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


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