Calendar for the
Traditional Roman Rite
Following the
Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
December 2015
|
Date
|
Day
|
*** Liturgical Day ***
|
Rank
|
Color
|
Fast/
Abstinence
|
*** Misc. ***
|
|
1
|
Tuesday
|
Ferial
Day
{Mass of
Preceding Sunday}
|
|
Violet
x
|
|
|
|
2
|
Wednesday
|
St.
Bibiana, VM
|
sd
|
Red
x
|
|
|
|
3
|
Thursday
|
St. Francis
Xavier, C
|
dm
|
White
|
|
|
|
4
|
Friday
|
St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD
St.
Barbara, VM
|
d
|
White
|
Ab
|
First
Friday
|
|
5
|
Saturday
|
Ferial
Day
St. Sabbas, Ab
{Mass of
Preceding Sunday}
|
|
Violet
x
|
|
First
Saturday
|
|
6
|
Sunday
|
2nd.
Sunday of Advent
St.
Nicholas, BpC
|
sd
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
7
|
Monday
|
St. Ambrose, BpCD
Vigil of
the Immaculate
Conception
of the BVM
|
|
White
|
Fast/Ab
|
|
|
8
|
Tuesday
|
The Immaculate
Conception
|
d1cl
|
White
|
|
Holy Day
|
|
9
|
Wednesday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
10
|
Thursday
|
Within the Octave
St. Melchiades, PM
|
sd
|
White
x
|
Ab
|
|
|
11
|
Friday
|
St. Damasus I, PC
Within the
Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
12
|
Saturday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
13
|
Sunday
|
3rd.
Sunday of Advent
Gaudete
Sunday
St. Lucy,
VM
Within the
Octave
|
|
Violet
Rose
|
|
|
|
14
|
Monday
|
Within the Octave
|
sd
|
White
x
|
|
|
|
15
|
Tuesday
|
Octave Day of the
Immaculate
Conception
|
dm
|
White
|
|
|
|
16
|
Wednesday
|
St.
Eusebius, BpM
|
sd
|
Red
|
Fast/PAb
|
Ember
Wednesday
|
|
17
|
Thursday
|
Ferial
Day
{Mass of
Preceding Sunday}
|
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
18
|
Friday
|
Ferial
Day
|
|
Violet
|
Fast/Ab
|
Ember
Friday
|
|
19
|
Saturday
|
Ferial
Day
Vigil of
St. Thomas {Anticipated}
|
|
Violet
|
Fast/Pab
|
Ember
Saturday
|
|
20
|
Sunday
|
4th.
Sunday of Advent
|
sd
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
21
|
Monday
|
St.
Thomas, Ap
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
|
|
|
22
|
Tuesday
|
St. Francis Xavier
Cabrini, V
|
d2cl
|
White
|
|
|
|
23
|
Wednesday
|
Ferial
Day
{Mass of
Preceding Sunday}
|
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
24
|
Thursday
|
Vigil
of the Nativity
|
|
Violet
|
Fast/PAb
|
|
|
25
|
Friday
|
Nativity of Our
Lord Jesus Christ
{Christmas
Day}
St.
Anastasia, M {2nd. Mass}
|
d1cl
|
White
|
|
Holy Day
|
|
26
|
Saturday
|
St.
Stephen, 1st. Martyr
Within the
Octave
|
d2cl
|
Red
|
|
|
|
27
|
Sunday
|
St. John, ApEv
Within the
Octave
|
d2cl
|
White
|
|
|
|
28
|
Monday
|
The
Holy Innocents, Mm
Within the
Octave
|
d2cl
|
Violet
|
|
|
|
29
|
Tuesday
|
St.
Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
Within the
Octave
|
d
|
Red
|
|
|
|
30
|
Wednesday
|
Sunday within the
Octave
of Christmas
Within the
Octave
|
sd
|
White
|
|
|
|
31
|
Thursday
|
St. Sylvester I,
PC
Within the
Octave
|
d
|
White
|
|
|
