Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite
Following the Rubrics of Pope Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church
Traditional Roman Catholic Network
December 2008
|
Date |
Day |
Liturgical Day |
Rank |
Color |
F/A |
Misc. |
|
1 |
Monday |
St. Andrew, Ap
|
d2cl |
Red |
|
|
|
2 |
Tuesday |
St. Bibiana, VM |
sd |
Red x |
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3 |
Wednesday |
St. Francis Xavier, C |
dm |
White |
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|
4 |
Thursday |
St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD St. Barbara, VM |
d |
White |
|
|
|
5 |
Friday |
Ferial Day (Mass of the Preceding Sunday) St. Sabbas,Ab |
|
Violet x |
A |
1st Friday |
|
6 |
Saturday |
St. Nicholas, BpC Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM |
d |
White |
1st Saturday |
|
|
7 |
Sunday |
2nd Sunday of Advent St. Ambrose, BpCD |
sd |
Violet |
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|
8 |
Monday |
Immaculate Conception of the BVM |
d1cl |
White |
Holy Day of Obligation |
|
|
9 |
Tuesday |
Within the Octave |
sd |
White x |
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|
10 |
Wednesday |
Within the Octave St. Melchiades, PM |
sd |
White x |
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|
11 |
Thursday |
St. Damasus I, PC Within the Octave |
sd |
White x |
|
|
|
12 |
Friday |
Within the Octave |
sd |
White x |
A |
|
|
13 |
Saturday |
St. Lucy, VM Within the Octave |
d |
Red |
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|
14 |
Sunday |
3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) Within the Octave |
sd |
Violet Rose |
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|
15 |
Monday |
Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM |
dm |
White |
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|
16 |
Tuesday |
St. Eusebius, BpM |
sd |
Red x |
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|
17 |
Wednesday |
Ferial Day ~ Ember Wednesday |
|
Violet |
F P/A |
Ember Day |
|
18 |
Thursday |
Ferial Day (Mass of the Preceding Sunday) |
|
Violet |
|
|
|
19 |
Friday |
Ferial Day ~ Ember Friday |
|
Violet |
F P/A |
Ember Day |
|
20 |
Saturday |
Ferial Day ~ Ember Saturday Vigil of St. Thomas |
|
Violet |
F P/A |
Ember Day |
|
21 |
Sunday |
4th Sunday of Advent
|
sd |
Violet |
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|
22 |
Monday |
St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V
|
d2cl |
White |
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|
23 |
Tuesday |
St. Thomas, Ap (From December 21) |
d2cl |
Red |
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|
24 |
Wednesday |
Vigil of the Nativity
|
|
Violet |
F/A |
|
|
25 |
Thursday |
Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Christmas Day |
d1cl |
White |
|
Holy Day of Obligation |
|
26 |
Friday |
St. Stephen, First Martyr Within the Octave |
d2cl |
Red |
A |
|
|
27 |
Saturday |
St. John, ApEv Within the Octave |
d2cl |
White |
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|
28 |
Sunday |
The Holy Innocents, Mm Within the Octave |
d2cl |
Red |
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|
29 |
Monday |
St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM Within the Octave |
d |
Red |
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|
30 |
Tuesday |
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas Within the Octave |
sd |
White |
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|
31 |
Wednesday |
St. Sylvester I, PC Within the Octave |
d |
White |