DECEMBER, Anno Domini MMII
Date Day Liturgical Day Rank Color F/A Other
01 SU 1st Sunday of Advent sd V    
02 MO St. Bibiana, VM sd Rx    
03 TU St. Francis Xavier, C dm W    
04 WE St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD d W    
St. Barbara, VM
05 TH Ferial Day f Vx    
St. Sabbas, Ab
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
06 FR St. Nicholas, BpC d W A 1st FR
07 SA St. Ambrose, BpCD d W F, A 1st SA
Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM
08 SU IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM d1cl W   HOLY DAY
2nd Sunday of Advent
09 MO Within the Octave sd W    
[Mass of preceding Sunday, (Violet Vestments)]
10 TU Within the Octave sd Wx    
St. Melchiades, PM
11 WE St. Damasus I, PC sd Wx    
Within the Octave
12 TH Within the Octave sd Wx    
13 FR St. Lucy, VM d R A  
Within the Octave
14 SA Within the Octave sd Wx    
15 SU 3rd Sunday of Advent sd V (Rose)    
[Gaudete Sunday]
Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception
16 MO St. Eusebius, BpM sd Rx    
17 TU Ferial Day f V    
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
18 WE Ferial Day f V F, PA Ember WE
19 TH Ferial Day f V    
[Mass of preceding Sunday]
20 FR Vigil of St. Thomas v V F, A Ember FR
21 SA ST. THOMAS, Ap d2cl R F, PA Ember SA
22 SU 4th Sunday of Advent sd V    
23 MO ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, V d2cl V    
[from December 22]
24 TU Vigil of the Nativity v V F, A  
25 WE THE NATIVITY OF OUR BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOUR d1cl W   HOLY DAY
Christ's Mass
St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]
26 TH ST. STEPHEN, First Martyr d2cl R    
Within the Octave
27 FR ST. JOHN, ApEv d2cl W A  
Within the Octave
28 SA THE HOLY INNOCENTS, Mm d2cl V    
Within the Octave
29 SU Sunday within Octave of the Nativity sd W    
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM
Within the Octave
30 MO Within the Octave sd W    
31 TU St. Sylvester I, PC d W    
Within the Octave


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