Psalter W3 of Padua St Richard of Chichester St Romuald
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
DAY FOR LIFE St John Fisher THE NATIVITY OF
12th Sunday St Thomas More ST JOHN
St AlbanW4
Psalter St Aloysius Gonzaga St Paulinus of Nola (Wales) St Etheldreda (Audrey) THE BAPTIST
27 28 29 30
Society of St. Columban
Foundation Day
13th Sunday Ss PETER and PAUL, The First Martyrs of the
St Cyril of
Psalter W1Alexandria St Irenaeus Apostles Holy Roman Church
Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Year 1 Full Moon - 24th
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Universal love
“A truly human and
fraternal society will be
capable of ensuring in an
efficient and stable way
that each of its members
is accompanied at every
stage of life. Not only by
providing for their basic
needs, but by enabling
them to give the best of
themselves…”
Remembering Angela, a remarkable young woman who captured our hearts - thanks to
Fratelli Tutti #110 Fr. John Boles in Peru - before she was called to the peace of Heaven in July 2020.
July 2021
1 2 3
St Oliver Plunkett First Friday St Thomas, Apostle
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14th Sunday Ss Augustine Zhao Rong
St Elizabeth
Psalter W2 of Portugal St Anthony Mary Zaccaria St Maria Goretti and Companions
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
SEA SUNDAY St Benedict (Patron of
St Benedict
15th Sunday Europe)
(Patron of Europe)
Psalter W3 St. John Jones (Wales) St Henry St Camillus de Lellis St Bonaventure Our Lady of Mount Carmel
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
St Bridget of Sweden
(Patron of Europe)
16th Sunday St Philip Evans and
Psalter W4 St Apollinaris St Lawrence of Brindisi St Mary Magdalene St John Lloyd (Wales) St Sharbel Makhluf
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Ss Joachim and Anne,
17th Sunday Parents of the Blessed
St James,
Psalter W1Apostle Virgin Mary St Martha St Peter Chrysologus St Ignatius of Loyola
Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Year 1 Full Moon - 24th
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True encounter
“I cannot truly
encounter another
unless I am firmly
rooted in my own
people and culture;
for it is on the basis
of these that I can
accept the gift the
other brings and in turn
offer an authentic gift
of my own.”
Fr. Salustino Villalobos celebrates Mass in the parish of Immaculate Heart of Mary for the
aboriginal people of Taoyuan city in Hsinchu diocese, Taiwan. Fratelli Tutti #143
August 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The Dedication of the First Friday Ss Sixtus II, Pope,
St Alphonsus
18th Sunday St Eusebius of Vercelli St Germanus of Auxerre Basilica of Saint Mary THE TRANSFIGURATION and Companions
Mary de’W2
Psalter Liguori St Peter Julian Eymard (Wales) St John Mary Vianney Major OF THE LORD St Cajetan
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
19th Sunday St Teresa Benedicta of St Jane Frances St Pontian, Pope
St Dominic
Psalter W3 The Cross St Lawrence St Clare de Chantal St Hippolytus St Maximillian Mary Kolbe
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
THE ASSUMPTION
OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY
20th Sunday
Psalter W4 St Stephen of Hungary St Helen St John Eudes St Bernard St Pius X, Pope
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Bl Dominic Barberi
The Queenship
21st Sunday of the St Louis St David Lewis (Wales) St Edmund Arrowsmith
Blessed W1
Psalter Virgin Mary St Rose of Lima Bartholomew, Apostle St Joseph of Calasanz St Ninian (Scotland) St Monica St Augustine
29 30 31
Ss Margaret Clitherow,
The
22ndPassion
Sundayof St John Anne Line and Margaret St Aidan and Saints of
the Baptist
Psalter W2 Ward Lindisfarne
Scripture readings: Sundays - Cycle B Weekdays - Year 1 Full Moon - 22ndCOLUMBAN
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A New Creation
Lord, may your promise
of a New Creation
become a reality in our
lives and our world.
Help us to be converted
to solidarity with your
Earth and all it upholds
as our kin. May our
words of care and love
flow through to actions.
Amen.
Season of Creation – young adults in Fiji learn that mission is about care for God’s
Fr. Charles Rue SSC creation, our common home.
September 2021
1 2 3 4
WORLD DAY OF
PRAYER FOR First Friday
THE CARE OF St Gregory the Great,
CREATION Pope St Cuthbert
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
23rd Sunday The Nativity of the
Psalter W3 Blessed Virgin Mary St Peter Claver St Ambrose Barlow St Deiniol (Wales)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
EDUCATION DAY
24th Sunday THE EXHALTATION OF Ss Cornelius, Pope
Most Holy
Psalter W4Name of Mary St John Chrysostom THE HOLY CROSS Our Lady of Sorrows and Cyprian St Robert Bellarmine
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
St Januarius
HOME MISSION DAY Ss Andrew Kim Taegon,
St Theodore
25th Sunday Paul Chong Hasang and St Pio of Pietrelcina
of Canterbury
Psalter W1 Companions St Matthew, Apostle (Padre Pio) Our Lady of Walsingham
26 27 28 29 30
HARVEST FESTIVAL St Wenceslaus
26th Sunday Ss Lawrence Ruiz and Ss Michael, Gabriel and
Ss Cosmas
Psalter W2 and Damian St Vincent de Paul Companions Raphael, Archangels St Jerome
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A world for
everyone
“If every human being
possesses an inalienable
dignity, if all people are
my brothers and sisters,
and if the world truly
belongs to everyone,
then it matters little
whether my neighbour
was born in my country
or elsewhere.”
Activists from the Columban-founded Migrant Rights Centre in Ireland campaign for the
rights of undocumented children at risk of deportation. Fratelli Tutti #125
October 2021
31 1 2
First Friday
HARVEST FAST DAY
St Therese of Lisieux,
ALL SAINTS Patroness of the
Psalter W3 Missions The Holy Guardian Angels
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
27th Sunday
Psalter W3 St Francis of Assisi St Bruno Our Lady of the Rosary St John Henry Newman
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
St Hedwig
St Paulinus
PRISON of York
WEEK St Margaret Mary
St Denis
28th and Companions
Sunday Alacoque
St John Leonardi
Psalter W4 St John XXIII, Pope St Wilfred St Edward The Confessor St Callistus I, Pope St Teresa of Avila St Richard Gwyn (Wales)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ss John de Brebeuf and
Isaac Jogues and
29th Sunday Companions
St Ignatius
Psalter W1 of Antioch St Luke, Evangelist St Paul of the Cross St John Paul II, Pope St John of Capestrano
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
WORLD MISSION DAY
30th Sunday The Six Welsh Martyrs St Chad
St Anthony
Psalter W2 Mary Claret and their Companions St Cedd Ss Simon and Jude
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Letter to a
young disciple
Be gentle to the weak,
firm to the stubborn,
steadfast to the proud,
humble to the lowly.
Be slow to anger, swift
to learn, slow also to
speak, equally swift to
hear. Be respectful to the
worthy, merciful to
the poor.
Fr. Teakare Betero gives God’s blessing to family and friends attending his ordination
St. Columban Mass in November 2019.
November 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6
THE COMMEMORATION
OF ALL THE FAITHFUL
DEPARTED St Martin de Porres
(ALL SOULS) St Winefride St Charles Borromeo First Friday St Illtud (Wales)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
32nd Sunday The Dedication of the
St Willibrord
Psalter W4 All Saints of Wales Lateran Basilica St Leo the Great, Pope St Martin of Tours St Josaphat
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
REMEMBRANCE DAY
WORLD DAY OF THE
POOR St Margaret of Scotland St Hilda Dedication of the Basilicas
33rd Sunday St Gertrude St Hugh of Lincoln of Ss Peter and Paul,
St DyfrigW1
Psalter (Wales) St Albert the Great St Edmund of Abingdon St Elizabeth of Hungary Apostles
21
OUR LORD JESUS
22 23 24 25 26 27
CHRIST. KING OF THE
UNIVERSE
YOUTH DAY
34th Sunday St Clement I, Pope St Andrew Dung-Lac St Catherine of
Psalter W2 St Cecilia St Columban and Companions Alexandria
28 29 30
1st Sunday of Advent St Andrew, Apostle,
Psalter W1 Patron of Scotland
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Jesus, my friend
Lord, in this season of
goodwill help me to show
kindness to my family and
friends, to those I don’t
get on with, to those who
dislike me. I wish them all
well, because you showed
me friendship first, before
ever I thought of you as a
friend. Thank you, Lord.
Amen.
Columban lay missionary Rose Basada celebrates First Holy Communion in the parish of
Corpus Christi, Mexico, near the US border. Fr. Pat Sayles SSC
December 2021
1 2 3 4
First Friday
DAY OF PRAYER
FOR MIGRANTS
St Francis Xavier,
Patron of Missions St John Damascene
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
THE IMMACULATE
BIBLE SUNDAY CONCEPTION OF
2nd of Advent THE BLESSED St John Diego OUR LADY OF LORETO
St Birinus
Psalter W2 St Nicholas St Ambrose VIRGIN MARY Cuahtlatoatzin St John Roberts (Wales) St Damasus I, Pope
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3rd of Advent
Our Lady
Psalter of Guadalupe
W3 St Lucy St John of the Cross
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
DAY OF PRAYER FOR
EXPECTANT MOTHERS THE NATIVITY OF
4th of Advent THE LORD
Psalter W4 St Peter Canisius St John of Kanty Christmas Eve CHRISTMAS DAY
26 27 28 29 30 31
THE HOLY FAMILY
OF JESUS, MARY
AND JOSEPH St John, Apostle The Holy Innocents St Thomas Becket St Sylvester I, Pope
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Follow us onA Prayer to the Creator
from Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’.
Lord, Father of our human family,
you created all human beings equal in dignity:
pour forth into our hearts a fraternal spirit
and inspire in us a dream of renewed encounter,
dialogue, justice and peace.
Move us to create healthier societies
and a more dignified world,
a world without hunger, poverty, violence and war.
May our hearts be open
to all the peoples and nations of the Earth.
May we recognize the goodness and beauty
that you have sown in each of us,
and thus forge bonds of unity, common projects,
and shared dreams.
Amen.
Wonder at the beauty of God’s creation – Columban Sister Hasuk Shin with some children in Pakistan.
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