General Roman Calendar as in 1954

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The following is a list of the feast days of the General Roman Calendar as it was in 1954. It thus incorporates changes that were made by Pope Pius XI (1922-1939), such as the institution of the Feast of Christ the King, but not those made in 1955 by Pope Pius XII (1939-1958).

The changes that the latter Pope made are indicated in General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII. They included the institution of two feasts in May: St. Joseph the Workman was added on May 1 as a Double of the I Class, requiring the transfer of Ss. Philip and James to May 11, and involving also the suppression of the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, which for just over a century had been celebrated on the second Wednesday after the Octave of Easter; the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen, was added on May 31 as a Double of the II Class, transferring St. Angela Merici, but not the commemoration of St. Petronilla, to June 1. All the Octaves except those of Easter, Pentecost, and Christmas were also suppressed.

Five years later, Pope John XXIII made a further revision with the motu proprio Rubricarum instructum of July 23 1960. This revision, the General Roman Calendar of 1962, was incorporated in the Roman Missal of 1962,^[1] which was issued as implementation of this motu proprio^[2] The 1962 calendar is thus the calendar approved by Pope Benedict XVI with his July 7 2007 document Summorum Pontificum for use as an extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.

The General Roman Calendar was again revised in 1969. For this revision and the later addition of celebrations of saints such as Martin de Porres, Maximilian Kolbe and Pio of Pietrelcina, see Roman Catholic calendar of saints.

1 Rank of Feasts
2 January
3 February
4 March
5 April
6 May
7 June
8 July
9 August
10 September
11 October
12 November
13 December
14 Moveable Feasts
15 Feasts celebrated in some places
16 References
17 See also
18 External link

[edit] Rank of Feasts

The rank of feasts determines which Mass is to be said when two feasts coincide (or "occur") on the one day, as well as when a feast falls on Sundays or certain other privileged days. Feasts were classified as Simple, Semidouble, or Double, with feasts of the Double Rite further divided into Double of the First Class, Double of the Second Class, Greater Double or Major Double, and Double, in order of descending rank. On ferias and many feasts of simple rank, the celebrant was permitted to substitute a Mass of his own choice such as a votive Mass, or a Mass for the Dead. When two feasts occurred on the same day, the lower-ranking feast became a commemoration.

Sundays were divided into three classes. Sundays of the first class were the first Sunday of Advent, the four Sundays of Lent, Passion Sunday, Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, Low Sunday, and Pentecost. No feast whatsoever might be celebrated on these days. Sundays of the second class permitted the celebration of Doubles of the First Class only, and consisted of the other three Sundays in Advent and the three pre-Lenten Sundays. All other Sundays of the year formed the third class, and only the celebration of Doubles of the First or Second Class took precedence over the Sunday.

Before the reform of Pope St Pius X in 1911, ordinary Doubles took precedence over most of the semidouble Sundays, resulting in many of the Sunday Masses rarely being said. While retaining the semidouble rite for Sundays, the reform permitted only the most important feasts to be celebrated on Sunday, although commemorations were still made until the reform of 1960.

In addition to festal days and Sundays, there were also different ranks of ferias. Ferias of Advent and Lent took higher precedence, for example as did Ember Days. Ember days are four separate sets of three days within the same week—specifically, the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday—roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, that were formerly set aside for fasting and prayer. These days set apart for special prayer and fasting were considered especially suitable for the ordination of clergy. The Ember Days were known in the medieval church as quatuor tempora (the "four seasons"), or jejunia quatuor temporum ("fasts of the four seasons"). The Ember Weeks—the weeks in which the Ember Days occur—are the week between the third and fourth Sundays of Advent, between the first and second Sundays of Lent, the week between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday, and the calendar week after Holy Cross Day (September 14) (the liturgical Third Week of September).

Rogation Days are, in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are April 25, the Major Rogation (or Greater Litanies), coinciding with St. Mark's Day; and the three days preceding Ascension Day, the Minor Rogations (or Lesser Litanies). These are indicated below in the main body of the calendar and in the Moveable Feasts section.

For most of the celebrations here listed, the Mass is found in the section of the pre-1962 Roman Missal called the "Proper of the Saints", but for those occurring from December 24 to January 13 it is found in the "Proper of the Season".

[edit] January

January 1: Circumcision of the Lord and Octave of the Nativity, Double of the II Class.
January 2: Octave of St. Stephen Protomartyr, Simple.
January 3: Octave of St. John Apostle and Evangelist, Simple.
January 4: Octave of the Holy Innocents Martyrs, Simple.
January 5: Vigil of the Epiphany, Semidouble, Com. of St. Telesphorus Pope and Martyr.
January 6: Epiphany of the Lord, Double of the I Class with a privileged Octave of the II rank.
January 7: Of the II day within the Octave of the Epiphany, Semidouble.
January 8: Of the III day within the Octave of the Epiphany, Semidouble.
January 9: Of the IV day within the Octave of the Epiphany, Semidouble.
January 10: Of the V day within the Octave of the Epiphany, Semidouble.
January 11: Of the VI day within the Octave of the Epiphany, Semidouble, Com. of St. Hyginus Pope and Martyr.
January 12: Of the VII day within the Octave of the Epiphany, Semidouble.
January 13: Octave of the Epiphany, Greater Double.
January 14: St. Hilary Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of St. Felix Priest and Martyr.
January 15: St. Paul first hermit, Confessor, Semidouble, Com. of St. Maurus.
January 16: St. Marcellus I Pope and Martyr, Semidouble.
January 17: St. Anthony, Double.
January 18: Chair of St. Peter Apostle at Rome, Greater Double, Com. of St. Paul Apostle, and of St. Prisca Virgin and Martyr.
January 19: Ss. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum Martyrs, Simple, Com. of St. Canute, Martyr.
January 20: Ss. Fabian Pope and Sebastian Martyrs, Double.
January 21: St. Agnes, Roman Virgin and Martyr, Double
January 22: Ss. Vincent and Anastasius Martyrs, Semidouble.
January 23: St. Raymund of Peñafort Confessor, Semidouble, Com. of St. Emerentiana Virgin and Martyr.
January 24: St. Timothy Bishop and Martyr, Double.
January 25: Conversion of St. Paul Apostle, Greater Double, Com. of St. Peter.
January 26: St. Polycarp Bishop and Martyr, Double.
January 27: St. John Chrysostom Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
January 28: St. Peter Nolasco Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr second.
January 29: St. Francis de Sales Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
January 30: St. Martina Virgin and Martyr, Semidouble.
January 31: St. John Bosco Confessor, Double.

Sunday between the Circumcision and Epiphany [or January 2, when no such Sunday occurs]: The most holy Name of Jesus, Double of the II Class.
Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany: The Most Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Greater Double.

[edit] February

February 1: St. Ignatius Bishop and Martyr, Double.
February 2: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class.
February 3: St. Blase Bishop and Martyr, Simple.
February 4: St. Andrew Corsini Bishop and Confessor, Double.
February 5: St. Agatha Virgin Martyr, Double.
February 6: St. Titus Bishop and Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Dorothy Virgin Martyr.
February 7: St. Romuald Abbot, Double.
February 8: St. John of Matha Confessor, Double.
February 9: St. Cyril Bishop of Alexandria, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of St. Apollonia Virgin Martyr.
February 10: St. Scholastica Virgin, Double.
February 11: Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate, Greater Double.
February 12: The Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary Confessors, Double.
February 13: Feria
February 14: St. Valentine Priest and Martyr, Simple.
February 15: Ss. Faustinus and Jovita Martyrs, Simple.
February 16: Feria
February 17: Feria
February 18: St. Simeon Bishop and Martyr, Simple.
February 19: Feria
February 20: Feria
February 21: Feria
February 22: Chair of St. Peter at Antioch, Greater Double, Com. of St. Paul.
February 23: St. Peter Damian Confessor, Double, Com. of the Vigil.
February 24: St. Matthias Apostle, Double of the II Class.
February 25: Feria
February 26: Feria
February 27: St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Double
February 28: Feria

In leap year the month of February is of 29 days, and the Feast of St. Matthias is celebrated on the 25th day and the Feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows on the 28th day of February, and twice is said Sexto Kalendas, that is on the 24th and 25th; and the dominical letter, which was taken up in the month of January, is changed to the preceding; that, if in January, the dominical letter was A, it is changed to the preceding, which is g, etc.; and the letter f is kept twice, on the 24th and 25th.^[3]

[edit] March

March 1: Feria
March 2: Feria
March 3: Feria
March 4: St. Casimir Confessor, Semidouble, Com. of St. Lucius I Pope and Martyr.
March 5: Feria
March 6: Ss. Perpetua and Felicity Martyrs, Double.
March 7: St. Thomas Aquinas Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Double.
March 8: St. John of God Confessor, Double.
March 9: St. Frances of Rome Widow, Double.
March 10: The Forty Holy Martyrs, Semidouble.
March 11: Feria
March 12: St. Gregory I Pope, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
March 13: Feria
March 14: Feria
March 15: Feria
March 16: Feria
March 17: St. Patrick Bishop and Confessor, Double.
March 18: St. Cyril Bishop of Jerusalem, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
March 19: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, and Patron of the Universal Church, Double of the I Class.
March 20: Feria
March 21: St. Benedict Abbot, Greater Double.
March 22: Feria
March 23: Feria
March 24: St. Gabriel the Archangel, Greater Double.
March 25: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the I Class.
March 26: Feria
March 27: St. John Damascene Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Double
March 28: St. John Capistran Confessor, Double
March 29: Feria
March 30: Feria
March 31: Feria

Friday after Passion Sunday: Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Greater Double, Com. of the Feria.

[edit] April

April 1: Feria
April 2: St. Francis of Paula Confessor, Double.
April 3: Feria
April 4: St. Isidore Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
April 5: St. Vincent Ferrer Confessor, Double.
April 6: Feria
April 7: Feria
April 8: Feria
April 9: Feria
April 10: Feria
April 11: St. Leo I Pope, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
April 12: Feria
April 13: St. Hermenegild Martyr, Semidouble.
April 14: St. Justin, Double, Com. of Ss. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus Martyrs.
April 15: Feria
April 16: Feria
April 17: St. Anicetus Pope and Martyr, Simple.
April 18: Feria
April 19: Feria
April 20: Feria
April 21: St. Anselm Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
April 22: Ss. Soter and Cajus Popes and Martyrs, Semidouble.
April 23: St. George Martyr, Semidouble.
April 24: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Martyr, Double.
April 25: St. Mark Evangelist, Double of the II Class.
April 26: Ss. Cletus and Marcellinus Popes and Martyrs, Semidouble.
April 27: St. Peter Canisius Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Double.
April 28: St. Paul of the Cross Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Vitalis Martyr.
April 29: St. Peter of Verona Martyr, Double.
April 30: St. Catherine of Siena Virgin, Double.

Wednesday within the II Week after the Octave of Easter: Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, and Patron of the Universal Church, Double of the I Class with a common Octave.
Wednesday within the III Week after the Octave of Easter: Octave of St. Joseph, Greater Double.

[edit] May

May 1: Ss. Philip and James Apostles, Double of the II Class.
May 2: St. Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
May 3: Invention of the Holy Cross, Double of the II Class, Com. of Ss. Alexander I Pope, Eventius and Theodulus Martyrs, and Juvenal, Bishop and Confessor.
May 4: St. Monica Widow, Double.
May 5: St. Pius V Pope and Confessor, Double.
May 6: St. John Apostle before the Latin Gate, Greater Double.
May 7: St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Double.
May 8: Apparition of St. Michael, Greater Double
May 9: St. Gregory Nazianzen Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
May 10: St. Antoninus Bishop and Confessor, Double, Com. of Ss. Gordian and Epimachus.
May 11: Feria
May 12: Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla Virgin, and Pancras Martyrs, Semidouble.
May 13: St. Robert Bellarmine Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
May 14: St. Boniface Martyr, Simple.
May 15: St. John Baptist de la Salle Confessor, Double.
May 16: St. Ubald Bishop and Confessor, Semidouble.
May 17: St. Paschal Baylon Confessor, Double.
May 18: St. Venantius Martyr, Double.
May 19: St. Peter Celestine Pope and Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Pudentiana Virgin.
May 20: St. Bernardine of Siena Confessor, Semidouble.
May 21: Feria
May 22: Feria
May 23: Feria
May 24: Feria
May 25: St. Gregory VII Pope and Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Urban I Pope and Martyr, Double.
May 26: St. Philip Neri Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Eleutherius Pope and Martyr.
May 27: St. Bede the Venerable Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Com. of St. John I Pope and Martyr, Double.
May 28: St. Augustine Bishop and Confessor, Double.
May 29: St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Virgin, Semidouble.
May 30: St. Felix I Pope and Martyr, Double.
May 31: St. Angela Merici Virgin, Double, Com. of St. Petronilla Virgin.

[edit] June

June 1: Feria.
June 2: Ss. Marcellinus, Peter, and Erasmus Bishop, Martyrs, Simple.
June 3: Feria
June 4: St. Francis Caracciolo Confessor, Double.
June 5: St. Boniface Bishop and Martyr, Double.
June 6: St. Norbert Bishop and Confessor, Double.
June 7: Feria
June 8: Feria
June 9: Ss. Primus and Felician Martyrs, Simple.
June 10: St. Margaret Queen, Widow, Semidouble.
June 11: St. Barnabas Apostle, Greater Double.
June 12: St. John of San Facundo Confessor, Double, Com. of Ss. Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius Martyrs.
June 13: St. Anthony of Padua Confessor, Double.
June 14: St. Basil the Great Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
June 15: Ss. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia Martyrs, Simple.
June 16: Feria
June 17: Feria
June 18: St. Ephraem Syrus Deacon, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of Ss. Mark and Marcellianus Martyrs.
June 19: St. Juliana Falconieri Virgin, Double, Com. of Ss. Gervase and Protase Martyrs.
June 20: St. Silverius Pope and Martyr, Simple.
June 21: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Confessor, Double.
June 22: St. Paulinus Bishop and Confessor, Double
June 23: Vigil.
June 24: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Double of the I Class with a common Octave.
June 25: St. William Abbot, Double, Com. of the Octave.
June 26: Ss. John and Paul Martyrs, Double, Com. of the Octave.
June 27: Of the IV day within the Octave of St. John the Baptist, Semidouble.
June 28: St. Irenaeus Bishop and Martyr, Double, Com. of the Octave and of the Vigil.
June 29: Ss. Peter and Paul Apostles, Double of the I Class with a common Octave.
June 30: Commemoration of St. Paul Apostle, Greater Double, Com. of St. Peter Apostle and of the Octave of St. John the Baptist.

[edit] July

July 1: The most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, Double of the I Class, Com. of the Octave day of St. John the Baptist.
July 2: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class, Com. of Ss. Processus and Martinian Martyrs.
July 3: St. Leo II Pope and Confessor, Semidouble, Com. of the Octave of the Holy Apostles.
July 4: Of the VI day within the Octave of Ss. Peter and Paul Apostles, Semidouble.
July 5: St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria Confessor, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Holy Apostles.
July 6: Octave of Ss. Peter and Paul Apostles, Greater Double.
July 7: Ss. Cyril and Methodius Bishops and Confessors, Double.
July 8: St. Elizabeth Queen, Widow, Semidouble.
July 9: Feria
July 10: The Seven Holy Brothers Martyrs, Semidouble, and Ss. Rufina and Secunda Virgins and Martyrs.
July 11: St. Pius I Pope and Martyr, Simple.
July 12: St. John Gualbert Abbot, Double, Com. of Ss. Nabor and Felix Martyrs.
July 13: St. Anacletus Pope and Martyr, Semidouble.
July 14: St. Bonaventure Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
July 15: St. Henry II Emperor, Confessor, Semidouble.
July 16: Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel, Greater Double.
July 17: St. Alexius Confessor, Semidouble.
July 18: St. Camillus de Lellis Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Symphorosa and her seven Sons Martyrs.
July 19: St. Vincent de Paul Confessor, Double.
July 20: St. Jerome Emiliani Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Margaret Virgin Martyr.
July 21: St. Praxedes Virgin, Simple.
July 22: St. Mary Magdalene Penitent, Double.
July 23: St. Apollinaris Martyr, Double, Com. of St. Liborius Bishop and Confessor.
July 24: Vigil. Com. of St. Christina Virgin and Martyr.
July 25: St. James Apostle, Double of the II Class, Com. of St. Christopher Martyr.
July 26: St. Anne Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class.
July 27: St. Pantaleon Martyr, Simple.
July 28: Ss. Nazarius and Celsus Martyrs, Victor I Pope and Martyr, and St. Innocent I Pope and Confessor, Semidouble.
July 29: St. Martha Virgin, Semidouble, Com. of St. Felix II Pope, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice Martyrs.
July 30: Ss. Abdon and Sennen Martyrs, Simple.
July 31: St. Ignatius Confessor, Double.

[edit] August

August 1: St. Peter in Chains, Greater Double, Com. of St. Paul and the Holy Machabees Martyrs.
August 2: St. Alphonsus Mary of Liguori Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of St. Stephen I Pope and Martyr.
August 3: Invention of St. Stephen Protomartyr, Semidouble.
August 4: St. Dominic Confessor, Greater Double.
August 5: Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows, Greater Double.
August 6: Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ, Double of the II Class, Com. of Ss. Xystus II Pope, Felicissimus, and Agapitus Martyrs.
August 7: St. Cajetan Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Donatus.
August 8: Ss. Cyriacus, Largus and Smaragdus Martyrs, Semidouble.
August 9: St. John Vianney Confessor and Priest, Double, Com. of the Vigil and St. Romanus Martyr.
August 10: St. Laurence Martyr, Double of the II Class with a simple Octave.
August 11: Ss. Tiburtius and Susanna Virgin, Martyrs, Simple.
August 12: St. Clare Virgin, Double.
August 13: Ss. Hippolytus and Cassian Martyrs, Simple.
August 14: Vigil. Com. of St. Eusebius Confessor.
August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the I Class with a common Octave.
August 16: St. Joachim Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, Double of the II Class.
August 17: St. Hyacinth Confessor, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Assumption and the Octave Day of St. Laurence.
August 18: Of the IV day within the Octave of the Assumption, Semidouble, Com. of St. Agapitus Martyr.
August 19: St. John Eudes Confessor, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Assumption.
August 20: St. Bernard Abbot, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Assumption.
August 21: St. Jane Frances de Chantal Widow, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Assumption.
August 22: Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class, Com. of Ss. Timothy, Hippolytus Bishop, and Symphorianus Martyrs.
August 23: St. Philip Benizi Confessor, Double, Com. of the Vigil.
August 24: St. Bartholomew Apostle, Double of the II Class.
August 25: St. Louis King, Confessor, Semidouble.
August 26: St. Zephyrinus Pope Martyr, Simple.
August 27: St. Joseph Calasanctius Confessor, Double.
August 28: St. Augustine Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of St. Hermes Martyr.
August 29: Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Greater Double, Com. of St. Sabina Martyr.
August 30: St. Rose of St. Mary Virgin of Lima, Double, Com. of Ss. Felix and Adauctus Martyrs.
August 31: St. Raymond Nonnatus Confessor, Double.

[edit] September

September 1: St. Giles Abbot, Simple, Com. of the Holy Twelve Brothers Martyrs.
September 2: St. Stephen King, Confessor, Semidouble.
September 3: St. Pius X Pope and Confessor, Double.
September 4: Feria
September 5: St. Laurence Justinian Bishop and Confessor, Semidouble.
September 6: Feria
September 7: Feria
September 8: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class with a simple Octave, Com. of St. Adrian Martyr.
September 9: St. Gorgonius Martyr, Simple.
September 10: St. Nicholas of Tolentino Confessor, Double.
September 11: Ss. Protus and Hyacinth Martyrs, Simple.
September 12: The Most Holy Name of Mary, Greater Double.
September 13: Feria
September 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Greater Double.
September 15: Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class, Com. of St. Nicomedes Martyr.
September 16: St. Cornelius Pope and St. Cyprian Bishop, Martyrs, Semidouble, Com. of Ss. Euphemia Virgin, Lucy and Geminian Martyrs.
September 17: Impression of the sacred Stigmata of St. Francis Confessor, Double.
September 18: St. Joseph of Cupertino Confessor, Double.
September 19: St. Januarius Bishop and Companions Martyrs, Double.
September 20: St. Eustace and Companions Martyrs, Double, Com. of the Vigil.
September 21: St. Matthew Apostle and Evangelist, Double of the II Class.
September 22: St. Thomas of Villanova Bishop and Confessor, Double, Com. of Ss. Maurice and Companions Martyrs.
September 23: St. Linus Pope and Martyr, Semidouble, Com. of St. Thecla Virgin and Martyr.
September 24: Our Lady of Ransom, Greater Double.
September 25: Feria
September 26: Ss. Cyprian and Justina Virgin, Martyrs, Simple.
September 27: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Martyrs, Semidouble.
September 28: St. Wenceslaus Duke, Martyr, Semidouble.
September 29: Dedication of St. Michael Archangel, Double of the I Class.
September 30: St. Jerome Priest, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.

[edit] October

October 1: St. Remigius Bishop and Confessor, Simple.
October 2: The Holy Guardian Angels, Greater Double.
October 3: St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Virgin, Double.
October 4: St. Francis of Assisi Confessor, Greater Double.
October 5: St. Placid and companions Martyrs, Simple.
October 6: St. Bruno Confessor, Double.
October 7: The most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class, Com. of St. Mark Pope and Confessor, and Ss. Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus and Apuleius Martyrs.
October 8: St. Bridget Widow, Double.
October 9: St. John Leonard Confessor, Semidouble, St. Denis Bishop, Rusticus Priest, and Eleutherius Martyrs.
October 10: St. Francis Borgia Confessor, Semidouble.
October 11: The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the II Class.
October 12: Feria
October 13: St. Edward King, Confessor, Semidouble.
October 14: St. Callistus I Pope and Martyr, Double.
October 15: St. Teresa Virgin, Double.
October 16: St. Hedwig Widow, Semidouble.
October 17: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Virgin, Double.
October 18: St. Luke Evangelist, Double of the II Class.
October 19: St. Peter of Alcantara Confessor, Double.
October 20: St. John Cantius Confessor, Double.
October 21: St. Hilarion Abbot, Simple, Com. of St. Ursula and Companions Virgins and Martyrs.
October 22: Feria
October 23: Feria
October 24: St. Raphael Archangel, Greater Double.
October 25: Ss. Chrysanthus and Daria Martyrs, Simple.
October 26: St. Evaristus Pope and Martyr, Simple.
October 27: Vigil.
October 28: Ss. Simon and Jude Apostles, Double of the II Class.
October 29: Feria
October 30: Feria
October 31: Vigil.

Last Sunday in October: The Feast of our Lord Jesus Christ the King, Double of the I Class, Com. of the Sunday.

[edit] November

November 1: All Saints, Double of the I Class
November 2: Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, Double.
November 3: Of the III day within the Octave of All Saints, Semidouble.
November 4: St. Charles Bishop and Confessor, Double, Com. of the Octave of All Saints and Ss. Vitalis and Agricola Martyrs.
November 5: Of the V day within the Octave of All Saints, Semidouble.
November 6: Of the VI day within the Octave of All Saints, Semidouble.
November 7: Of the VII day within the Octave of All Saints, Semidouble.
November 8: Octave of All Saints, Greater Double, Com. of the Holy Four Crowned Martyrs.
November 9: Dedication of the Archbasilica of the most Holy Saviour, Double of the II Class, Com. of St. Theodore Martyr.
November 10: St. Andrew Avellino Confessor, Double, Com. of Ss. Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha Martyrs.
November 11: St. Martin Bishop and Confessor, Double, Com. of St. Mennas Martyr.
November 12: St. Martin I Pope and Martyr, Semidouble.
November 13: St. Didacus Confessor, Semidouble.
November 14: St. Josaphat Bishop and Martyr, Double.
November 15: St. Albert the Great Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double.
November 16: St. Gertrude Virgin, Double.
November 17: St. Gregory Thaumaturgus Bishop and Confessor, Semidouble.
November 18: Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul, Greater Double
November 19: St. Elisabeth Widow, Double, Com. of St. Pontianus Pope and Martyr.
November 20: St. Felix of Valois Confessor, Double.
November 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Greater Double
November 22: St. Cecilia Virgin and Martyr, Double.
November 23: St. Clement I Pope and Martyr, Double, Com. of St. Felicitas Martyr.
November 24: St. John of the Cross Confessor and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. St. Chrysogonus Martyr.
November 25: St. Catherine Virgin and Martyr, Double.
November 26: St. Sylvester Abbot, Double, Com. of St. Peter of Alexandria Bishop and Martyr.
November 27: Feria
November 28: Feria
November 29: Vigil. Commemoration of St. Saturninus.
November 30: St. Andrew Apostle, Double of the II Class.

[edit] December

December 1: Feria
December 2: St. Bibiana Virgin and Martyr, Semidouble.
December 3: St. Francis Xavier Confessor, Greater Double.
December 4: St. Peter Chrysologus Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of St. Barbara Virgin and Martyr.
December 5: Com. of St. Sabbas Abbot.
December 6: St. Nicholas Bishop and Confessor, Double.
December 7: St. Ambrose Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, Double, Com. of the Vigil.
December 8: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Double of the I Class
December 9: Of the II day within the Octave of the Immaculate Conception, Semidouble.
December 10: Of the III day within the Octave of the Immaculate Conception, Semidouble, Com. of St. Melchiades Pope and Martyr.
December 11: St. Damasus I Pope and Confessor, Semidouble, Com. of the Octave of the Immaculate Conception.
December 12: Of the V day within the Octave of the Immaculate Conception, Semidouble.
December 13: St. Lucy Virgin and Martyr, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Immaculate Conception.
December 14: Of the VII day within the Octave of the Immaculate Conception, Semidouble.
December 15: Octave of the Immaculate Conception, Greater Double.
December 16: St. Eusebius Bishop and Martyr, Semidouble.
December 17: Feria
December 18: Feria
December 19: Feria
December 20: Vigil.
December 21: St. Thomas Apostle, Double of the II Class.
December 22: Feria
December 23: Feria
December 24: Vigil.
December 25: Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Double of the I Class with a privileged Octave of the III rank.
December 26: St. Stephen Protomartyr, Double of the II class with a simple Octave, Com. of the Octave of the Nativity.
December 27: St. John Apostle and Evangelist, Double of the II class with a simple Octave, Com. of the Octave of the Nativity.
December 28: The Holy Innocents, Double of the II class with a simple Octave, Com. of the Octave of the Nativity.
December 29: St. Thomas Bishop and Martyr, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Nativity.
December 30: Of the VI day within the Octave of the Nativity, Semidouble.
December 31: St. Sylvester I Pope and Confessor, Double, Com. of the Octave of the Nativity.

Although not listed on the general Calendar, a commemoration of St. Anastasia Martyr is made at the second Mass on December 25.

[edit] Moveable Feasts

The moveable feasts are those connected with the Easter cycle, and Easter is the date relative to which their position is ultimately determined. The date of Easter is determined relative to the lunar calendar as used by the Hebrews. The rule has since the Middle Ages been phrased as “Easter is observed on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox.” However, this does not reflect the actual ecclesiastical rules precisely. One reason for this is that the full moon involved (called the Paschal full moon) is not an astronomical full moon, but an ecclesiastical moon. Another difference is that the astronomical vernal equinox is a natural astronomical phenomenon, which can fall on 20 or 21 March, while the ecclesiastical vernal equinox is a fixed March 21 (on the Gregorian Calendar). Easter is determined from tables which determine Easter based on the ecclesiastical rules described above, which do not always coincide with the astronomical full moon. The moveable feasts are given below:

Septuagesima Sunday (9th Sunday before Easter)
Ash Wednesday (Wednesday after the 7th Sunday before Easter)
Passion Sunday (Sunday 2 weeks before Easter)
Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary (Friday after 2nd Sunday before Easter)
Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter)
Holy Thursday (Thursday before Easter)
Good Friday (Friday before Easter)
Holy Saturday (Saturday before Easter)
Easter Sunday, the Solemnity of Solemnities, the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Low Sunday (Sunday after Easter)
The Solemnity of St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, confessor, and patron of the Universal Church (Wednesday after the 2nd Sunday after Easter)
The Octave of St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, confessor and patron of the Universal Church (Wednesday after the 3rd Sunday after Easter)
The Lesser Litanies at St. Mary Major (Monday after the 5th Sunday after Easter)
The Lesser Litanies at St. John Lateran (Tuesday after the 5th Sunday after Easter)
The Vigil of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Lesser Litanies at St. Peter's (Wednesday after the 5th Sunday after Easter)
The Ascension (Thursday after the 5th Sunday after Easter)
The Octave of the Ascension (Thursday after the 6th Sunday after Easter)
The Vigil of Pentecost (Saturday after the 6th Sunday after Easter)
Pentecost (7th Sunday after Easter)
Holy Trinity and the Octave of Pentecost (8th Sunday after Easter)
Corpus Christi (Thursday after the 8th Sunday after Easter)
Octave of Corpus Christi (Thursday after the 9th Sunday after Easter)
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday after the 9th Sunday after Easter)
Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday after the 10th Sunday after Easter)

[edit] Feasts celebrated in some places

The pre-1962 Roman Missal also listed a number of celebrations in the section headed "Mass for Some Places". These celebrations were:

The Holy House of Loreto (10 December)
The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (18 December)
The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary with Saint Joseph (23 January)
Saint Ildephonsus (23 January)
The Flight into Egypt (17 February)
Saint Margaret of Cortona (26 February)
The Prayer of Christ (Tuesday after Septuagesima)
Commemoration of the Passion of Christ (Tuesday after Sexuagesima)
The Sacred Crown of Thorns (Friday after Ash Wednesday)
The Sacred Lance and Nails (Friday after the First Sunday in Lent)
The Holy Shroud (Friday after the Second Sunday in Lent)
The Five Holy Wounds (Friday after the Third Sunday in Lent)
The Precious Blood (Friday after the Fourth Sunday in Lent)
Saint Catherine of Genoa (22 March)
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (16 April)
Our Lady of Good Counsel (26 April)
Saint Isidore the Farmer (15 May)
Saint John Nepomucene (16 May)
Saint Rita of Cascia (22 May)
Saint John Baptist de Rossi (23 May)
Our Lady Help of Christians (24 May)
Saint Ferdinand III (30 May)
Saint Joan of Arc (30 May)
Our Lady Queen of All Saints and Mother of Fair Love (31 May)
Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces (31 May)
Our Lady Queen of the Apostles (Saturday after the Ascension)
The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (Thursday the Sacred Heart)
The Immaculate Heart of Mary (Saturday after the Octave of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Our Lady Mother of Grace (9 June)
Saint John Francis Regis (16 June)
Our Lady of Prompt Succor (27 June)
All Holy Popes (3 July)
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi (7 July)
Saint Veronica Giuliani (9 July)
Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary (17 July)
Our Lady Mother of Mercy (Saturday after the 4th Sunday of July)
Saint Emygdius (9 August)
Saint Philomena (11 August)
Our Lady Refuge of Sinners (13 August)
Saint John Berchmans (13 August)
Saint Roch (16 August)
Empress Helena (18 August)
Our Lady of Consolation (Saturday after the Feast of St. Augustine)
Our Lady Help of the Sick (Saturday after the last Sunday in August)
Saint Rose of Viterbo (4 September)
Saint Peter Claver (9 September)
Saint Gregory the Illuminator (1 October)
Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (16 October)
Feast of the Holy Redeemer (23 October)
The Sacred Relics (5 November)
Saint Stanislaus Kostka (13 November)
Our Lady Mother of Divine Providence (Saturday after the 3rd Sunday in November)
St. Leonard of Port Maurice (26 November)
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (27 November)

[edit] References

^ pages XLV-LIII of the reproduction on this Internet site
^ Decree placed at the beginning of the 1962 Missal
^ Kalendarium, Breviarium Romanum: "In anno bissextili mensis Februarius est dierum 29, et Festum S. Matthiae celebratur die 25 ac Festum S. Gabrielis a Virgine Perdolente die 28 Febr., et bis dicitur Sexto Kalendas, id est die 24 et die 25; et littera dominicalis, quae assumpta fuit in mense Januario, mutatur in praecedentem; ut, si in Januario, littera dominicalis fuerit A, mutetur in praecedentem, quae est g, etc.; et littera f bis servit, 24 et 25.

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