Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
December 2012
Date
|
Day
|
Liturgical Day
|
Rank
|
Color
|
F/A
|
Misc.
|
1
|
Saturday
|
Our Lady's Saturday
|
sp
|
White
x
|
First Saturday
| |
2
|
Sunday
|
1st Sunday of Advent
St. Bibiana, VM
|
Violet
| |||
3
|
Monday
|
St. Francis Xavier, C
|
dm
|
White
| ||
4
|
Tuesday
|
St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD
St. Barbara, VM
|
d
|
White
| ||
5
|
Wednesday
|
Ferial Day
[Mass of Preceding Sunday]
St. Sabbas, Ab
|
Violet
x
| |||
6
|
Thursday
|
St. Nicholas, BpC
|
d
|
White
| ||
7
|
Friday
|
St. Ambrose, BpCD
Vigil of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
|
d
|
White
|
F/A
|
First Friday
|
8
|
Saturday
|
The Immaculate Conception
of the BVM
|
d1cl
|
White
|
Holy Day
| |
9
|
Sunday
|
2nd Sunday of Advent
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
Violet
| ||
10
|
Monday
|
Within the Octave
St. Melchiades, PM
|
sd
|
White
| ||
11
|
Tuesday
|
St. Damasus I, PC
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
| ||
12
|
Wednesday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
| ||
13
|
Thursday
|
St. Lucy, VM
Within the Octave
|
d
|
Red
| ||
14
|
Friday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
A
| |
15
|
Saturday
|
Octave Day of the
Immaculate Conception
|
dm
|
White
| ||
16
|
Sunday
|
3rd Sunday of Advent
Gaudete Sunday
St. Eusebius, BpM
|
sd
|
Violet
Rose
| ||
17
|
Monday
|
Ferial Day
[Mass of Preceding Sunday]
|
Violet
| |||
18
|
Tuesday
|
Ferial Day
[Mass of Preceding Sunday]
|
Violet
| |||
19
|
Wednesday
|
Ferial Day
|
F/PA
|
Ember Wednesday
| ||
20
|
Thursday
|
Vigil of St. Thomas
|
Violet
| |||
21
|
Friday
|
St. Thomas, Ap
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
F/A
|
Ember Friday
|
22
|
Saturday
|
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, V
|
d2cl
|
White
|
F/PA
|
Ember Saturday
|
23
|
Sunday
|
4th Sunday of Advent
|
sd
|
Violet
| ||
24
|
Monday
|
Vigil of the Nativity
|
Violet
|
F/A
| ||
25
|
Tuesday
|
Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]
|
d1cl
|
White
|
Holy Day
| |
26
|
Wednesday
|
St. Stephan, First Martyr
Within the Octave
|
d2cl
|
Red
| ||
27
|
Thursday
|
St. John, ApEv
Within the Octave
|
d2cl
|
White
| ||
28
|
Friday
|
The Holy Innocents, Mm
Within the Octave
|
d2cl
|
Violet
|
A
| |
29
|
Saturday
|
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
Within the Octave
|
d
|
Red
| ||
30
|
Sunday
|
Sunday within the Octave
of the Nativity
|
sd
|
White
| ||
31
|
Monday
|
St. Sylvester I, PC
Within the octave
|
d
|
White
|
