Traditional Roman calendar

March 2023

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

Violet

Ember Wednesday of Lent

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

Feria V after the I Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Ember Friday of Lent

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

Ember Saturday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Casimir

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

II Sunday of Lent

Violet

Feria II after the II Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: Sts. Felicitas & Perpetua

Fast

Violet

Feria III after the II Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Thomas Aquinas

Fast

Violet

Feria IV after the II Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. John of God

Fast

Violet

Feria V after the II Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Frances Rome

Fast

Violet

Feria VI after the II Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

Saturday after the II Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

III Sunday of Lent

Violet

Feria II after the III Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria III after the III Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria IV after the III Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria V after the III Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria VI after the III Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Patrick

Abstinence dayFast

Violet

Saturday after the III Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Fast

Rose

IV Sunday of Lent

White

St. Joseph, Spouse of the Bl. Virgin Mary

Commemoration: Feria II after the IV Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria III after the IV Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Benedict

Fast

Violet

Feria IV after the IV Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria V after the IV Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Feria VI after the IV Sunday of Lent

Commemoration: St. Gabriel the Archangel

Abstinence dayFast

White

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Commemoration: Saturday after the IV Sunday of Lent

Fast

Violet

Passion Sunday

Violet

Feria II of Passion Week

Commemoration: St. John Damascene

Fast

Violet

Feria III of Passion Week

Commemoration: St. John of Capistrano

Fast

Violet

Feria IV of Passion Week

Fast

Violet

Feria V of Passion Week

Fast

Violet

Feria VI of Passion Week

Commemoration: For Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows

Abstinence dayFast

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.

Should I download or subscribe?

Download a month or year for a fixed copy. Subscribe to receive corrections and newly approved years when your calendar app refreshes. Both options are free. Importing the same file again can create duplicates.

Which years are available?

Downloads and subscriptions currently include 2026. Future years appear only after review and approval. Calendar apps choose their own refresh times, so updates may take time to arrive.

How do I add it to my phone or computer?

Choose Subscribe to calendar above for Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook instructions. The subscription is a separate calendar that you can hide or remove at any time. No Novena Regina account is required.

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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Includes January through December 2026.

The calendar follows the 1962 Roman Missal. Your chapel or parish supplies its own Mass times and local observances.

One link to share

Use this permanent address in a parish email, group message, or printed notice. It opens the calendar and its subscription instructions.

Calendar page link

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Print a flyer

Put a flyer in the vestibule, on a bulletin board, or beside the parish bulletin. Parishioners can scan the QR code with their phone’s camera to open the calendar.

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Free 1962 Roman liturgical calendar

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