Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ April 2017 ~
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Date
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Day
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*** Liturgical Day ***
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Rank
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Color
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Fast/
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*** Misc.***
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Abstinence
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1
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Saturday
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Ferial Day
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Violet
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Fast
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First Saturday
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2
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Sunday
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Passion Sunday
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sd
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Violet
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St.
Francis of Paula, C
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3
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Monday
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Ferial Day
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Violet
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Fast
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x
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4
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Tuesday
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St. Isidore, BpCD
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d
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White
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Fast
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5
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Wednesday
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St. Vincent
Ferrer, C
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d
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White
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Fast
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6
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Thursday
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Ferial Day
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Violet
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Fast
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7
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Friday
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Seven Sorrows of
the BVM
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dm
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White
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Fast/Ab
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First Friday
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8
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Saturday
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Ferial Day
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Violet
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Fast
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9
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Sunday
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Palm Sunday
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sd
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Violet
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10
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Monday
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Monday in Holy Week
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Violet
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Fast
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11
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Tuesday
|
Tuesday in Holy Week
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Violet
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Fast
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St. Leo
I, PCD
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12
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Wednesday
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Wednesday in Holy Week
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Violet
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Fast
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13
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Thursday
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Maundy Thursday
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d1cl
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White
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Fast
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14
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Friday
|
Good Friday
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d1cl
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Black
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Fast/Ab
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15
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Saturday
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Holy Saturday
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d1cl
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Violet / White
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Fast/Ab
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Until
Noon
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16
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Sunday
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Easter Sunday
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d1cl
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White
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17
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Monday
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Easter Monday
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d1cl
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White
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18
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Tuesday
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Easter Tuesday
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d1cl
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White
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19
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Wednesday
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Easter Wednesday
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sd
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White
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20
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Thursday
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Easter Thursday
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sd
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White
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21
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Friday
|
Easter Friday
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sd
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White
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Ab
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St.
Anselm, BpCD
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22
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Saturday
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Easter Saturday
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sd
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White
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Sts.
Soter & Caius, PpMm
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23
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Sunday
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Low Sunday
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dm
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White
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St.
George, M
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24
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Monday
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St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, M
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d
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Red
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25
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Tuesday
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St. Mark, Ev
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d2cl
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Red
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[The
Greater Litanies]
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26
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Wednesday
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Sts. Cletus &
Marcellinus, PpMm
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sd
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Red
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x
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27
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Thursday
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St. Peter
Canisius, CD
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d
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White
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28
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Friday
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St. Paul of the
Cross, C
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d
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White
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Ab
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St. Vitalis, M
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29
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Saturday
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St. Peter of
Verona, M
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d
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Red
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30
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Sunday
|
2nd Sunday after Easter
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sd
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White
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St.
Catharine of Siena, V
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