Tuesday, December 8, 2020

December 2020



Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

 

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

 

 

~ December 2020 ~

 

 

Date

Day

*** Liturgical Day ***

Rank

Color

Fast/

*** Misc.***

 

 

 

 

 

Abstinence

 

1

Tuesday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

x

 

 

2

Wednesday

St. Bibiana, VM

sd

Red

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

3

Thursday

St. Francis Xavier, C

dm

White

 

 

4

Friday

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

d

White

Ab

First Friday

 

 

St. Barbara, VM

 

 

 

 

5

Saturday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

First Saturday

 

 

St. Sabbas, Ab

 

x

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

 

 

6

Sunday

2nd Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet

 

 

 

 

St. Nicholas, BpC

 

 

 

 

7

Monday

St. Ambrose, BpCD

d

White

Fast/Ab

 

 

 

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM

 

 

 

 

8

Tuesday

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM

d1cl

White

 

HOLY DAY

9

Wednesday

Within the Octave

sd

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

10

Thursday

Within the Octave

sd

White

 

 

 

 

St. Melchiades, PM

 

x

 

 

11

Friday

St. Damasus, I, PC

sd

White

Ab

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

x

 

 

12

Saturday

Within the Octave

sd

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

13

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet / Rose

 

 

 

 

[Gaudete Sunday]

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Lucy, VM

d

 

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

14

Monday

Within the Octave

sd

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

15

Tuesday

Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception

dm

White

 

 

16

Wednesday

St. Eusebius, BpM

sd

Red

Fast/P. Ab

Ember Wednesday

17

Thursday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

 

 

18

Friday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

Fast/Ab

Ember Friday

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

 

 

19

Saturday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

Fast/P. Ab

Ember Saturday

 

 

Vigil of St. Thomas, Ap

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Anticipated]

 

 

 

 

20

Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet

 

 

21

Monday

ST. THOMAS, Ap

d2cl

Red

 

 

22

Tuesday

ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, V

d2cl

White

 

 

23

Wednesday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

 

 

24

Thursday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

Violet

Fast/Ab

 

25

Friday

NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

d1cl

White

 

HOLY DAY

 

 

[Christmas Day]

 

 

 

 

26

Saturday

ST. STEPHEN, 1st Martyr

d2cl

Red

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

27

Sunday

ST. JOHN, ApEv

d2cl

White

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

28

Monday

THE HOLY INNOCENTS, Mm

d2cl

Violet

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

29

Tuesday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

d

Red

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

30

Wednesday

Sunday within the Octave of Christmas

sd

White

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

31

Thursday

St. Sylvester I, PC

d

White

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave