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"Liturgical calendar" refers to the cycle of "liturgical seasons" celebrated by Catholics in Mass and prayer.

Liturgical Year[edit | edit source]

The first day of the year is the First Sunday of Advent

in the 2024 Liturgical Year, this date fell upon December 3, 2023

Liturgical seasons[edit | edit source]

or "cycles"

Advent
Lent
Easter
Ordinary Time (also falls between Advent and Lent)

Principle Celebrations of the 2024 Liturgical Year[edit | edit source]

First Sunday of Advent	December 3, 2023
Ash Wednesday	February 14, 2024
Easter Sunday	March 31, 2024
The Ascension of the Lord [Thursday]	May 9, 2024
Pentecost Sunday	May 19, 2024
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ	June 2, 2024
First Sunday of Advent	December 1, 2024

Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of America (USA)[edit | edit source]

January 4	Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious	Memorial
January 5	Saint John Neumann, Bishop	Memorial
January 6	Saint André Bessette, Religious*
January 22**	Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
January 23	Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin
March 3	Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin
May 10	Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest
May 15	Saint Isidore
July 1	Saint Junípero Serra, Priest
July 4	Independence Day
July 5	Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
July 14	Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin	Memorial
July 18	Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest
September 9	Saint Peter Claver, Priest	Memorial
October 5	Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest
October 6	Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin
October 19	Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs	Memorial
October 20	Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest
November 13	Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin	Memorial
November 18	Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin
November 23	Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr
Fourth Thursday in November	Thanksgiving Day
December 8	THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Patronal Feast day of the United States of America)	Solemnity
December 12	OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE	Feast
Sunday between January 2 and January 8:	THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD	Solemnity
Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity:	THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (Corpus Christi)	Solemnity

Notes: * When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial. ** January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday. Source: https://www.usccb.org/resources/2024cal.pdf

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 "'''Liturgical calendar'''" refers to the cycle of "liturgical seasons" celebrated by Catholics in Mass and prayer.
-"Liturgical seasons" or "cycles":
+== Liturgical Year ==
+The first day of the year is the First Sunday of Advent
+* in the 2024 Liturgical Year, this date fell upon December 3, 2023
+== Liturgical seasons ==
+* or "cycles"
 # Advent
 # Lent
 # Easter
-# Ordinary Time
+# Ordinary Time (also falls between Advent and Lent)
-{|
+== Principle Celebrations of the 2024 Liturgical Year ==
-PRINCIPAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR 2024
+{| class="wikitable"
 |First Sunday of Advent
 |December 3, 2023
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 |December 1, 2024
 |}
+== Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of America (USA) ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="width: 60%;"
+|January 4
+|Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious
+|Memorial
+|-
+|January 5
+|Saint John Neumann, Bishop
+|Memorial
+|-
+|January 6
+|Saint André Bessette, Religious*
+|
+|-
+|January 22**
+|Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
+|
+|-
+|January 23
+|Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr <br>Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin
+|
+|-
+|March 3
+|Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin
+|
+|-
+|May 10
+|Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest
+|
+|-
+|May 15
+|Saint Isidore
+|
+|-
+|July 1
+|Saint Junípero Serra, Priest
+|
+|-
+|July 4
+|Independence Day
+|
+|-
+|July 5
+|Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
+|
+|-
+|July 14
+|Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin
+| Memorial
+|-
+|July 18
+|Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest
+|
+|-
+|September 9
+|Saint Peter Claver, Priest
+| Memorial
+|-
+|October 5
+|Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest
+|
+|-
+|October 6
+|Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin
+|
+|-
+|October 19
+|Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs
+|Memorial
+|-
+|October 20
+|Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest
+|
+|-
+|November 13
+|Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin
+|Memorial
+|-
+|November 18
+|Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin
+|
+|-
+|November 23
+|Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr
+|
+|-
+|Fourth Thursday in November
+|Thanksgiving Day
+|
+|-
+|December 8
+|THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
+(Patronal Feast day of the United States of America)
+|Solemnity
+|-
+|December 12
+|OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
+|Feast
+|-
+|Sunday between January 2 and January 8:
+|THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
+|Solemnity
+|-
+|Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity:
+|THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
+(Corpus Christi)
+|Solemnity
+|}
+Notes:
+<nowiki>*</nowiki> When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.
+<nowiki>**</nowiki> January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.
+Source: https://www.usccb.org/resources/2024cal.pdf
+[[Category:Mass and Liturgy]]
+[[Category:Liturgical Calendar]]