2018 | 2019 | ||||
Day | Celebration of | Holy Days of Obligation |
Seasons and Feasts |
Holy Days of Obligation |
Seasons and Feasts |
Sunday | The Resurrection of Our Lord | Sundays | Sundays | ||
Mary, Mother of God |
Our Lady's divine maternity | Monday, January 1 [1] |
Tuesday, January 1 [1] |
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Epiphany | Our Lord's manifestation to the world through the visit of the magi | Sunday, January 7 |
Sunday, January 6 |
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Baptism of the Lord | Close of the Christmas Season | Monday, January 8 |
Sunday, January 13 |
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Ash Wednesday+ | Beginning of Lent which lasts until the evening Mass of the Lords Supper on Holy Thursday night | February 14 | March 6 | ||
Passion \ Palm Sunday | The Lord's entrance into Jerusalem and His betrayal. Begins Holy Week. | March 25 | April 14 | ||
Holy Thursday | Mass of the Lord's Supper | March 29 | April 18 | ||
Good Friday | The Lord's Passion | March 30 | April 19 | ||
Holy Saturday | The Great Easter Vigil* | March 31 [2] | April 20 [3] | ||
Easter Sunday | The Lord's Resurrection and Appearance. Begins the 50 Days of Easter | April 1 | April 21 | ||
Ascension of Christ | The Ascension of Our Lord | Sunday, May 13 |
Sunday, June 2 |
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Pentecost | The Gift of the Holy Spirit. Closes the Easter Season. | Sunday, May 20 |
Sunday, June 9 |
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Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | Our Lord's Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament | Sunday June 3 |
Sunday, June 23 |
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Assumption | Assumption of Mary Into Heaven | Wednesday, August 15 [1] |
Thursday, August 15 [1] |
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All Saints | Celebration of those God has brought into heaven and how they model Christ to us | Thursday, November 1 |
Friday, November 1 |
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Christ the King | Final Sunday of Church Year | Sunday, November 25 |
Sunday, November 24 |
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1st Sunday of Advent | 1st Sunday of Church Year and beginning of four-week preparation for Christmas. | Sunday, December 2 |
Sunday, December 1 |
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Immaculate Conception | Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Patronal Feast of the United States | Saturday, December 8 |
(transferred from Sunday, December 8) Celebrated Monday, December 9 [4] |
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Christmas | The Birth of Our Lord | Tuesday, December 25 |
Wednesday, December 25 |
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Christmas Season | Christmas through Baptism of Our Lord | December 25, 2018 - January 8, 2019 | December 25, 2019 - January 12, 2020 |
[1] At their November 1991 meeting, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops decided that whenever January 1, the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God or August 15, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin or November 1, the Feast of All Saints falls on a Saturday or a Monday, the precept to celebrate Mass is dispensed. The Congregation for Bishops confirmed the action on July 4, 1992.