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The Christian Liturgical Calendar Exemplified by the Liturgical Year 2000

Ordinary Time

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

28 1st of Advent 29 30 November

1 December 2 3 4

5 2nd of Advent 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 3rd of Advent

13 14 15 16 17 18

19 4th of Advent 20 21 22 23 24 25

26

27

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29 30 31 December 1 January

2 2nd after Christmas 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 2nd of Ordinary Time 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 3rd of Ordinary Time 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 4th of Ordinary Time 31 January 1 February 2 3 4 5

6 5th of Ordinary Time 7 8 9 10 11 12



27 8th of Ordinary Time 28 29 February 1 March 2 3 4

5 9th of Ordinary Time 6 7

Ordinary Time ends

8 9 10 11

12 1st of Lent 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 2nd of Lent 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 3rd of Lent 27 28 29 30 31 March 1 April

2 4th of Lent 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 5th of Lent 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 6th of Lent 17 18 19 20 21 22

23

24 25

26 27 28 29

30 2nd of Easter 1 May 2 3 4 5 6

7 3rd of Easter 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 4th of Easter 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 5th of Easter 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 6th of Easter 29 30 31 May 1 June 2 3

4 7th of Easter 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17


25 12th of Ordinary Time 26 27 28 29 30 June 1 July





30 17th of Ordinary Time 31 July 1 August 2 3 4 5




27 21st of Ordinary Time 28 29 30 31 August 1 September 2




24 25th of Ordinary Time 25 26 27 28 29 30 September





29 30th of Ordinary Time 30 31 October 1 November 2 3 4

5 31st of Ordinary Time 6 7 8 9 10 11



26 34th of Ordinary Time 27 28 29 30 November 1 December 2

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St Mark

Ember Day

Ember Day Ember Day Ember Day

St Andrew

Gaudete Sunday

St Stephen

Holy Family St John Holy Innocents

Conversion of St Paul

Presentation of the Lord

Septuagesima

Sexagesima

Quinquagesima

Fixed Solemnities and Feasts

30 Nov St Andrew the Apostle

8 Dec Immaculate Conception

Conception of the BVM without stain [Orginates in the

7th century]

25 Dec Christmas: Nativity of the Lord

[4th c.]

25 Dec –

1 Jan

Octave of Christmas

26 Dec St Stephen the Martyr

27 Dec St John the Apostle

28 Dec Holy Innocents

Massacre of the innocents by Herod the Great. [5th c.]

1 Jan Mary, Mother of God

Celebration of Mary's motherhood of the Lord. [5th c.]

6 Jan Epiphany of the Lord Visitation of the Magi to the Lord. The Lord's manifestation

to the world. Eastern rites celebrate the Lord's baptism

instead. [4th c.] Alternate date: the Sunday between the 2nd

and 8th of January.

25 Jan Conversion of St Paul

2 Feb Presentation of the Lord

Purification of the BVM 40 days after the Lord's birth,

and the redemption of the firstborn at the temple.

19 Mar St Joseph of Nazareth

[9th c.]

25 Mar Annunciation of the Lord

Archangel Gabriel announces to the BVM that she will

be the mother of the Lord. [7th c.]

25 Apr 1 Rogation: Greater Litanies

A day to invoke God's Mercy. Related to the Roman

holiday of Robigalia [5th c.]

2 St Mark the Evangelist

1 May Ss Philip and James the Apostles

14 May St Matthias the Apostle

31 May Visitation of the BVM to Elizabeth

The pregnant BVM visits her cousin Elizabeth, who is

pregnant with St John the Baptist [13th c.]

24 Jun Nativity of St John the Baptist

[6th c.]

29 Jun Ss Peter and Paul

3 Jul St Thomas the Apostle

25 Jul St James the Apostle

6 Aug Transfiguration of the Lord

The Lord is transfigured on a mountain, surrounded by

Elijah and Moses, and named by God as his son [15th

c.]

15 Aug Assumption of the BVM

The taking of Mary to heaven. [7th c.]

24 Aug St Bartholomew the Apostle

8 Sep Nativity of the BVM

Nine months after her Immaculate Conception [5th c.]

14 Sep Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre [4th

c?]

29 Sep St Michael and All Angels/Michaelmas

Beginning of autumn.

18 Oct St Luke the Evangelist

28 Oct Ss Jude and Simon the Apostles

1 Nov All Saints

Commemorates all those who have obtained the

beatific vision [7th c].

2 Nov All Souls

Commemorates the faithful departed [10th c.]

Moveable Solemnities and Feasts

4th Sunday before

Christmas

First Sunday of Advent.

[4th c.]

3rd Sunday of Advent Gaudete Sunday

Joyous anticipation of the Lord's coming

Wed, Fri and Sat after

Gaudete Sunday

Ember Days

Days of fasting and prayer [Pre-

Christian]

Sunday within the

Octave of Christmas

Holy Family

[19th c.]

1st Sunday after

Epiphany

Baptism of the Lord (Western rites)

Baptism of the Lord by John the Baptist

[20th c.]

9th Sunday before

Easter

Septuagesima

Start of the pre-Lenten season of

Shrovetide. Carnival season., Mardi Gras

[9th c.].

8th Sunday before

Easter

Sexagesima

7th Sunday before

Easter

Quinquagesima

47 days before Easter Shrove Tuesday

46 days before Easter Ash Wednesday

Day of repentance. Start of Lent.


the 1st Sunday of Lent

Ember Days


Christian]

4th Sunday of Lent Laetere Sunday

Mothering Sunday. Halfway between Ash

Wednesday and Easter

5th Sunday of Lent Passion Sunday

Start of Passiontide.

6th Sunday of Lent Palm Sunday

The Lord enters Jerusalem.

Palm Sunday – Holy

Saturday

Holy Week

The Lord's last week on earth

Thursday before Easter Maunday Thursday

Last supper of the Lord. End of Lent.

Friday before Easter Good Friday

Crucifixion of the Lord

1st Sunday after the

Paschal full moon after

March 21

Easter

Resurrection of the Lord

Easter to 2nd Sunday of

Easter

Octave of Easter

3 days preceding

Ascension Thursday

Rogation Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

A day to invoke God's Mercy. Fasting in

preparation for the Ascension. Crops

blessed. [5th c.]

39 days after Easter Ascension

The Lord ascends into heaven [4th c.]

49 days after Easter Pentecost/Whitsunday

Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles


Pentecost

Ember Days


Christian]

1st Sunday after

Pentecost

Most Holy Trinity

[14th c.]

1st Thursday after

Trinity

Corpus Christi

Honours the Eucharist [13th c.]


Holy Cross

Ember Days


Christian]

5th Sunday before

Christmas

Christ the King

[20th c.]

Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday

Laetere Sunday

Passion Sunday

Palm Sunday Holy Monday holy Tuesday Holy Wednesday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday

Ember Day Ember Day


Baptism of the Lord

Seasons of the Liturgical Year

Advent 4th Sunday before Christmas, to 24th

December.

Christmas 25th December to the Sunday after

Epiphany. The first eight days are the

Christmas Octave (Catholic).

Ordinary Time Day after Christmas season to Shrove

Tuesday.

Lent Ash Wednesday to Maundy Thursday.

Easter Triduum Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday

Easter Season Easter Sunday to Pentecost. The first eight

days are the Easter Octave (Catholic).

Ordinary Time Day after Pentecost to the day before

Advent Sunday.

Mary, Mother of God

Epiphany

Annunciation St Joseph

Christmas

Immaculate Conception

Rogation


Easter Sunday Easter Monday Easter Thursday Easter Wednesday Easter Tuesday Easter Friday Easter Saturday

Ss Philip and James

St Matthias

Ascension Rogation Rogation Visitation

Pentecost

Trinity Corpus Christi St John the Baptist

Ss Peter and Paul

St Thomas

St James the Greater

Transfiguration of the Lord

Assumption of Mary

St Bartholomew

Nativity of Mary

Holy Cross

St Matthew

Michaelmas

St Luke

Ss Jude and Simon

All Souls All Saints

Christ the King

Table of Liturgical Days According to Their Order of Precedence in

the Catholic Church

1 Easter Triduum

2 Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension and Pentecost

Sundays of Advent, Lent, and the Easter season

Ash Wednesday

Holy Monday to Holy Thursday

Days within the Octave of Easter

3 Solemnities of the Lord

Solemnities of the BVM

Solemnities of the saints in the General Calendar

All Souls

4 Proper Solemnities

5 Feasts of the Lord in the General Calendar

6 Sundays of the Christmas season

Sundays in Ordinary Time

7 Feasts of the BVM

Feasts of the Saints in the General Calendar

8 Proper Feasts

9 Weekdays in Advent from 17 Dec to 24 December, inclusive

Days with the Octave of Christmas

Weekdays of Lent

The Liturgical Colours

Green Celebration of life Ordinary time.

Red Charity, and sacrifice of the

martyrs

Passions of the Lord, Triumph of the

Cross. Feasts of: Martyrs, and the

Apostles and Evangelists (except St

John), Holy Innocents.

Violet

Affliction, melancholy,

mourning, penitence, royalty Advent, Lent, Ember days, Rogation

days.

Black Sorrow of death All Soul's Day.

Rose Joy and happiness Laetere Sunday, Gaudete Sunday.

White Innocence, purity, joy, glory,

virtue, respect, reverence

Easter season, Christmas season, most

Solemnities, Maunday Thursday,

Conversion of St Paul, St John the

Apostle. Feasts of: the Lord apart from

His Passion, the BVM, Saints who were

not martyred.

Fixed Solemnity

Fixed feast

Moveable solemnity

Moveable Feast

Moveable Other Fixed Other

Holy Day of Obligation

Key

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