Thursday, December 14, 2017

December 2017



Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church


~ December 2017 ~


Date
Day
*** Liturgical Day ***
Rank
Color
Fast/
*** Misc.***





Abstinence

1
Friday
Ferial Day

Green
Ab
First Friday




x


2
Saturday
St. Bibiana, VM
sd
Red

First Saturday




x


3
Sunday
1st Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet




St. Francis Xavier, C




4
Monday
St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD
d
White




St. Barbara, VM




5
Tuesday
Ferial Day

Violet




St. Sabbas, Ab

x


6
Wednesday
St. Nicholas, BpC
d
White


7
Thursday
St. Ambrose, BpCD
d
White
Fast/Ab



Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM




8
Friday
Immaculate Conception of the BVM
d1cl
White

Holy Day
9
Saturday
Within the Octave
sd
White






x


10
Sunday
2nd Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet




Within the Octave






St. Melchiades, PM




11
Monday
St. Damasus I, PC
sd
White




Within the Octave

x


12
Tuesday
Within the Octave
sd
White






x


13
Wednesday
St. Lucy, VM
d
Red




Within the Octave




14
Thursday
Within the Octave
sd
White






x


15
Friday
Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception
dm
White


16
Saturday
St. Eusebius, BpM
sd
Red






x


17
Sunday
3rd Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet / Rose




[Gaudete Sunday]




18
Monday
Ferial Day

Violet


19
Tuesday
Ferial Day

Violet


20
Wednesday
Vigil of St. Thomas

Violet
Fast/P. Ab
Ember Wednesday
21
Thursday
St. Thomas, Ap
d2cl
Red


22
Friday
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, V
d2cl
White
Fast/Ab
Ember Friday
23
Saturday
Ferial Day

Violet
Fast/P. Ab
Ember Saturday
24
Sunday
Vigil of the Nativity

Violet




4th Sunday of Advent




25
Monday
Nativity of Our Lord
d1cl
White

Holy Day


[Christmas Day]






St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]




26
Tuesday
St. Stephen, First Martyr
d2cl
Red




Within the Octave




27
Wednesday
St. John, ApEv
d2cl
White




Within the Octave




28
Thursday
The Holy Innocents, Mm
d2cl
Violet




Within the Octave




29
Friday
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
d
Red
Ab



Within the Octave




30
Saturday
Within the Octave
sd
White


31
Sunday
Sunday within Octave
sd
White




St. Sylvester I, PC