Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

December 2010

Date

 

Day

Liturgical Day

Rank

Color

F/A

Misc.

1

 Wednesday

Ferial Day

[Mass of Preceding Sunday] 

 

Violet

 

 

2

 Thursday

 St. Bibiana, VM

 sd

Red

 

 

3

 Friday

 St. Francis Xavier, C

 dm

 White

 First Friday

4

 Saturday

 St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

St. Barbara, VM

 d

White

 

First Saturday 

5

 Sunday

2nd. Sunday of Advent

St. Sabbas, Ab 

 sd

Violet 

 

 

6

 Monday

St. Nicholas, BpC 

White

 

 

7

 Tuesday

 St. Ambrose, BpCD

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM

White 

 F/A

 

8

 Wednesday

The Immaculate Conception 

 d1cl

White 

 

Holy Day of Obligation 

9

 Thursday

 Within the Octave

 sd

 White

x

 

 

10

 Friday

Within the Octave

St. Melchaides, PM 

sd 

White

 

11

 Saturday

 St. Damasus I, PC

Within the Octave

 sd

White

 

 

12

 Sunday

3rd. Sunday of Advent

Within the Octave 

 sd

 Violet

 

Gaudete Sunday 

 [Rose Vestment]

13

 Monday

St. Lucy, VM

Within the Octave 

 d

Red 

 

?

14

 Tuesday

Within the Octave 

 sd

White

 

 

15

 Wednesday

 Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception

dm 

 White

 F/PA

 Ember Wednesday

16

 Thursday

 St. Eusebius, BpM

 sd

Red

 

 

17

 Friday

Ferial Day 

 Violet

 

 F/A

Ember Friday 

18

 Saturday

 Ferial Day 

 Violet

 

 F/PA

Ember Saturday 

19

 Sunday

 4th. Sunday of Advent

 sd

 Violet

 

 

20

 Monday

Vigil of St. Thomas 

 

Violet

 

 

21

 Tuesday

St. Thomas, Ap 

 d2cl

 Red

 

 

22

 Wednesday

 St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V

 d2cl

 White

 

 

23

 Thursday

Ferial Day

[Mass of Preceding Sunday]  

 

Violet 

 

 

24

 Friday

 Vigil of the Nativity

 

Violet 

 F/A

 

25

 Saturday

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

[Christmas Day]

St. Anastatia, M [2nd. Mass] 

 d1cl

 White

 

Holy Day of Obligation 

26

 Sunday

 St. Stephen, First Martyr

Within the Octave

 d2cl

 Red

 

 

27

 Monday

 St. John, ApEv

Within the Octave

 d2cl

 White

 

 

28

 Tuesday

The Holy Innocents, Mm

Within the Octave 

 d2cl

Violet 

 

 

29

 Wednesday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM 

Within the Octave

 d

Red 

 

 

30

 Thursday

 Sunday Within the Octave of Christmas

Within the Octave

sd 

White 

 

 

31 

 Friday

 St. Sylvester I, PC

Within the Octave

 d

White