Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

December 2012

 

Date

Day

Liturgical Day

Rank

Color

F/A

Misc.

 

1

Saturday

Our Lady's Saturday

sp

White

x

 

First Saturday

2

Sunday

1st Sunday of Advent

St. Bibiana, VM

 

 

Violet

 

 

3

Monday

St. Francis Xavier, C

 

dm

White

 

 

4

Tuesday

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

St. Barbara, VM

 

d

White

 

 

5

Wednesday

Ferial Day

[Mass of Preceding Sunday]

St. Sabbas, Ab

 

 

Violet

x

 

 

6

Thursday

St. Nicholas, BpC

d

White

 

 

 

7

Friday

St. Ambrose, BpCD

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception

of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

d

White

F/A

First Friday

8

Saturday

The Immaculate Conception

of the BVM

 

d1cl

White

 

 

Holy Day

9

Sunday

2nd Sunday of Advent

Within the Octave

 

sd

Violet

 

 

10

Monday

Within the Octave

St. Melchiades, PM

 

sd

White

 

 

11

Tuesday

St. Damasus I, PC

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

x

 

 

12

Wednesday

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

x

 

 

13

Thursday

St. Lucy, VM

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

 

 

14

Friday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

A

 

15

Saturday

Octave Day of the

Immaculate Conception

 

dm

White

 

 

16

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

Gaudete Sunday

St. Eusebius, BpM

 

sd

Violet

Rose

 

 

17

Monday

Ferial Day

[Mass of Preceding Sunday]

 

 

Violet

 

 

18

Tuesday

Ferial Day

[Mass of Preceding Sunday]

 

 

Violet

 

 

19

Wednesday

Ferial Day

 

 

 

F/PA

Ember Wednesday

20

Thursday

Vigil of St. Thomas

 

Violet

 

 

 

21

Friday

St. Thomas, Ap

 

d2cl

Red

F/A

Ember Friday

22

Saturday

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, V

d2cl

White

 

F/PA

Ember Saturday

23

Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet

 

 

 

24

Monday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

Violet

 

F/A

 

25

Tuesday

Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]

 

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

26

Wednesday

St. Stephan, First Martyr

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

27

Thursday

St. John, ApEv

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

White

 

 

28

Friday

The Holy Innocents, Mm

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Violet

A

 

29

Saturday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

 

 

30

Sunday

Sunday within the Octave

of the Nativity

 

sd

White

 

 

31

Monday

St. Sylvester I, PC

Within the octave

 

d

White