Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

Following the Rubrics of Pope Pius X for the Universal Calendar of the Church

April 2012

 

Date

Day

Liturgical Day

Rank

Color

F/A

Misc.

 

1

Sunday

Palm Sunday

sd

Violet

 

 

 

2

Monday

Monday in Holy Week

St. Francis of Paula, C

 

 

Violet

F

 

3

Tuesday

Tuesday in Holy Week

 

Violet

 

F

 

4

Wednesday

Wednesday in Holy Week

St. Isidore, BpCD

 

 

Violet

F

 

5

Thursday

Maundy Thursday

d1cl

White

 

F

 

6

Friday

Good Friday

d1cl

Black

 

F/A

7

Saturday

Holy Saturday

d1cl

Violet

White

 

F/A

Fast Until Noon

8

Sunday

Easter Sunday

d1cl

White

 

 

 

9

Monday

Easter Monday

d1cl

White

 

 

 

10

Tuesday

Easter Tuesday

d1cl

White

 

 

 

11

Wednesday

Easter Wednesday

St. Leo I, PCD

 

sd

White

 

 

12

Thursday

Easter Thursday

sd

White

 

 

 

13

Friday

Easter Friday

St. Hermengild, M

 

sd

White

A

 

14

Saturday

Easter Saturday

St. Justin, M

St. Tiburtius & Comp., Mm

 

sd

White

 

 

15

Sunday

Low Sunday

dm

White

 

 

 

16

Monday

Ferial Day

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

White

x

 

 

17

Tuesday

St. Anicetus, PM

sp

Red

x

 

 

 

18

Wednesday

Ferial Day

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

White

x

 

 

19

Thursday

Ferial Day

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

White

x

 

 

20

Friday

Ferial Day

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

White

x

A

 

21

Saturday

St. Anselm, BpCD

d

White

 

 

 

22

Sunday

2nd Sunday after Easter

Sts. Sorter & Caius, PpMm

 

sd

White

 

 

23

Monday

St. George, M

sd

Red

x

 

 

 

24

Tuesday

St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, M

d

Red

 

 

 

25

Wednesday

Solemnity of St. Joseph

Spouse of the BVM

 

d1cl

White

 

The Greater Litanies

26

Thursday

St. Mark, Ev

Sts. Cletus & Marcellinus, PpMm

 

d2cl

Red

 

[From April 25]

27

Friday

St. Peter Canisius, CD

Within the Octave

 

d

White

A

 

28

Saturday

St. Paul of the Cross,C

Within the Octave

St. Vitalis, M

 

d

White

 

 

29

Sunday

3rd Sunday after Easter

St. Peter of Verona, M

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

 

 

30

Monday

St. Catharine of Siena, V

Within the Octave

 

d

White