General Roman Calendar of 1960
This article lists the feast days of theGeneral Roman Calendaras approved on 25 July 1960 byPope John XXIII'smotu proprioRubricarum instructumand promulgated by theSacred Congregation of Ritesthe following day, 26 July 1960, by the decreeNovum rubricarum.[1][2]This 1960 calendar was incorporated into the 1962 edition of theRoman Missal,continued use of whichPope Benedict XVIauthorized in his 7 July 2007 motu proprioSummorum Pontificum,and whichPope Francisupdated in his 16 July 2021 motu proprioTraditionis custodes,for use as aTraditional Roman Mass.
Novum rubricarumreplaced the former classifications of Doubles, Semidoubles, and Simples with I, II, and III class feasts and commemorations. It removed a few feasts, in particular duplications such as theFeast of the Cross(3 May and 14 September), theChair of Peter(18 January and 22 February),Saint Peter(1 August and 29 June), SaintJohn the Evangelist(6 May and 27 December),Saint Michael(8 May and 29 September), andSaint Stephen(3 August and 26 December).
This calendar is distinct from theGeneral Roman Calendar of 1954in that it also incorporates the changes made byPope Pius XIIin 1955, which included the reduction ofoctavesto three only, those of Christmas, Easter and Pentecost.[3]SeeGeneral Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII.
Changes to the Calendar[edit]
New ranking system[edit]
Novum rubricarumabolished the traditional ranking of Sundays, ferias, and feast days as doubles (of varying degrees) and simples—the rank of semidouble having already been suppressed by Pius XII in 1955—and introduced a new system of ranking the various liturgical days of the Roman rite. Feasts previously ranked as doubles of the I class were reclassified asfeasts of the I class.Feasts previously ranked as doubles of the II class were reclassified asfeasts of the II class.Feasts ranked in 1954 as greater doubles, doubles, and semidoubles were reclassified asfeasts of the III class.Feasts that had formerly been ranked as simples and had been reduced to commemorations in Pius XII's 1955 revision of the calendar remainedcommemorations.[4]
The Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Passiontide, and Low Sunday were classified asSundays of the I class.All other Sundays of the year—excluding those perpetually impeded by feasts of the I class—becameSundays of the II class.
Ash Wednesday, the ferias of Holy Week, the Paschal Triduum, and the days within the octaves of Easter and Pentecost (including the Ember Days of Pentecost) were classified asferias of the I class.The ferias of Advent from 17 to 23 December inclusive, the days within the octave of Christmas not impeded by the feasts of saints (29–31 December inclusive), as well as the Ember Days of Advent, Lent, and September were ranked asferias of the II class.The ferias of Advent, excluding 17–23 December, were ranked asferias of the III class,as were the ferias of Lent and Passiontide. In addition, the ferias of Lent and Passiontide were given precedence over all feasts of the III class, with III-class feasts reduced to commemorations in years in which they fell during Lent or Passiontide. The remaining ferias of the year were classifiedferias of the IV class.
The following feasts were reduced to commemorations:
- the previous greater doubles of
- Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (16 July)
- Our Lady of Ransom (24 September)
- The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Friday after the I Sunday in Passiontide)
- the previous doubles of
- The Impression of the Sacred Stigmata of St. Francis Confessor (17 September)
- Ss. Eustace and Companions Martyrs (20 September)
- St. Thomas [of Canterbury] Bishop and Martyr (29 December)
- St. Sylvester I Pope and Confessor (31 December)
- the previous simples (up to 1955, semidoubles) of
- St. George Martyr (23 April)
- St. Alexius Confessor (17 July)
- Ss. Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus Martyrs (8 August)
The following days of the II class became liturgical days of the I class:
- Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord (1 January)
- The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (2 November or 3 November if 2 November falls on Sunday)
The following greater doubles became liturgical days of the II class:
- The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (I Sunday after Epiphany)
- The Chair of Saint Peter (22 February)
- The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (14 September)
Deletions and additions to the calendar[edit]
The following feasts were deleted from the calendar:
- doubles of the II class
- The Finding of the Holy Cross (3 May; considered a duplication of the 14 September feast of the Cross)
- greater doubles
- The Chair of Saint Peter Apostle at Rome (18 January; merged with the 22 February feast of St. Peter's Chair at Antioch)
- St. John Apostle and Evangelist Before the Latin Gate (6 May; considered a duplication of the 27 December feast of St. John)
- The Apparition of St. Michael Archangel (8 May; considered a duplication of the 29 September feast of the Dedication of St. Michael)
- St. Peter Apostle in Chains (1 August; considered a duplication of the 29 June feast of Ss. Peter and Paul)
- simples (up to 1955, semidoubles)
- St. Leo II Pope and Confessor (3 July; removed as a result of the transfer of St. Irenaeus to 3 July)
- St. Anacletus Pope and Martyr (13 July; merged with the 26 April feast of St. Cletus)
- On the Finding of the Body of St. Stephen Protomartyr (3 August; considered a duplication of the 26 December feast of St. Stephen)
The commemoration of St. Vitalis Martyr (28 April) was likewise deleted, due to doubts about the historicity of his martyrdom.
The following feasts were inscribed in the calendar:
- St. Gregory Barbarigo Bishop and Confessor (17 June, III cl.)
- St. Anthony Mary Claret Bishop and Confessor (23 October, III cl.)
Other changes[edit]
The following feasts were transferred:
- St. Irenaeus Bishop and Martyr (28 June to 3 July; to make room for celebration of the Vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul)
- St. John Mary Vianney Confessor (9 to 8 August; to be nearer to hisnatalis)
The commemoration of Ss. Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus, and Apuleius Martyrs was transferred from 7 to 8 October, due to rubrical changes that restricted the number of commemorations allowed on a II-class feast (in this case, the 7 October feast of the Rosary) to only one.
The following titles were changed:
- The Circumcision of the Lord became the Octave Day of the Nativity (1 January)
- The Octave Day of the Epiphany became the Commemoration of the Baptism of the Lord (13 January, II cl.)
- The Chair of St. Peter Apostle at Antioch became The Chair of St. Peter Apostle (22 February)
- The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary became Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary (7 October)
The new rubrics also restricted the transferral of impeded feast days that occur in a given year on the same day as a liturgical day of higher rank solely to feasts of the I class (formerly doubles of the I class). Under the older rubrics, both doubles of the I class and doubles of the II class (feasts of the II class under the 1960 rubrics) were transferred when impeded.
Post-1960 developments[edit]
On 25 March 2020, theCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faithmade public the decreeCum sanctissima,dated 22 February 2020, which introduced a number of options for use in contemporary celebration of the Office and Mass according to the 1961 Breviary and 1962 Missal.[5][6]With regard to the liturgical calendar, the decree grants permission for the celebration of feasts of saints canonized after 26 July 1960, using the dates set forth by the Holy See for the liturgical observance of these saints for the universal Church. The decree also allows the option for the celebration of certain III-class feasts during Lent and Passiontide, which heretofore had been forbidden by the 1960 Code of Rubrics.
January[edit]
- 1: Octave Day of theNativityof the Lord, I class.
- 2: Feria.
- 3: Feria.
- 4: Feria.
- 5: Commemoration of St.TelesphorusPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 6: On theEpiphany of the Lord,I class.
- 7: Feria.
- 8: Feria.
- 9: Feria.
- 10: Feria.
- 11: Commemoration of St.HyginusPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 12: Feria.
- 13: On the Commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, II class.
- 14: St.HilaryBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.FelixPriest and Martyr.
- 15: St.Paulthe First Hermit, Confessor, III class, Com. of St.MaurusAbbot.
- 16: St.Marcellus IPope and Martyr, III class.
- 17: St.AnthonyAbbot, III class.
- 18: Commemoration of St.PriscaVirgin and Martyr, Comm.
- 19: Commemoration of Ss.Marius, Martha, Audifax, and AbachumMartyrs, Comm., Com. of St.Canute,Martyr.
- 20: Ss.FabianPope andSebastianMartyrs, III class.
- 21: St.Agnes,Virgin and Martyr, III class
- 22: Ss.VincentandAnastasiusMartyrs, III class.
- 23: St.Raymund of PeñafortConfessor, III class, Com. of St.EmerentianaVirgin and Martyr.
- 24: St.TimothyBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 25: On theConversion of St. PaulApostle, III class, Com. of St.PeterApostle.
- 26: St.PolycarpBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 27: St.John ChrysostomBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 28: St.Peter NolascoConfessor, III class, Com. of St.Agnes,Virgin and Martyr second.
- 29: St.Francis de SalesBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 30: St.MartinaVirgin and Martyr, III class.
- 31: St.John BoscoConfessor, III class.
Sunday between the octave of the Nativity of the Lord and the Epiphany, or, with this lacking, 2 January:The Most Holy Name of Jesus,II class.
I Sunday after Epiphany:The Most Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,II class.[a]
February[edit]
- 1: St.IgnatiusBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 2: On thePurification of the Blessed Virgin Mary,II class.
- 3: Commemoration of St.BlaseBishop and Martyr, Comm.
- 4: St.Andrew CorsiniBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 5: St.AgathaVirgin and Martyr, III class.
- 6: St.TitusBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.DorothyVirgin and Martyr.
- 7: St.RomualdAbbot, III class.
- 8: St.John of MathaConfessor, III class.
- 9: St.CyrilBishop of Alexandria, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.ApolloniaVirgin and Martyr.
- 10: St.ScholasticaVirgin, III class.
- 11: On theApparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate,III class.
- 12:The Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servants of the Blessed Virgin MaryConfessors, III class.
- 13: Feria.
- 14: Commemoration of St.ValentinePriest and Martyr, Comm.
- 15: Commemoration of Ss.Faustinus and JovitaMartyrs, Comm.
- 16: Feria.
- 17: Feria.
- 18: Commemoration of St.SimeonBishop and Martyr, Comm.
- 19: Feria.
- 20: Feria.
- 21: Feria.
- 22:Chair of St. Peter,II class, Com. of St.Paul.
- 23: St.Peter DamianConfessor, III class.
- 24: St.MatthiasApostle, II class.
- 25: Feria.
- 26: Feria.
- 27: St.Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows,III class
- 28: Feria.
Inleap yearthe month of February is of 29 days, and the feast of St. Matthias is celebrated on the 25th day and the feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows on the 28th day of February, and twice is said Sexto Kalendas, that is on the 24th and 25th; and thedominical letter,which was taken up in the month of January, is changed to the preceding; that, if in January, the dominical letter was A, it is changed to the preceding, which is g, etc.; and the letter f is kept twice, on the 24th and 25th.[7]
March[edit]
- 1: Feria.
- 2: Feria.
- 3: Feria.
- 4: St.CasimirConfessor, III class, Com. of St.Lucius IPope and Martyr.
- 5: Feria.
- 6: Ss.Perpetua and FelicityMartyrs, III class.
- 7: St.Thomas AquinasConfessor andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 8: St.John of GodConfessor, III class.
- 9: St.Frances of RomeWidow, III class.
- 10:The Forty Holy Martyrs,III class.
- 11: Feria.
- 12: St.Gregory IPope, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 13: Feria.
- 14: Feria.
- 15: Feria.
- 16: Feria.
- 17: St.PatrickBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 18: St.CyrilBishop of Jerusalem, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 19: St.Joseph,Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, and Patron of the Universal Church, I class.
- 20: Feria.
- 21: St.BenedictAbbot, III class.
- 22: Feria.
- 23: Feria.
- 24: St.Gabriel the Archangel,III class.
- 25:Annunciationof the Blessed Virgin Mary, I class.[b]
- 26: Feria.
- 27: St.John DamasceneConfessor andDoctor of the Church,III class
- 28: St.John CapistranConfessor, III class
- 29: Feria.
- 30: Feria.
- 31: Feria.
Friday after the I Sunday in Passiontide: Commemoration of theSeven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary,Comm.
April[edit]
- 1: Feria.
- 2: St.Francis of PaulaConfessor, III class.
- 3: Feria.
- 4: St.IsidoreBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 5: St.Vincent FerrerConfessor, III class.
- 6: Feria.
- 7: Feria.
- 8: Feria.
- 9: Feria.
- 10: Feria.
- 11: St.Leo IPope, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 12: Feria.
- 13: St.HermenegildMartyr, III class.
- 14: St.Justin,III class, Com. ofSaints Tiburtius, Valerian and MaximusMartyrs.
- 15: Feria.
- 16: Feria.
- 17: Commemoration of St.AnicetusPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 18: Feria.
- 19: Feria.
- 20: Feria.
- 21: St.AnselmBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 22: Ss.SoterandCajusPopes and Martyrs, III class.
- 23: Commemoration of St.GeorgeMartyr, Comm.
- 24: St.Fidelis of SigmaringenMartyr, III class.
- 25: Greater Litany. – St.MarkEvangelist, II class.
- 26: Ss.CletusandMarcellinusPopes and Martyrs, III class.
- 27: St.Peter CanisiusConfessor andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 28: St.Paul of the CrossConfessor, III class.
- 29: St.PeterMartyr, III class.
- 30: St.Catherine of SienaVirgin, III class.
May[edit]
- 1: St.Joseph the Workman,Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, I class.
- 2: St.Athanasius,Bishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 3: Commemoration of Ss.Alexander, Eventius and TheodulusMartyrs, andJuvenal,Bishop and Confessor, Comm.
- 4: St.MonicaWidow, III class.
- 5: St.Pius VPope and Confessor, III class.
- 6: Feria.
- 7: St.StanislausBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 8: Feria.
- 9: St.Gregory NazianzenBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 10: St.AntoninusBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Gordian and Epimachus.
- 11: Ss.PhilipandJamesApostles, II class.
- 12: Ss.Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla Virgin, and PancrasMartyrs, III class.
- 13: St.Robert BellarmineBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 14: Commemoration of St.BonifaceMartyr, Comm.
- 15: St.John Baptist de la SalleConfessor, III class.
- 16: St.UbaldBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 17: St.Paschal BaylonConfessor, III class.
- 18: St.VenantiusMartyr, III class.
- 19: St.Peter CelestinePope and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.PudentianaVirgin.
- 20: St.Bernardine of SienaConfessor, III class.
- 21: Feria.
- 22: Feria.
- 23: Feria.
- 24: Feria.
- 25: St.Gregory VIIPope and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.Urban IPope and Martyr.
- 26: St.Philip NeriConfessor, III class, Com. of St.EleutheriusPope and Martyr.
- 27: St.Bede the VenerableConfessor andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.John IPope and Martyr.
- 28: St.AugustineBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 29: St.Mary Magdalen de PazziVirgin, III class.
- 30: Commemoration of St.Felix IPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 31:Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen,II class, Com. of St.PetronillaVirgin.
June[edit]
- 1: St.Angela MericiVirgin, III class.
- 2: Commemoration of Ss.Marcellinus, Peter,andErasmusBishop, Martyrs, Comm.
- 3: Feria.
- 4: St.Francis CaraccioloConfessor, III class.
- 5: St.BonifaceBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 6: St.NorbertBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 7: Feria.
- 8: Feria.
- 9: Commemoration of Ss.Primus and FelicianMartyrs, Comm.
- 10: St.MargaretQueen, Widow, III class.
- 11: St.BarnabasApostle, III class.
- 12: St.John of San FacundoConfessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and NazariusMartyrs.
- 13: St.Anthony of PaduaConfessor, III class.
- 14: St.Basil the GreatBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 15: Commemoration of Ss.Vitus, Modestus, and CrescentiaMartyrs, Comm.
- 16: Feria.
- 17: St.Gregory BarbarigoBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 18: St.Ephraem SyrusDeacon, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of Ss.Mark and MarcellianusMartyrs.
- 19: St.Juliana FalconieriVirgin, III class, Com. of Ss.Gervase and ProtaseMartyrs.
- 20: Commemoration of St.SilveriusPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 21: St.Aloysius GonzagaConfessor, III class.
- 22: St.PaulinusBishop and Confessor, III class
- 23: Vigil, II class.
- 24: On theNativity of St. John the Baptist,I class.
- 25: St.WilliamAbbot, III class.
- 26: Ss.John and PaulMartyrs, III class.
- 27: Feria.
- 28: Vigil, II class.
- 29:Ss. Peter and PaulApostles, I class.
- 30: On the Commemoration of St.PaulApostle, III class, Com. of St.PeterApostle.
July[edit]
- 1:The Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ,I class.
- 2: On theVisitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,II class, Com. of Ss.Processus and MartinianMartyrs.
- 3: St.IrenaeusBishop, Martyr, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 4: Feria.
- 5: St.Anthony Mary ZaccariaConfessor, III class.
- 6: Feria.
- 7: Ss.Cyril and MethodiusBishops and Confessors, III class.
- 8: St.ElizabethQueen, Widow, III class.
- 9: Feria.
- 10:The Seven Holy BrothersMartyrs, and Ss.Rufina and SecundaVirgins and Martyrs, III class.
- 11: Commemoration of St.Pius IPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 12: St.John GualbertAbbot, III class, Com. of Ss.Nabor and FelixMartyrs.
- 13: Feria.
- 14: St.BonaventureBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 15: St.Henry IIEmperor, Confessor, III class.
- 16:Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel,Comm.
- 17: Commemoration of St.AlexiusConfessor, Comm.
- 18: St.Camillus de LellisConfessor, III class, Com. of St.Symphorosa and her seven SonsMartyrs.
- 19: St.Vincent de PaulConfessor, III class.
- 20: St.Jerome EmilianiConfessor, III class, Com. of St.MargaretVirgin Martyr.
- 21: St.Lawrence of BrindisiConfessor andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.PraxedesVirgin.
- 22: St.Mary MagdalenePenitent, III class.
- 23: St.ApollinarisBishop and Martyr, III class, Com. of St.LiboriusBishop and Confessor.
- 24: Commemoration of St.ChristinaVirgin and Martyr.
- 25: St.JamesApostle, II class, Com. of St.ChristopherMartyr.
- 26: St.AnneMother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class.
- 27: Commemoration of St.PantaleonMartyr, Comm.
- 28: Ss.Nazarius and CelsusMartyrs,Victor IPope and Martyr, and St.Innocent IPope and Confessor, III class.
- 29: St.MarthaVirgin, III class, Com. of Ss. Felix,Simplicius, Faustinus, and BeatriceMartyrs.
- 30: Commemoration of Ss.Abdon and SennenMartyrs, Comm.
- 31: St.IgnatiusConfessor, III class.
August[edit]
- 1: Commemoration of theHoly MachabeesMartyrs, Comm.
- 2: St.Alphonsus Mary of LiguoriBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.Stephen IPope and Martyr.
- 3: Feria.
- 4: St.DominicConfessor, III class.
- 5: On theDedication of Our Lady of the Snows,III class.
- 6: On theTransfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ,II class, Com. of Ss.Xystus IIPope,Felicissimus, and AgapitusMartyrs.
- 7: St.CajetanConfessor, III class, Com. of St.DonatusBishop and Martyr.
- 8: St.John Mary VianneyConfessor and Priest, III class, Com. of Ss.Cyriacus, Largus, and SmaragdusMartyrs.
- 9: Vigil, III class, Com. of St.RomanusMartyr.
- 10: St.LaurenceMartyr, II class.
- 11: Commemoration of Ss.Saint TiburtiusandSaint SusannaVirgin, Martyrs, Comm.
- 12: St.ClareVirgin, III class.
- 13: Commemoration of Ss.HippolytusandCassianMartyrs, Comm.
- 14: Vigil, II class, Com. of St.EusebiusConfessor.
- 15: On theAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,I class.
- 16: St.JoachimFather of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, II class.
- 17: St.Hyacinth of PolandConfessor, III class.
- 18: Commemoration of St.AgapitusMartyr, Comm.
- 19: St.John EudesConfessor, III class.
- 20: St.BernardAbbot andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 21: St.Jane Frances de ChantalWidow, III class.
- 22:Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary,II class, Com. of Ss.TimothyandCompanionsMartyrs.
- 23: St.Philip BeniziConfessor, III class.
- 24: St.BartholomewApostle, II class.
- 25: St.LouisKing, Confessor, III class.
- 26: Commemoration of St.ZephyrinusPope Martyr, Comm.
- 27: St.Joseph CalasanctiusConfessor, III class.
- 28: St.AugustineBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.HermesMartyr.
- 29: On theBeheading of St. John the Baptist,III class, Com. of St.SabinaMartyr.
- 30: St.Rose of LimaVirgin, III class, Com. of Ss.Felix and AdauctusMartyrs.
- 31: St.Raymond NonnatusConfessor, III class.
September[edit]
- 1: Commemoration ofSt. GilesAbbot, Comm, Com. of theHoly Twelve BrothersMartyrs.
- 2: St.StephenKing, Confessor, III class.
- 3: St.Pius XPope and Confessor, III class.
- 4: Feria.
- 5: St.Laurence JustinianBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 6: Feria.
- 7: Feria.
- 8: On theNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,II class, Com. of St.HadrianMartyr.
- 9: Commemoration of St.GorgoniusMartyr, Comm.
- 10: St.Nicholas of TolentinoConfessor, III class.
- 11: Commemoration of Ss.Protus and HyacinthMartyrs, Comm.
- 12:The Most Holy Name of Mary,III class.
- 13: St.John Chrysostom,Bishop and Doctor of the Church
- 14: On theExaltation of the Holy Cross,II class.
- 15:Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary,II class, Com. of St.NicomedesMartyr.
- 16: St.CorneliusPope and St.CyprianBishop, Martyrs, III class, Com. of Ss.EuphemiaVirgin,Lucy and GeminianusMartyrs.
- 17: Commemoration of the Impression of the sacredStigmataof St.FrancisConfessor, Comm.
- 18: St.Joseph of CupertinoConfessor, III class.
- 19: St.JanuariusBishop and Companions Martyrs, III class.
- 20: Commemoration of St.Eustace and CompanionsMartyrs, Comm.
- 21: St.MatthewApostle and Evangelist, II class.
- 22: St.Thomas of VillanovaBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Mauriceand Companions Martyrs.
- 23: St.LinusPope and Martyr, III class, Com. of St.TheclaVirgin and Martyr.
- 24: Commemoration ofOur Lady of Ransom,Comm.
- 25: Feria.
- 26: Commemoration of Ss.Cyprian and JustinaVirgin, Martyrs, Comm.
- 27: Ss.Cosmas and DamianMartyrs, III class.
- 28: St.WenceslausDuke, Martyr, III class.
- 29: On the Dedication of St.MichaelArchangel, I class.
- 30: St.JeromePriest, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
October[edit]
- 1: Commemoration of St.RemigiusBishop and Confessor, Comm.
- 2:The Holy Guardian Angels,III class.
- 3: St.Teresa of the Child JesusVirgin, III class.
- 4: St.Francis of AssisiConfessor, III class.
- 5: Commemoration of St.Placidand companions Martyrs, Comm.
- 6: St.BrunoConfessor, III class.
- 7:Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary,II class, Com. of St.MarkPope and Confessor.
- 8: St.BridgetWidow, III class, Com. of Ss.Sergius and Bacchus,Marcellus and ApuleiusMartyrs.
- 9: St.John LeonardConfessor, III class, Com. ofSt. DenisBishop,RusticusPriest, andEleutheriusMartyrs.
- 10: St.Francis BorgiaConfessor, III class.
- 11:The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary,II class.
- 12: Feria.
- 13: St.EdwardKing, Confessor, III class.
- 14: St.Callistus IPope and Martyr, III class.
- 15: St.TeresaVirgin, III class.
- 16: St.HedwigWidow, III class.
- 17: St.Margaret Mary AlacoqueVirgin, III class.
- 18: St.LukeEvangelist, II class.
- 19: St.Peter of AlcantaraConfessor, III class.
- 20: St.John CantiusConfessor, III class.
- 21: Commemoration of St.HilarionAbbot, Comm., Com. of St.Ursulaand Companions Virgins and Martyrs.
- 22: Feria.
- 23: St.Anthony Mary ClaretBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 24: St.RaphaelArchangel, III class.
- 25: Commemoration of Ss.Chrysanthus and DariaMartyrs, Comm.
- 26: Commemoration of St.EvaristusPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 27: Feria.
- 28: Ss.SimonandJudeApostles, II class.
- 29: Feria.
- 30: Feria.
- 31: Feria.
Last Sunday in October:Our Lord Jesus Christ the King,I class.
November[edit]
- 1:All Saints,I class.
- 2 or, if 2 November is a Sunday, 3 November: On theCommemoration of all the Faithful Departed,I class.
- 3: Feria.
- 4: St.CharlesBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Vitalis and AgricolaMartyrs.
- 5: Feria.
- 6: Feria.
- 7: Feria.
- 8: Commemoration of the HolyFour Crowned Martyrs,Comm.
- 9: On the Dedication of theArchbasilica of the most Holy Saviour,II class, Com. ofSt. TheodoreMartyr.
- 10: St.Andrew AvellinoConfessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Tryphon, Respicius, and NymphaMartyrs.
- 11: St.MartinBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.MennasMartyr.
- 12: St.Martin IPope and Martyr, III class.
- 13: St.DidacusConfessor, III class.
- 14: St.JosaphatBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 15: St.Albert the GreatBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 16: St.GertrudeVirgin, III class.
- 17: St.Gregory ThaumaturgusBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 18: On the Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss.PeterandPaul,III class.
- 19: St.ElizabethWidow, III class, Com. of St.PontianusPope and Martyr.
- 20: St.Felix of ValoisConfessor, III class.
- 21: On thePresentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,III class.
- 22: St.CeciliaVirgin and Martyr, III class.
- 23: St.Clement IPope and Martyr, III class, Com. of St.FelicitasMartyr.
- 24: St.John of the CrossConfessor andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.ChrysogonusMartyr.
- 25: St.CatherineVirgin and Martyr, III class.
- 26: St.SylvesterAbbot, III class, Com. of St.Peter of AlexandriaBishop and Martyr.
- 27: Feria.
- 28: Feria.
- 29: Commemoration of St.SaturninusMartyr, Comm.
- 30: St.AndrewApostle, II class.
December[edit]
- 1: Feria.
- 2: St.BibianaVirgin and Martyr, III class.
- 3: St.Francis XavierConfessor, III class.
- 4: St.Peter ChrysologusBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class, Com. of St.BarbaraVirgin and Martyr.
- 5: Commemoration ofSt. SabbasAbbot, Comm.
- 6: St.NicholasBishop and Confessor, III class.
- 7: St.AmbroseBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class.
- 8: On theImmaculate Conceptionof the Blessed Virgin Mary, I class.
- 9: Feria.
- 10: Commemoration of St.MelchiadesPope and Martyr, Comm.
- 11: St.Damasus IPope and Confessor, III class.
- 12: Feria.
- 13: St.LucyVirgin and Martyr, III class.
- 14: Feria.
- 15: Feria.
- 16: St.EusebiusBishop and Martyr, III class.
- 17: Feria.
- 18: Feria.
- 19: Feria.
- 20: Feria.
- 21: St.ThomasApostle, II class.
- 22: Feria.
- 23: Feria.
- 24:Vigil,I class.
- 25: On theNativity of our Lord Jesus Christ,I class with II class octave. In the second Mass: Commemoration of St.AnastasiaMartyr.
- 26: II day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord: St.StephenProtomartyr, II class.
- 27: III day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord: St.JohnApostle and Evangelist, II class.
- 28: IV day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord: TheHoly InnocentsMartyrs, II class.
- 29: Of the V day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord, II class, Commemoration of St.ThomasBishop and Martyr.
- 30: Of the VI day within the Octave of the Nativity, II class.
- 31: Of the VII day within the Octave of the Nativity, II class, Commemoration of St.Sylvester IPope and Confessor.
The source for the dates above is the Jan. 1960 edition ofActa Apostolicae Sedis.[4]
Masses for Certain Places(pro Aliquibus Locis)[edit]
The 1962 typical edition of the Roman Missal—the edition incorporating the changes made for the 1960 General Calendar—collected many (though not all) Mass propers for feasts approved for celebration in certain places in a supplement placed at the end of the Missal; this supplement also incorporated changes mandated by Pope John XXIII regarding the suppression of some local feasts in his 14 February 1961 instructionDe calendariis particularibus.Masses listed in this supplement may nowadays be said anywhere on days of the IV class.[8]Some saints listed below are also in the General Calendar above; these saints have proper Masses in thepro Aliquibus Locissupplement that may be saidad libitumin place of the Masses listed in the main body of the Missal.[9]
- 7 December: St.AmbroseBishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- 3 January: St.Gaspar del BufaloConfessor;[c]St.Frances Xavier CabriniVirgin [Transferred to 13 November][d]
- 23 January: St.IldephonsusBishop and Confessor
- 29 January: St.Francis de SalesBishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- 21 February: St.Margaret of CortonaPenitent
- 15 March: St.Louise de MarillacWidow
- 21 March: St.BenedictAbbot [proper Mass]
- 16 April: St.Benedict Joseph LabreConfessor
- 26 April:Our Lady of Good Counsel
- 28 April: St.Peter ChanelMartyr; St.Louis-Marie Grignion de MontfortConfessor
- 29 April: St.Joseph Benedict CottolengoConfessor
- 3 May: On theFinding of the Holy Cross
- 6 May: St.JohnApostle and EvangelistBefore the Latin Gate;St.Dominic SavioConfessor
- 8 May: Our Lady, Queen of All Saints and Mother of Fair Love;Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Graces;Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus;[e]On the Apparition of St.MichaelArchangel
- 15 May: St.IsidoreFarmer and Confessor [Observed in some places on 22 March or 25 October]
- 16 May: St.John of NepomukMartyr
- 22 May: St.Rita of CasciaWidow
- 23 May: St.John Baptist de RossiConfessor
- 24 May:Our Lady, Help of Christians
- 30 May: St.FerdinandKing and Confessor; St.Joan of ArcVirgin
- Saturday after the Ascension: Our Lady, Queen of Apostles
- 9 June:Our Lady, Mother of Grace
- 13 June: St.Anthony of PaduaConfessor and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- 16 June: St.John Francis RegisConfessor
- 27 June:Our Lady of Perpetual Help;St.Joseph CafassoConfessor
- 4 July: On the Commemoration of All Holy Popes
- 6 July: St.Maria GorettiVirgin and Martyr
- 9 July: St.Veronica GiulianiVirgin
- 19 July: St.Vincent de PaulConfessor [proper Mass]
- 21 July: St.Lawrence of BrindisiConfessor and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- Saturday before the IV Sunday in July:Our Lady, Mother of Mercy
- 1 August: St.PeterApostlein Chains
- 3 August: On the Finding of the Body of St.StephenProtomartyr
- 8 August: St.John Mary VianneyConfessor [proper Mass]
- 11 August: St.EmygdiusBishop and Martyr
- 13 August:Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners
- 16 August: St.RochConfessor
- 18 August: St.HelenaEmpress and Widow
- 20 August: St.BernardAbbot and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- 28 August: St.AugustineBishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- Saturday after the feast of St. Augustine:Our Lady of Consolation
- Saturday before the last Sunday in August: Our Lady, Health of the Sick
- 4 September: Our Lady, Mother of the Divine Pastor; St.Rose of ViterboVirgin
- 9 September: St.Peter ClaverConfessor
- 15 September: St.Catherine Fieschi AdornoWidow [Observed in some places on 22 March, the date of her conversion]
- 26 September: Ss.Jean,Isaac,and Companions Martyrs
- 1 October: St.GregoryPatriarch of Armenia and Martyr
- 15 October: St.TeresaVirgin [proper Mass]
- 23 October: The Most Holy Redeemer
- 4 November: St.CharlesBishop and Confessor [proper Mass]
- 5 November: On the Holy Relics
- 13 November: St.Stanislaus KostkaConfessor
- Saturday before the III Sunday in November:Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence
- 24 November: St.John of the CrossConfessor and Doctor of the Church [proper Mass]
- 26 November: St.Leonard of Port MauriceConfessor
- 27 November:Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Suppressed Masses[edit]
In accordance withDe calendariis particularibus(par. 32 & 33), the following local feasts "introduced since the Middle Ages by private devotion in the public worship of the Church" were suppressed, unless "truly special reasons" required their continued observance:[4]
- On theTranslation of the House of the Blessed Virgin Mary(10 December)
- On theExpectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary(18 December)
- On theEspousals of the Blessed Virgin Maryto St. Joseph (23 January)
- The Flight of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Egypt(17 February)
- The Prayer of Our Lord Jesus Christ(Tuesday after Septuagesima Sunday)
- On theCommemoration of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ(Tuesday after Sexagesima Sunday)
- The Holy Crown of Thorns of Our Lord Jesus Christ(Friday after Ash Wednesday)
- The Holy Lanceand Nails of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Friday after the I Sunday in Lent)
- The Holy Shroud of Our Lord Jesus Christ(Friday after the II Sunday in Lent)
- The Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ(Friday after the III Sunday in Lent)
- The Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ(Friday after the IV Sunday in Lent)
- The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (Thursday after the [suppressed] octave of Corpus Christi)
- The Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary (17 July)
- The Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (16 October)
In addition, the feast of SaintPhilomena(11 August) was removed from all local calendars (save for those of churches named for her and select locations where hercultuswas permitted either by indult or tacit approval by the diocesan bishop) due to[citation needed]doubt regarding the historicity of her existence and martyrdom.
National calendars[edit]
The following are the proper calendars for certain countries to be used in the celebration of the Roman Rite. National feasts and their ranks have been gathered from liturgical ordos published by various sources, including theFSSP,theLatin Mass Society of England and Wales,and Romanitas Press. This list details only those feasts celebrated in all dioceses and archdioceses of the following countries and does not include feasts proper to specific dioceses and archdioceses.
Australia and New Zealand[edit]
- 3 December: St.Francis XavierConfessor, Principal Patron of All Missions, I class
- 1 February: St.BrigidVirgin, II class, Com. of St. Ignatius Bishop and Martyr
- 17 March: St.PatrickBishop and Confessor, I class
- 28 April: St.Peter Aloysius Mary ChanelMartyr, III class, Com. of St. Paul of the Cross Confessor
- 24 May:Our Lady, Help of Christians,Principal Patroness of Australia and New Zealand, I class
- 9 June: St.ColumbaAbbot, III class, Com. of Ss. Primus and Felician Martyrs
- 11 July: St.Oliver PlunkettBishop and Martyr, III class, Com. of St. Pius I Pope and Martyr
- 3 October: St.TeresaVirgin, Principal Patroness of All Missions, I class
Brazil[edit]
- 12 December:Our Lady of Guadalupe,Principal Patroness of Latin America, I class
- 13 February: St.John of BritoMartyr, III class
- 3 May: On theFinding of the Holy Cross,II class, Com. of Ss.Alexander, Eventius and TheodulusMartyrs, andJuvenalBishop and Confessor
- 13 June: St.Anthony of PaduaConfessor and Doctor, II class
- Thursday after Feast of the Sacred Heart: The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, III class
- 9 July: Our Lady, Queen of Peace, III class
- 15 July: Bl.Inácio de Azevedoand Companions Martyrs, III class, Com. of St.Henry IIEmperor and Confessor
- 16 July:Our Lady of Mt. Carmel,III class
- 30 August: St.Rose of LimaVirgin, Principal Patroness of Latin America, I class
- 1 October:Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Graces,III class, Com. of St.RemigiusBishop and Confessor
- 12 October:Our Lady of Aparecida,Principal Patroness of Brazil, I class
- 25 October: St.Anthony of St. Anne GalvãoConfessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Chrysanthus and DariaMartyrs
- 5 November: On All Holy Relics in the Churches of Brazil, III class
- 17 November: Ss.Roque Gonzálesand Companion Martyrs, III class, Com. of St.Gregory ThaumaturgusBishop and Confessor
Canada[edit]
- 18 February: St.Mary Bernard SoubirousVirgin, III class[10]
- 19 March: St.Joseph,Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Confessor, Principal Patron of Canada, I class
- 26 September: Ss.Jean de Brébeuf,Isaac Joguesand Companions Martyrs, Secondary Patrons of Canada, II class, Com. of Ss. Cyprian and Justina Virgin, Martyrs
- 13 November: St.Frances Xavier CabriniVirgin, III class, Com. of St.DidacusMartyr
England and Wales[edit]
- 29 December: St.ThomasBishop and Martyr, I class, Com. of the V day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord
- 1 March: St.DavidBishop and Confessor, Principal Patron of Wales, I class (Wales only)
- 12 March: St. Gregory I Pope, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Apostle to the English, II class (Wales, most dioceses in England)
- 23 April: St. George Martyr, Principal Patron of England, I class (England)/II class (Wales)
- 4 May:The Holy Martyrs of England and Wales,III class, Com. of St. Monica Widow
- 26 May: St.AugustineBishop and Confessor, II class, Com. of St. Philip Neri Confessor
- II Sunday after Pentecost: External Solemnity of Corpus Christi, II class
- 22 June: St.AlbanMartyr, III class, Com. of St. Paulinus Bishop and Confessor
- 9 July: Ss.John FisherBishop andThomas MoreMartyrs, I class
- 17 July:Our Lady in Porticu,III class (Wales only), Com. of St. Alexius Confessor
- 30 July: Bb.Edward Powell,Richard Featherstoneand Companions Martyrs, III class (Wales only), Com. of Ss. Abdon and Sennen, Martyrs
- 3 August: St.GermanusBishop and Confessor, III class (Wales only)
- 25 September: St.CadocBishop and Martyr, III class (Wales only)
- 13 October: St.EdwardKing and Confessor, II class
- 5 November: On All Holy Relics in the Churches of Wales, III class (Wales only)
France[edit]
- 3 January: St.GenevieveVirgin, III class (I class in theArchdiocese of Paris)
- 18 February: St.Mary Bernard SoubirousVirgin, III class
- 30 May: St. Joan of Arc Virgin, Secondary Patroness of France, II class
- 3 June: St.ClothildeQueen and Widow, III class
- 1 October: St. Remigius Bishop and Confessor, III class
- 3 October: St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Virgin, Secondary Patroness of France, II class
- 9 October: St. Denis Bishop, Rusticus Priest, and Eleutherius Martyrs, III class, Com. of St. John Leonardi Confessor
Korea[edit]
- 8 December: On the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Principal Patroness of Korea, I class
- 5 July: Bl.Andrew Kim TaegonPriest and Martyr, I class
- 26 September: LXXIX Bb.Martyrs of Korea,I class
- 3 October: St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Virgin, Principal Patroness of All Missions, I class
Philippines[edit]
- 8 December: On theImmaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary,Principal Patroness of the Philippines, I class
- 12 December:Our Lady of Guadalupe,Heavenly Patroness of the Philippines, I class
- 3rd Sunday of January:Holy Child of Cebu,I class
- 5 February:XXVI Holy Martyrs of Japan,III class
- 3 May: On theFinding of the Holy Cross,II class
- 15 May: St.Isidore,farmer and confessor, III class
- 19 May: St.PudentianaVirgin, Secondary Patroness of the Philippines, II class
- 16 July: Commemoration ofOur Lady of Mt. Carmel,II class
- 17 July:On the Triumph of the Holy Cross,II class
- 25 July:St. James,Apostle, II class
- 30 August: St.Rose of LimaVirgin, Secondary Patroness of the Philippines, II class
- 24 September: On the Descent ofOur Lady of Mercy,II class
- 12 October:Our Lady of the Pillar,II class
- 18 December:Expectation of Our Lady,II class
Poland[edit]
- 2 December: St.Peter ChrysologusBishop, Confessor, andDoctor of the Church,III class,[f]Com. of St. Bibiana Virgin and Martyr
- 4 December: St.BarbaraVirgin and Martyr, III class
- 15 March: Commemoration of St.Clement Mary HofbauerConfessor, Comm.
- 23 April: St.Wojciech-AdalbertBishop and Martyr, Principal Patron of Poland, I class
- 3 May:Our Lady Queen of Poland,Principal Patroness of Poland, I class
- 4 May: St.FlorianMartyr, III class, Com. of St.MonicaWidow
- 8 May: St.StanislausBishop and Martyr, Principal Patron of Poland, I class
- 16 May: St.Andrew BobolaPriest and Martyr, III class, Com. of St.UbaldBishop and Confessor
- 24 May:Our Lady Help of Christians,II class
- 30 May: Bl.John SarkanderPriest and Martyr, III class, Com. of St.Felix IPope and Martyr
- 2 June: Bb.Sadok and CompanionsMartyrs, III class, Com. of Ss.Marcellinus, Peter,andErasmusBishop, Martyrs
- 10 June: Bl.Bogumilus PeterBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.MargaretQueen and Widow
- 15 June: Bl.YolandaWidow, III class, Com. of Ss.Vitus, Modestus, and CrescentiaMartyrs
- 13 July: Ss.Andrew ZorardandBenedictConfessors, III class
- 15 July: St.Bruno of QuerfurtBishop and Martyr, III class, Com. of St.Henry IIEmperor and Confessor
- 18 July: Bl.Szymon of LipnicaConfessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Camillus de LellisConfessor, Com. ofSymphorosa and her seven SonsMartyrs
- 20 July: Bl.CeslausConfessor, III class, Com. of Ss.Jerome EmilianiConfessor, Com. ofMargaretVirgin and Martyr
- 24 July: Bl.KingaVirgin, III class, Com. of St.ChristinaVirgin and Martyr
- 26 August:Our Lady of Częstochowa,I class
- 1 September: Bl.BronislavaVirgin, III class, Com. ofSt. GilesAbbot, Com. of theHoly Twelve BrothersMartyrs
- 7 September: Bl.Melchior GrodzieckiPriest and Martyr, III class
- 25 September: Bl.Ladislaus of GielniówConfessor, III class
- IV Sunday of September: On the Dedication of the proper church, I class
- 1 October: Bl.John of DuklaConfessor, III class, Com. of St.RemigiusBishop and Confessor
- 9 October: Bl.Wincenty KadłubekBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.John LeonardConfessor, Com. of Ss.DenisBishop,RusticusPriest, andEleutheriusMartyrs
- 10 October: St.Francis BorgiaConfessor, III class, Com. ofVictory of Chocim
- 21 October: Bl.Jakub StrzemięBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St.HilarionAbbot, Com. of Ss.Ursulaand Companions Virgins and Martyrs
- 12 November:Ss. Benedict, John, Matthew, Isaac and Krystyn, Protomartyrs of Poland,III class
- 13 November: St.Stanislaus KostkaConfessor, Secondary Patron of Poland, II class, Com. of St.DidacusConfessor
- 17 November: Bl.SalomeaVirgin, III class, Com. of St.Gregory ThaumaturgusBishop and Confessor
- 20 November: St.Martin IPope and Martyr, III class,[g]Com. of St.Felix of ValoisConfessor
Portugal[edit]
- 8 December: On the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Principal Patroness of Portugal, I class
- 16 January: St. Marcellus I Pope and Martyr, III class, Com. of Ss.Berard, Peter, Accursius and AdjutusMartyrs
- 19 January: Commemoration of St.Gonçalo of AmaranteConfessor, Com. of Ss. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum Martyrs
- 4 February: St.John of BritoMartyr, III class, Com. of St. Andrew Corsini Bishop and Confessor
- 13 February:The Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ,III class
- 18 February: St.TheotoniusConfessor, III class, Com. of St. Simeon Bishop and Martyr
- 12 May: Bl.JoanaPrincess of Portugal, Virgin, III class, Com. of Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla Virgin, and Pancras Martyrs
- 13 May:Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima,II class, Com. of St. Robert Bellarmine Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
- 10 June:The Holy Guardian Angel of Portugal,III class, Com. of St. Margaret Queen, Widow
- 13 June: St.Anthony of LisbonConfessor, Patron of Portugal, I class
- 20 June: Bb.Sancha and MafaldaPrincesses of Portugal and Queen of Leon, Widow,TheresaPrincess of Portugal, Virgins, III class, Com. of St. Silverius Pope and Martyr
- 15 July: St. Henry II Emperor, Confessor, III class, Com. of Bl.Inácio de Azevedoand Companions Martyrs
- 16 July: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, III class
- 27 October: Bl. Gonçalo of Lagos Confessor, III class
- 6 November: St.Nuno of St. MaryConfessor, II class
Scotland[edit]
- 30 November: St. Andrew Apostle, Principal Patron of Scotland, I class
- 14 January: St.KentigernBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Hilary Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Com. of St. Felix Priest and Martyr
- 10 March: St.John OgilvieMartyr, II class, Com. of the Forty Holy Martyrs
- 17 March: St. Patrick Bishop and Confessor, II class
- 9 June: St.ColumbaAbbot, III class, Com. of Ss. Primus and Felician Martyrs
- 16 September: St.NinianBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Cornelius Pope and St. Cyprian Bishop, Martyrs, Com. of Ss. Euphemia Virgin, Lucy and Geminianus Martyrs
- 16 November: St.MargaretQueen, Secondary Patroness of Scotland, II class, Com. of St. Gertrude Virgin
Spain[edit]
- 8 December: On the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Principal Patroness of Spain, I class
- 27 February: St.LeanderBishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
- 10 May: St.John of ÁvilaConfessor, III class, Com. of St. Antoninus Bishop and Confessor, Com. of Ss. Gordian and Epimachus
- 14 May: St.John Baptist de La SalleConfessor, III class
- 15 May: St. Isidore Farmer and Confessor, III class
- 30 May: St. Ferdinand King and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Felix I Pope and Martyr
- 16 July: Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel, I class
- 25 July: St. James Apostle, Principal Patron of Spain, I class
- 12 October:Our Lady of the Pillar,I class
- 15 October: St. Teresa Virgin, III class
United States[edit]
- 8 December: On the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Principal Patroness of the United States, I class
- 12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, III class
- 22 January (23 January if 22 January falls on Sunday): Votive Mass for Peace, II class[h]
- II Sunday after Pentecost: External Solemnity of Corpus Christi, II class
- Sunday after 29 June (when 29 June falls on a weekday): External Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul Apostles, II class[i]
- I Monday of September (Labor Day): External Solemnity of St. Joseph the Workman, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, II class
- 9 September: St. Peter Claver Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Gorgonius Martyr
- 26 September: Ss. Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf and Companions Martyrs, III class, Com. of Ss. Cyprian and Justina, Virgin, Martyrs
- II Sunday of October: Votive Mass of theGood Thief,II class in all prisons and reformatories
- 25 October: St. Isidore Farmer and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss. Chrysanthus and Daria Martyrs
- 13 November: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Virgin, III class, Com. of St. Didacus Confessor
Vietnam[edit]
- First Sunday of September:Ss. Andrew Trần An Dũng-Lạc and CompanionsMartyrs, I class
Calendars of traditionalist institutes[edit]
The following are the proper adaptions currently in use for all members of traditionalist institutes who make exclusive use of the 1961 Breviary and 1962 Missal.
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP)[edit]
- 29 January: St.Francis de Sales,Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Co-principal Patron of the ICKSP, I class
- 7 March: St.Thomas Aquinas,Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Co-principal Patron of the ICKSP, I class
- 21 March: St.Benedict,Abbot, Co-principal Patron of the ICKSP, I class
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)[edit]
- 22 February:Chair of St. Peter,Apostle, Principal Patron of the FSSP, I class, Com. of St. Paul
- 7 March: St.Thomas Aquinas,Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Secondary Patron of the FSSP, II class
- 1 August: St. Peter, Apostle, in Chains, III class, Com. of St. Paul, Com. of the Holy Machabees, Martyrs
- 4 November: St.Charles Borromeo,Bishop and Confessor, Patron of Seminarians, I class in all seminaries of the FSSP
Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX)[edit]
- Friday after Passion Sunday:Our Lady of Compassion,I class, Com. of the feria
- 3 September: St.Pius X,Pope and Confessor, Principal Patron of the SSPX, I class
- 15 September:Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary,I class
Local Calendars[edit]
To fully comply with the calendar requirements outlined in the 1960Code of Rubricsthat governs the 1962 Missal and the 1961 Breviary, a number of local feasts must be inscribed in the calendars of particular churches where the extraordinary form is offered (and of religious orders and societies dedicated to the use of the sacraments in their 1962 forms) in addition to those listed in the General Calendar and in the national calendars section above. These local feasts include, but are not limited to:
- Feasts of the principal patrons of the nation, the ecclesiastical or civil region or province, and the diocese (I class)
- Anniversary of the dedication of the diocesan cathedral (I class)
- Anniversary of the dedication of the particular church (I class)
- Feast of the titular saint of the particular church or religious order or congregation (I class)
- Feast of the saint-founder of a religious order or congregation (I class)
- Feasts of the secondary patrons of the nation, the ecclesiastical or civil region or province, and the diocese (II class)
- Feasts of certain saints proper to a particular church or region (e.g., a saint whose body is preserved in a particular church) (II class)
- Feast of the beatified founder of a religious order or congregation (II class)
- Feasts of certain saints with some particular significance for a particular place, town, city, or region (e.g., a saint who was born in, had prolonged residence in, or died in a given place, town, city, or region) (II or III class or commemoration)
- Other proper feasts inscribed in the local calendar of the diocese (III class or commemoration)
See also[edit]
- Namesdays
- Moveable feast
- List of saints
- General Roman Calendar
- Tridentine calendar
- General Roman Calendar of 1954
- General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII
- General Roman Calendar of 1969
Notes[edit]
- ^Under theCode of Rubricsof 1960, in years in which the feast of the Epiphany (6 January) falls on Sunday, the feast of the Holy Family, which occurs on the following Sunday, takes precedence over the commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord. Under the older rubrics, the feast of the Holy Family was anticipated on the preceding Saturday in years when the Epiphany fell on Sunday, with the octave day of the Epiphany (retitled the commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord in 1960) being observed on Sunday, 13 January.
- ^In years in which 25 March falls in either Holy Week or within the octave of Easter, the feast of the Annunciation is transferred to the Monday afterLow Sunday.
- ^Listed as 3 January in 1962 Missals, as that is the nearest day to his date of death (28 December) that is not outranked by the octave of Christmas.
- ^Listed as 3 January in 1962 Missals, as that is the nearest day to her date of death (22 December) that is not outranked by the greater Advent ferias or the octave of Christmas. In places where the Extraordinary Form of the Mass is celebrated, current practice is to transfer this feast to 13 November, the date of her beatification.
- ^These three local feast days in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary were transferred to 8 May from 31 May by decree of Pope John XXIII inDe calendariis particularibusdue to the insertion into the General Calendar of the feast of the Queenship of Mary (31 May) by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
- ^Transferred from the General Calendar date of 4 December
- ^Transferred from the General Calendar date of 12 November
- ^In places in the United States in which the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite is celebrated, by decree of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops the Votive Mass for Peace is said in honor of the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children for the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision inRoe v. Wade.
- ^In years when 1 July (the Feast of the Most Precious Blood, of the I class) falls on Sunday, the External Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul is not observed in the United States.
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- ^Seasoltz, R. Kevin (1966).The new liturgy: a documentation, 1903-1965.Internet Archive. [New York] Herder and Herder.
- ^General decreeCum nostraof the Sacred Congregation of Rites
- ^abcActa Apostolicae SedisLII (1960)
- ^"Decreto Cum sanctissima della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede circa la celebrazione liturgica in onore dei santi nella forma extraordinaria del Rito Romano, 25.03.2020". No. B0184. Holy See Press Office. Bolletino. March 25, 2020.
- ^DiPippo, Gregory (March 25, 2020)."New Prefaces and Feasts for the EF Missal".New Liturgical Movement.
- ^Kalendarium,Missale Romanum:"In anno bissextili mensis februarius est dierum 29, et festum S. Matthiae celebratur die 25 ac festum S. Gabrielis a Virgine Perdolente die 28 februarii, et bis dicitur Sexto Kalendas, id est die 24 et die 25; et littera dominicalis, quae assumpta fuit in mense ianuario, mutatur in praecedentem; ut, si in Januario, littera dominicalis fuerit A, mutetur in praecedentem, quae est g, etc.; et littera f bis servit, 24 et 25.
- ^Sancta Missa Ordo for use with the 1962 Missale Romanum.Chicago: Biretta Books. 2016. p. 9.
- ^Liturgical Ordo and FSSP Directory.Fraternity Publications Service. 2015. p. 12.Whenever the Mass of a saint in the universal calendar is taken from one of the Commons, a proper Mass of the same saint found in the appendix,Proprium Sanctorum pro Aliquibus Locis,may nowadays be used instead anywheread libitum[Rub.Gen. 305a].
- ^Missel Quotidien Saint-Joseph.New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co. 1960. p. 1253.