JANUARY   FEBRUARY   MARCH   APRIL   MAY   JUNE   JULY

AUGUST   SEPTEMBER   OCTOBER   NOVEMBER   DECEMBER 2008   JANUARY 2009

 

DECEMBER 2007

2 December   ADVENT SUNDAY  (The beginning of the liturgical year)

3 December   memoria   ST FRANCIS XAVIER

7 December   memoria   ST AMBROSE, bishop and doctor of the Church

8 December   solemnity   IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY

9 December   2nd Sunday in Advent

13 December   memoria   ST LUCY, virgin martyr

14 December   memoria   ST JOHN OF THE CROSS, doctor of the Church

16 December   3rd Sunday in Advent

23 December   4th Sunday in Advent

25 December   CHRISTMAS DAY:
                  THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

26 December   feast   ST STEPHEN, deacon and first martyr

27 December   feast   ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST

28 December   feast   HOLY INNOCENTS, martyrs

29 December   feast in England   ST THOMAS BECKET, bishop and martyr

30 December  (Sunday) Feast of the Holy Family

   

JANUARY 2008

1 January   solemnity   MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

2 January   memoria, STS BASIL AND GREGORY, doctors of the Church

6 January   solemnity   THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

13 January   Feast of the Lord’s Baptism

15 January  memoria OSB   ST PLACID AND MAUR, disciples of St Benedict

17 January  memoria   ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

18 January   WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY BEGINS

20 January   2nd Sunday of the Year

21 January  memoria   ST AGNES, virgin and martyr

24 January  memoria   ST FRANCIS DE SALES, bishop and doctor

25 January  feast   THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL
                 
CONCLUSION OF THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY   

26 January  memoria  STS TIMOTHY AND TITUS,
                                   bishops and co-workers with St Paul

27 January   3rd Sunday of the Year

28 January  memoria   ST THOMAS AQUINAS, doctor of the Church

31 January  memoria   ST JOHN BOSCO

 

FEBRUARY 2008

2 February   feast of the Lord    THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

3 February   4th Sunday of the year

5 February  memoria   ST AGATHA, virgin and martyr

6 February    ASH WEDNESDAY

11 February  solemnity, O.S.B.    ST SCHOLASTICA, sister of Saint Benedict

10 February  1st Sunday in Lent

14 February  feast    ST CYRIL, monk and ST METHODIUS, bishops:
                                              apostles of the Slavs and co-patrons of Europe

17 February  2nd Sunday in Lent

22 February  feast    THE SEE OF SAINT PETER

23 February  commemoration   ST POLYCARP, bishop and martyr

24 February  3rd Sunday in Lent

 

MARCH 2008

 1 March    commemoration    ST DAVID

2 March     4th Sunday in Lent

7 March     commemoration    SS PERPETUA AND FELICITY, martyrs

8 March     commemoration    ST JOHN OF GOD

9 March     5th Sunday in Lent

10 March     solemnity, O.S.B.   ST FRANCES OF ROME,
                                               patroness of Benedictine oblates

15 March    solemnity    ST JOSEPH

16 March    PALM SUNDAY

20 March    HOLY THURSDAY

21 March    GOOD FRIDAY

22 March    HOLY SATURDAY

23 March    EASTER SUNDAY

30 March    LOW SUNDAY

31 March    solemnity   THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

 

APRIL 2008

6 April     3rd Sunday in Eastertide

13 April   4th Sunday in Eastertide

20 April   5th Sunday in Eastertide

21 April   ST ANSELM, bishop and doctor of the Church

23 April   ST GEORGE, martyr and patron of England

25 April    feast   ST MARK, evangelist

27 April   6th Sunday in Eastertide

29 April    feast of the Congregation   ST CATHERINE OF SIENNA,
                                                         doctor of the Church

 

MAY 2007

1 May   solemnity   THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

2 May   memoria   ST ATHANASIUS, bishop and doctor of the Church

3 May   feast   STS PHILIP AND JAMES, apostles

4 May   7th Sunday in Eastertide

11 May   solemnity   PENTECOST SUNDAY

14 May   feast   ST MATTHIAS, apostle

15 May   memoria, O.S.B.   ST PACHOMIUS, abbot

18 May   solemnity of the Lord   TRINITY SUNDAY

22 May   solemnity of the Lord   CORPUS CHRISTI

25 May   7th  Sunday of the year (year A)

26 May   memoria   ST PHILIP NERI

27 May   feast, O.S.B.   ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY

30 May   solemnity of the Lord   SACRED HEART

31 May   feast   THE VISITATION OF MARY TO ELIZABETH 

 

JUNE 2008

1 June   8th  Sunday of the year (year A)

3 June   memoria   ST CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS, martyrs

4 June   memoria, Turvey  Pope Blessed John XXIII

5 June   memoria   ST BONIFACE, bishop and martyr

8 June   9th  Sunday of the year

11 June   memoria   ST BARNABAS, apostle

13 June   memoria   ST  ANTHONY OF PADUA, doctor of the Church

15 June   10th  Sunday of the year

19 June   memoria   ST ROMUALD, abbot

20 June   memoria in England and Wales   ST ALBAN, protomartyr of Britain

21 June   memoria   ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA

22 June   11th  Sunday of the year

24 June   solemnity   BIRTHDAY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

28 June   memoria   ST IRENAEUS, bishop and martyr

29 June   solemnity   STS PETER AND PAUL, apostles

 

JULY 2008

3 July   feast   ST THOMAS, apostle

6 July   13th  Sunday of the year

11 July   solemnity O.S.B.   ST BENEDICT, abbot, patron of Europe

13 July   14th  Sunday of the year

15 July   memoria   ST BONAVENTURE, bishop and doctor of the church

20 July   15th  Sunday of the year

22 July   feast   ST MARY MAGDALENE

23 July   feast   ST BRIDGET OF SWEDEN, co-patron of Europe

25 July   feast   ST JAMES, apostle

26 July   memoria   STS JOACHIM AND ANNE, parents of Mary

27 July   16th  Sunday of the year

29 July   memoria, O.S.B.   STS MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS,
                                          friends of     the Lord

31 July   memoria   ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA

  

AUGUST 2008

1 August   memoria   ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, bishop and doctor
                                                                          of the Church

3 August   17th  Sunday of the year

4 August   memoria   ST JOHN VIANNEY

6 August  feast of the Lord   THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

8 August   memoria   ST DOMINIC founder

9 August   feast   ST TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS (EDITH STEIN),
                          virgin, martyr, co-patron of Europe

10 August   18th Sunday of the Year

11 August   memoria   ST CLARE

14 August   memoria   ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, martyr

15 August   solemnity   THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY

17 August   19th Sunday of the Year

19 August   solemnity of the Congregation   BLESSED BERNARD TOLOMEI,
                                     founder of the Olivetan Benedictine Congregation

20 August   memoria   ST BERNARD

21 August   memoria   ST PIUS X, pope

22 August   memoria   QUEENSHIP OF OUR LADY

24 August   20th Sunday of the Year

27 August   memoria   ST MONICA

28 August   memoria   ST AUGUSTINE, bishop and doctor of the church

29 August   memoria   BEHEADING OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

31 August   21st Sunday of the Year

 

SEPTEMBER 2008

3 September   feast O.S.B.   ST GREGORY THE GREAT

7 September   22nd Sunday of the Year

8 September   solemnity of the Congregation   THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR LADY

13 September   memoria   ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, bishop and doctor

14 September   feast of the Lord   THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

15 September   memoria   OUR LADY OF SORROWS

16 September   memoria   STS CORNELIUS, pope and CYPRIAN, bishop
                                         martyrs

17 September   memoria O.S.B.  ST HILDEGARD

20 September   memoria in Congregation   THE KOREAN MARTYRS

21 September   24th Sunday of the Year

27 September   memoria   ST VINCENT DE PAUL

28 September   25th Sunday of the Year

29 September   feast   STS MICHAEL, GABRIEL AND RAPHAEL, archangels

30 September   memoria   ST JEROME, doctor of the Church

 

OCTOBER 2008

1 October   memoria   ST THERESE OF LISIEUX, virgin and doctor of
                                                                          the Church

2 October   memoria   GUARDIAN ANGELS

4 October   memoria   ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

5 October   26th Sunday of the Year

6 October   memoria   ST BRUNO, founder

7 October   memoria   OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

12 October   27th Sunday of the Year

13 October   memoria in England   ST EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, king

15 October   memoria   ST TERESA OF AVILA

17 October   memoria   ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, bishop and martyr

18 October   feast   ST LUKE, evangelist

19 October   28th Sunday of the Year

26 October   29th Sunday of the Year

28 October   feast   STS SIMON AND JUDE, apostles

 

NOVEMBER 2008

1 November   solemnity   ALL SAINTS

2 November   30th Sunday of the Year

4 November   memoria   ST CHARLES BORROMEO, bishop

5 November solemnity, Turvey   DEDICATION OF THE ORATORY
                                                  OF OUR LADY OF PEACE

7 November   memoria OSB   ST WILLIBRORD, missionary bishop

9 November   feast of the Lord   THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN
                                                 BASILICA  
                     Patronal Feast of the Monastery of Christ our Saviour

10 November   memoria   ST LEO THE GREAT, pope and doctor of the Church

11 November   feast   ST MARTIN OF TOURS, abbot and bishop

13 November  ALL SAINTS O.S.B

14 November   (chapel times as on a feast)   ALL SOULS O.S.B

16 November   33rd Sunday of the Year

19 November   memoria O.S.B.   ST MECHTILDE

21 November   memoria   PRESENTATION OF MARY IN THE TEMPLE

22 November   memoria   ST CECILIA, virgin, martyr

23 November  (Sunday)  solemnity   CHRIST THE KING

30 November   ADVENT SUNDAY  (The beginning of the liturgical year)

 

DECEMBER 2008

3 December   memoria   ST FRANCIS XAVIER

7 December   2nd Sunday in Advent

8 December   solemnity   IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY

13 December   memoria   ST LUCY, virgin martyr

14 December   3rd Sunday in Advent

21 December   4th Sunday in Advent

25 December   CHRISTMAS DAY:
                  THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

26 December   feast   ST STEPHEN, deacon and first martyr

27 December   feast   ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST

28 December  (Sunday) Feast of the Holy Family

29 December   feast in England   ST THOMAS BECKET, bishop and martyr

 

 

JANUARY 2009

1 January   solemnity   MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

2 January  memoria   ST BASIL AND ST GREGORY NAZIANZEN, bishops and
                                                                                  doctors of the Church

4 January  second Sunday after Christmas

6 January   solemnity   THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

11 January  Feast of the Lord’s Baptism