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2026 Liturgical Calendar

The liturgical calendar starts each year on the 1st Sunday of Advent.

Year A began on the 1st Sunday of Advent in 2025 and now continues in 2026.

Year B will commence on the 1st Sunday of Advent towards the end of 2026.

 

Sundays and Solemnities are in CAPITALS.

Feasts are bold.

Memorials are in ordinary type.

Optional Memorials are in italics.

 

2026 YEAR A cont…
   
1 January SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 
2 January Saint Basil and Gregory
3 January Saturday before Epiphany
  Most Holy Name of Jesus
   
4 January THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 
5 January Monday after Epiphany
6 January Tuesday after Epiphany
7 January Wednesday after Epiphany
  Saint Raymond of Penyafort
8 January Thursday after Epiphany
9 January Friday after Epiphany
10 January Saturday after Epiphany
   
11 January THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
12 January Monday of the first week in Ordinary Time
13 January Tuesday of the first week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Hilary
14 January Wednesday of the first week in Ordinary Time
15 January Thursday of the first week in Ordinary Time
16 January Friday of the first week in Ordinary Time
17 January Saint Anthony
   
18 January 2 ORDINARY
19 January Monday of the second week in Ordinary Time
20 January Tuesday of the second week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Fabian
  Saint Sebastian
21 January Saint Agnes
22 January Thursday of the second week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Vincent
23 January Friday of the second week in Ordinary Time
24 January Saint Francis de Sales
   
25 January 3 ORDINARY
26 January Australia Day
27 January Tuesday of the third week in Ordinary Time
  Saints Timothy and Titus 
  Saint Angela Merici
28 January Saint Thomas Aquinas
29 January Thursday of the third week in Ordinary Time
30 January Friday of the third week in Ordinary Time
31 January Saint John Bosco
   
1 February 4 ORDINARY
2 February The Presentation of the Lord
3 February Tuesday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Ansgar
  Saint Blaise
4 February Wednesday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time
5 February Saint Agatha
6 February Saints Paul Miki and Companions
  Waitangi Day (NZ)
7 February Saturday of the fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
8 February 5 ORDINARY
9 February Monday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time
10 February Saint Scholastica
11 February Wednesday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time
  Our Lady of Lourdes
12 February Thursday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time
13 February Friday of the fifth week in Ordinary Time
14 February Saints Cyril and Methodius
   
15 February 6 ORDINARY
16 February Monday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time
17 February Tuesday of the sixth week in Ordinary Time
  The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
18 February Ash Wednesday
19 February Thursday after Ash Wednesday
20 February Friday after Ash Wednesday
21 February Saturday after Ash Wednesday
  Saint Peter Damian (commemoration)
   
22 February 1 LENT
  Rite of Election
23 February Monday of the first week of Lent
  Saint Polycarp (commemoration)
24 February Tuesday of the first week of Lent
25 February Wednesday of the first week of Lent
26 February Thursday of the first week of Lent
27 February Friday of the first week of Lent
  Saint Gregory of Narek (commemoration)
28 February Saturday of the first week of Lent
   
1 March 2 LENT
2 March Monday of the second week of Lent
3 March Tuesday of the second week of Lent
4 March Wednesday of the second week of Lent
  Saint Casimir (commemoration)
5 March Thursday of the second week of Lent
6 March Friday of the second week of Lent
  Ember Day
7 March Saturday of the second week of Lent
  Saints Perpetua and Felicity (commemoration)
   
8 March 3 LENT
9 March Monday of the third week of Lent
  Saint Frances of Rome (commemoration)
10 March Tuesday of the third week of Lent
11 March Wednesday of the third week of Lent
12 March Thursday of the third week of Lent
13 March Friday of the third week of Lent
14 March Saturday of the third week of Lent
   
15 March 4 LENT
16 March Monday of the fourth week of Lent
17 March SAINT PATRICK  (NZ: feast)
18 March Wednesday of the fourth week of Lent
  Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (commemoration)
19 March SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
20 March Friday of the fourth week of Lent
21 March Saturday of the fourth week of Lent
   
22 March 5 LENT
23 March Monday of the fifth week of Lent
  Saint Turibius de Mogrovejo (commemoration)
24 March Tuesday of the fifth week of Lent
25 March THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD  
26 March Thursday of the fifth week of Lent
27 March Friday of the fifth week of Lent
28 March Saturday of the fifth week of Lent
   
29 March PASSION SUNDAY (PALM SUNDAY)
30 March Monday of Holy Week
31 March Tuesday of Holy Week
1 April Wednesday of Holy Week
2 April HOLY THURSDAY 
3 April GOOD FRIDAY
4 April THE EASTER VIGIL
   
5 April EASTER SUNDAY
6 April Easter Monday
7 April Easter Tuesday
8 April Easter Wednesday
9 April Easter Thursday
10 April Easter Friday
11 April Easter Saturday
   
12 April 2 EASTER
13 April Monday of the second week of Easter
  Saint Martin I
14 April Tuesday of the second week of Easter
15 April Wednesday of the second week of Easter
16 April Thursday of the second week of Easter
17 April Friday of the second week of Easter
18 April Saturday of the second week of Easter
   
19 April 3 EASTER
20 April Monday of the third week of Easter
21 April Tuesday of the third week of Easter
  Saint Anselm
22 April Wednesday of the third week of Easter
23 April Thursday of the third week of Easter
  Saint George
  Saint Adalbert
24 April Friday of the third week of Easter
  Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen 
25 April Anzac Day
   
26 April 4 EASTER
27 April Monday of the fourth week of Easter
  Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort
28 April Saint Peter Chanel
29 April Saint Catherine of Siena
30 April Thursday of the fourth week of Easter
  Saint Pius V 
1 May Friday of the fourth week of Easter
  Saint Joseph the Worker
2 May Saint Athanasius
   
3 May 5 EASTER
4 May Monday of the fifth week of Easter
5 May Tuesday of the fifth week of Easter
6 May Wednesday of the fifth week of Easter
7 May Thursday of the fifth week of Easter
8 May Friday of the fifth week of Easter
9 May Saturday of the fifth week of Easter
   
10 May 6 EASTER
11 May Monday of the sixth week of Easter
12 May Tuesday of the sixth week of Easter
  Saints Nereus and Achilleus
  Saint Pancras
13 May Wednesday of the sixth week of Easter
  Our Lady of Fatima
14 May Saint Matthias
15 May Friday of the sixth week of Easter
16 May Saturday of the sixth week of Easter
   
17 May THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
18 May Monday of the seventh week of Easter
  Saint John I
19 May Tuesday of the seventh week of Easter
20 May Wednesday of the seventh week of Easter
  Saint Bernadine of Siena
21 May Thursday of the seventh week of Easter
  Saints Christopher Magallenes and companions
22 May Friday of the seventh week of Easter
  Saint Rita of Cascia
23 May Saturday of the seventh week of Easter
   
24 May PENTECOST
25 May OUR LADY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS  (NZ: memorial)
26 May Saint Philip Neri
27 May Wednesday of the eighth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Augustine of Canterbury
28 May Thursday of the eighth week in Ordinary Time
29 May Friday of the eighth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Paul VI
30 May Saturday of the eighth week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
31 May THE MOST HOLY TRINITY  
1 June Saint Justin
2 June Tuesday of the ninth week in Ordinary Time
  Saints Marcellinus and Peter
3 June Saint Charles Lwanga
4 June Thursday of the ninth week in Ordinary Time
5 June Saint Boniface
6 June Saturday of the ninth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Norbert
  Saint Marcellin Champagnat
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
7 June THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
8 June Monday of the tenth week in Ordinary Time
9 June Tuesday of the tenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Ephrem
10 June Wednesday of the tenth week in Ordinary Time
11 June Saint Barnabas
12 June THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
13 June Saturday of the tenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Anthony of Padua
  The Most Immaculate Heart of Mary
   
14 June 11 ORDINARY
15 June Monday of the eleventh week in Ordinary Time
16 June Tuesday of the eleventh week in Ordinary Time
17 June Wednesday of the eleventh week in Ordinary Time
18 June Thursday of the eleventh week in Ordinary Time
19 June Friday of the eleventh week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Romuald
20 June Saturday of the eleventh week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
21 June 12 ORDINARY
22 June Saints John Fisher and Thomas More
23 June Tuesday of the twelfth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Paulinus of Nola
24 June THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
25 June Thursday of the twelfth week in Ordinary Time
26 June Friday of the twelfth week in Ordinary Time
27 June Saturday of the twelfth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Cyril of Alexandria
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
28 June 13 ORDINARY
29 June SAINTS PETER AND PAUL 
30 June Tuesday of the thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
  The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
1 July Wednesday of the thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
2 July Thursday of the thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
3 July Saint Thomas
4 July Saturday of the thirteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
5 July 14 ORDINARY
6 July Monday of the fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Maria Goretti
7 July Tuesday of the fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Blessed Peter to Rot
8 July Wednesday of the fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
9 July Thursday of the fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and companions
10 July Friday of the fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
11 July Saint Benedict
   
12 July 15 ORDINARY
13 July Monday of the fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Henry
14 July Tuesday of the fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Camillus de Lellis
15 July Saint Bonaventure
16 July Thursday of the fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Our Lady of Mount Carmel
17 July Friday of the fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
18 July Saturday of the fifteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
19 July 16 ORDINARY
20 July Monday of the sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Apollinaris
21 July Tuesday of the sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
22 July Saint Mary Magdalene
23 July Thursday of the sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Bridget
24 July Friday of the sixteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Sharbel Mahkluf
25 July Saint James
   
26 July 17 ORDINARY
27 July Monday of the seventeenth week in Ordinary Time
28 July Tuesday of the seventeenth week in Ordinary Time
29 July Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus
30 July Thursday of the seventeenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Peter Chrysologus
31 July Saint Ignatius Loyola
1 August Saint Alphonsus Liguori
   
2 August 18 ORDINARY
3 August Saint Dominic
4 August Saint John Vianney
5 August Wednesday of the eighteenth week in Ordinary Time
  The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major 
6 August The Transfiguration of the Lord 
7 August Friday of the eighteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saints Sixtus II and companions
  Saint Cajetan
8 August SAINT MARY OF THE CROSS
   
9 August 19 ORDINARY
10 August Saint Lawrence
11 August Saint Clare
12 August Wednesday of the nineteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
13 August Thursday of the nineteenth week in Ordinary Time
  Saints Pontian and Hippolytus
14 August Saint Maximilian Kolbe
15 August THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
   
16 August 20 ORDINARY
17 August Monday of the twentieth week in Ordinary Time
18 August Tuesday of the twentieth week in Ordinary Time
19 August Wednesday of the twentieth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint John Eudes
20 August Saint Bernard
21 August Saint Pius X
22 August The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
   
23 August 21 ORDINARY
24 August Saint Bartholomew
25 August Tuesday of the twenty-first week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Louis
  Saint Joseph Calasanz
26 August Wednesday of the twenty-first week in Ordinary Time
27 August Saint Monica
28 August Saint Augustine
29 August The Passion of Saint John the Baptist
   
30 August 22 ORDINARY
31 August Monday of the twenty-second week in Ordinary Time
1 September Tuesday of the twenty-second week in Ordinary Time
2 September Wednesday of the twenty-second week in Ordinary Time
3 September Saint Gregory the Great
4 September Friday of the twenty-second week in Ordinary Time
  Ember Day
5 September Saturday of the twenty-second week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
6 September 23 ORDINARY
7 September Monday of the twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
8 September The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9 September Wednesday of the twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Peter Claver
10 September Thursday of the twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
11 September Friday of the twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
12 September Saturday of the twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
  The Most Holy Name of Mary
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
13 September 24 ORDINARY
14 September The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 
15 September Our Lady of Sorrows
16 September Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
17 September Thursday of the twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Hildegard of Bingen
  Saint Robert Bellarmine
18 September Friday of the twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
19 September Saturday of the twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Januarius
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
20 September 25 ORDINARY
21 September Saint Matthew
22 September Tuesday of the twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
23 September Saint Pius of Pietrelcina
24 September Thursday of the twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
25 September Friday of the twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
26 September Saturday of the twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
  Saints Cosmas and Damian
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
27 September 26 ORDINARY
28 September Monday of the twenty-sixth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Wenceslaus
  Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions
29 September Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
30 September Saint Jerome
1 October Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
2 October The Holy Guardian Angels
3 October Saturday of the twenty-sixth week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
4 October 27 ORDINARY
5 October Monday of the twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Faustina Kowalska
6 October Tuesday of the twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Bruno
7 October Our Lady of the Rosary
8 October Thursday of the twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time
9 October Friday of the twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time
  Saints Denis and companions
  Saint John Leonardi
10 October Saturday of the twenty-seventh week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
11 October 28 ORDINARY
12 October Monday of the twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
13 October Tuesday of the twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
14 October Wednesday of the twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Callistus I
15 October Saint Teresa of Jesus
16 October Friday of the twenty-eighth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Hedwig
  Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
17 October Saint Ignatius of Antioch
   
18 October 29 ORDINARY
19 October Monday of the twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
  Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues 
  Saint Paul of the Cross
20 October Tuesday of the twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
21 October Wednesday of the twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
22 October Thursday of the twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint John Paul II
23 October Friday of the twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint John of Capistrano
24 October Saturday of the twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Anthony Mary Claret
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
25 October 30 ORDINARY
26 October Monday of the thirtieth week
27 October Tuesday of the thirtieth week
28 October Saints Simon and Jude
29 October Thursday of the thirtieth week
30 October Friday of the thirtieth week
31 October Saturday of the thirtieth week
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
1 November ALL SAINTS 
2 November THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
3 November Tuesday of the thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Martin de Porres
4 November Saint Charles Borromeo
5 November Thursday of the thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
6 November Friday of the thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
7 November Saturday of the thirty-first week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
8 November 32 ORDINARY
9 November The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
10 November Saint Leo the Great
11 November Saint Martin of Tours 
12 November Saint Josaphat
13 November Friday of the thirty-second week in Ordinary Time
14 November Saturday of the thirty-second week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
15 November 33 ORDINARY
16 November Monday of the thirty-third week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Gertrude
  Saint Margaret of Scotland
17 November Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
18 November Wednesday of the thirty-third week in Ordinary Time
  Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul 
19 November Thursday of the thirty-third week in Ordinary Time
20 November Friday of the thirty-third week in Ordinary Time
21 November The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
   
22 November OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
23 November Monday of the thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Clement I
  Saint Columban
24 November Saint Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions
25 November Wednesday of the thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saint Catherine of Alexandria
26 November Thursday of the thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
27 November Friday of the thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
28 November Saturday of the thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
  Saturday Mass of the Virgin Mary
   
   
  YEAR B
   
29 November FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
30 November Saint Andrew
1 December Tuesday of the first week of Advent
2 December Wednesday of the first week of Advent
3 December Saint Francis Xavier
4 December Friday of the first week of Advent
  Saint John Damascene
5 December Saturday of the first week of Advent
   
6 December SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
7 December Saint Ambrose
8 December THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
9 December Wednesday of the second week of Advent
  Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
10 December Thursday of the second week of Advent
  Our Lady of Loreto
11 December Friday of the second week of Advent
  Saint Damasus I
12 December Saturday of the second week of Advent
  Our Lady of Guadalupe
   
13 December THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
14 December Saint John of the Cross
15 December Tuesday of the third week of Advent
16 December Wednesday of the third week of Advent
17 December 17 December
18 December 18 December
19 December 19 December
   
20 December FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
21 December 21 December
  Saint Peter Canisius (commemoration)
22 December 22 December
23 December 23 December
  Saint John of Kanty (commemoration)
24 December 24 December
25 December THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD
26 December Saint Stephen
   
27 December THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH
28 December The Holy Innocents 
29 December Fifth day in the octave of Christmas
  Saint Thomas Becket (commemoration)
30 December Sixth day in the octave of Christmas
31 December Seventh day in the octave of Christmas
  Saint Sylvester I  (commemoration)