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== Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of American (USA) ==
== Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of American (USA) ==


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|January 4 |Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious |Memorial  
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*When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.  
*When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.  
** January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.
** January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.

Revision as of 14:49, 12 March 2024

Roman Rite liturgical year (wikipedia)

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

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"
  1. Advent
  2. Lent
  3. Easter
  4. Ordinary Time (also falls between Advent and Lent)

Principle Celebrations of the 2024 Liturgical Year

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 American (USA)

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton| Religious |Memorial
Saint John Neumann, Bishop |Memorial
Saint André Bessette, Religious* |
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children |
Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr

Saint Marianne Cope, Virgin |

Saint Katharine Drexel, Virgin |
Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest
Saint Isidore |
Saint Junípero Serra, Priest Feast
Independence Day |
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin | Memorial
Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest |
Saint Peter Claver, Priest | Memorial

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest |

Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin |
Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs |
Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest |
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin |
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin |
Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr |
Fourth Thursday

in November |Thanksgiving Day |

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (Patronal Feast day of the United States of America)

Solemnity
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Feast
Sunday between January 2 and January 8:

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity: THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (Corpus Christi)

Solemnity
  • When the rank of the celebration is not indicated, it is an Optional Memorial.
    • January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday.