Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ May 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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Monday
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Sts. Philip & James, App
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d2cl
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Red
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2
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Tuesday
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St. Athanasius, BpCD
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d
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White
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3
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Wednesday
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Solemnity of St.
Joseph, Spouse of the BVM
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d1cl
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White
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4
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Thursday
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Finding of the
Holy Cross
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d2cl
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Red
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[From
May 3]
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St. Monica, W
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Within
the Octave
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5
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Friday
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St. Pius V, PC
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d
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White
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Ab
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First Friday
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Within
the Octave
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6
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Saturday
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St. John, ApEv, before the Latin Gate
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dm
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Red
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First Saturday
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Within
the Octave
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7
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Sunday
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3rd Sunday after Easter
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sd
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White
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St.
Stanislaus, BpM
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Within
the Octave
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8
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Monday
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Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel
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dm
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White
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Within
the Octave
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9
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Tuesday
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St. Gregory Nazianzen, BpCD
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d
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White
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Within
the Octave
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10
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Wednesday
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Octave Day of St. Joseph
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dm
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White
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St.
Antoninus, BpC
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Sts.
Gordian & Epimachus, Mm
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11
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Thursday
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Ferial Day
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White
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x
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12
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Friday
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St. Nereus &
Comp., Mm
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d
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Red
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Ab
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13
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Saturday
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St. Robert Bellarmine, BpCD
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d
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White
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Within
the Octave
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14
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Sunday
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4th Sunday after Easter
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sd
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White
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St.
Boniface, M
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15
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Monday
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St. John
Baptist de la Salle, C
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d
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White
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16
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Tuesday
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St. Ubaldus,
BpC
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sd
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White
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x
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17
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Wednesday
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St. Paschal
Baylon, C
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d
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White
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18
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Thursday
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St. Venantius, M
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d
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Red
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19
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Friday
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St. Peter Celestine, PC
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d
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White
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Ab
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St.
Pudentiana, V
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20
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Saturday
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St.
Bernardine of Siena, C
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sd
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White
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x
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21
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Sunday
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5th Sunday after Easter
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sd
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White
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22
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Monday
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Rogation Day
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Violet
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Lesser
Litanies
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23
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Tuesday
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Rogation Day
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Violet
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Lesser
Litanies
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24
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Wednesday
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Vigil of the Ascension
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White
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Lesser
Litanies
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Rogation Day
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25
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Thursday
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Ascension Thursday
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d1cl
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White
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Holy Day
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26
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Friday
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St. Philip Neri, C
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d
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White
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Ab
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Within
the Octave
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St. Eleutherius, PM
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27
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Saturday
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St. Bede, the Venerable, CD
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d
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White
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Within
the Octave
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St. John I, PM
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28
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Sunday
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Sunday within
Octave
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sd
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White
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St.
Augustine of Canterbury, BpC
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Within
the Octave
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29
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Monday
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St. Mary
Magdalen dei Pazzi, V
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sd
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White
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Within
the Octave
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30
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Tuesday
|
Within the
Octave
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sd
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White
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St.
Felix I, PM
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31
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Wednesday
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Queenship of the BVM
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d2cl
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White
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Within the Octave
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St.
Petronilla, V
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