Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ May 2026 ~
Date | Day | *** Liturgical Day *** | Rank | Color | Fast/ Abstinence | *** Misc.*** |
1 | Friday | STS. PHILIP & JAMES, App | d2cl | Red | Ab | First Friday |
2 | Saturday | St. Athanasius, BpCD | d | White |
| First Saturday |
3 | Sunday | FINDING OF THE HOLYCROSS 4th Sunday after Easter St. Alexander I, P & Comp., Mm | d2cl | Red |
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4 | Monday | St. Monica, W | d | White |
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5 | Tuesday | St. Pius V, PC | d | White |
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6 | Wednesday | St. John, ApEv, before the Latin Gate | dm | Red |
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7 | Thursday | St. Stanislaus, BpM | d | Red |
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8 | Friday | Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel | dm | White | Ab |
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9 | Saturday | St. Gregory Nazianzen, BpCD | d | White |
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10 | Sunday | 5th Sunday after Easter St. Antoninus, BpC Sts. Gordian & Epimachus, Mm | sd | White |
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11 | Monday | Ferial Day |
| White x |
| Rogation Day Lesser Litanies |
12 | Tuesday | Sts. Nereus & Comp., Mm | sd | Red |
| Rogation Day Lesser Litanies |
13 | Wednesday | St. Robert Bellarmine,BpCD Vigil of the Ascension | d | White |
| Rogation Day Lesser Litanies |
14 | Thursday | ASCENSION THURSDAY | d1cl | White |
| HOLY DAY |
15 | Friday | St. John Baptist de la Salle,C Within the Octave | d | White | Ab |
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16 | Saturday | St. Ubaldus, BpC Within the Octave | sd | White |
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17 | Sunday | Sunday within the OctaveSt. Paschal Baylon, C Within the Octave | sd | White |
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18 | Monday | St. Venantius, M Within the Octave | d | Red |
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19 | Tuesday | St. Peter Celestine, PC Within the Octave St. Pudentiana, V | d | White |
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20 | Wednesday | St. Bernardine of Siena, C Within the Octave | sd | White |
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21 | Thursday | Octave Day of the Ascension | dm | White |
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22 | Friday | Ferial Day [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| White x | Ab |
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23 | Saturday | Vigil of Pentecost |
| Violet / Red | Fast/P. Ab |
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24 | Sunday | PENTECOST SUNDAY | d1cl | Red |
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25 | Monday | PENTECOST MONDAY | d1cl | Red |
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26 | Tuesday | PENTECOST TUESDAY | d1cl | Red |
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27 | Wednesday | Pentecost Wednesday St.Bede the Venerable, CD St.John I, PM | sd | Red | Fast/P. Ab | Ember Wednesday |
28 | Thursday | Pentecost Thursday St. Augustine of Canterbury, BpC | sd | Red |
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29 | Friday | Pentecost Friday St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi, V | sd | Red | Fast/Ab | Ember Friday |
30 | Saturday | Pentecost Saturday St. Felix, I, PM | sd | Red | Fast/P. Ab | Ember Saturday |
31 | Sunday | TRINITY SUNDAY | d1cl | White |
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