Thursday, December 8, 2022

December 2022



 Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

 

 ~ December 2022 ~

 

 

Date

Day

*** Liturgical Day ***

Rank

Color

Fast/

*** Misc.***

 

 

 

 

 

Abstinence

 

1

Thursday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

x

 

 

2

Friday

St. Bibiana, VM

sd

Red

Ab

First Friday

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

3

Saturday

St. Francis Xavier, C

dm

White

 

First Saturday

4

Sunday

2nd Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet

 

 

 

 

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Barbara, VM

 

 

 

 

5

Monday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

x

 

 

 

 

St. Sabbas, Ab

 

 

 

 

6

Tuesday

St. Nicholas, BpC

d

White

 

 

7

Wednesday

St. Ambrose, BpCD

d

White

Fast/Ab

 

 

 

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM

 

 

 

 

8

Thursday

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM

d1cl

White

 

HOLY DAY

9

Friday

Within the Octave

sd

White

Ab

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

10

Saturday

Within the Octave

sd

White

 

 

 

 

St. Melchiades, PM

 

x

 

 

11

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet / Rose

 

 

 

 

[Gaudete Sunday]

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Damasus, I, PC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

12

Monday

Within the Octave

sd

White

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

13

Tuesday

St. Lucy, VM

d

Red

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Wednesday

Within the Octave

sd

White

Fast/P. Ab

Ember Wednesday

15

Thursday

Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception

dm

White

 

 

16

Friday

St. Eusebius, BpM

sd

Red

Fast/Ab

Ember Friday

17

Saturday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

Fast/P. Ab

Ember Saturday

18

Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet

 

 

19

Monday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

 

 

20

Tuesday

Vigil of St. Thomas

 

Violet

 

 

21

Wednesday

ST. THOMAS, Ap

d2cl

Red

 

 

22

Thursday

ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, V

d2cl

White

 

 

23

Friday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

Ab

 

 

 

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

 

 

24

Saturday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

Violet

Fast/Ab

 

25

Sunday

NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

d1cl

White

 

HOLY DAY

 

 

[Christmas Day]

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]

 

 

 

 

26

Monday

ST. STEPHEN, First Martyr

d2cl

Red

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

27

Tuesday

ST. JOHN, ApEv

d2cl

White

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

28

Wednesday

THE HOLY INNOCENTS, Mm

d2cl

Violet

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

29

Thursday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

d

Red

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

30

Friday

Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity

sd

White

Ab

 

 

 

[Resumed]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave

 

 

 

 

31

Saturday

St. Sylvester I, PC

d

White

 

 

 

 

Within the Octave