Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

 

December 2013

 

Date

Day

Liturgical Day

Rank

Color

F/A

Misc.

 

1

Sunday

1st Sunday of Advent

 

sd

Violet

 

 

2

Monday

St. Bibiana, VM

sd

Red

X

 

 

 

3

Tuesday

St. Francis Xavier, C

 

dm

White

 

 

4

Wednesday

St. Peter Chrysologus, BpCD

St. Barbara, VM

 

d

White

 

 

5

Thursday

Ferial Day

St. Sabbas, Ab

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

 

 

Violet

X

 

 

6

Friday

St. Nicholas, BpC

 

d

White

A

First Friday

7

Saturday

St. Ambrose, BpCD

Vigil of the

Immaculate Conception of the BVM

 

d

White

F/A

First Saturday

8

Sunday

Immaculate Conception of the BVM

2nd Sunday of Advent

 

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

9

Monday

Within the Octave

[Mass of preceding Sunday]

sd

White

X

Violet

 

 

 

10

Tuesday

Within the Octave

St. Melchiades, PM

 

sd

White

X

 

 

11

Wednesday

St. Damasus I, PC

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

X

 

 

12

Thursday

Within the Octave

sd

White

X

 

 

 

13

Friday

St. Lucy, VM

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

A

 

14

Saturday

Within the Octave

d

White

X

 

 

 

15

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

Octave Day of the Immaculate Conception

 

sd

Rose

 

Gaudete Sunday

16

Monday

St. Eusebius, BpM

sd

Red

X

 

 

 

17

Tuesday

Ferial Day

[Mass of the preceding Sunday]

 

 

Violet

 

 

18

Wednesday

Ferial Day

 

Violet

F/PA

Ember Wednesday

19

Thursday

Ferial Day

[Mass of the preceding Sunday]

 

 

Violet

 

 

20

Friday

Vigil of St. Thomas

 

 

Violet

F/A

Ember Friday

21

Saturday

St. Thomas, Ap

d2cl

Red

F/PA

Ember Saturday

 

22

Sunday

4th Sunday of Advent

 

sd

Violet

 

 

23

Monday

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, V

[from December 22]

 

d2cl

White

 

 

24

Tuesday

Vigil of the Nativity

 

 

Violet

F/A

 

25

Wednesday

Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Christmas Day

St. Anastasia, M [2nd Mass]

 

d1cl

White

 

Holy Day

26

Thursday

St. Stephen, First Martyr

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

27

Friday

St. John, ApEv

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

White

A

 

28

Saturday

The Holy Innocents, Mm

Within the Octave

 

d2cl

Violet

 

 

29

Sunday

Sunday within the Octave

of Christmas

St. Thomas of Canterbury, BpM

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

 

 

30

Monday

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

 

 

31

Tuesday

St. Sylvester I, PC

Within the Octave

 

d

White