This online Catholic Liturgical calendar lays out the 2013 Catholic Solemnities, Feasts, and Memorials. Marked beside each observance is the level of festivity, whether the day is a holy day of obligation, if the day is a required fast or abstinence day, and which week of the four-week psalm cycle in the Liturgy of the Hours is to be used. Please see the key below to understand the symbols. We have included December 2012 for your convenience. This calendar is based on the United States Catholic calendar, but for convenience, we have listed specific U.S. holidays with the (USA) designation. Printer-Friendly Version Coming Soon. We also have a Table of Movable Major Catholic Seasons and Holidays, with future dates of Easter and other movable holidays.
December 2012 (Year B; Year 2)
2- Advent Week 1 (Ob) (P1) January 2013
1 - Mary Mother of God (S; Ob); Final Day of Octave of Christmas (P2) February 2013
2 - Presentation of the Lord (F)
March 2013
1 - Lenten Friday (A) |
1 - Monday in the Octave of Easter
2 - Tuesday in the Octave of Easter (S)
3 - Wednesday in the Octave of Easter (S)
4 - Thursday in the Octave of Easter (S)
5 - Friday in the Octave of Easter (S)
6 - Saturday in the Octave of Easter (S)
7 - Easter Week 2 (Ob) (P2); Last Day of Easter Octave; Divine Mercy Sunday
8 - Annunciation of the Lord (S**)
9 - Monday in the Octave of Easter (S)
11 - Stanislaus (OM)
13 - Martin I (OM)
14 - Easter Week 3 (Ob) (P3)
15 - Bl. Damien Joseph de Veuster (OM)
21 - Easter Week 4 (Ob) (P4)
23 - George (OM)
24 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen (OM)
25 - Mark (F)
28 - Easter Week 5 (Ob) (P1)
29 - Catherine of Siena (M)
30 - Pope Pius V (OM)
1 - Joseph the Worker (OM)
2 - Athanasius (M)
3 - Philip and James (F)
5 - Easter Week 6 (Ob) (P2)
9 - Ascension (Traditional) (S; Ob)
10 - Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka'i (OM)(USA)
12 - Easter Week 7; Ascension (Some U. S. dioceses) (S**; Ob) (P3)
13 - Our Lady of Fatima (OM)
14 - Matthias (F)
15 - Isidore the Farmer (OM)
18 - Pope John I (OM)
19 - Pentecost (S; Ob) (P3)
20 - Ordinary Time Week 7 (Ob) (P3)
21 - Bernadine of Siena (OM)
21 - Christopher Magallanes and his companions (OM)
22 - Rita (OM)
25 - Bede the Venerable; Pope Gregory VII; Mary Magdalen de Pazzi (OM)
26 - Holy Trinity; Ordinary Time Week 8 (P4)
27 - Augustine of Canterbury (OM)
30 - Corpus Christi (Traditional) (S; Ob)
31 - Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (F)
1 - Justin (M)
2 - Corpus Christi (USA) (S**; Ob); Ordinary Time Week 9 (S; Ob)(P1)
3 - Charles Lwanga and Companions (M)
5 - Boniface (M)
6 - Norbert (OM)
7 - Sacred Heart of Jesus (S)
8 - Immaculate Heart of Mary (M)
9 - Ordinary Time Week 10 (S; Ob)(P2)
11 - Barnabas (M)
13 - Anthony of Padua (M)
16 - Ordinary Time Week 11 (S; Ob)(P3)
19 - Romuald (OM)
21 - Aloysius Gonzaga (M)
22 - Paulinus of Nola; John Fisher; Thomas More (OM)
23 - Ordinary Time Week 12 (S; Ob)(P4)
24 - Nativity of John the Baptist (S)
27 - Cyril of Alexandria (OM)
28 - Irenaeus (M)
29 - Peter and Paul, Apostles (S)
30 - Ordinary Time Week 13 (S; Ob)(P1)
1 - Bl. Junipero Serra (OM)
3 - Thomas, Apostle (F)
4 - Elizabeth of Portugal (OM)
5 - Anthony Mary Zaccaria (OM)
6 - Maria Goretti (OM)
7 - Ordinary Time Week 14 (Ob) (P2)
9 - Augustine Zhao Rong and His Companions (OM)
11 - Benedict (M)
13 - Henry, Holy Roman Emperor (OM)
14 - Ordinary Time Week 15 (Ob) (P3)
15 - Bonaventure (M)
16 - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (OM)
18 - Camilus de Lellis (OM) (USA)
20 - Apollinarius (OM)
21 - Ordinary Time Week 16 (Ob) (P4)
23 - Bridget of Sweden (OM)
24 - Sharbel Makhluf (OM)
25 - James, Apostle (F)
26 - Joachim and Anne (M)
28 - Ordinary Time Week 17 (Ob) (P1)
29 - Martha (M)
30 - Peter Chrysologus (OM)
31 - Ignatius of Loyola (M)
1 - Alphonsus Liguori (M)
2 - Eusebius of Vercelli; Peter Julian Eymard (OM)
4 - Ordinary Time Week 18 (Ob) (P2)
5 - Dedication of St. Mary Major (OM)
6 - The Transfiguration of the Lord (F)
7 - Pope Sixtus II and companions; Cajetan (OM)
8 - Dominic (M)
9 - Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (OM)
10 - Lawrence (F)
11 - Ordinary Time Week 19 (Ob) (P3)
12 - Jane Frances de Chantal (OM)
13 - Pope Pontian; Hippolytus (OM)
14 - Maximilian Kolbe (M)
15 - The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (S; Ob)
16 - Stephen of Hungary (OM)
18 - JOrdinary Time Week 20 (Ob) (P4)
19 - John Eudes (OM)
20 - Bernard (M)
21 - Pius X (M)
22 - Queenship of Mary (M)
23 - Rose of Lima (OM)
24 - Bartholomew (F)
25 - Ordinary Time Week 21 (Ob) (P1)
27 - Monica (M)
28 - Augustine (M)
29 - Beheading of John the Baptist (M)
1 - Ordinary Time Week 22 (Ob) (P2)
3 - Pope Gregory the Great (M)
8 - Ordinary Time Week 23 (Ob) (P3)
12 - Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OM)
13 - John Chrysostom (M)
14 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (F)
15 - Ordinary Time Week 24 (F; Ob) (P4)
16 - Cyprian and Cornelius (M)
17 - Robert Bellarmine (OM)
19 - Januarius (OM)
20 - Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions (M)
21 - Matthew (F)
22 - Ordinary Time Week 25 (Ob) (P1)
23 - Pio (OM)
26 - Cosmas and Damien (OM)
27 - Vincent De Paul (M)
28 - Wenceslaus; Lawrence Ruiz and companions (OM)
29 - Ordinary Time Week 26 (Ob) (P2)
30 - Jerome (M)
1 - Theresa of the Child Jesus (M)
2 - Guardian Angels (M)
4 - Francis of Assisi (M)
6 - Ordinary Time Week 27 (Ob) (P3)
7 - Our Lady of the Rosary (OM)
9 - Denis and Companions; John Leonardi (OM)
13 - Ordinary Time Week 28 (Ob) (P4)
14 - Callistus I (OM)
15 - Teresa of Avila (M)
16 - Hedwig (OM)
17 - Ignatius of Antioch (M)
18 - Luke (F)
19 - John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues and Companions (M)(USA)
20 - Ordinary Time Week 29 (Ob) (P1)
23 - John of Capistrano (OM)
24 - Anthony Claret (OM)
27 Ordinary Time Week 30 (Ob) (P2)
28 - Simon and Jude (F)
31 - Vigil of All Saints (Halloween)
1 - All Saints (S; Ob)
2 - All Souls; (Unique, Ranked with Solemnities; Ob)
3 - Ordinary Time Week 31 (Ob) (P3)
4 - Charles Borromeo (M)
9 - Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (F)
10 - Ordinary Time Week 32 (Ob) (P4)
11 - Martin of Tours (M)
12 - Josaphat (M)
13 - Francis Xavier Cabrini (M)
15 - Albert the Great (OM)
16 - Margaret of Scotland; Gertrude (OM)
17 - Ordinary Time Week 33 (Ob) (P1)
18 - Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul; Rose Philippine Duchesne (OM)
21 - Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (M)
22 - Cecilia (M)
23 - Clement I; Columban (OM); Bl. Miguel Agustin Pro (OM)(USA)
24 - Christ the King; Ordinary Time Week 34 (S; Ob)(P2)
25 - Catherine of Alexandria (OM)
28 - Thanksgiving (USA)(OM)
30 - Andrew (F)
1 - Advent Week 1 (Ob) (P1)
3 - Francis Xavier (M)
4 - John of Damascus (OM)
6 - Nicholas (OM)
7 - Ambrose (M)
8 - Advent Week 2 (Ob) (P2)
9 - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (S**)
11 - Damasus I(OM)
12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe (F)
13 - Lucy (M)
14 - John of the Cross (M)
15 - Advent Week 3 (Ob) (P3)
21 - Peter Canisius (OM)
22 - Advent Week 4 (Ob) (P4)
23 - John of Kanty (OM)
24 - Christmas Eve
25 - Christmas (S; Ob) (P1); Begin Octave of Christmas
26 - Stephen (F)
27 - John, Apostle (F)
28 - Holy Innocents (F)
29 - Holy Family (S; Ob) (P2)
31 - (Pope Sylvester) (OM)
Compiled by David Bennett
| Symbol | Meaning |
| Ob | Holy Day of Obligation (includes all Sundays) |
| F | Feast |
| S | Solemnity |
| M | Memorial |
| OM | Optional Memorial |
| (feast name) C | Commemoration; Seasonal Celebration Takes Precedence |
| Fast | Fast Day |
| A | Abstinence Day |
| P# | Week Number in Liturgy of the Hours 4-Week Psalm Cycle |
| ** | Feast normally falls on another day in general calendar, but has been translated |
| USA | Holiday is specific to the U.S. calendar (and possibly other local calendars) |
| + | This holiday is celebrated on the listed date in the U.S.; The date on the general calendar differs |
