Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following
the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
December
2014
|
Date
|
Day
|
*** Liturgical Day ***
|
Rank
|
Color
|
Fast
Abstinence
|
*** Misc. ***
|
|
1
|
Monday
|
St. Andrew, Ap
[From Nov. 30th]
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
|
|
|
2
|
Tuesday
|
St. Bibiana,
VM
|
sd
|
Red
x
|
|
|
|
3
|
Wednesday
|
St. Francis Xavier, C
|
dm
|
White
|
|
|
|
4
|
Thursday
|
St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD
St. Barbara, VM
|
d
|
White
|
|
|
|
5
|
Friday
|
Ferial Day
[Mass of Preceding Sunday]
St. Sabbsd, Ab
|
|
Violet
x
|
A
|
First Friday
|
|
6
|
Saturday
|
St. Nicholas, BpC
Vigil of the Immaculate Conception
[Anticipated]
|
d
|
White
|
|
First Saturday
|
|
7
|
Sunday
|
2nd Sunday of
Advent
St. Ambrose, BpCD
|
sd
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
8
|
Monday
|
Immaculate Conception
of the BVM
|
d1cl
|
White
|
|
Holy Day
|
|
9
|
Tuesday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
10
|
Wednesday
|
Within the Octave
St. Melchiades,
PM
|
sd
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
11
|
Thursday
|
St. Damasus I, PC
Within the Octave
|
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
12
|
Friday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
A
|
|
|
13
|
Saturday
|
St. Lucy, VM
Within the Octave
|
d
|
Red
|
|
|
|
14
|
Sunday
|
3rd Sunday of
Advent
Gaudete Sunday
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
Violet
Rose
|
|
|
|
15
|
Monday
|
Octave Day of the
Immaculate Conception
|
dm
|
White
|
|
|
|
16
|
Tuesday
|
St. Eusebius, BpM
|
sd
|
Red
x
|
|
|
|
17
|
Wednesday
|
Ferial Day
|
|
Violet
|
F/PA
|
Ember Wednesday
|
|
18
|
Thursday
|
Ferial Day
Mass of Preceding Sunday
|
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
19
|
Friday
|
Ferial Day
|
|
Violet
|
F/A
|
Ember Friday
|
|
20
|
Saturday
|
Ferial Day
|
|
Violet
|
F/A
|
Ember Saturday
|
|
21
|
Sunday
|
4th Sunday of
Advent
|
sd
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
22
|
Monday
|
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
|
|
|
23
|
Tuesday
|
St. Thomas, Ap
[From Dec. 21st]
|
d2cl
|
White
|
|
|
|
24
|
Wednesday
|
Vigil of the Nativity
|
|
Violet
|
F/A
|
|
|
25
|
Thursday
|
Nativity of Our Lord
Christmas Day
St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]
|
d1cl
|
White
|
|
Holy Day
|
|
26
|
Friday
|
St. Stephen, First
Martyr
Within the Octave
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
A
|
|
|
27
|
Saturday
|
St. John, Ap
Within the Octave
|
d2cl
|
White
|
|
|
|
28
|
Sunday
|
The Holy Innocents, Mm
Within the Octave
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
|
|
|
29
|
Monday
|
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
Within the Octave
|
d
|
Red
|
|
|
|
30
|
Tuesday
|
Sunday within the Octave
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
|
|
|
|
31
|
Wednesday
|
St. Sylvester I, PC
Within the Octave
|
d
|
White
|
|
|
