Celebrations of the liturgical year
Christmas, Easter and the other days of the Church’s year that are not a saint’s own: when each falls, how each country keeps it, and what is read on it.
The Proper of Time
- Third Sunday of Advent
- The Nativity of the Lord
- The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
- The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
- Second Sunday after the Nativity
- The Epiphany of the Lord
- The Baptism of the Lord
- Ash Wednesday
- Fourth Sunday of Lent
- Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
- Friday of the Passion of the Lord
- Holy Saturday
- Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
- Second Sunday of Easter, or of Divine Mercy
- The Ascension of the Lord
- Pentecost Sunday
- The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
- The Most Holy Trinity
- The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
- The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
- The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
The Proper of Saints
- The Most Holy Name of Jesus
- The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle
- The Presentation of the Lord
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle
- The Annunciation of the Lord
- Our Lady of Fatima
- The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
- The Transfiguration of the Lord
- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Passion of Saint John the Baptist
- The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Most Holy Name of Mary
- The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- Our Lady of Sorrows
- The Holy Guardian Angels
- Our Lady of the Rosary
- All Saints
- The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
- The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
- The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
- The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Our Lady of Loreto
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- The Holy Innocents, Martyrs