St. Joseph the Workman
Traditional Roman calendar
May 2019
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.
St. Athanasius
Feria, Mass of the 1st Sunday after Easter
Commemoration: Sts. Alexander & Companions
Abstinence day
St. Monica
II Sunday after Easter
Feria, Mass of the 2nd Sunday after Easter
St. Stanislaus
Feria, Mass of the 2nd Sunday after Easter
St. Gregory of Nazianzen
St. Antoninus
Commemoration: St. Gordiano and Epimacho
Abstinence day
Sts. Philip & James
III Sunday after Easter
St. Robert Bellarmine
Feria, Mass of the 3rd Sunday after Easter
Commemoration: St. Boniface
St. John Baptist de la Salle
Feria, Mass of the 3rd Sunday after Easter
Commemoration: St. Ubaldus
St. Paschal Baylon
Abstinence day
St. Venantius
IV Sunday after Easter
St. Bernardine of Siena
Feria, Mass of the 4th Sunday after Easter
Feria, Mass of the 4th Sunday after Easter
Feria, Mass of the 4th Sunday after Easter
Feria, Mass of the 4th Sunday after Easter
Abstinence day
St. Gregory VII
Commemoration: St. Urban, Pope and Martyr
V Sunday after Easter
St. Bede the Venerable
Commemoration: St. John I
St. Augustine of Canterbury
Vigil of the Ascension
Commemoration: St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
Ascension of the Lord
Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Commemoration: St. Petronilla
Abstinence day
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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Which years are available?
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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?
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Which years are currently available?
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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.