Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ December 2023 ~
Date | Day | *** Liturgical Day *** | Rank | Color | Fast/ | *** Misc.*** |
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| Abstinence |
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1 | Friday | Ferial Day |
| Green | Ab | First Friday |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| x |
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2 | Saturday | St. Bibiana, VM | sd | Red |
| First Saturday |
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| x |
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3 | Sunday | 1st Sunday of Advent | sd | Violet |
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| St. Francis Xavier, C |
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4 | Monday | St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD | d | White |
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| St. Barbara, VM |
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5 | Tuesday | Ferial Day |
| Violet |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| x |
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| St. Sabbas, Ab |
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6 | Wednesday | St. Nicholas, BpC | d | White |
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7 | Thursday | St. Ambrose, BpCD | d | White | Fast/Ab |
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| Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM |
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8 | Friday | THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM | d1cl | White |
| HOLY DAY |
9 | Saturday | Within the Octave | sd | White |
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| x |
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10 | Sunday | 2nd Sunday of Advent | sd | Violet |
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| Within the Octave |
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| St. Melchiades, PM |
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11 | Monday | St. Damasus, I, PC | sd | White |
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| Within the Octave |
| x |
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12 | Tuesday | Within the Octave | sd | White |
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| x |
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13 | Wednesday | St. Lucy, VM | d | Red |
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| Within the Octave |
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14 | Thursday | Within the Octave | sd | White |
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| x |
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15 | Friday | Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception | dm | White | Ab |
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16 | Saturday | St. Eusebius, BpM | sd | Red |
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| x |
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17 | Sunday | 3rd Sunday of Advent | sd | Violet / Rose |
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| [Gaudete Sunday] |
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18 | Monday | Ferial Day |
| Violet |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
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19 | Tuesday | Ferial Day |
| Violet |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
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20 | Wednesday | Vigil of St. Thomas, Ap |
| Violet | Fast/P. Ab | Ember Wednesday |
21 | Thursday | ST. THOMAS, Ap | d2cl | Red |
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22 | Friday | ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, V | d2cl | White | Fast/Ab | Ember Friday |
23 | Saturday | Ferial Day |
| Violet | Fast/P. Ab | Ember Saturday |
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| [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
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24 | Sunday | Vigil of the Nativity |
| Violet |
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| 4th Sunday of Advent |
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25 | Monday | NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST | d1cl | White |
| HOLY DAY |
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| [Christmas Day] |
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| St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass] |
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26 | Tuesday | ST. STEPHEN, First Martyr | d2cl | Red |
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| Within the Octave |
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27 | Wednesday | ST. JOHN, ApEv | d2cl | White |
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| Within the Octave |
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28 | Thursday | THE HOLY INNOCENTS, Mm | d2cl | Violet |
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| Within the Octave |
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29 | Friday | St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM | d | Red | Ab |
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| Within the Octave |
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30 | Saturday | Within the Octave | sd | White |
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31 | Sunday | Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity | sd | White |
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| St. Sylvester I, PC |
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