White
Friday in the Octave of Easter
Abstinence day
Traditional Roman calendar
April 2016
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
Saturday in the Octave of Easter
White
Low Sunday
White
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
White
St. Vincent Ferrer
White
Feria, Mass of the 1st Sunday after Easter
White
Feria, Mass of the 1st Sunday after Easter
White
Feria, Mass of the 1st Sunday after Easter
Abstinence day
White
IV Mass of the B. V. M. – Salve, Sancta Parens
White
II Sunday after Easter
White
St. Leo the Great
White
Feria, Mass of the 2nd Sunday after Easter
Red
St. Hermenegild
Red
St. Justin
Commemoration: Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian et Maximus, Martyrs
White
Feria, Mass of the 2nd Sunday after Easter
Abstinence day
White
IV Mass of the B. V. M. – Salve, Sancta Parens
White
III Sunday after Easter
White
Feria, Mass of the 3rd Sunday after Easter
White
Feria, Mass of the 3rd Sunday after Easter
White
Feria, Mass of the 3rd Sunday after Easter
White
St. Anselm
Red
Sts. Soter & Caius
Abstinence day
White
IV Mass of the B. V. M. – Salve, Sancta Parens
Commemoration: St. George
White
IV Sunday after Easter
Red
St. Mark
Commemoration: Pro rogationibus
Red
Sts. Cletus & Marcellinus
White
St. Peter Canisius
White
St. Paul of the Cross
Red
St. Peter of Verona
Abstinence day
White
St. Catherine of Siena
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?
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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.
Should I download or subscribe to the calendar?
Download gives you a fixed copy for a month or year. Subscribe gives you live updates from your calendar app if your app supports periodic refresh.
Which years are currently available?
Current publication coverage includes 2026 and grows as each year is completed and approved.
How do I add this calendar to my device?
Open the subscribe action, copy the calendar link, and add the URL in your calendar app under subscription or from URL. Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook include direct setup flow links.
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.
