Liturgical Calendar Dec 2008 - May 2009

December 2008

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Monday

1

Weekday of Advent

 

Tuesday

2

Weekday of Advent

 

Wednesday

3

St Francis Xavier, priest

Memorial

Thursday

4

Weekday of Advent,
St John Damascene, priest, doctor of the Church

 

Friday

5

Weekday of Advent

 

Saturday

6

Weekday of Advent,
St Nicholas, bishop

 

Sunday

7

2nd Sunday of Advent

Week II

Monday

8

The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

Solemnity

Tuesday

9

Weekday of Advent,
St John Diego Cuahtlatoatzin

 

Wednesday

10

Weekday of Advent,
St John Roberts, priest, martyr (in Wales)

 

Thursday

11

Weekday of Advent,
St Damasus I, pope

 

Friday

12

Weekday of Advent,
Our Lady of Guadalupe

 

Saturday

13

St Lucy, virgin, martyr

Memorial

Sunday

14

3rd Sunday of Advent

week III

Monday

15

Weekday of Advent

 

Tuesday

16

Weekday of Advent

 

Wednesday

17

Weekday of Advent

 

Thursday

18

Weekday of Advent

 

Friday

19

Weekday of Advent

 

Saturday

20

Weekday of Advent

 

Sunday

21

4th Sunday of Advent

Week IV

Monday

22

Weekday of Advent

 

Tuesday

23

Weekday of Advent,
St John of Kanty, priest

 

Wednesday

24

Weekday of Advent

 

Thursday

25

The Nativity of the Lord

Solemnity

Friday

26

St Stephen, first martyr

Feast

Saturday

27

St John, apostle, evangelist

Feast

Sunday

28

The Holy Family

Feast

Monday

29

5th day of Christmas Octave,
St Thomas Becket, bishop, martyr

 

Tuesday

30

6th day of Christmas Octave

 

Wednesday

31

7th day of Christmas Octave,
St Sylvester I, pope

 

January 2009

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

 

 

 

 

Thursday

1

Mary, Mother of God (Octave of Christmas)

Solemnity

Friday

2

St Basil the Great and St Gregory Nazianzen, bishops, doctors of the Church

Memorial

Saturday

3

Weekday of Christmas or
Most Holy Name of Jesus

 

Sunday

4

The Epiphany of the Lord

Solemnity

Monday

5

Weekday after Epiphany

 

Tuesday

6

Weekday after Epiphany

 

Wednesday

7

Weekday after Ephiphany or
St Raymond of Penyafort, priest

 

Thursday

8

Weekday after Epiphany

 

Friday

9

Weekday after Epiphany

 

Saturday

10

Weekday after Epiphany

 

Sunday

11

Baptism of the Lord

feast Week I

Monday

12

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Aelred of Rievaulx, religious (in England)

 

Tuesday

13

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Hilary, bishop, doctor of the Church

 

Wednesday

14

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Thursday

15

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Friday

16

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

17

St Anthony, abbot

memorial

Sunday

18

2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Week II

Monday

19

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Wulstan, bishop (in England)

 

Tuesday

20

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Fabian, pope, martyr, St Sebastian, martyr

 

Wednesday

21

St Agnes, virgin, martyr

memorial

Thursday

22

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Vincent, deacon, martyr

 

Friday

23

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

24

St Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor of the Church

memorial

Sunday

25

3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

Week III

Monday

26

Ss Timothy and Titus, bishops

memorial

Tuesday

27

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Angela Merici, virgin

 

Wednesday

28

St Thomas Aquinas, priest, doctor of the Church

memorial

Thursday

29

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Friday

30

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

31

St John Bosco, priest,

memorial

February 2009

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Sunday

1

4th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Week IV

Monday

2

The Presentation of the Lord

feast

Tuesday

3

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Blaise, bishop, martyr;
St Ansgar, bishop

 

Wednesday

4

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Thursday

5

St Agatha, virgin, martyr

memorial

Friday

6

St Paul Miki, and his Companions, martyrs

memorial

Saturday

7

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Sunday

8

5th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Week I

Monday

9

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Teilo, bishop (in Wales)

 

Tuesday

10

St Scholastica, virgin

memorial

Wednesday

11

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
Our Lady of Lourdes

 

Thursday

12

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Friday

13

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

14

Ss Cyril, monk,and Methodius, bishop,

feast (in Europe)

Sunday

15

6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Week II

Monday

16

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Tuesday

17

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
The Seven Founders of the Order of Servites

 

Wednesday

18

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Thursday

19

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Friday

20

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Saturday

21

Weekday of Ordinary Time or
St Peter Damian, bishop, doctor of the Church

 

Sunday

22

7th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Week III

Monday

23

St Polycarp, bishop, martyr

memorial

Tuesday

24

Weekday of Ordinary Time

 

Wednesday

25

Ash Wednesday

 

Thursday

26

Weekday of Lent

 

Friday

27

Weekday of Lent

 

Saturday

28

Weekday of Lent

 

March 2009

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Sunday

1

1st Sunday of Lent

Week I

Monday

2

Weekday of Lent or
St David, bishop, Patron of Wales

solemnity  (in Wales)

Tuesday

3

Weekday of Lent

 

Wednesday

4

Weekday of Lent,
St Casimir

 

Thursday

5

Weekday of Lent

 

Friday

6

Weekday of Lent

 

Saturday

7

Ss Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs

Memorial

Sunday

8

2nd Sunday of Lent

Week II

Monday

9

Weekday of Lent,
St Frances of Rome, religious

 

Tuesday

10

Weekday of Lent

 

Wednesday

11

Weekday of Lent

 

Thursday

12

Weekday of Lent

 

Friday

13

Weekday of Lent

 

Saturday

14

Weekday of Lent

 

Sunday

15

3rd Sunday of Lent

Week III

Monday

16

Weekday of Lent

 

Tuesday

17

Weekday of Lent (in Wales),
St Patrick, bishop (in England)

Feast

Wednesday

18

Weekday of Lent,
St Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop, doctor of the Church

 

Thursday

19

St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Solemnity

Friday

20

Weekday of Lent

 

Saturday

21

Weekday of Lent

 

Sunday

22

4th Sunday of Lent

Week IV

Monday

23

Weekday of Lent,
St Toribius de Mogrovejo, bishop

 

Tuesday

24

Weekday of Lent

 

Wednesday

25

The Annunciation of the Lord

Solemnity

Thursday

26

Weekday of Lent

 

Friday

27

Weekday of Lent

 

Saturday

28

Weekday of Lent

 

Sunday

29

5th Sunday of Lent

Week I

Monday

30

Weekday of Lent

 

Tuesday

31

Weekday of Lent

 

April 2009

 

 

 

 

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Wednesday

1

Weekday of Lent

 

Thursday

2

Weekday of Lent, St Francis of Paola, hermit

 

Friday

3

Weekday of Lent

 

Saturday

4

Weekday of Lent, St Isidore, bishop, doctor of the Church

 

Sunday

5

6th Sunday of Lent

Week II

Monday

6

Monday of Holy Week

 

Tuesday

7

Tuesday of Holy Week

 

Wednesday

8

Wednesday of Holy Week

 

Thursday

9

Holy Thursday

 

Friday

10

Good Friday

 

Saturday

11

Holy Saturday

 

Sunday

12

Easter Sunday

 

Monday

13

Easter Monday

 

Tuesday

14

Easter Tuesday

 

Wednesday

15

Easter Wednesday

 

Thursday

16

Easter Thursday

 

Friday

17

Easter Friday

 

Saturday

18

Easter Saturday

 

Sunday

19

2nd Sunday of Easter

Week II

Monday

20

Weekday of Easter or
St Beuno, abbot (in Wales)

 

Tuesday

21

Weekday of Easter or
St Anselm, bishop, doctor of the Church

 

Wednesday

22

Weekday of Easter

 

Thursday

23

St George, martyr, Patron of England;
(Weekday of Easter or
St Adalbert, bishop, martyr - in Wales)

Solemnity (in England);  optional memorial (in Wales)

Friday

24

Weekday of Easter or
St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr;
(St Adalbert, bishop, martyr - in England)

 

Saturday

25

St Mark, evangelist

feast

Sunday

26

3rd Sunday of Easter

 

Monday

27

Weekday of Easter

 

Tuesday

28

Weekday of Easter or
St Peter Chanel, priest, martyr; St Louis Marie de Montfort, priest

 

Wednesday

29

St Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor of the Church, patron of Europe

feast (in Europe)

Thursday

30

Weekday of Easter or St Pius V, pope, religious

 

May 2009

 

 

 

 

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Friday

1

Weekday of Easter or
St Joseph the Worker

 

Saturday

2

St Athanasius, bishop, doctor of the Church

memorial

Sunday

3

4th Sunday of Easter

Week IV

Monday

4

The English Martyrs (in England)

memorial

Tuesday

5

Weekday of Easter or
St Asaph, bishop (in Wales)

 

Wednesday

6

Weekday of Easter

 

Thursday

7

Weekday of Easter

 

Friday

8

Weekday of Easter

 

Saturday

9

Weekday of Easter

 

Sunday

10

5th Sunday of Easter

Week I

Monday

11

Weekday of Easter

 

Tuesday

12

Weekday of Easter or
Ss Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs;
St Pancras, martyr

 

Wednesday

13

Weekday of Easter or
Our Lady of Fatima

 

Thursday

14

St Matthias, apostle

feast

Friday

15

Weekday of Easter

 

Saturday

16

Weekday of Easter

 

Sunday

17

6th Sunday of Easter

Week II

Monday

18

Weekday of Easter or
St John I, pope, martyr

 

Tuesday

19

Weekday of Easter or
St Dunstan, bishop (in England)

 

Wednesday

20

Weekday of Easter or
St Bernardine of Siena, priest, religious, missionary

 

Thursday

21

Weekday of Easter or
Ss Christopher of Magallanes and his companions, martyrs, priest,

 

Friday

22

Weekday of Easter or
St Rita of Cascia, religious

 

Saturday

23

Weekday of Easter

 

Sunday

24

Ascension of the Lord

solemnity

Monday

25

St Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor of the Church (memorial -in England);
Weekday of Easter or
Gregory VII, pope;
St Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin

Week III

Tuesday

26

St Philip Neri, priest

memorial

Wednesday

27

(Weekday of Easter in Wales or)
St Augustine of Canterbury, bishop

memorial (in England)

Thursday

28

Weekday of Easter

 

Friday

29

Weekday of Easter

 

Saturday

30

Weekday of Easter

 

Sunday

31

Pentecost

solemnity

For June 2009 - December 2009 Liturgical Calendar please click here

Latest News

Jun 16 : Year 8 Paris Trip Spending money info......more

Jun 16 : Paris Trip Reminder...more

May 21 : Year 7 French Trip Update 2011...more

St. Benedicts Moodle

Fit For Mission? Schools
Fit For Mission Schools

Quality in Study Support

Leading Aspect Award

International School Award