The Calendar

January

1: Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, I class.
2: Feria.
3: Feria.
4: Feria.
5: Commemoration of St. Telesphorus Pope and Martyr, Comm.
6: On the Epiphany of the Lord, I class.
7: Feria.
8: Feria.
9: Feria.
10: Feria.
11: Commemoration of St. Hyginus Pope and Martyr, Comm.
12: Feria.
13: On the Commemoration of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, II class.
14: St. Hilary Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Felix Priest and Martyr.
15: St. Paul first hermit, Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Maurus Abbot.
16: St. Marcellus I Pope and Martyr, III class.
17: St. Anthony Abbot, III class.
18: Commemoration of St. Prisca Virgin and Martyr, Comm.
19: Commemoration of Ss. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum Martyrs, Comm., Com. of St. Canute, Martyr.
20: Ss. Fabian Pope and Sebastian Martyrs, III class.
21: St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, III class
22: Ss. Vincent and Anastasius Martyrs, III class.
23: St. Raymund of Peñafort Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Emerentiana Virgin and Martyr.
24: St. Timothy Bishop and Martyr, III class.
25: On the Conversion of St. Paul Apostle, III class, Com. of St. Peter Apostle.
26: St. Polycarp Bishop and Martyr, III class.
27: St. John Chrysostom Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
28: St. Peter Nolasco Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr second.
29: St. Francis de Sales Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
30: St. Martina Virgin and Martyr, III class.
31: St. John Bosco Confessor, III class.


Sunday between the octave of the Nativity of the Lord and the Epiphany, or, with this lacking, 2 January: The most holy Name of Jesus, II class.
I Sunday after Epiphany: The most holy Family of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, II class.

February

1: St. Ignatius Bishop and Martyr, III class.
2: On the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class.
3: Commemoration of St. Blase Bishop and Martyr, Comm.
4: St. Andrew Corsini Bishop and Confessor, III class.
5: St. Agatha Virgin and Martyr, III class.
6: St. Titus Bishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Dorothy Virgin and Martyr.
7: St. Romuald Abbot, III class.
8: St. John of Matha Confessor, III class.
9: St. Cyril Bishop of Alexandria, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Apollonia Virgin and Martyr.
10: St. Scholastica Virgin, III class.
11: On the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate, III class.
12: The Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary Confessors, III class.
13: Feria.
14: Commemoration of St. Valentine Priest and Martyr, Comm.
15: Commemoration of Ss.Faustinus and Jovita Martyrs, Comm.
16: Feria.
17: Feria.
18: Commemoration of St. Simeon Bishop and Martyr, Comm.
19: Feria.
20: Feria.
21: Feria.
22: Chair of St. Peter, II class, Com. of St. Paul.
23: St. Peter Damian Confessor, III class.
24: St. Matthias Apostle, II class.
25: Feria.
26: Feria.
27: St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, III class
28: Feria.


In leap year the month of February is of 29 days, and the feast of St. Matthias is celebrated on the 25th day and the feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows on the 28th day of February, and twice is said Sexto Kalendas, that is on the 24th and 25th; and the dominical letter, which was taken up in the month of January, is changed to the preceding; that, if in January, the dominical letter was A, it is changed to the preceding, which is g, etc.; and the letter f is kept twice, on the 24th and 25th.[2]

March

1: Feria.
2: Feria.
3: Feria.
4: St. Casimir Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Lucius I Pope and Martyr.
5: Feria.
6: Ss. Perpetua and Felicity Martyrs, III class.
7: St. Thomas Aquinas Confessor and Doctor of the Church, III class.
8: St. John of God Confessor, III class.
9: St. Frances of Rome Widow, III class.
10: The Forty Holy Martyrs, III class.
11: Feria.
12: St. Gregory I Pope, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
13: Feria.
14: Feria.
15: Feria.
16: Feria.
17: St. Patrick Bishop and Confessor, III class.
18 : St.Cyril Bishop of Jerusalem, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
19: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, and Patron of the Universal Church, I class.
20: Feria.
21: St. Benedict Abbot, III class.
22: Feria.
23: Feria.
24: St. Gabriel the Archangel, III class.
25: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I class.
26: Feria.
27: St. John Damascene Confessor and Doctor of the Church, III class
28: St. John Capistran Confessor, III class
29: Feria.
30: Feria.
31: Feria.


Friday after the I Sunday of Passiontide: Commemoration of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Comm.

April

1: Feria.
2: St. Francis of Paula Confessor, III class.
3: Feria.
4: St. Isidore Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
5: St. Vincent Ferrer Confessor, III class.
6: Feria.
7: Feria.
8: Feria.
9: Feria.
10: Feria.
11: St. Leo I Pope, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
12: Feria.
13: St. Hermenegild Martyr, III class.
14: St. Justin, III class, Com. of Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus Martyrs..
15: Feria.
16 : Feria.
17: Commemoration of St. Anicetus Pope and Martyr, Comm.
18: Feria.
19: Feria.
20: Feria.
21: St. Anselm Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
22: Ss. Soter and Cajus Popes and Martyrs, III class.
23: Commemoration of St. George Martyr, Comm.
24: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Martyr, III class.
25: Greater Litany. - St. Mark Evangelist, II class.
26: Ss. Cletus and Marcellinus Popes and Martyrs, III class.
27: St. Peter Canisius Confessor and Doctor of the Church, III class.
28: St. Paul of the Cross Confessor, III class.
29: St. Peter Martyr, III class.
30: St. Catherine of Siena Virgin, III class.


May

1: St. Joseph the Workman, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, I class.
2: St. Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
3: Commemoration of Ss. Alexander, Eventius and Theodulus Martyrs, and Juvenal, Bishop and Confessor, Comm.
4: St. Monica Widow, III class.
5: St. Pius V Pope and Confessor, III class.
6: Feria.
7: St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, III class.
8: Feria.
9: St. Gregory Nazianzen Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
10: St. Antoninus Bishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss. Gordian and Epimachus.
11: Ss. Philip and James Apostles, II class.
12: Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla Virgin, and Pancras Martyrs, III class.
13: St. Robert Bellarmine Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
14: Commemoration of St. Boniface Martyr, Comm.
15: St. John Baptist de la Salle Confessor, III class.
16: St. Ubald Bishop and Confessor, III class.
17: St. Paschal Baylon Confessor, III class.
18: St. Venantius Martyr, III class.
19: St. Peter Celestine Pope and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Pudentiana Virgin.
20: St. Bernardine of Siena Confessor, III class.
21: Feria.
22: Feria.
23: Feria.
24: Feria.
25: St. Gregory VII Pope and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Urban I Pope and Martyr.
26: St. Philip Neri Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Eleutherius Pope and Martyr.
27: St. Bede the Venerable Confessor and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. John I Pope and Martyr.
28: St. Augustine Bishop and Confessor, III class.
29: St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Virgin, III class.
30: Commemoration of St. Felix I Pope and Martyr, Comm.
31: Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen, II class, Com. of St. Petronilla Virgin.


June

1: St. Angela Merici Virgin, III class.
2: Commemoration of Ss. Marcellinus, Peter, and Erasmus Bishop, Martyrs, Comm.
3: Feria.
4: St. Francis Caracciolo Confessor, III class.
5: St. Boniface Bishop and Martyr, III class.
6: St. Norbert Bishop and Confessor, III class.
7 : Feria.
8: Feria.
9: Commemoration of Ss. Primus and Felician Martyrs, Comm.
10: St. Margaret Queen, Widow, III class.
11: St. Barnabas Apostle, III class.
12: St. John of San Facundo Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss. Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius Martyrs.
13: St. Anthony of Padua Confessor, III class.
14: St. Basil the Great Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
15: Commemoration of Ss. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia Martyrs, Comm.
16: Feria.
17: St. Gregory Barbarigo Bishop and Confessor, III class.
18: St. Ephraem Syrus Deacon, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of Ss. Mark and Marcellianus Martyrs.
19: St. Juliana Falconieri Virgin, III class, Com. of Ss. Gervase and Protase Martyrs.
20: Commemoration of St. Silverius Pope and Martyr, Comm.
21: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Confessor, III class.
22: St. Paulinus Bishop and Confessor, III class
23: Vigil, II class.
24: On the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, I class.
25: St. William Abbot, III class.
26: Ss. John and Paul Martyrs, III class.
27: Feria.
28: Vigil, II class.
29: Ss. Peter and Paul Apostles, I class.
30: On the Commemoration of St. Paul Apostle, III class, Com. of St. Peter Apostle.


July

1: The Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, I class.
2: On the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class, Com. of Ss. Processus and Martinian Martyrs.
3: St. Irenaeus Bishop and Martyr, III class.
4: Feria.
5: St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria Confessor, III class.
6: Feria.
7: Ss. Cyril and Methodius Bishops and Confessors, III class.
8: St. Elizabeth Queen, Widow, III class.
9: Feria.
10: The Seven Holy Brothers Martyrs, and Ss. Rufina and Secunda Virgins and Martyrs, III class.
11: Commemoration of St. Pius I Pope and Martyr, Comm.
12: St. John Gualbert Abbot, III class, Com. of Ss. Nabor and Felix Martyrs.
13: Feria.
14: St. Bonaventure Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
15: St. Henry II Emperor, Confessor, III class.
16: Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel, Comm.
17: Commemoration of St. Alexius Confessor, Comm.
18: St. Camillus de Lellis Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Symphorosa and her seven Sons Martyrs.
19: St. Vincent de Paul Confessor, III class.
20: St. Jerome Emiliani Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Margaret Virgin Martyr.
21: St. Lawrence of Brindisi Confessor and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Praxedes Virgin.
22: St. Mary Magdalene Penitent, III class.
23: St. Apollinaris Martyr, III class, Com. of St. Liborius Bishop and Confessor.
24: Commemoration of St. Christina Virgin and Martyr.
25: St. James Apostle, II class.
26: St. Anne Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class.
27: St. Pantaleon Martyr, Comm.
28: Ss. Nazarius and Celsus Martyrs, Victor I Pope and Martyr, and St. Innocent I Pope and Confessor, III class.
29: St. Martha Virgin, III class, Com. of Ss. Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus, and Beatrice Martyrs.
30: Commemoration of Ss. Abdon and Sennen Martyrs, Comm.
31: St. Ignatius Confessor, III class.


August

1: Commemoration of the Holy Machabees Martyrs, Comm.
2: St. Alphonsus Mary of Liguori Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Stephen I Pope and Martyr.
3: Feria.
4: St. Dominic Confessor, Greater III class.
5: On the Dedication of Our Lady of the Snows, III class.
6: On the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ, II class, Com. of Ss. Xystus II Pope, Felicissimus, and Agapitus Martyrs.
7: St. Cajetan Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Donatus Bishop and Martyr.
8: St. John Mary Vianney Confessor and Priest, III class, Com. of Ss. Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus Martyrs.
9: Vigil, III class, Com. of St. Romanus Martyr.
10: St. Laurence Martyr, II class.
11: Commemoration of Ss. Tiburtius and Susanna Virgin, Martyrs, Comm.
12: St. Clare Virgin, III class.
13: Commemoration of Ss. Hippolytus and Cassian Martyrs, Comm.
14: Vigil, II class, Com. of St. Eusebius Confessor.
15: On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I class.
16: St. Joachim Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor, II class.
17: St. Hyacinth of Poland Confessor, III class.
18: Commemoration of St. Agapitus Martyr, Comm.
19: St. John Eudes Confessor, III class.
20: St. Bernard Abbot and Doctor of the Church, III class.
21: St. Jane Frances de Chantal Widow, III class.
22: Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class, Com. of Ss. Timothy and Companions Martyrs.
23: St. Philip Benizi Confessor, III class.
24: St. Bartholomew Apostle, II class.
25: St. Louis King, Confessor, III class.
26: Commemoration of St. Zephyrinus Pope Martyr, Comm.
27: St. Joseph Calasanctius Confessor, III class.
28: St. Augustine Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Hermes Martyr.
29: On the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, III class, Com. of St. Sabina Martyr.
30: St. Rose of Lima Virgin, III class, Com. of Ss. Felix and Adauctus Martyrs.
31: St. Raymond Nonnatus Confessor, III class.


September

1: Commemoration of St. Giles Abbot, Comm, Com. of the Holy Twelve Brothers Martyrs.
2: St. Stephen King, Confessor, III class.
3: St. Pius X Pope and Confessor, III class.
4: Feria.
5: St. Laurence Justinian Bishop and Confessor, III class.
6: Feria.
7: Feria.
8: On the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class, Com. of St. Hadrian Martyr.
9: Commemoration of St. Gorgonius Martyr, Comm.
10: St. Nicholas of Tolentino Confessor, III class.
11: Commemoration of Ss. Protus and Hyacinth Martyrs, Comm.
12: The Most Holy Name of Mary, III class.
13: Feria.
14: On the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, II class.
15: Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class, Com. of St. Nicomedes Martyr.
16: St. Cornelius Pope and St. Cyprian Bishop, Martyrs, III class, Com. of Ss. Euphemia Virgin, Lucy and Geminianus Martyrs.
17: Commemoration of the Impression of the sacred Stigmata of St. Francis Confessor, Comm.
18: St. Joseph of Cupertino Confessor, III class.
19: St. Januarius Bishop and Companions Martyrs, III class.
20: Commemoration of St. Eustace and Companions Martyrs, Comm.
21: St. Matthew Apostle and Evangelist, II class.
22: St. Thomas of Villanova Bishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss. Maurice and Companions Martyrs.
23: St. Linus Pope and Martyr, III class, Com. of St. Thecla Virgin and Martyr.
24: Commemoration of Our Lady of Ransom, Comm.
25: Feria.
26: Commemoration of Ss. Cyprian and Justina Virgin, Martyrs, Comm.
27: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Martyrs, III class.
28: St. Wenceslaus Duke, Martyr, III class.
29: On the Dedication of St. Michael Archangel, I class.
30: St. Jerome Priest, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.


October

1: Commemoration of St. Remigius Bishop and Confessor, Comm.
2: The Holy Guardian Angels, Greater III class.
3: St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Virgin, III class.
4: St. Francis of Assisi Confessor, III class.
5: Commemoration of St. Placid and companions Martyrs, Comm.
6: St. Bruno Confessor, III class.
7: Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary, II class, Com. of St. Mark Pope and Confessor.
8: St. Bridget Widow, III class, Com. of Ss. Sergius, Bacchus, Marcellus and Apuleius Martyrs.
9: St. John Leonard Confessor, III class, St. Denis Bishop, Rusticus Priest, and Eleutherius Martyrs.
10: St. Francis Borgia Confessor, III class.
11: The Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, II class.
12: Feria.
13: St. Edward King, Confessor, III class.
14: St. Callistus I Pope and Martyr, III class.
15: St. Teresa Virgin, III class.
16: St. Hedwig Widow, III class.
17: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Virgin, III class.
18: St. Luke Evangelist, II class.
19: St. Peter of Alcantara Confessor, III class.
20: St. John Cantius Confessor, III class.
21: Commemoration of St. Hilarion Abbot, Comm., Com. of St. Ursula and Companions Virgins and Martyrs.
22: Feria.
23: St. Anthony Mary Claret Bishop and Confessor, III class.
24: St. Raphael Archangel, III class.
25: Commemoration of Ss. Chrysanthus and Daria Martyrs, Comm.
26: Commemoration of St. Evaristus Pope and Martyr, Comm.
27: Feria.
28: Ss. Simon and Jude Apostles, II class.
29: Feria.
30: Feria.
31: Feria.


Last Sunday in October: Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, I class.

November

1: All Saints, I class.
2: On the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, I class.
3: Feria.
4: St. Charles Bishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss. Vitalis and Agricola Martyrs.
5: Feria.
6: Feria.
7: Feria.
8: Commemoration of the Holy Four Crowned Martyrs, Comm.
9: On the Dedication of the Archbasilica of the most Holy Saviour, II class, Com. of St. Theodore Martyr.
10: St. Andrew Avellino Confessor, III class, Com. of Ss. Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha Martyrs.
11: St. Martin Bishop and Confessor, III class, Com. of St. Mennas Martyr.
12: St. Martin I Pope and Martyr, III class.
13: St. Didacus Confessor, III class.
14 : St. Josaphat Bishop and Martyr, III class.
15: St. Albert the Great Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
16: St. Gertrude Virgin, III class.
17: St. Gregory Thaumaturgus Bishop and Confessor, III class.
18: On the Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul, III class.
19: St. Elisabeth Widow, III class, Com. of St. Pontianus Pope and Martyr.
20: St. Felix of Valois Confessor, III class.
21: On the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, III class.
22: St. Cecilia Virgin and Martyr, III class.
23: St. Clement I Pope and Martyr, III class, Com. of St. Felicitas Martyr.
24: St. John of the Cross Confessor and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Chrysogonus Martyr.
25: St. Catherine Virgin and Martyr, III class.
26: St. Sylvester Abbot, III class, Com. of St. Peter of Alexandria Bishop and Martyr.
27: Feria.
28: Feria.
29: Commemoration of St. Saturninus, Comm.
30: St. Andrew Apostle, II class.


December

1: Feria.
2: St. Bibiana Virgin and Martyr, III class.
3: St. Francis Xavier Confessor, III class.
4: St. Peter Chrysologus Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class, Com. of St. Barbara Virgin and Martyr.
5: Commemoration of St. Sabbas Abbot, Comm.
6: St. Nicholas Bishop and Confessor, III class.
7: St. Ambrose Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, III class.
8: On the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I class.
9: Feria.
10: Commemoration of St. Melchiades Pope and Martyr, Comm.
11: St. Damasus I Pope and Confessor, III class.
12: Feria.
13: St. Lucy Virgin and Martyr, III class.
14: Feria.
15: Feria.
16: St. Eusebius Bishop and Martyr, III class.
17: Feria.
18: Feria.
19: Feria.
20: Feria.
21: St. Thomas Apostle, II class.
22: Feria.
23: Feria.
24: Vigil, I class.
25: On the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, I class with an octave. In the second Mass: Commemoration of St. Anastasia Martyr.
26: II day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord: St. Stephen Protomartyr, II class.
27: III day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord: St. John Apostle and Evangelist, II class.
28: IV day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord: The Holy Innocents, II class.
29: Of the V day within the octave of the Nativity of the Lord, II class, Commemoration of St. Thomas Bishop and Martyr.
30: Of the VI day within the Octave of the Nativity, II class.
31: Of the VII day within the Octave of the Nativity, II class, Commemoration of St. Sylvester I Pope and Confessor.