Liturgical calendar

Seasons, colors, solemnities, feasts and memorials of the Catholic Church, computed for every day.

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Ordinary Time · Week 31Liturgical color: White

All SaintsSolemnity

Sunday cycle A · Weekday cycle II

December 2022
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1, VioletThursday of the First Week of Advent2, VioletFriday of the First Week of Advent3, WhiteSaint Francis Xavier, PriestMemorial
4, VioletSecond Sunday of AdventSunday5, VioletMonday of the Second Week of Advent6, VioletTuesday of the Second Week of AdventSaint Nicholas, Bishop (optional)7, WhiteSaint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial8, WhiteThe Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MarySolemnity9, VioletFriday of the Second Week of AdventSaint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (optional)10, VioletSaturday of the Second Week of AdventOur Lady of Loreto (optional)
11, RoseThird Sunday of AdventSunday12, VioletMonday of the Third Week of AdventOur Lady of Guadalupe (optional)13, RedSaint Lucy, Virgin and MartyrMemorial14, WhiteSaint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial15, VioletThursday of the Third Week of Advent16, VioletFriday of the Third Week of Advent17, VioletSaturday of the Third Week of Advent
18, VioletFourth Sunday of AdventSunday19, VioletMonday of the Fourth Week of Advent20, VioletTuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent21, VioletWednesday of the Fourth Week of AdventSaint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional)22, VioletThursday of the Fourth Week of Advent23, VioletFriday of the Fourth Week of AdventSaint John of Kanty, Priest (optional)24, VioletSaturday of the Fourth Week of Advent
25, WhiteThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)Solemnity26, RedSaint Stephen, the First MartyrFeast27, WhiteSaint John, Apostle and EvangelistFeast28, RedThe Holy Innocents, MartyrsFeast29, WhiteFifth Day within the Octave of the NativitySaint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr (optional)30, WhiteThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephFeast31, WhiteSeventh Day within the Octave of the NativitySaint Sylvester I, Pope (optional)

General Roman Calendar (universal). National calendars and transfers of feasts to Sunday are not applied.

All readings of the day · General Roman Calendar. National calendars (for example Epiphany or Ascension on a Sunday) may have other readings.

Sunday cycle A · Weekday cycle I

Frequently asked questions

What do the liturgical colors mean?

Green is used in Ordinary Time, violet in Advent and Lent, white for feasts of the Lord, of Mary and of saints who were not martyrs, red for Pentecost, the Passion and the martyrs, and rose on Gaudete and Laetare Sundays.

Why might my parish celebrate a different saint today?

Bishops' conferences and dioceses have their own proper calendars and may move some solemnities to a Sunday. This page shows the universal General Roman Calendar.