Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ December 2018 ~
Date
Day
*** Liturgical Day ***
Rank
Color
Fast/
*** Misc.***
Abstinence
1
Saturday
Our Lady’s Saturday
sp
White
First Saturday
x
2
Sunday
1st Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet
St. Bibiana, VM
3
Monday
St. Francis Xavier, C
dm
White
4
Tuesday
St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD
d
White
St. Barbara, VM
5
Wednesday
Ferial Day
Violet
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
x
St. Sabbas, Ab
6
Thursday
St. Nicholas, BpC
d
White
7
Friday
St. Ambrose, BpCD
d
White
Fast/Ab
First Friday
Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM
8
Saturday
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM
d1cl
White
Holy Day
9
Sunday
2nd Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet
Within the Octave
10
Monday
Within the Octave
sd
White
St. Melchiades, PM
x
11
Tuesday
St. Damasus, I, PC
sd
White
Within the Octave
x
12
Wednesday
Within the Octave
sd
White
x
13
Thursday
St. Lucy, VM
d
Red
Within the Octave
14
Friday
Within the Octave
sd
White
Ab
x
15
Saturday
Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception of the
dm
White
BVM
16
Sunday
3rd Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet / Rose
[Gaudete Sunday]
St. Eusebius, BpM
17
Monday
Ferial Day
Violet
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
18
Tuesday
Ferial Day
Violet
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
19
Wednesday
Ferial Day
Violet
Fast/P. Ab
Ember Wednesday
20
Thursday
Vigil of St. Thomas
Violet
21
Friday
ST. THOMAS, Ap
d2cl
Red
Fast/Ab
Ember Friday
22
Saturday
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, V
d2cl
White
Fast/P. Ab
Ember Saturday
23
Sunday
4th Sunday of Advent
sd
Violet
24
Monday
Vigil of the Nativity
Violet
Fast/Ab
25
Tuesday
NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
d1cl
White
Holy Day
St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]
26
ST. STEPHEN, First Martyr
d2cl
Red
Within the Octave
27
Thursday
ST. JOHN, ApEv
d2cl
White
Within the Octave
28
Friday
THE HOLY INNOCENTS, Mm
d2cl
Violet
Ab
Within the Octave
29
Saturday
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
d
Red
Within the Octave
30
Sunday
Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity
sd
White
31
Monday
St. Sylvester I, PC
d
White
Within the Octave