Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL YEAR 2008
AT A GLANCE
(Cycle A)

DECEMBER, 2007
                    SEASON OF ADVENT

Dec 02  FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 03  St. Francis Xavier, priest
Dec 04  Saint John Damascus, priest, doctor
Dec 06  Saint Nicholas, bishop
Dec 07  Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor
Dec 08  Immaculate Conception of Mary
Dec 09  SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 11  Saint Damasus I, pope
Dec 12  Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 13  Saint Lucy, virgin, martyr
Dec 14  Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor
Dec 16  THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 21  Saint Peter Canisius, priest, doctor
Dec 23  FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
                    CHRISTMAS SEASON
Dec 24  CHRISTMAS Vigil
        CHRISTMAS Mass During the Night
Dec 25  CHRISTMAS Mass at Dawn
        CHRISTMAS Mass During the Day
Dec 26  St Stephen, first Christian martyr
Dec 27  Saint John, apostle, evangelist
Dec 28  Holy Innocents
Dec 30  HOLY FAMILY
Dec 31  Saint Sylvester
        (Prayer Vigil for the New Year)

JANUARY, 2008

Jan 01  MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
        (World Day of Peace)
Jan 02  St. Basil The Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishops, doctors
Jan 03  Holy Name of Jesus
Jan 06  EPIPANY OF THE LORD
Jan 07  Saint Raymond of Penyafort, priest
Jan 12  Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, religious
Jan 13  BAPTISM OF THE LORD
        World Day of Migrants and Refugees

                    ORDINARY TIME

Jan 17  Saint Anthony, abbot
Jan 20  SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        Prayer for Christian Unity
Jan 21  Saint Agnes, virgin, martyr
Jan 22  Saint Vincent, deacon, martyr
Jan 24  Saint Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor
Jan 25  Conversion of Saint Paul, apostle
Jan 26  Saint Timothy and Saint Titus, bishops
Jan 27  THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jan 28  Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest, doctor
Jan 31  Saint John Bosco, priest

FEBRUARY, 2008

Feb 02  Presentation of the Lord
        (World Day for Consecrated Life)
Feb 03  FOURTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Feb 05  Saint Agatha, virgin, martyr

                    SEASON OF LENT

Feb 06  ASH WEDNESDAY
Feb 08  Saint Jerome Emiliani
        Saint Josephine Bakhita, virgin
Feb 10  FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
        (Development and Peace)
Feb 11  Our Lady of Lourdes
        (World Day of the Sick)
Feb 14  Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop
Feb 17  SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Feb 21  Saint Peter Damian, bishop, doctor
Feb 22  Chair of St. Peter, apostle
Feb 23  Saint Polycarp, bishop, martyr
Feb 24  THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

MARCH, 2008

Mar 02  FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 04  Saint Casmir
Mar 07  Saint Perpetua and St. Felicity
        World Day of Prayer
Mar 08  St. John of God
Mar 09  FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 15  Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
        patron of the universal Church, principal patron of Canada

                    HOLY WEEK

Mar 16  PASSION SUNDAY (Palm Sunday)
Mar 17  Monday of Holy Week
Mar 18  Tuesday of Holy Week
Mar 19  Wednesday of Holy Week
Mar 20  HOLY THURSDAY

                    EASTER TRIDUUM

        Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
Mar 21  GOOD FRIDAY (Universal day of fasting/abstinence)
Mar 22  HOLY SATURDAY
        THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - THE EASTER VIGIL
Mar 23  EASTER SUNDAY

                    EASTER SEASON

Mar 24  Easter Octave - Monday
Mar 25  Easter Octave - Tuesday
Mar 26  Easter Octave - Wednesday
Mar 27  Easter Octave - Thursday
Mar 28  Easter Octave - Friday
Mar 29  Easter Octave - Saturday
Mar 30  SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (OF THE DIVINE MERCY)
Mar 31  Announciation of the Lord

APRIL, 2008

Apr 02  Saint Francis of Paola, hermit
Apr 04  Saint Isidore, bishop, doctor
Apr 05  Saint Vincent Ferrer, priest
Apr 06  THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Apr 07  Saint John Baptist de la Salle, priest
Apr 10  THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Apr 11  Saint Stanislaus, bishop, martyr
Apr 13  FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
        World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Apr 17  Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin
Apr 20  FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Apr 21  Saint Anselm, bishop, doctor
Apr 23  Saint George, martyr
        Saint Adalbert, bishop, martyr
Apr 24  Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr
Apr 25  Saint Mark, evangelist
Apr 26  Our Lady of Good Counsel
Apr 27  SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
        The Pope's Pastoral Works
Apr 28  Saint Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
        Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, priest
Apr 29  Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin, doctor
Apr 30  Saint Pius V, pope
        Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, religious

MAY, 2008

May 01  Saint Joseph the Worker
        (International Worker's Day)
May 02  Saint Athanasius, bishop, doctor
May 03  Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles
May 04  ASCENSION OF THE LORD
        (World Comunications Day)
May 06  Blessed François de Laval, bishop
May 08  Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, religious
May 11  PENTECOST SUNDAY

                   ORDINARY TIME

May 12  Saint Nereus and Saint Archilleus, martyrs
        Saint Pancras, martyr
        Canada Health Day
May 13  Our Lady of Fatima
May 14  Saint Matthias, apostle
May 18  TRINITY SUNDAY
May 20  Saint Bernadine of Siena, priest
May 21  Saint Eugène de Mazenod, bishop
        Saint Christopher Magallanes, priest, martyr and companions
May 22  Saint Rita of Cascia, religious
May 24  Blessed Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, bishop
May 25  SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
May 26  Saint Philip Neri, priest
May 27  Saint Augustine of Canterbury, bishop
May 30  Sacred Heart of Jesus
May 31  Visitation of Mary

JUNE, 2008

Jun 01  NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 02  Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, martyrs
Jun 03  Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs
Jun 05  Saint Boniface, bishop, martyr
Jun 06  Saint Norbert, bishop
Jun 08  TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 09  Saint Ephrem, deacon and doctor
Jun 11  Saint Barnabas, apostle
Jun 13  Saint Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor
Jun 15  TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 19  Saint Romuald, abbot
Jun 21  Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious
Jun 22  TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 24  Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Jun 27  Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop, doctor
Jun 28  Saint Irenaeus, bishop, martyr
Jun 29  SAINT PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES
Jun 30  First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

JULY, 2008

Jul 01  (Canada Day)
Jul 04  Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Jul 05  Saint Anthony Zaccaria, priest
Jul 06  FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 09  Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, martyr
Jul 11  Saint Benedict, abbot
Jul 13  FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 14  Saint Camillus de Lellis, priest
Jul 15  Saint Bonaventure, bishop, doctor
Jul 16  Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Jul 20  SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 21  Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor
Jul 22  Saint Mary Magdalene, disciple of the Lord
Jul 23  Saint Bridget, religious
Jul 24  Saint Sharbel Makhluf, priest
Jul 25  Saint James, apostle
Jul 26  Saints Anne and Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary
Jul 27  SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 29  Saint Martha, disciple of the Lord
Jul 30  Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop, doctor
Jul 31  Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest

AUGUST, 2008

Aug 01  Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor
Aug 02  Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
        Saint Peter Julian Eymard, priest
Aug 03  EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 04  Saint John Vianney, priest
Aug 05  Dedication of St. Mary Major
        Blessed Frédéric Janssoone, priest
Aug 06  Transfiguration of the Lord
Aug 07  Saint Sixtus II, pope and companions, martyrs
        Saint Cajetan, priest
Aug 08  Saint Dominic, priest
Aug 09  Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr
Aug 10  NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 11  Saint Clare, virgin
Aug 12  Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, religious
Aug 13  Saint Pontian, pope, martyr
        Saint Hippolytus, priest, martyr
Aug 14  Saint Maximilian Kolbe, priest
Aug 15  Assumption of Mary
Aug 16  Saint Stephen of Hungary
Aug 17  TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 19  Saint John Eudes, priest
Aug 20  Saint Bernard, abbot, doctor
Aug 21  Saint Pius X, pope
Aug 22  Queenship of Mary
Aug 23  Saint Rose of Lima, virgin
Aug 24  TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 25  Saint Louis
        Saint Joseph Calasanz, priest
Aug 27  Saint Monica
Aug 28  Saint Augustine, bishop, doctor
Aug 29  Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, martyr
Aug 31  TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER, 2008

Sep 01  Labour Day
Sep 03  Saint Gregory the Great, pope, doctor
Sep 07  TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sep 08  Birth of Mary
Sep 09  Saint Peter Claver, priest
Sep 12  Holy Name of Mary
Sep 13  Saint John Chrysostom, bishop, doctor
Sep 14  TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS
Sep 15  Our Lady of Sorrows
Sep 16  Saint Cornelius, pope, martyr
        Saint Cyprian, bishop, martyr
Sep 17  Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop, doctor
Sep 19  Saint Januarius, bishop, martyr
Sep 20  Saint Andrew Kim Kaegön, priest, 
        Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, martyrs
Sep 21  TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 23  Saint Pio of Petreclina (Padre Pio), priest
Sep 26  Saint John Brébeuf and Saint Isaac Jogues, priests & companions, martyrs
Sep 27  Saint Vincent de Paul, priest
        World Tourism Day
Sep 28  TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        (Needs of the Church in Canada.)
Sep 29  St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, archangels
Sep 30  Saint Jerome, priest, doctor

OCTOBER, 2008

Oct 01  Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Oct 02  Guardian Angels
Oct 04  Saint Francis of Assisi
Oct 05  TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 06  Saint Bruno, priest
        Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, religious
Oct 07  Our Lady of the Rosary
Oct 09  Saint Denis, bishop and companions, martyrs
        Saint John Leonardi, priest
Oct 12  TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 13  (Thanksgiving Day - public thanks to God)
Oct 14  Saint Callistus 1, pope
Oct 15  Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor
Oct 16  Saint Marguerite D'Youville, religious
        (World Mission Sunday)
Oct 17  Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr
Oct 18  Saint Luke, evangelist
Oct 19  TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        World Mission Sunday
Oct 22  Dedication of Consecrated Churches (of unknown dates)
Oct 23  Saint John of Capistrano, priest
Oct 24  Saint Anthony Claret, bishop
Oct 26  THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 28  Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles

NOVEMBER, 2008

Nov 01  All Saints
Nov 02  COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Nov 03  Saint Martin de Porres, religious
Nov 04  Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop
Nov 09  DEDICATION OF SAINT JOHN LATERAN
Nov 10  Saint Leo the Great, pope, doctor
Nov 11  Saint Martin of Tours, bishop
        (Remembrance Day)
Nov 12  Saint Josaphat, bishop, martyr
Nov 15  Saint Albert the Great, bishop, doctor
Nov 16  THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nov 17  Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, religious
Nov 18  Dedication of the Roman Basilicas of Peter and Paul, apostles
Nov 21  Presentation of Mary
Nov 22  Saint Cecilia, virgin, martyr
Nov 23  CHRIST THE KING
Nov 24  Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and companions
Nov 25  Saint Catherine of Alexandria