Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope St. Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
~ April 2026 ~
Date | Day | *** Liturgical Day *** | Rank | Color | Fast/ Abstinence | *** Misc.*** |
1 | Wednesday | Wednesday in Holy Week |
| Violet | Fast |
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2 | Thursday | MAUNDY THURSDAY | d1cl | White | Fast |
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3 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY | d1cl | Black | Fast/Ab | First Friday |
4 | Saturday | HOLY SATURDAY | d1cl | Violet / White | Fast/Ab Until Noon | First Saturday |
5 | Sunday | EASTER SUNDAY | d1cl | White |
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6 | Monday | EASTER MONDAY | d1cl | White |
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7 | Tuesday | EASTER TUESDAY | d1cl | White |
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8 | Wednesday | Easter Wednesday | sd | White |
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9 | Thursday | Easter Thursday | sd | White |
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10 | Friday | Easter Friday | sd | White | Ab |
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11 | Saturday | Easter Saturday St. Leo I, PCD | sd | White |
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12 | Sunday | Low Sunday [Quasimodo Sunday] | dm | White |
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13 | Monday | St. Hermenegild, M | sd | Red x |
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14 | Tuesday | St. Justin, M St. Tiburtius & Comp., Mm | d | Red |
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15 | Wednesday | Ferial Day [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| White x |
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16 | Thursday | Ferial Day [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| White x |
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17 | Friday | St. Anicetus, PM | sp | Red x | Ab |
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18 | Saturday | Our Lady’s Saturday | sp | White x |
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19 | Sunday | 2nd Sunday after Easter | sd | White |
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20 | Monday | Ferial Day [Mass of preceding Sunday] |
| White x |
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21 | Tuesday | St. Anselm, BpCD | d | White |
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22 | Wednesday | SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH Sts. Soter & Caius,PpMm | d1cl | White |
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23 | Thursday | St. George, M Within the Octave | sd | Red x |
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24 | Friday | St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, M Within the Octave | d | Red | Ab |
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25 | Saturday | ST. MARK, Ev [The Greater Litanies] | d2cl | Red |
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26 | Sunday | 3rd Sunday after Easter Sts. Cletus & Marcellinus, PpMm Within the Octave | sd | White |
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27 | Monday | St. Peter Canisius, CD Within the Octave | d | White |
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28 | Tuesday | St. Paul of the Cross, C St. Vitalis, M | d | White |
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29 | Wednesday | Octave Day of St. Joseph St. Peter of Verona, M | dm | White |
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30 | Thursday | St. Catharine of Siena, V | d | White |
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