Liturgical calendar
"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 |
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| 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