Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

December 2015

 

Date

Day

*** Liturgical Day ***

Rank

Color

Fast/

Abstinence

*** Misc. ***

1

Tuesday

Ferial Day

{Mass of Preceding Sunday}

 

 

Violet

x

 

 

2

Wednesday

St. Bibiana, VM

sd

Red

x

 

 

 

3

Thursday

St. Francis Xavier, C

dm

 

White

 

 

4

Friday

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

St. Barbara, VM

 

d

White

Ab

First Friday

5

Saturday

Ferial Day

St. Sabbas, Ab

{Mass of Preceding Sunday}

 

 

Violet

x

 

First Saturday

6

Sunday

2nd. Sunday of Advent

St. Nicholas, BpC

 

sd

Violet

 

 

7

Monday

St. Ambrose, BpCD

Vigil of the Immaculate

Conception of the BVM

 

 

White

Fast/Ab

 

8

Tuesday

The Immaculate Conception

d1cl

 

White

 

Holy Day

9

Wednesday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

 

 

10

Thursday

Within the Octave

St. Melchiades, PM

sd

White

x

 

Ab

 

11

Friday

St. Damasus I, PC

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

 

 

12

Saturday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

 

 

13

Sunday

3rd. Sunday of Advent

Gaudete Sunday

St. Lucy, VM

Within the Octave

 

 

Violet

Rose

 

 

14

Monday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

 

 

15

Tuesday

Octave Day of the

Immaculate Conception

 

dm

White

 

 

16

Wednesday

St. Eusebius, BpM

sd

 

Red

Fast/PAb

Ember Wednesday

17

Thursday

Ferial Day

{Mass of Preceding Sunday}

 

 

Violet

 

 

18

Friday

Ferial Day

 

 

Violet

Fast/Ab

Ember Friday

19

Saturday

Ferial Day

Vigil of St. Thomas {Anticipated}

 

 

Violet

Fast/Pab

Ember Saturday

20

Sunday

4th. Sunday of Advent

sd

 

Violet

 

 

21

Monday

St. Thomas, Ap

d2cl

 

Red

 

 

22

Tuesday

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V

d2cl

 

White

 

 

23

Wednesday

Ferial Day

{Mass of Preceding Sunday}

 

 

Violet

 

 

24

Thursday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

 

Violet

Fast/PAb

 

25

Friday

Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

{Christmas Day}

St. Anastasia, M {2nd. Mass}

 

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

26

Saturday

St. Stephen, 1st. Martyr

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

27

Sunday

St. John, ApEv

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

White

 

 

28

Monday

The Holy Innocents, Mm

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Violet

 

 

29

Tuesday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

 

 

30

Wednesday

Sunday within the Octave

of Christmas

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

 

 

31

Thursday

St. Sylvester I, PC

Within the Octave

 

d

White