Monday, December 5, 2016

December 2016

Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church



~ December 2016 ~


Date
Day
*** Liturgical Day ***
Rank
Color
Fast/
*** Misc.***





Abstinence

1
Thursday
Ferial Day

Violet




[Mass of preceding Sunday]

x


2
Friday
St. Bibiana, VM
sd
Red
Ab
First Friday




x


3
Saturday
St. Francis Xavier, C
dm
White

First Saturday
4
Sunday
2nd Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet




St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD






St. Barbara, VM




5
Monday
Ferial Day

Violet




[Mass of preceding Sunday]

x




St. Sabbas, Ab




6
Tuesday
St. Nicholas, BpC
d
White


7
Wednesday
St. Ambrose, BpCD
d
White
Fast/Ab



Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM




8
Thursday
Immaculate Conception of the BVM
d1cl
White

Holy Day
9
Friday
Within the Octave
sd
White
Ab





x


10
Saturday
Within the Octave
sd
White




St. Melchiades, PM

x


11
Sunday
3rd Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet / Rose




[Gaudete Sunday]






St. Damasus, I, PC






Within the Octave




12
Monday
Within the Octave
sd
White






x


13
Tuesday
St. Lucy, VM
d
Red




Within the Octave




14
Wednesday
Within the Octave
sd
White
Fast/P. Ab
Ember Wednesday
15
Thursday
Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception
dm
White


16
Friday
St. Eusebius, BpM
sd
Red
Fast/Ab
Ember Friday
17
Saturday
Ferial Day

Violet
Fast/P. Ab
Ember Saturday
18
Sunday
4th Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet


19
Monday
Ferial Day

Violet




[Mass of preceding Sunday]




20
Tuesday
Vigil of St. Thomas

Violet


21
Wednesday
St. Thomas, Ap
d2cl
Red


22
Thursday
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, V
d2cl
White


23
Friday
Ferial Day

Violet
Ab



[Mass of preceding Sunday]




24
Saturday
Vigil of the Nativity

Violet
Fast/Ab

25
Sunday
Nativity of Our Lord
d1cl
White

Holy Day


[Christmas Day]






St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]




26
Monday
St. Stephen, First Martyr
d2cl
Red




Within the Octave




27
Tuesday
St. John, ApEv
d2cl
White




Within the Octave




28
Wednesday
The Holy Innocents, Mm
d2cl
Violet




Within the Octave




29
Thursday
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
d
Red




Within the Octave




30
Friday
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas
sd
White
Ab



[Resumed]






Within the Octave




31
Saturday
St. Sylvester I, PC
d
White




Within the Octave