Liturgical calendar

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

Today in the Church

Ordinary Time · Week 30Liturgical color: Green

Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary TimeWeekday

Sunday cycle A · Weekday cycle II

December 2023
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1, GreenFriday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time2, GreenSaturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
3, VioletFirst Sunday of AdventSunday4, VioletMonday of the First Week of AdventSaint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional)5, VioletTuesday of the First Week of Advent6, VioletWednesday of the First Week of AdventSaint Nicholas, Bishop (optional)7, WhiteSaint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial8, WhiteThe Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MarySolemnity9, VioletSaturday of the First Week of AdventSaint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (optional)
10, VioletSecond Sunday of AdventSunday11, VioletMonday of the Second Week of AdventSaint Damasus I, Pope (optional)12, VioletTuesday of the Second Week of AdventOur Lady of Guadalupe (optional)13, RedSaint Lucy, Virgin and MartyrMemorial14, WhiteSaint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the ChurchMemorial15, VioletFriday of the Second Week of Advent16, VioletSaturday of the Second Week of Advent
17, RoseThird Sunday of AdventSunday18, VioletMonday of the Third Week of Advent19, VioletTuesday of the Third Week of Advent20, VioletWednesday of the Third Week of Advent21, VioletThursday of the Third Week of AdventSaint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church (optional)22, VioletFriday of the Third Week of Advent23, VioletSaturday of the Third Week of AdventSaint John of Kanty, Priest (optional)
24, VioletFourth Sunday of AdventSunday25, 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, WhiteSixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity
31, WhiteThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephFeast

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.