Our Liturgical Calendar 2023–2024

JANUARY 2024 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY
AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY 2025

December 2023

3 December memoria ST FRANCIS XAVIER
3 December 1st Sunday in Advent
7 December memoria ST AMBROSE, bishop and doctor of the Church
8 December solemnity IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY
10 December 2nd Sunday in Advent
13 December memoria ST LUCY, virgin martyr
14 December memoria ST JOHN OF THE CROSS, doctor of the Church
17 December 3rd Sunday in Advent
24 December 4th Sunday in Advent, Christmas Eve
25 December CHRISTMAS DAY: THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
26 December feast ST STEPHEN
27 December feast ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST
28 December feast HOLY INNOCENTS, martyrs
29 December feast in England ST THOMAS BECKET, bishop and martyr
31 December Feast of the Holy Family

January 2024

1 January solemnity MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
2 January memoria STS BASIL & GREGORY NAZIANZEN, bishops & doctors of the Church
6 January solemnity THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
7 January Feast of the Lord’s Baptism
14 January 2nd Sunday of the Year
15 January memoria STS PLACID AND MAUR
17 January memoria ST ANTHONY THE GREAT
18 January WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY BEGINS
21 January 3rd Sunday of the Year
24 January memoria ST FRANCIS DE SALES
25 January feast THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL,
CONCLUSION OF THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
26 January memoria STS TIMOTHY AND TITUS
28 January 4th Sunday of the Year
31 January memoria ST JOHN BOSCO

February 2024

2 February feast of the Lord THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
4 February 5th Sunday of the year
5 February memoria ST AGATHA, martyr
6 February memoria STS PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, martyrs
10 February solemnity, O.S.B. ST SCHOLASTICA, sister of Saint Benedict
11 February 6th Sunday of the year
14 February ASH WEDNESDAY
18 February 1ST Sunday in Lent
22 February feast of the Lord THE SEE OF SAINT PETER
23 February commemoration ST POLYCARP, martyr
25 February 2nd Sunday of Lent

March 2024

1 March commemoration ST DAVID
3 March 3rd Sunday in Lent
7 March commemoration STS PERPETUA AND FELICITY, martyrs
8 March commemoration ST JOHN OF GOD
9 March solemnity, O.S.B. ST FRANCES OF ROME patroness of Benedictine oblates
10 March 4th Sunday in Lent
17 March 5th Sunday in Lent
19 March solemnity ST JOSEPH
21 March feast THE PASSING OF ST BENEDICT
24 March PALM SUNDAY
28 March HOLY THURSDAY
29 March GOOD FRIDAY
30 March HOLY SATURDAY
31 March EASTER SUNDAY

April 2024

7 April LOW SUNDAY
8 April solemnity THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
14 April 3rd Sunday in Eastertide
21 April 4th Sunday in Eastertide
23 April feast ST GEORGE, martyr and patron of England
25 April feast ST MARK
28 April 5th Sunday in Eastertide
29 April feast of the Congregation ST CATHERINE OF SIENNA, doctor of the Church

May 2024

2 May memoria, O.S.B. ST ATHANASIUS
3 May feast STS PHILIP AND JAMES, apostles
4 May memoria in England THE ENGLISH MARTYRS
5 May 6th Sunday in Eastertide
9 May solemnity THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
11 May memoria, O.S.B. HOLY ABBOTS OF CLUNY
12 May 7th Sunday in Eastertide
14 May feast ST MATTHIAS, apostle
15 May memoria, O.S.B. ST PACHOMIUS, abbot
19 May solemnity PENTECOST SUNDAY
25 May memoria ST BEDE
26 May solemnity of the Lord TRINITY SUNDAY
27 May feast, O.S.B, ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY
30 May solemnity of the Lord CORPUS CHRISTI
31 May feast THE VISITATION OF MARY TO ELIZABETH

June 2024

1 June memoria ST JUSTIN MARTYR
2 June 9th Sunday of the year
3 June memoria ST CHARLES LWANGA AND COMPANIONS, martyrs
5 June memoria ST BONIFACE, bishop and martyr
7 June solemnity of the Lord SACRED HEART
8 June memoria IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
9 June 10th Sunday of the year
11 June memoria ST BARNABAS
13 June memoria ST ANTHONY OF PADUA
16 June 11th Sunday of the year
19 June memoria ST ROMUALD
20 June memoria ST ALBAN, martyr
21 June memoria ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA
22 June feast in England STS JOHN FISHER AND THOMAS MORE, martyrs
23 June 12th Sunday of the year
24 June solemnity BIRTHDAY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
28 June memoria ST IRENAEUS
29 June solemnity STS PETER AND PAUL, apostles
30 June 13th Sunday of the year

July 2024

3 July feast ST THOMAS, apostle
7 July 14th Sunday of the year
11 July solemnity O.S.B. ST BENEDICT, abbot, patron of Europe
14 July 15th Sunday of the year
15 July memoria ST BONAVENTURE, bishop and doctor of the church
21 July 16th Sunday of the year
22 July feast ST MARY MAGDALENE
23 July memoria ST BRIDGET OF SWEDEN
25 July feast ST JAMES, apostle
26 July memoria STS JOACHIM AND ANNE
28 July 17th Sunday of the year
29 July memoria, O.S.B. STS MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS
31 July memoria ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA

August 2024

1 August memoria ST ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
4 August 18th Sunday of the Year
6 August feast of the Lord THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
8 August memoria ST DOMINIC
9 August memoria ST TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS, martyr
10 August feast ST LAURENCE, deacon and martyr
11 August 19th Sunday of the Year
14 August memoria ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, martyr
15 August solemnity THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY
18 August 20th Sunday of the Year
19 August solemnity of the Congregation ST BERNARD TOLOMEI
founder of the Olivetan Benedictine Congregation
20 August 20th Sunday of the Year
21 August memoria ST PIUS X, pope
22 August memoria QUEENSHIP OF OUR LADY
24 August feast ST BARTHOLOMEW, apostle
25 August 21st 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 SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

September 2024

1 September 22nd Sunday of the Year
3 September feast ST GREGORY THE GREAT
8 September (Sunday) solemnity of the Congregation THE BIRTHDAY OF OUR LADY
13 September memoria ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
14 September feast of the Lord THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
15 September 24th Sunday of the Year
16 September memoria STS CORNELIUS, pope and CYPRIAN, bishop, martyrs
17 September memoria ST HILDEGARD
20 September memoria THE KOREAN MARTYRS
21 September feast ST MATTHEW, evangelist
22 September 25th Sunday of the Year
27 September memoria ST VINCENT DE PAUL
29 September 26th Sunday of the Year
30 September memoria ST JEROME, doctor of the Church

October 2024

1 October memoria ST THERESE OF LISIEUX
2 October memoria GUARDIAN ANGELS
4 October memoria ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
6 October 27th Sunday of the Year
7 October memoria OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
11 October memoria ST JOHN XX111, pope
13 October 28th Sunday of the Year
15 October memoria ST TERESA OF AVILA
17 October memoria ST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, martyr
18 October feast ST LUKE, apostle
20 October 29th Sunday of the Year
27 October 30th Sunday of the Year
28 October feast STS SIMON AND JUDE, apostles

November 2024

1 November solemnity ALL SAINTS
2 November ALL SOULS DAY
3 November 31st 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 32nd Sunday of the Year
9 November feast of the Lord THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
Patronal Feast of the Monastery of Christ our Saviour
10 November 32nd Sunday of the Year
11 November feast ST MARTIN OF TOURS, abbot and bishop
13 November ALL SAINTS O.S.B
16 November memoria ST GERTRUDE, abbess
17 November 33rd Sunday of the Year
19 November memoria ST MECHTILDE
21 November memoria THE PRESENTATION OF MARY IN THE TEMPLE
22 November memoria ST CECILIA, virgin martyr
24 November solemnity CHRIST THE KING
30 November feast ST ANDREW, apostle

December 2024

1 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 2nd Sunday in Advent
9 December solemnity IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY
13 December memoria ST LUCY, virgin martyr
14 December memoria ST JOHN OF THE CROSS, doctor of the Church
15 December 3rd Sunday in Advent
22 December 4th Sunday in Advent, Christmas Eve
25 December CHRISTMAS DAY: THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
26 December feast ST STEPHEN, protomartyr
27 December feast ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, apostle
28 December feast HOLY INNOCENTS, martyrs
29 December (Sunday) Feast of the Holy Family

January 2025

1 January solemnity MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
2 January memoria STS BASIL AND GREGORY
5 January 2nd Sunday after Christmas
6 January solemnity THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
12 January Feast of the Lord’s Baptism