Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

December 2014

Date

Day

*** Liturgical Day ***

Rank

Color

Fast

Abstinence

 

*** Misc. ***

1

Monday

St. Andrew, Ap

[From Nov. 30th]

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

2

Tuesday

St. Bibiana, VM

sd

Red

x

 

 

 

3

Wednesday

St. Francis Xavier, C

 

dm

White

 

 

4

Thursday

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

St. Barbara, VM

 

d

White

 

 

5

Friday

Ferial Day

[Mass of Preceding Sunday]

St. Sabbsd, Ab

 

 

Violet

x

A

First Friday

6

Saturday

St. Nicholas, BpC

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception

[Anticipated]

 

d

White

 

First Saturday

7

Sunday

2nd Sunday of Advent

St. Ambrose, BpCD

 

sd

Violet

 

 

8

Monday

Immaculate Conception

of the BVM

 

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

9

Tuesday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

 

 

10

Wednesday

Within the Octave

St. Melchiades, PM

sd

White

x

 

 

 

11

Thursday

St. Damasus I, PC

Within the Octave

 

White

x

 

 

 

12

Friday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

A

 

13

Saturday

St. Lucy, VM

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

 

 

14

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

Gaudete Sunday

Within the Octave

 

sd

Violet

Rose

 

 

15

Monday

Octave Day of the

Immaculate Conception

 

dm

White

 

 

16

Tuesday

St. Eusebius, BpM

sd

Red

x

 

 

 

17

Wednesday

Ferial Day

 

 

Violet

F/PA

Ember Wednesday

18

Thursday

Ferial Day

Mass of Preceding Sunday

 

 

Violet

 

 

19

Friday

Ferial Day

 

 

Violet

F/A

Ember Friday

20

Saturday

Ferial Day

 

 

Violet

F/A

Ember Saturday

21

Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent

 

sd

Violet

 

 

22

Monday

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

23

Tuesday

St. Thomas, Ap

[From Dec. 21st]

 

d2cl

White

 

 

24

Wednesday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

 

Violet

F/A

 

25

Thursday

Nativity of Our Lord

Christmas Day

St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]

 

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

26

Friday

St. Stephen, First Martyr

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Red

A

 

27

Saturday

St. John, Ap

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

White

 

 

28

Sunday

The Holy Innocents, Mm

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

29

Monday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

 

 

30

Tuesday

Sunday within the Octave

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

 

 

31

Wednesday

St. Sylvester I, PC

Within the Octave

 

d

White