Calendar for the Traditional Roman Rite

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

May 2015

 

Date

Day

*** Liturgical Day ***

Rank

Color

Fast/

Abstinence

*** Misc. ***

1

Friday

Sts. Philip & James, App

d2cl

Red

 

ab

First Friday

2

Saturday

St. Athanasius, BpCD

Within the Octave

 

d

White

 

First Saturday

3

Sunday

Finding of the Holy Cross

4th. Sunday after Easter

St. Alexander I, P & Comp. Mm

 

d2cl

Red

 

 

4

Monday

St. Monica, W

d

White

 

 

 

5

Tuesday

St. Pius V, PC

d

White

 

 

 

6

Wednesday

St. John, ApEv, before

the Latin Gate

 

dm

Red

 

 

7

Thursday

St. Stanislaus, BpM

d

Red

 

 

 

8

Friday

Apparition of St. Michael

the Archangel

 

dm

White

ab

 

9

Saturday

St. Gregory Nazianzen, BpCD

d

White

 

 

 

10

Sunday

5th. Sunday after Easter

St. Antonimus, BpC

Sts. Gordian & Epimachus, Mm

 

sd

White

 

 

11

Monday

Ferial Day

 

 

White

x

 

Lessor Litanies

Rogation Day

 

12

Tuesday

Sts. Nereus & Comp., Mm

sd

White

 

Lessor Litanies

Rogation Day

 

13

Wednesday

St. Robert Bellarmine, BpCD

Vigil of the Ascension

 

d

White

 

 

14

Thursday

Ascension Thursday

d1cl

White

 

 

 

15

Friday

St. John Baptist de la Salle, C

Within the Octave

 

d

White

ab

Holy Day

16

Saturday

Within the Octave

St. Ubaldus, BpC

 

sd

White

 

 

17

Sunday

Sunday within the Octave

St. Paschal Baylon, C

Within the Octave

 

sd

White

 

 

18

Monday

St. Venantius, M

Within the Octave

 

d

Red

 

 

19

Tuesday

St. Peter Celestine, PC

Within the Octave

St. Pudentiana, V

 

d

White

 

 

20

Wednesday

Within the Octave

St. Bernardine of Siena, C

 

sd

White

 

 

21

Thursday

Octave Day of the Ascension

dm

White

 

 

 

22

Friday

Ferial Day

[Mass of the Preceding Sunday]

 

 

White

x

ab

 

23

Saturday

Vigil of Pentecost

 

Violate

Red

 

Fast/P. Ab

 

24

Sunday

Pentecost Sunday

d1cl

Red

 

 

 

25

Monday

Pentecost Monday

d1cl

Red

 

 

 

26

Tuesday

Pentecost Tuesday

d1cl

Red

 

 

 

27

Wednesday

Pentecost Wednesday

St. Bede the Venerable, CD

St. John I, PM

 

sd

Red

Fast/P. Ab

Ember Wednesday

28

Thursday

Pentecost Thursday

St. Augustine of Canterbury, BpC

 

sd

Red

 

 

29

Friday

Pentecost Friday

St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi, V

 

sd

Red

ab

Ember Friday

30

Saturday

Pentecost Saturday

St. Felix I, PM

 

sd

Red

Fast/P. Ab

Ember Saturday

31

Sunday

Trinity Sunday

d1cl

White