Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

December 2011

 

Date

Day

Liturgical Day

Rank

Color

F/A

 

Misc.

1

Thursday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

x

 

 

2

Friday

St. Bibiana, VM

sd

Red

x

A

 

3

Saturday

St. Francis Xavier, C

dm

White

 

 

4

Sunday

2nd Sunday of Advent

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

St. Barbara, VM

sd

Violet

 

 

5

Monday

Ferial Day

St. Sabbas, Ab

?

Violet

x

 

 

6

Tuesday

St. Nicholas, BpC

d

White

 

 

7

Wednesday

St. Ambrose, BpCD

Vigil of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM

d

White

F/A

 

8

Thursday

Immaculate Conception of the BVM

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

9

Friday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

A

 

10

Saturday

Within the Octave

St. Melchiades, MP

sd

White

x

 

 

11

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

[Gaudete Sunday]

St. Damasus I, PC

Within the Octave

sd

Violet

Rose

 

 

12

Monday

Within the Octave

sd

White

x

 

 

13

Tuesday

St. Lucy, VM

Within the Octave

d

Red

 

 

14

Wednesday

Within the Octave

sd

White

F

P/A

Ember Wednesday

15

Thursday

Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception

dm

White

 

 

16

Friday

St. Eusebius, BpM

sd

Red

A

Ember Friday

17

Saturday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

F

P/A

Ember Saturday

18

Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent

sd

Violet

 

 

19

Monday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

 

 

20

Tuesday

Vigil of St. Thomas, Ap

?

Red

 

 

21

Wednesday

St. Thomas, Ap

d2cl

Red

 

 

22

Thursday

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V

d2cl

White

 

 

23

Friday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

A

 

24

Saturday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

Violet

F/A

 

25

Sunday

Nativity of Our Lord

[Christmas Day]

St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

26

Monday

St. Stephen, First Martyr

Within the Octave

d2cl

Red

 

 

27

Tuesday

St. John, ApEv

Within the Octave

d2cl

White

 

 

28

Wednesday

The Holy Innocents

Within the Octave

d2cl

Violet

 

 

29

Thursday

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

Within the Octave

d

Red

 

 

30

Friday

Sunday within the Octave of Christmas

[Resumed]

Within the Octave

sd

White

A

 

31

Saturday

St. Sylvester I, PC

Within the Octave

d

White