Roman calendar / revised by decree of the Second Vatican Council and published by authority of Pope $ ^GL-Hvolt'c, Chc^rch 2o t/v’> D.»A Ca i o| a r Abv c^i^fO L i f-o a ^/^^:| ^v'i-u Q ( , C^ ie.i^olciV'^ l^ktt U 1 1979 eoiuof LHNiAinr rnncAcmc ROMAN CALENDAR GENERAL ROMAN CALENDAR INTERIM CALENDAR LITANY OF SAINTS UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE ROMAN CALENDAR REVISED BY DECREE OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF POPE PAUL VI General Roman Calendar Interim Calendar Litany of the Saints 1970 UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE 1312 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. This translation has been adjusted to include variations from the Calendarium Romanum as reported in Notitiae 54 (May 1970) 191-192 and incorporated in the Missale Romanum (March 26, 1970). These affect nos. 13, 56, 59, and 60 of the General Norms. In the General Roman Calendar the solemnity of Corpus Christi is called "Solemnitas Ss.mi Corporis et Sanguinis Christi," and the feasts of Saints Dominic and Cajetan (August 7 and 8) have been interchanged. In addition, the order of Saints Joseph and John the Baptist in both forms of the litany has been inverted, and the name of Saint Stanislaus has been Inserted in the first form of the litany, both In accord with the response of the Congregation for Divine Worship (January 5, 1970; prot. no. 1887/69) to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (U.S.A.). Copyright © 1970, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved. CONTENTS Page Decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites 1 Apostolic Letter of Pope Paul VI. Approval of the General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the New General Roman Calendar 3 General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar 7 The Liturgical Year 7 The Calendar 13 Table of Liturgical Days 17 General Roman Calendar 21 Litany of Saints 33 Litany for Solemn Intercessions 33 Litany for Consecrations and Solemn Blessings 38 Special Invocations 39 Interim General Calendar for Use Until the Revised Missal and Breviary are Published 40 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/romancalendarrevcath SACRED CONGREGATION OF RITES Prot. N. R. 21/969 DECREE The arrangement of the liturgical year and the general Roman calendar have been approved by Pope Paul VI in the apostolic letter Mysterii paschalis celebrationem, issued motu proprio on February 14, 1969. This Congregation of Rites, by special mandate of the pope, publishes them, to take effect on January 1, 1970. While the new breviary and new missal are being prepared, revised according to the norms of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, the new general Roman calendar is to be adapted to the liturgical books now in force as follows: (a) Liturgical days called ''Solemnities" are to be celebrated as feasts of the first class, "feasts" as feasts of the second class, and "memorials" as feasts of the third class. If these memorials occur on the weekdays of Advent between December 17 and December 24, on the days within the octave of Christmas, or on the weekdays of Lent, their celebration is optional. The form of the optional celebration is a commemoration at the end of Lauds, with antiphon, verse, and prayer. In arranging weekday celebrations, the norms now in force are to be observed. (b) The feasts of the Baptism of the Lord and of Christ the King are to be celebrated on the days newly assigned to them; the feast of the Holy Family is to be observed on the Sunday within the octave of Christmas, including this year. (c) Feasts which have been removed from the general calendar are no longer to be celebrated throughout the Roman rite. They shall be kept, however, if they are in particular calendars. 1 (d) Saints' days which have been reduced to optional memorials In the new calendar shall still be observed. Their celebration, however, is as a feast of the third class. If they occur on the weekdays of Advent between December 17 and December 24, the days within the octave of Christmas, or the weekdays of Lent, they are only commemorated at the end of Lauds, with antiphon, verse, and prayer. (e) Saints' days which are assigned to a new day in the revised calendar shall continue to be celebrated on the day given in the current liturgical books. (f) Saints' days which have been added to the new calendar shall be celebrated as optional memorials, using either texts from the Common or a Mass from the part of the missal which con- tains propers for certain places. Consequently, in addition to the revised general calendar (pp. 21-32), an interim general calendar is provided until the new liturigcal books are published (pp. 40-51). In addition to the general calendar. It seemed advisable to re- vise the litany of saints. Two forms are published: the longer one for use in public intercessions and processions, the shorter form for use in rites which take place during Mass. These two forms of the litany, which may be freely used at once, are mandatory as of January 1, 1970. When preparing diocesan and religious calendars and propers for the office and Mass, the norms of the new general calendar which govern the structure of the liturgical year should be ob- served. These calendars and propers, to be approved by the Holy See, will take effect when the revised missal and breviary are available. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding. Sacred Congregation of Rites, March 21, 1969. Benno Card. Gut Prefect of S.R.C. President of the Consilium tFerdinando Antonelll Titular Archbishop of Idicra Secretary of S.R.C. 2 APOSTOLIC LETTER MOTU PROPRIO APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL NORMS FOR THE LITURGICAL YEAR AND THE NEW GENERAL ROMAN CALENDAR POPE PAUL VI The Second Vatican Council clearly teaches that the celebration of the paschal mystery unfolding throughout the liturgical year is of the greatest importance to Christian worship. Following the Council's norms, the paschal mystery of Christ should receive greater prominence in the revision of the liturgical calendar.^ The reordering of the temporal and sanctoral cycle and the Roman calendar are directed to this. With the passage of centuries, the faithful have become accus- tomed to so many special religious devotions that the principal mysteries of the redemption have lost their proper place. This was due partly to the increased number of vigils, holydays, and octaves, partly to the gradual dominance of various seasons over the entire liturgical year. Our predecessors. Saint Pius X and John XXIII, clearly estab- lished several rules so that Sunday might be restored to its former dignity and be rightly considered by everyone as "the original feast day." ^ They also restored the season of Lent to its rightful place. It should be remembered also that our predecessor, Pius XII, decreed ^ that, for the Western Church, the night of the pass- over should be restored to its proper place as a vigil because at this rite the sacraments of Christian initiation are celebrated and the people of God reaffirm their spiritual covenant with the risen Lord. 3 These popes, with the Fathers and the tradition of the Catholic Church, taught that the historical events by which Christ Jesus won our salvation through his death are not merely commemorated or recalled in the course of the liturgical year even though they in- struct and nourish the least educated among the faithful. These pontiffs taught rather that the celebration of the liturgical year exerts "a special sacramental power and influence which strength- ens Christian life." ^ We ourselves believe and profess this same truth. As we observe the "sacrament of the birth of Christ" ^ and his appearance in the world, we should pray that "through him, who is like us outwardly, we may be inwardly changed."® As we cele- brate his passage from death to life, we ask God that those who are reborn with Christ may "so live as to hold on to the sacrament they have received by faith." In the words of the Second Vatican Council, the Church "recalls the mysteries of redemption and opens to the faithful the riches of the Lord's powers and merits, so that they are in some way made present for all time for the faithful to lay hold of them and be filled with his saving grace." ® The purpose of the restoration of the liturgical year and the re- vision of its norms is none other than to allow the faithful, through their faith, hope, and love, to share more deeply in "the whole mystery of Christ as it unfolds throughout the year." ^ II In light of this we do not feel that it is incongruous to em- phasize also the feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, "who is joined by an inseparable bond to the saving work of her Son," and the memorials of the saints, which are rightly considered as "the feasts of our leaders, confessors, and victors." "The feasts of the saints proclaim the wonderful work of Christ in his servants, and offer fitting example for the faithful to follow." The Catholic Church has always believed that the feasts of the saints proclaim and renew the paschal mystery of Christ.^® As the council properly pointed out, over the course of the centuries more feasts of the saints were introduced than necessary. "Lest the feasts of the saints overshadow the feasts which recall the mysteries of redemption, many of these should be celebrated 4 by local churches, countries, or religious communities. Only those which commemorate saints of universal significance should be kept by the universal Church." To put these decrees of the ecumenical council into effect, the names of some saints have been deleted from the general cal- endar, and permission was granted to restore the memorials and veneration of other saints to those areas with which they were traditionally associated. As a result, with the deletion of certain lesser-known saints from the Roman calendar, the names of martyrs and saints born and raised in regions to which the gospel was later carried have been added. These representatives of every group of people are given equal prominence in the list of saints because they shed their blood for Christ or showed extraordinary signs of virtue. Therefore a new general calendar has been prepared for use in the Latin rite which we feel is more in keeping with modern-day attitudes and approaches toward piety and which directs our at- tention to the universality of the Church. The calendar lists the names of remarkable persons who, each in his own way, offer the entire people of God outstanding examples of holiness which can greatly help Christians of every walk of life. Carefully weighing all these matters before the Lord, and with our apostolic authority, we approve the new Roman calendar and the principles governing the arrangement of the liturgical year drawn up by the Consilium for the Implementation of the Con- stitution on the Sacred Liturgy. These are effective January 1, 1970, in accordance with the decrees of the Sacred Congregation of Rites prepared in conjunction with the Consilium, in force until the properly revised missal and the breviary are published. We decree that all we have established motu proprio in this letter shall remain valid and in force and, if necessary, notwith- standing constitutions and apostolic letters issued by our prede- cessors, as well as other directives, even those worthy of mention and derogation. Given at Saint Peter's in Rome, February 14, 1969, the sixth year of our pontificate. Pope Paul VI 5 NOTES 1. II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (CSL), Sacrosanctum Concilium, nos. 102-111: AAS 56 (1964) 125-128. 2. Ibid., no. 106: AAS 56 (1964) 126. 3. Sacred Congregation of Rites (SCR), Decree Dominicae Resurrectionis, Feb. 9, 1961: AAS 43 (1951) 128-129. 4. SCR, Decree Maxima Redemptionis nostrae mysteriis, Nov. 16, 1965: AAS 47 (1955) 839. 5. St. Leo the Great, Sermo XXVII in Nativitate Domini, 7, 1 : PL 54, 216. 6. Roman Missal, Prayer for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. 7. Ibid., Prayer for Tuesday of Easter Week. 8. CSL, no. 102: AAS 56 (1964) 125. 9. Ibid. 10. Ibid., no. 103. 11. Syriac Breviary (fifth century), ed. B. Mariani, Rome, 1956, p. 27. 12. CSL, no. Ill: AAS 56 (1964) 127. 13. Ibid., no. 104: AAS 56 (1964) 125ff. 14. Ibid., no. Ill: AAS 56 (1964) 127. 6 GENERAL NORMS FOR THE LITURGICAL YEAR AND THE CALENDAR Chapter I THE LITURGICAL YEAR 1. The Church celebrates the memory of Christ's saving work on appointed days in the course of the year. Every week the Church celebrates the memorial of the resurrection on Sunday, which is called the Lord's Day. This is also celebrated, together with the passion of Jesus, on the great feast of Easter once a year. Through- out the year the entire mystery of Christ is unfolded, and the "birthdays" (days of death) of the saints are commemorated. By means of devotional exercises, instruction, prayer, and works of penance and mercy, the Church, according to traditional practices, completes the formation of the faithful during the vari- ous seasons of the liturgical year.^ 2. The following principles may and must be applied to the Roman rite and to all other rites. The practical norms, however, refer only to the Roman rite, except those which by their nature affect the other rites as well.^ Title I Liturgical Days /. The liturgical day in general 3. Each day is made holy through liturgical celebrations of God's people, especially the eucharistic sacrifice and the divine office. The liturgical day runs from midnight to midnight, but the observance of Sunday and of solemnities begins with the evening of the preceding day. II. Sunday 4. The Church celebrates the paschal mystery on the first day of the week, known as the Lord's Day or Sunday. This follows a 7 tradition handed down from the Apostles, which took its origin from the day of Christ's resurrection. Thus Sunday should be considered "the original feast day." ^ 5. Because of its special importance, the celebration of Sunday is replaced only by solemnities or feasts of the Lord. The Sundays of Advent, Lent, and the Easter season, however, take precedence over all solemnities and feasts of the Lord. Solemnities that occur on these Sundays are observed on the preceding Saturday. 6. By its nature, Sunday excludes the permanent assignment of another celebration. Nevertheless: a) Sunday within the octave of Christmas is the feast of the Holy Family; b) Sunday following January 6 is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. c) Sunday after Pentecost is the solemnity of the Holy Trinity; d) the last Sunday of the liturgical year is the solemnity of Christ the King. 7. In those areas where the solemnities of Epiphany, Ascension, and Corpus Christi are not observed as holydays of obligation, they are assigned to a Sunday which is then considered their proper day in the calendar. Thus: a) Epiphany, to the Sunday between January 2 and January 8 ; b) Ascension, to the Seventh Sunday of Easter; c) Corpus Christi, to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. III. Solemnities, feasts, and memorials 8. In the course of the year, as the Church celebrates the mystery of Christ, Mary the Mother of God is especially honored, and the martyrs and other saints are proposed as examples for the faithful.^ 9. The celebration of the days of saints who have universal sig- nificance is required throughout the entire Church. The days of other saints are listed in the calendar as optional, or are left to the veneration of particular churches, countries, or religious com- munities.® 10. The different types of celebrations are distinguished from each other by their importance and are accordingly called sol- emnities, feasts, and memorials. 8 11. Solemnities are the days of greatest importance and begin with first vespers of the preceding day. Several solemnities have their own vigil Mass, to be used when Mass is celebrated in the evening of the preceding day. 12. The celebration of Easter and Christmas continues for eight days. Each octave is governed by its own rules. 13. Feasts are celebrated within the limits of a natural day. They do not have first vespers, with the exception of feasts of the Lord which fall on Sundays of the year and of the Christmas season and which are substituted for the Sunday office. 14. Memorials are either obligatory or optional. Their observance is combined with the celebration of the occurring weekday ac- cording to norms included in the general directives for the Mass and divine office. Obligatory memorials which occur on Lenten weekdays may be celebrated as optional memorials. Should more than one optional memorial fall on the same day, only one is celebrated; the others are omitted. 15. On Saturdays of the year when there is no obligatory me- morial, an optional memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be observed. IV. Weekdays 16. The days following Sunday are called weekdays. They are celebrated in various ways, according to the importance each one has: a) Ash Wednesday and the days of Holy Week, from Monday to Thursday inclusive, are preferred to all other celebra- tions. b) The weekdays of Advent, between December 17 and De- cember 24 inclusive, and all the weekdays of Lent take precedence over obligatory memorials. c) All other weekdays yield to solemnities and feasts and are combined with memorials. 9 Title II The Year 17. The whole mystery of Christ, from his Incarnation to the day of Pentecost and the expectation of his coming again, is recalled by the Church during the course of the year.® /. The Easter triduum 18. Christ redeemed mankind and gave perfect glory to God principally through his paschal mystery: by dying he destroyed our death and by rising he restored our life. The Easter triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is thus the culmination of the entire liturgical year."^ What Sunday is to the week, the solemnity of Easter is to the liturgical year.® 19. The Easter triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter vigil, and closes with vespers on Easter Sunday. 20. On Good Friday ® and, if possible, also on Holy Saturday until the Easter vigil,^® the Easter fast is observed everywhere. The celebration of the Lord's passion takes place on Friday during the afternoon hours. 21. The Easter vigil, in the night when Christ rose from the dead, is considered the "mother of all vigils." During it the Church keeps watch, awaiting the resurrection of Christ and celebrating it in the sacraments. The entire celebration of this vigil should take place at night, beginning after nightfall and ending before dawn. II. Easter season 22. The fifty days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost are celebrated as one feast day, sometimes called "the great Sun- day." The singing of the Alleluia is a characteristic of these days. 23. The Sundays of this season are counted as the Sundays of Easter. Following the Sunday of the Resurrection, they are called the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Sundays of Easter or of the Easter season. The period of fifty days ends on Pentecost Sunday. 10 24. The first eight days of the Easter season form the octave of Easter and are celebrated as solemnities of the Lord. 25. The Ascension is celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter. In places where it is not a holyday of obligation, it is assigned to the Seventh Sunday of Easter (see no. 7). 26. The weekdays after the Ascension through Saturday before Pentecost inclusive are a preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit. III. Season of Lent 27. The season of Lent is a preparation for the celebration of Easter. The liturgy prepares the catechumens for the celebration of the paschal mystery by the several stages of Christian initiation: it also prepares the faithful, who recall their baptism and do penance in preparation for Easter.^^ 28. Lent lasts from Ash Wednesday to the Mass of the Lord's Sup- per exclusive. The Alleluia is not used from the beginning of Lent until the Easter vigil. 29. Ashes are distributed on Ash Wednesday, which is also a day of universal fasting.^"^ 30. The Sundays of this season are called the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent. The Sixth Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week, is known as Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday). 31. Holy Week recalls the passion of Christ, beginning with his messianic entry into Jerusalem. At the chrism Mass on Holy Thursday morning the bishop concelebrates Mass with his body of priests and blesses the oils and prepares the chrism. IV. Christmas season 32. The Church considers the Christmas season, which celebrates the birth of our Lord and his early manifestations, second only to the annual celebration of the Easter mystery. 11 33. The Christmas season runs from first vespers of Christmas until Sunday after Epiphany, or after January 6, inclusive. 34. The Mass of the vigil of Christmas is used in the evening of December 24, either before or after first vespers. On Christmas itself, following the ancient Roman tradition, three Masses may be celebrated, namely, at midnight, at dawn, and during the day. 35. Christmas has its own octave, arranged as follows: a) Sunday within the octave is the feast of the Holy Family. b) December 26 Is the feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr. c) December 27 is the feast of Saint John, apostle and evan- gelist. d) December 28 is the feast of the Holy Innocents. e) December 29, 30, and 31 are days within the octave. f) January 1, the octave day of Christmas, is the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It also recalls the conferral of the name of Jesus. 36. Sunday between January 2 and January 5 is the Second Sun- day after Christmas. 37. Epiphany is celebrated on January 6. Where it Is not observed as a day of obligation, it is assigned to the Sunday between January 2 and January 8 (see no. 7). 38. Sunday after January 6 Is the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. V. Advent 39. The season of Advent has a twofold character. It is a time of preparation for Christmas when the first coming of God's Son to men is recalled. It is also a season when minds are directed by this memorial to Christ's second coming at the end of time. It is thus a season of joyful and spiritual expectation. 40. Advent begins with first vespers of the Sunday which falls on or closest to November 30 and ends before the first vespers of Christmas. 41. The Sundays of this season are known as the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Sundays of Advent. 12 42 The weekdays between December 17 and December 24 inclusive are more directly oriented to the preparation for the Lord's birth. VI. Season of the year 43. Apart from the seasons of Easter, Lent, Christmas, and Advent which have their own characteristics, there are thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in the course of the year which celebrate no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ. Instead, especially on the last Sundays, the mystery of Christ in all its fullness is cele- brated. This period is known as the season of the year. 44. The season of the year begins on Monday after the Sunday following January 6 and continues until Tuesday before Ash Wednesday inclusive. It begins again on Monday after Pentecost and ends before the first vespers of the first Sunday of Advent. The missal and breviary for Sundays and weekdays in this period follow the same plan. VII. Rogation and ember days 45. On rogation and ember days the Church publicly thanks the Lord and prays to him for the needs of men, especially for the productivity of the earth and man's efforts. 46. The adaptations of the time and manner of observance of rogation and ember days to various regions and the different needs of the people should be determined by conferences of bishops. The competent authority should set up norms for the extent of these celebrations over one or several days or for their repeti- tion during the year, as local needs dictate. 47. The Mass for the individual rogation and ember days should be chosen from the votive Masses. These may be further adapted to the purpose of the petitions. Chapter II THE CALENDAR Title I Celebration of the Days of the Calendar 48. The arrangement of liturgical celebrations is governed by 13 either the general calendar in use throughout the entire Roman rite or a particular calendar of a local church or of a religious community. 49. The general calendar includes the entire cycle of celebrations: the mystery of salvation as found in the temporal cycle and the saints, either those of universal significance which must be cele- brated by everyone or others which show the continuity of holi- ness found everywhere in God's people. Particular calendars have special celebrations arranged to harmonize with the general cycle. Individual churches or religious communities should honor in a special way those saints who are particularly associated with them. Particular calendars are to be drawn up by the competent authority and approved by the Apostolic See. 50. The following must be observed In the preparation of particu- lar calendars: a) The temporal cycle, solemnities, and feasts in which the mystery of the redemption is unfolded during the liturgical year must be preserved intact and maintain proper pre- eminence over particular celebrations. b) Particular celebrations must be harmonized organically with universal celebrations, keeping the order and prece- dence indicated in the table of liturgical days. Lest particu- lar calendars be disproportionately enlarged, individual saints may have only one feast in the liturgical year. For pastoral reasons there may be another celebration, as an optional memorial, for the discovery or transfer of the bodies of patrons or founders of churches, or religious of communities. c) Feasts granted by indult may not duplicate other celebra- tions in the cycle of the mystery of salvation nor may they be increased out of proportion. 51. Although it is proper for each diocese to have its own cal- endar and propers for the Mass and office, there is nothing to pre- vent entire provinces, regions, countries, or even larger areas from having common calendars and propers prepared with the cooper- ation of all interested parties. This principle may be used similarly for religious calendars for several provinces within the same civil territory. 14 52. A particular calendar is prepared by inserting in the general calendar special solemnities, feasts, and memorials. a) A diocesan calendar, in addition to celebrations of its patrons and the dedication of the cathedral, contains those saints and blessed who bear some special connection with that diocese, e.g., birthplace, domicile over a long period, or place of death. b) A religious calendar, in addition to celebrations of the titular saint, founder, or patron, contains those saints and blessed who were members of that community or had some special relationship with it. c) A calendar for individual churches, in addition to celebra- tions proper to the diocese or religious community, con- tains those celebrations proper to that church which are found in the table of liturgical days and also of a saint who is buried in that church. Members of religious communi- ties should join with the community of the local church in celebrating the dedication of the cathedral and the principal patrons of the place and of the larger territory where they live. 53. When a diocese or religious community is favored with many saints and blessed, the calendar of the entire diocese or institute should not become disproportionately enlarged. Consequently: a) There may be a common feast of all the saints and blessed of a given diocese or religious community, or of some category of saints; b) Only the saints and blessed of special significance for an entire diocese or religious community may be honored in the calendar with an individual celebration. c) Other saints or blessed are to be celebrated only in those places with which they are more closely associated or where their bodies are buried. 54. Proper celebrations should be listed as obligatory or optional memorials unless other provisions have been made for them in the table of liturgical days or there are special historical or pastoral reasons. In certain places, some celebrations may be observed with greater solemnity than in the rest of the diocese or religious community. 15 55. Celebrations listed in a particular calendar must be observed by all who are bound to follow that calendar. Only with the ap- proval of the Apostolic See may celebrations be removed from a calendar or changed in rank. Title II The Proper Day for Celebrations 56. The Church has customarily celebrated the saints on their ''birthday/' the day of their death. This also seems appropriate when special celebrations are included in particular calendars. Even though proper celebrations have special importance for individual churches or religious communities, it is highly desirable to preserve unity in the observance of solemnities, feasts, and ob- ligatory memorials of the general calendar. In the inclusion of proper celebrations in a particular cal- endar, the following are to be observed: a) Celebrations enumerated in the general calendar are to be listed on the same day in a particular calendar, with a change in rank of celebration if necessary. This also applies to diocesan or religious calendars when celebrations proper to an individual church alone are added. b) Celebrations for saints not included in the general calen- dar should be assigned to the day of their death. If the day of death is not known, the celebration should be as- signed to another day associated with the saint, such as the day of ordination or of the discovery or transfer of his body; otherwise it is celebrated on a day unimpeded by other celebrations in that particular calendar. c) If the day of death or other appropriate day is impeded by another obligatory celebration, even of lower rank, in the general or particular calendar, it should be assigned to the closest day not so impeded. d) If, however, it is a question of celebrations which cannot be transferred to another day because of pastoral reasons, the celebration which impedes the transfer should itself be transferred. e) Other celebrations, called feasts by indult, should be listed on a day which seems pastorally appropriate. 16 f) The cycle of the liturgical year should stand out with a special significance, but at the same time the celebration of the saints should not be constantly impeded. Therefore, the days of Lent and the octave of Easter, as well as the weekdays between December 17 and December 31, should remain free of any particular celebration unless it is a question of optional memorials, feasts found in the table of liturgical days under no. 8a, b, c, d, or solemnities which cannot be transferred to another season. The solemnity of Saint Joseph (March 19), unless it is ob- served as a day of obligation, may be transferred by the conferences of bishops to another day outside Lent. 57. If certain saints or blessed are listed in the calendar on the same day, provided they are of equal rank, they are always cele- brated together even though one or more of them may be more proper to that calendar. If one or other of these saints or blessed is to be celebrated with a higher rank, that office alone is observed and the others are omitted unless it is appropriate to assign them to another day in the form of an obligatory memorial. 58. For the pastoral advantage of the people, it is permissible to observe on the Sundays of the year those celebrations which occur during the week and which are popular with the faithful, provided they take precedence over these Sundays in the table of liturgical days. The Mass for this celebration may be used at all the Masses at which a congregation is present. 59. The order of precedence for liturgical days is governed solely by the following table. TABLE OF LITURGICAL DAYS according to their order of precedence I 1. Easter triduum of the Lord's passion and resurrection 2. Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension, and Pentecost Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter Ash Wednesday Weekdays of Holy Week, Monday to Thursday inclusive Days within the octave of Easter 17 3. Solemnities of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and saints listed in the general calendar All Soul's Day, which yields to a Sunday 4. Proper solemnities, namely: a) Solemnity of the principal patron of the place, city, or state b) Solemnity of the dedication and anniversary of the dedication of a particular church c) Solemnity of the titular saint of a particular church d) Solemnity of the titular saint, founder, or principal patron of an order or congregation. 5. Feasts of the Lord in the general calendar 6. Sundays of the Christmas season and Sundays of the year 7. Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the saints, in the general calendar 8. Proper feasts, namely: a) Feast of the principal patron of the diocese b) Feast of the anniversary of the dedication of the cathedral c) Feast of the principal patron of the territory, prov- ince, country, or more extensive territory d) Feast of the titular saint, founder, or principal patron of an order or congregation and religious province, observing the directives in no. 4 e) Other feasts proper to an individual church f) Other feasts listed in the calendar of the diocese, order, or congregation 9. Weekdays of Advent from December 17 to December 24 inclusive Days within the octave of Christmas Weekdays of Lent 10. Obligatory memorials in the general calendar 18 11. Proper obligatory memorials, namely: a) Memorial of a secondary patron of the place, diocese, region or province, country, or more extensive terri- tory; or of an order, congregation, or religious province b) Obligatory memorials proper to an individual church c) Obligatory memorials listed in the calendar of a dio- cese, order, or congregation 12. Optional memorials, as described in the directives indi- cated for the Mass and Office, may be observed even on the days in no. 9. In the same manner obligatory memorials may be cele- brated as optional memorials if they happen to fall on the Lenten weekdays. 13. Weekdays of Advent up to December 16 inclusive Weekdays of the Christmas season from January 2 until the Saturday after Epiphany Weekdays of the Easter season from Monday after the octave of Easter until the Saturday before Pentecost inclusive. Weekdays of the year 60. If several celebrations fall on the same day, the one that holds the higher rank according to the above table is observed. A solemnity, however, which is impeded by a liturgical day that takes precedence over it should be transferred to the closest day which is not a day listed in nos. 1-8 in the table of precedence, the rule of no. 5 remaining in effect. Other celebrations are omitted that year. 61. If on the same day vespers of the current office and first vespers of the following day are to be celebrated, the vespers of the day holding the higher rank in the table of liturgical days takes precedence; if both days are of the same rank, then vespers of the current day takes precedence. 19 NOTES 1. II Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (CSC), Sacrosanctum Concilium, nos. 102-105: AAS 56 (1964) 125-126. 2. Ibid., no. 3: AAS 56 (1964) 98. 3. Ibid., no. 106: AAS 56 (1964) 126. 4. Ibid., nos. 103-104: AAS 56 (1964) 125-126. 5. Ibid., no. Ill: AAS 56 (1964) 127. 6. Ibid., no. 102: /\AS 56 (1964) 125. 7. Ibid., no. 5: AA5 56 (1964) 99. 8. Ibid., no. 106: AAS 56 (1964) 126. 9. Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution, Paenitemini, February 17, 1966, II § 3: AAS 58 (1966) 184. 10. CSL, no. 110: AA5 56 (1964) 127. 11. St. Augustine, Sermo 219: PL 38, 1088. 12. St. Athanasius, Epist. lest, 1: PC 26, 1366. 13. CSL, no. 109: AAS 56 (1964) 127. 14. Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution, Paenitemini, February 17, 1966, II § 3: AAS 58 (1966) 184. 20 GENERAL ROMAN CALENDAR JANUARY 1. Octave of Christmas Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Solemnity 2. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors Memorial 3. 4. 5. 6. Epiphany Solemnity 7. Raymond of Penyafort, priest* 8 . 9. TO. 11 . 12 . 13. Hilary, bishop and doctor 14. 15. 16. 17. Anthony, abbot Memorial 18. 19. 20. Fabian, pope and martyr Sebastian, martyr 21. Agnes, virgin and martyr Memorial 22. Vincent, deacon and martyr 23. 24. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor Memorial 25. Conversion of Paul, apostle Feast 26. Timothy and Titus, bishops Memorial 27. Angela Merici, virgin 28. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor Memorial 29. 30. 31. John Bosco, priest Memorial Sunday after January 6: Baptism of the Lord Feast * When no rank is given, it is an optional memorial. 21 General Roman Calendar FEBRUARY 1 . 2. Presentation of the Lord 3. Blase, bishop and martyr Ansgar, bishop 4. 5. Agatha, virgin and martyr 6. Paul Miki and companions, martyrs 7. 8. Jerome Emiliani 9. 10. Scholastica, virgin 11. Our Lady of Lourdes 12 . 13. 14. Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop 15. 16. 17. Seven Founders of the Order of Servites 18. 19. 20 . 21. Peter Damian, bishop and doctor 22. Chair of Peter, apostle 23. Polycarp, bishop and martyr 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Feast Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Feast Memorial 22 General Roman Calendar MARCH 1 . 2 . 3. 4. Casimir 5. 6 . 7. Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs 8. John of God, religious 9. Frances of Rome, religious 10 . 11 . 12 . 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Patrick, bishop 18. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor 19. Joseph, husband of Mary 20 . 21 . 22 . 23. Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop 24. 25. Annunciation 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Memorial Solemnity Solemnity 23 General Roman Calendar 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . APRIL Francis of Paola, hermit Isidore, bishop and doctor Vincent Ferrer, priest John Baptist de la Salle, priest Stanislaus, bishop and martyr Martin I, pope and martyr Anselm, bishop and doctor George, martyr Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr Mark, evangelist Peter Chanel, priest and martyr Catherine of Siena, virgin Pius V, pope Memorial Feast Memorial 24 General Roman Calendar MAY 1. Joseph the Worker 2. Athanasius, bishop and doctor 3. Philip and James, apostles 4. 5. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. 10 . 11 . 12. Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs Pancras, martyr 13. 14. Matthias, apostle 15. 16. 17 . 18. John I, pope and martyr 19. 20. Bernardine of Siena, priest 21 . 22 . 23. 24. 25. Venerable Bede, priest and doctor Gregory VII, pope Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin 26. Philip Neri, priest 27. Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 28. 29. 30. 31. Visitation First Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Trinity Thursday after Holy Trinity: Corpus Christi Friday following Second Sunday after Pentecost: Sacred Heart Saturday following Second Sunday after Pentecost: Immaculate Heart of Mary Memorial Feast Feast Memorial Feast Solemnity Solemnity Solemnity 25 General Roman Calendar JUNE 1. Justin, martyr Memorial 2. Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs 3. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs Memorial 4. 5. Boniface, bishop and martyr Memorial 6, 7. Norbert, bishop 8. 9. Ephrem, deacon and doctor 10. 11. Barnabas, apostle Memorial 12. 13. Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor Memorial 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Romuald, abbot 20. 21. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious Memorial 22. Paulinus of Nola, bishop John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and Thomas More, martyr 23. 24. Birth of John the Baptist Solemnity 25. 26. 27. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor 28. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr Memorial 29. Peter and Paul, apostles Solemnity 30. First Martyrs of the Church of Rome 26 General Roman Calendar 1. 2. JULY 3. Thomas, apostle Feast 4. Elizabeth of Portugal 5. Anthony Zaccaria, priest 6. Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr 7. 8 . 9. 10. 11. Benedict, abbot Memorial 12. 13. Henry 14. Camillus de Lellis, priest 15. Bonaventure, bishop and doctor Memorial 16. Our Lady of Mount Carmel 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor 22. Mary Magdalene Memorial 23. Bridget, religious 24. 25. James, apostle Feast 26. Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary Memorial 27. 28. 29. Martha Memorial 30. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor 31. Ignatius of Loyola, priest Memorial 27 General Roman Calendar AUGUST 1. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor Memorial 2. r> Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop j. 4. John Vianney, priest Memorial 5. Dedication of Saint Mary Major 6. Transfiguration Feast 7. Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs Cajetan, priest 8. 9. 10. Dominic, priest Memorial Lawrence, deacon and martyr Feast 11. 12. Clare, virgin Memorial 13. 14. Pontian, pope and martyr, and Hippolytus, priest and martyr 15. Assumption Solemnity 16. 17. 18. Stephen of Hungary 19. John Eudes, priest 20. Bernard, abbot and doctor Memorial 21. Pius X, pope Memorial 22. Queenship of Mary Memorial 23. Rose of Lima, virgin 24. Bartholomew, apostle Feast 25. 26. Louis Joseph Calasanz, priest 27. Monica Memorial 28. Augustine, bishop and doctor Memorial 29. Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr Memorial 30. 31. 28 General Roman Calendar 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20. 21 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . SEPTEMBER Gregory the Great, pope and doctor Birth of Mary John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor Triumph of the Cross Our Lady of Sorrows Cornelius, pope and martyr, and Cyprian, bishop and martyr Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor Januarius, bishop and martyr Matthew, apostle and evangelist Cosmas and Damian, martyrs Vincent de Paul, priest Wenceslaus, martyr Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels Jerome, priest and doctor Memorial Feast Memorial Feast Memorial Memorial Feast Memorial Feast Memorial 29 General Roman Calendar OCTOBER 1. Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin 2. Guardian Angels 3. 4. Francis of Assisi 5. 6. Bruno, priest 7. Our Lady of the Rosary 8 . 9. Denis, bishop and martyr, and companions, martyrs John Leonard!, priest 10. 11 . 12 . 13. 14. Callistus I, pope and martyr 15. Theresa of Avila, virgin 16. Hedwig, religious Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin 17. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr 18. Luke, evangelist 19. Isaac Jogues, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs Paul of the Cross, priest 20. 21 . 22 . 23. John of Capistrano, priest 24. Anthony Claret, bishop 25. 26. 27. 28. Simon and Jude, apostles 29. 30. 31. Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Feast Feast 30 General Roman Calendar NOVEMBER 1. All Saints 2. All Souls 3. Martin de Porres, religious 4. Charles Borromeo, bishop 5. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. Dedication of Saint John Lateran 10. Leo the Great, pope and doctor 11. Martin of Tours, bishop 12. Josaphat, bishop and martyr 13. 14. 15. Albert the Great, bishop and doctor 16. Margaret of Scotland Gertrude, virgin 17. Elizabeth of Hungary, religious 18. Dedication of the churches of Peter and Paul, apostles 19. 20 . 21. Presentation of Mary 22. Cecilia, virgin and martyr 23. Clement I, pope and martyr Columban, abbot 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Andrew, apostle Last Sunday of the year: Christ the King Solemnity Memorial Feast Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Feast Solemnity 31 General Roman Calendar DECEMBER 1 . 2 . 3. Francis Xavier, priest 4. John Damascene, priest and doctor 5. 6. Nicholas, bishop 7. Ambrose, bishop and doctor 8. Immaculate Conception 9. 10 . 11. Damasus I, pope 12. jane Frances de Chantal, religious 13. Lucy, virgin and martyr 14. John of the Cross, priest and doctor 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20 . 21. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor 22 . 23. John of Kanty, priest 24. 25. Christmas 26. Stephen, first martyr 27. John, apostle and evangelist 28. Holy Innocents, martyrs 29. Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr 30. 31. Sylvester I, pope Sunday within the octave of Christmas: Holy Family Memorial Memorial Solemnity Memorial Memorial Solemnity Feast Feast Feast Feast 32 LITANY OF THE SAINTS LITANY FOR SOLEMN INTERCESSIONS In those sections which contain several sets of invocations marked by A and B, one or the other may be chosen as desired. The names of other saints may be added in the appropriate place in the litany (for example, patrons, titles of churches, founders, etc.), but in a different kind of type. Some petitions adapted to the place and need may be added to the petitions for various needs. I. PRAYER TO GOD A Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy B God our Father in heaven God the Son, our redeemer God the Holy Spirit Holy Trinity, one God Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us II. INVOCATION OF THE SAINTS Holy Mary Mother of God Most honored of all virgins Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Angels of God pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us Prophets and Fathers of our Faith Abraham, Moses, and Elijah Saint John the Baptist Saint Joseph Holy patriarchs and prophets pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us 33 Apostles and Followers of Christ Saint Peter and Saint Paul pray for us Saint Andrew pray for us Saint John and Saint James pray for us Saint Thomas pray for us Saint Matthew pray for us All holy Apostles pray for us Saint Luke pray for us Saint Mark pray for us Saint Barnabas pray for us Saint Mary Magdalene pray for us All disciples of the Lord pray for us Martyrs Saint Stephen pray for us Saint Ignatius pray for us Saint Polycarp pray for us Saint Justin pray for us Saint Lawrence pray for us Saint Cyprian pray for us Saint Boniface pray for us Saint Stanislaus pray for us Saint Thomas Becket pray for us Saint John Fisher and Saint Thomas More pray for us Saint Paul Miki pray for us Saint Isaac Jogues and Saint John de Brebeuf pray for us Saint Peter Chanel pray for us Saint Charles Lwanga pray for us Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity pray for us Saint Agnes pray for us Saint Maria Goretti pray for us All holy martyrs for Christ pray for us Bishops and Doctors Saint Leo and Saint Gregory pray for us Saint Ambrose pray for us Saint Jerome pray for us 34 Saint Augustine pray for us Saint Athanasius pray for us Saint Basil and Saint Gregory pray for us Saint John Chrysostom pray for us Saint Martin pray for us Saint Patrick pray for us Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius pray for us Saint Charles Borromeo pray for us Saint Francis de Sales pray for us Saint Pius pray for us Priests and Religious Saint Anthony pray for us Saint Benedict pray for us Saint Bernard pray for us Saint Francis and Saint Dominic pray for us Saint Thomas Aquinas pray for us Saint Ignatius Loyola pray for us Saint Francis Xavier pray for us Saint Vincent de Paul pray for us Saint John Vianney pray for us Saint John Bosco pray for us Saint Catherine pray for us Saint Theresa pray for us Saint Rose pray for us Laity Saint Louis pray for us Saint Monica pray for us Saint Elizabeth pray for us All holy men and women pray for us III. INVOCATION A OF CHRIST /\ Lord, be merciful Lord, save your people From all evil Lord, save your people From every sin Lord, save your people From the snares of the devil Lord, save your people From anger and hatred Lord, save your people 35 From every evil intention From everlasting death By your coming as man By your birth By your baptism and fasting By your sufferings and cross By your death and burial By your rising to new life By your return in glory to the Father By your gift of the Holy Spirit By your coming again in glory Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people B Christ, Son of the living God You came into this world You suffered for us on the cross You died to save us You lay in the tomb You rose from the dead You returned in glory to the Father You sent the Holy Spirit upon your Apostles You are seated at the right hand of the Father You will come again to judge the living and the dead have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us IV. PRAYER FOR VARIOUS NEEDS A Lord, be merciful to us Give us true repentance Strengthen us in your service Reward with eternal life all who do good to us Bless the fruits of the earth and of man's labor Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer B Lord, show us your kindness Lord, hear our prayer Raise our thought and desires to you Lord, hear our prayer 36 Save us from final damnation Save our friends and all who have helped us Grant eternal rest to all who have died in the faith Spare us from disease, hunger, and war Bring all peoples together in trust and peace Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer C (always used) Guide and protect your holy Church Keep the pope and all the clergy in faithful service to your Church Bring all Christians together in unity Lead all men to the light of the Gospel Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer V. CONCLUSION A Christ hear us Christ hear us Lord Jesus, hear our prayer Lord Jesus, hear our prayer B Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: PRAYERS God of love, our strength and protection, hear the prayers of your Church. Grant that when we come to you in faith, our prayers may be answered through Christ our Lord. or: Lord God, you know our weakness. In your mercy grant that the example of your Saints may bring us back to love and serve you through Christ our Lord. have mercy on us have mercy on us have mercy on us 37 LITANY FOR CONSECRATIONS AND SOLEMN BLESSINGS In any ceremony, the names of other saints may be added in the appropriate place in the litany (for example, patrons, titles of churches, founders, patrons of those being consecrated, all the apostles in the ordination of a bishop, etc.). Invocations which are more appropriate for individual occasions may also be added to the litany. Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Holy Mary, Mother of God Saint Michael Holy angels of God Saint John the Baptist Saint Joseph Saint Peter and Saint Paul Saint Andrew Saint John Saint Mary Magdalene Saint Stephen Saint Ignatius Saint Lawrence Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity Saint Agnes Saint Gregory Saint Augustine Saint Athanasius Saint Basil Saint Martin Saint Benedict Saint Francis and Saint Dominic Saint Francis Xavier Saint John Vianney Saint Catherine Saint Theresa All holy men and women Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us pray for us 38 Lord, be merciful From all evil From every sin From everlasting death By your coming as man By your death and rising to new life By your gift of the Holy Spirit Be merciful to us sinners Guide and protect your holy Church Keep the pope and all the clergy in faithful service to your Church Bring all peoples together in trust and peace Strengthen us in your service Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, save your people Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer SPECIAL INVOCATIONS When there is baptism during the Easter Vigil Give new life to these chosen ones by the grace of baptism Lord, hear our prayer Ordinations Bless these chosen men Lord, hear our prayer Bless these men and make them holy Lord, hear our prayer Bless these men, make them holy, and consecrate them for their sacred duties Lord, hear our prayer Ordination of one person Bless this chosen man Lord, hear our prayer Bless this man and make him holy Lord, hear our prayer Bless this man, make him holy, and consecrate him for his sacred duties Lord, hear our prayer Dedication of a church Make this church holy and consecrate it to your worship Jesus, Son of the living God Christ, hear us Lord Jesus, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Lord, hear our prayer Christ, hear us Lord Jesus, hear our prayer 39 INTERIM ROMAN CALENDAR FOR USE UNTIL THE REVISED MISSAL AND BREVIARY ARE PUBLISHED JANUARY 1. Octave of Christmas Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 2 . 3 . 4. 5. 6. Epiphany 7. 8 . 9. 10 . 11 . 12 . 13. 14. Hilary, bishop and doctor* 15. 16. 17 . 18. 19. 20 . 21 . 22 . 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor 30. 31. John Bosco, priest Sunday after January 6: Baptism of the Lord *When no rank is indicated, the feast is an Anthony, abbot Fabian, pope, and Sebastian, martyrs Agnes, virgin and martyr Vincent, deacon and martyr Raymond of Penyafort, priest Timothy, bishop Conversion of Paul, apostle Polycarp, bishop and martyr John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor Solemnity (Class I) Solemnity (Class I) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class ill) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class ill) Feast (Class II) optional memorial. 40 Interim Roman Calendar FEBRUARY 1. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr 2. Presentation of the Lord 3. Blase, bishop and martyr Ansgar, bishop 4. 5. Agatha, virgin and martyr 6. Titus, bishop Paul Miki and companions, martyrs 7. Romuald, abbot 8 . 9. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor 10. Scholastica, virgin 11. Our Lady of Lourdes 12. Seven Founders of the Order of Servites, religious 13. 14. 15. 16. 17 . 18. 19. 20 . 21 . 22. Chair of Peter, apostle 23. Peter Damian, bishop and doctor 24. Matthias, apostle 25. 26. 27. 28. Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) 41 Interim Roman Calendar MARCH 1 . 2 . 3. 4. Casimir 5. 6. Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs 7. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor 8. John of God, religious 9. Frances of Rome, religious 10 . 11 . 12. Gregory the Great, pope and doctor 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Patrick, bishop 18. Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor 19. Joseph, husband of Mary 20 . 21. Benedict, abbot 22 . 23. Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop 24. 25. Annunciation 26. 27. John Damascene, priest and doctor 28. John of Capistrano, priest 29. 30. 31. Memorial (Class 111) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Solemnity (Class I) Memorial (Class III) Solemnity (Class I) 42 Interim Roman Calendar 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . APRIL Francis of Paola, hermit Isidore, bishop and doctor Vincent Ferrer, priest Leo the Great, pope and doctor Justin, martyr Anselm, bishop and doctor George, martyr Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr Mark, evangelist Peter Canisius, priest and doctor Paul of the Cross, priest Peter Chanel, priest and martyr Catherine of Siena, virgin Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) 43 Interim Roman Calendar MAY 1. Joseph the Worker 2. Athanasius, bishop and doctor 3. 4. Monica 5. Pius V, pope 6 . 7. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr 8 . 9. Gregory Nazianzen, bishop and doctor 10 . 11. Philip and James, apostles 12. Nereus and Achilles, and Pancras, martyrs 13. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor 14. 15. John Baptist de la Salle, priest 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Bernardine of Siena, priest 21 . 22 . 23. 24. 25. Gregory VII, pope 26. Philip Neri, priest 27. Venerable Bede, priest and doctor John I, pope and martyr 28. Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 29. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin 30. 31. Queenship of Mary First Sunday after Pentecost: Holy Trinity Thursday after Holy Trinity: Corpus Christi Friday following after second Sunday after Pentecost: Sacred Heart Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Solemnity (Class I) Solemnity (Class I) Solemnity (Class I) 44 Interim Roman Calendar JUNE 1. Angela Merici, virgin 2. Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs 3. Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs 4. 5. Boniface, bishop and martyr 6. Norbert, bishop 7. 8 . 9. 10. Margaret of Scotland 11. Barnabas, apostle 12 . 13. Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor 14. Basil the Great, bishop and doctor 15. 16. 17 . 18. Ephrem, deacon and doctor 19. 20 . 21. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious 22. Paulinus of Nola, bishop John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and Thomas More, martyr 23. 24. Birth of John the Baptist 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Peter and Paul, apostles 30. First martyrs of the Church of Rome Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class 111) Solemnity (Class I) Solemnity (Class I) 45 Interim Roman Calendar 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . 31 . JULY Visitation Irenaeus, bishop and martyr Anthony Zaccaria, priest Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop Elizabeth of Portugal Bonaventure, bishop and doctor Henry Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Camillus de Lellis, priest Vincent de Paul, priest Jerome Emiliani, priest Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor Mary Magdalene James, apostle Anne, mother of Mary Martha Ignatius of Loyola, priest Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) 46 Interim Roman Calendar AUGUST 1. 2. Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor 3. 4. Dominic, priest 5. Dedication of St. Mary Major Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions, martyrs 6. Transfiguration 7. Cajetan, priest 8. John Vianney, priest 9. 10. Lawrence, deacon and martyr 11 . 12. Clare, virgin 13. Pontian, pope, and Hippolytus, martyrs 14. 15. Assumption 16. Joachim, father of Mary 17. 18. 19. John Eudes, priest 20. Bernard, abbot and doctor 21. Jane Frances de Chantal, religious 22. Immaculate Heart of Mary 23. 24. Bartholomew, apostle 25. Louis 26. 27. Joseph Calasanz, priest 28. Augustine, bishop and doctor 29. Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr 30. Rose of Lima, virgin Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Solemnity (Class I) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) 47 Interim Roman Calendar 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . SEPTEMBER Stephen of Hungary Pius X, pope Birth of Mary Triumph of the Cross Our Lady of Sorrows Cornelius and Cyprian, martyrs Januarius, bishop and martyr Matthew, apostle and evangelist Cosmas and Damian, martyrs Wenceslaus, martyr Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels Jerome, priest and doctor Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) 48 Interim Roman Calendar OCTOBER 1. 2. Guardian Angels 3. Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin 4. Francis of Assisi 5. 6. Bruno, priest 7. Our Lady of the Rosary 8. Bridget, religious 9. Denis, bishop, and companions, martyrs John Leonard, priest 10 . 11 . 12 . 13. 14. Callistus I, pope and martyr 15. Theresa of Avila, virgin 16. Hedwig, religious 17. Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin 18. Luke, evangelist 19. Isaac Jogues, priest, and companions, martyrs 20. John of Kanty, priest 21 . 22 . 23. Anthony Claret, bishop 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Simon and Jude, apostles 29. 30. 31. Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class 111) Memorial (Class 111) Memorial (Class 111) Memorial (Class 111) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) 49 Interim Roman Calendar NOVEMBER 1. All Saints 2. All Souls 3. Martin de Porres, religious 4. Charles Borromeo, bishop 5. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. Dedication of St. John Lateran 10 . 11. Martin of Tours, bishop 12. Martin I, pope and martyr 13. 14. josaphat, bishop and martyr 15. Albert the Great, bishop and doctor 16. Gertrude, virgin 17. 18. Dedication of the churches of Peter and Paul, apostles 19. Elizabeth of Hungary, religious 20 . 21. Presentation of Mary 22. Cecilia, virgin and martyr 23. Clement I, pope and martyr Columban, abbot 24. John of the Cross, priest and doctor 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Andrew, apostle Last Sunday of the Year: Christ the King Solemnity (Class I) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Solemnity (Class I) 50 Interim Roman Calendar DECEMBER 1 . 2 . 3. Francis Xavier, priest 4. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor 5. 6. Nicholas, bishop 7. Ambrose, bishop and doctor 8. Immaculate Conception 9. 10 . 11. Damasus I, pope 12 . 13. Lucy, virgin and martyr 14. 15. 16. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop 17. 18. 19. 20 . 21. Thomas, apostle 22 . 23. 24. 25. Christmas 26. Stephen, first martyr 27. John, apostle and evangelist 28. Holy Innocents, martyrs 29. Fifth day within the octave Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr 30. Sixth day within the octave 31. Seventh day within the octave Sylvester I, pope Sunday within the octave of Christmas: Holy Family Memorial (Class III) Memorial (Class III) Solemnity (Class I) Memorial (Class III) Feast (Class II) Solemnity (Class I) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) Feast (Class II) 51 :3 ' -^4’ '• iflP>i. ..as ^’f. *'' .: / J*iT^ i>‘.*‘'' * ?}j ^4Tr?^" .e v -.--.>m 3 , ;