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Happening nowending soonest first
Coming upLater this month
Coming upDecember
Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionA holy day of obligation for Catholics and the patronal feast of the United States.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Our Lady of GuadalupePatroness of the Americas; millions visit the Basilica in Mexico City.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Christmas seasonFrom Christmas Day to the Baptism of the Lord.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephThe Sunday within the octave of Christmas.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →
PastOctober
PastSeptember
PastAugust
PastJune
Saints Peter and PaulSolemnity of the apostles Peter and Paul, patrons of Rome.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Nativity of Saint John the BaptistSolemnity; Midsummer’s Saint John’s Day across Europe and Latin America.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Sacred Heart of JesusThe Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Corpus ChristiFeast of the Body and Blood of Christ, the Thursday after Trinity Sunday; kept on the following Sunday in the US.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →
PastMay
PastApril
Divine Mercy SundayThe Second Sunday of Easter.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Paschal TriduumThe three days from the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday evening.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →LentForty days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, from Ash Wednesday to the evening of Holy Thursday. Most Western churches keep the same season.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →
PastMarch
PastFebruary
PastJanuary
Baptism of the LordEnds the Christmas season. US date; where Epiphany is kept on January 6 it is the Sunday after.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Christmas seasonFrom Christmas Day to the Baptism of the Lord.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodThe octave day of Christmas; a holy day of obligation in the US.USCCB liturgical year, computedDetails →
| Date | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Happening nowending soonest first | |||
| until Nov 28ends in 2 weeks | Ordinary Time (after Pentecost)The long second stretch of Ordinary Time, from the day after Pentecost to the Saturday before Advent. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Coming upLater this month | |||
| Nov 29Sunin 2 weeks | AdventThe four weeks of preparation for Christmas, from the First Sunday of Advent to Christmas Eve.to Dec 24 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Coming upDecember | |||
| Dec 8Tuein 4 weeks | Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionA holy day of obligation for Catholics and the patronal feast of the United States. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Dec 12Satin 4 weeks | Our Lady of GuadalupePatroness of the Americas; millions visit the Basilica in Mexico City. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Dec 25Friin 6 weeks | Christmas seasonFrom Christmas Day to the Baptism of the Lord.to Jan 10 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Dec 27Sunin 6 weeks | Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephThe Sunday within the octave of Christmas. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastOctober | |||
| Oct 4Sun5 weeks ago | Saint Francis of AssisiMemorial of Saint Francis; many churches bless animals on or near this day. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastSeptember | |||
| Sep 8Tue2 months ago | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryThe birthday of Mary. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastAugust | |||
| Aug 15Sat2 months ago | Assumption of MaryA holy day of obligation for Catholics and a public holiday in much of Europe and Latin America. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastJune | |||
| Jun 29Mon4 months ago | Saints Peter and PaulSolemnity of the apostles Peter and Paul, patrons of Rome. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Jun 24Wed4 months ago | Nativity of Saint John the BaptistSolemnity; Midsummer’s Saint John’s Day across Europe and Latin America. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Jun 12Fri5 months ago | Sacred Heart of JesusThe Friday after the second Sunday after Pentecost. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Jun 4Thu5 months ago | Corpus ChristiFeast of the Body and Blood of Christ, the Thursday after Trinity Sunday; kept on the following Sunday in the US. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastMay | |||
| Apr 5Sun5 months ago | Easter seasonThe fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost (Eastertide).to May 24 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| May 17Sun5 months ago | Ascension (Sunday observance, most US dioceses)Most US ecclesiastical provinces move the Ascension from Thursday to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastApril | |||
| Apr 12Sun7 months ago | Divine Mercy SundayThe Second Sunday of Easter. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Apr 2Thu7 months ago | Paschal TriduumThe three days from the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday evening.to Apr 5 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Feb 18Wed7 months ago | LentForty days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, from Ash Wednesday to the evening of Holy Thursday. Most Western churches keep the same season.to Apr 2 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastMarch | |||
| Mar 25Wed7 months ago | AnnunciationThe angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary (Lady Day). · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Mar 19Thu7 months ago | Saint Joseph’s DaySolemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of Mary. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastFebruary | |||
| Jan 12Mon8 months ago | Ordinary Time (after Christmas)The first stretch of Ordinary Time, from the day after the Baptism of the Lord to the day before Ash Wednesday.to Feb 17 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| PastJanuary | |||
| Jan 11Sun10 months ago | Baptism of the LordEnds the Christmas season. US date; where Epiphany is kept on January 6 it is the Sunday after. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Dec 25Thu10 months ago | Christmas seasonFrom Christmas Day to the Baptism of the Lord.to Jan 11 · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |
| Jan 1Thu10 months ago | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of GodThe octave day of Christmas; a holy day of obligation in the US. · USCCB liturgical year | annual | USCCB liturgical yearComputed (rule) |