Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ May 2023 ~
Date | Day | *** Liturgical Day *** | Rank | Color | Fast/ | *** Misc.*** |
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1 | Monday | STS. PHILIP & JAMES, App | d2cl | Red |
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| Within the Octave |
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2 | Tuesday | St. Athanasius, BpCD | d | White |
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| Within the Octave |
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3 | Wednesday | FINDING OF THE HOLY CROSS | d2cl | Red |
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| Octave Day of St. Joseph |
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4 | Thursday | St. Monica, W | d | White |
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5 | Friday | St. Pius V, PC | d | White | Ab | First Friday |
6 | Saturday | St. John, ApEv, before the Latin Gate | dm | Red |
| First Saturday |
7 | Sunday | 4th Sunday after Easter | sd | White |
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| St. Stanislaus, BpM |
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8 | Monday | Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel | dm | White |
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9 | Tuesday | St. Gregory Nazianzen, BpCD | d | White |
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10 | Wednesday | St. Antoninus, BpC | d | White |
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| Sts. Gordian & Epimachus, Mm |
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11 | Thursday | Ferial Day |
| White |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| x |
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12 | Friday | St. Nereus & Comp., Mm | sd | Red | Ab |
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13 | Saturday | St. Robert Bellarmine, BpCD | d | White |
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14 | Sunday | 5th Sunday after Easter | sd | White |
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| St. Boniface, M |
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15 | Monday | St. John Baptist de la Salle, C | d | White |
| Rogation Day |
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16 | Tuesday | St. Ubaldus, BpC | sd | White |
| Rogation Day |
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| [Lesser Litanies] |
| x |
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17 | Wednesday | St. Paschal Baylon, C | d | White |
| Rogation Day |
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| Vigil of the Ascension |
| x |
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| [Lesser Litanies] |
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18 | Thursday | ASCENSION THURSDAY | d1cl | White |
| HOLY DAY |
19 | Friday | St. Peter Celestine, PC | d | White | Ab |
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| Within the Octave |
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| St. Pudentiana, V |
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20 | Saturday | St. Bernardine of Siena, C | sd | White |
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| Within the Octave |
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21 | Sunday | Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension | sd | White |
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| Within the Octave |
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22 | Monday | Ferial Day | sd | White |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
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23 | Tuesday | Ferial Day | sd | White |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
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24 | Wednesday | Ferial Day | sd | White |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
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25 | Thursday | Octave Day of the Ascension | dm | White |
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| St. Gregory VII, PC |
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| St. Urban I, PM |
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26 | Friday | St. Philip Neri, C | d | White | Ab |
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| St. Eleutherius, PM |
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27 | Saturday | Vigil of Pentecost |
| Violet / Red | Fast/P. Ab |
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| St. Bede, the Venerable, CD |
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28 | Sunday | PENTECOST SUNDAY | d1cl | Red |
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29 | Monday | PENTECOST MONDAY | d1cl | Red |
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30 | Tuesday | PENTECOST TUESDAY | d1cl | Red |
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31 | Wednesday | Pentecost Wednesday | sd | Red | Fast/P. Ab | Ember Wednesday |
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| St. Petronilla, V |
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