Traditional Roman calendar

December 2018

The general Roman calendar of the 1962 Missal, with traditional liturgical colors and historical U.S. fasting and abstinence notes.

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What the colors mean

White: joyful feasts of Our Lord, Our Lady, and saints who were not martyrs.

Red: martyrs, the Holy Spirit, and feasts connected with Christ's Passion.

Green: ordinary Sundays and weekdays outside penitential seasons.

Violet: Advent, Lent, and other penitential days.

Rose: the two lighter, hopeful Sundays in Advent and Lent.

Black: Masses for the dead, where it is used.

The fish symbol marks an abstinence day. “Fast” marks a fasting day.

Swipe the calendar sideways to see every day of the week.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

White

V Mass of the B. V. M. – Salve, Sancta Parens

Violet

I Sunday of Advent

White

St. Francis Xavier

Commemoration: Feria II after I Sunday of Advent

White

St. Peter Chrysologus

Commemoration: Feria III after I Sunday of Advent

Violet

Feria IV after I Sunday of Advent

Commemoration: St. Sabbas

White

St. Nicholas

Commemoration: Feria V after I Sunday of Advent

White

St. Ambrose

Commemoration: Feria VI after I Sunday of Advent

Abstinence dayFast

White

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Violet

II Sunday of Advent

Violet

Feria II after II Sunday of Advent

Commemoration: St. Melchiades

White

St. Damasus I

Commemoration: Feria III after II Sunday of Advent

Violet

Feria IV after II Sunday of Advent

Red

St. Lucy

Commemoration: Feria V after II Sunday of Advent

Violet

Feria VI after II Sunday of Advent

Abstinence day

Violet

Sabbato after II Sunday of Advent

Rose

III Sunday of Advent

Violet

Feria II after III Sunday of Advent

Violet

Feria III after III Sunday of Advent

Violet

Ember Wednesday of Advent

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

Feria V after III Sunday of Advent

Red

St. Thomas

Commemoration: Ember Friday of Advent

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

Ember Saturday of Advent

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

IV Sunday of Advent

Violet

Vigil of Christmas

Abstinence dayFast

White

The Nativity of Our Lord

Red

St. Stephen

Commemoration: For Octave of the Nativity

White

St. John the Evangelist

Commemoration: For Octave of the Nativity

Red

Holy Innocents

Commemoration: For Octave of the Nativity

Abstinence day

White

Feria in the Octave of Christmas

Commemoration: St. Thomas Becket

White

Sunday in the Octave of Christmas

White

Feria in the Octave of Christmas

Commemoration: St. Silvester

Using the calendar

Which Catholic calendar does this follow?

The general Roman calendar of the 1962 Missal, including feasts, ordinary liturgical weekdays (ferias), and commemorations. It does not yet include the complete U.S. proper or your chapel's local calendar. Commemorations can differ between sung and low Masses. Ask your chapel about its Mass times and local observances.

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Quick answers

Calendar questions

Which liturgical calendar does this page follow?

The calendar follows the general Roman calendar of the 1962 Roman Missal with historical U.S. fasting and abstinence notes.

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Liturgical observances follow the 1962 Roman Missal. Fasting and abstinence notes describe 1962 U.S. discipline and are not current obligations.

Calendar data: Missale Meum, Marcin Molenda, drawing on Divinum Officium, with 1962 Ordo cross-checks. Commemorations are reviewed against the period rubrics. Source and reuse notices.

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						White1 V Mass of the B. V. M. – Salve, Sancta Parens
Violet2 I Sunday of Advent	White3 St. Francis Xavier Comm.: Feria II after I Sunday of Advent	White4 St. Peter Chrysologus Comm.: Feria III after I Sunday of Advent	Violet5 Feria IV after I Sunday of Advent Comm.: St. Sabbas	White6 St. Nicholas Comm.: Feria V after I Sunday of Advent	White7 St. Ambrose Comm.: Feria VI after I Sunday of Advent Fast	White8 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Violet9 II Sunday of Advent	Violet10 Feria II after II Sunday of Advent Comm.: St. Melchiades	White11 St. Damasus I Comm.: Feria III after II Sunday of Advent	Violet12 Feria IV after II Sunday of Advent	Red13 St. Lucy Comm.: Feria V after II Sunday of Advent	Violet14 Feria VI after II Sunday of Advent	Violet15 Sabbato after II Sunday of Advent
Rose16 III Sunday of Advent	Violet17 Feria II after III Sunday of Advent	Violet18 Feria III after III Sunday of Advent	Violet19 Ember Wednesday of Advent Fast	Violet20 Feria V after III Sunday of Advent	Red21 St. Thomas Comm.: Ember Friday of Advent Fast	Violet22 Ember Saturday of Advent Fast
Violet23 IV Sunday of Advent	Violet24 Vigil of Christmas Fast	White25 The Nativity of Our Lord	Red26 St. Stephen Comm.: For Octave of the Nativity	White27 St. John the Evangelist Comm.: For Octave of the Nativity	Red28 Holy Innocents Comm.: For Octave of the Nativity	White29 Feria in the Octave of Christmas Comm.: St. Thomas Becket
White30 Sunday in the Octave of Christmas	White31 Feria in the Octave of Christmas Comm.: St. Silvester