March 2016

Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church ~ March 2016 ~ Date Day *** Liturgical Day *** Rank Color Fast/ *** Misc.*** Abstinence 1 Tuesday Ferial Day Violet Fast 2 Wednesday Ferial Day Violet Fast 3 Thursday Ferial Day Violet Fast 4 Friday St. Casimir, C sd White Fast/Ab First Friday St. Lucius I, PM 5 Saturday Ferial Day Violet Fast First Saturday 6 Sunday 4th Sunday of Lent sd Violet / Rose Laetare Sunday Sts. Perpetua & Felicitas, Mm 7 Monday St. Thomas Aquinas, CD d White Fast 8 Tuesday St. John of God, C d White Fast 9 Wednesday St. Frances of Rome, W d White Fast 10 Thursday Forty Holy Martyrs sd Red Fast x 11 Friday Ferial Day Violet Fast/Ab 12 Saturday St. Gregory the Great, PCD d White Fast 13 Sunday Passion Sunday sd Violet 14 Monday Ferial Day Violet Fast x 15 Tuesday Ferial Day Violet Fast 16 Wednesday Ferial Day Violet Fast 17 Thursday St. Patrick, BpC d White Fast 18 Friday The Seven Sorrows of the BVM dm White Fast/Ab St. Cyril of Jerusalem, BpCD 19 Saturday St. Joseph, Spouse of the BVM, C d1cl White Fast 20 Sunday Palm Sunday sd Violet 21 Monday Monday in Holy Week Violet Fast St. Benedict, Ab 22 Tuesday Tuesday in Holy Week Violet Fast St. Isidore the Farmer, C 23 Wednesday Wednesday in Holy Week Violet Fast 24 Thursday Maundy Thursday d1cl White Fast 25 Friday Good Friday d1cl Black Fast/Ab 26 Saturday Holy Saturday d1cl Violet / White Fast/Ab Until Noon 27 Sunday Easter Sunday d1cl White 28 Monday Easter Monday d1cl White 29 Tuesday Easter Tuesday d1cl White 30 Wednesday Easter Wednesday sd White 31 Thursday Easter Thursday sd White