Prepared by the Catholic Doors Ministry

LITURGICAL YEAR 2012
AT A GLANCE
(Cycle B)

DECEMBER, 2011
                    ADVENT SEASON

Nov 27  FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Nov 30  Saint Andrew

Dec 03  Saint Francis Xavier, priest
Dec 04  SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 07  Saint Ambrose
Dec 08  Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dec 11  THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec 12  Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 13  Saint Lucy, virgin, martyr
Dec 14  Saint John of the Cross
Dec 18  FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

                    CHRISTMAS SEASON

Dec 24  CHRISTMAS Vigil
Dec 25  CHRISTMAS Mass During the Night
        CHRISTMAS Mass at Dawn
        CHRISTMAS Mass During the Day
Dec 26  St Stephen, first Christian martyr
Dec 27  Saint John, apostle, evangelist
Dec 28  The Holy Innocents
Dec 29  Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr
Dec 30  The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Dec 31  Saint Sylvester I

        (Prayer Vigil for the New Year)

JANUARY, 2012
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 07  Saint André Bessette, religious
        Vigil of the Epiphany
Jan 08  EPIPANY OF THE LORD
Jan 09  BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Jan 12  Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, religious
Jan 13  Saint Hilary, Bisop, doctor
Jan 15  SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        (World Day of Migrants and Refugees)
Jan 17  Saint Anthony, abbot

                    ORDINARY TIME

Jan 18-25 (Prayer for Christian Unity)
Jan 20  Saint Fabian, pope, martyr
Jan 20  Saint Sebastian, martyr
Jan 21  Saint Agnes, virgin, martyr
Jan 22  THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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  Saint Angela Merici, virgin
Jan 28  Saint Thomas Aquinas, priest, doctor
Jan 29  FOURTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jan 31  Saint John Bosco, priest

FEBRUARY, 2012

Feb 02  Presentation of the Lord
        (World Day for Consecrated Life)
Feb 03  Saint Ansgar, bisho
Feb 03  Saint Blase, bishop, martyr
Feb 05  FIFTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Feb 06  Saint Paul Miki and companions, martyrs
Feb 08  Saint Jerome Emiliani
Feb 08  Saint Josephine Bakhita
Feb 10  Saint Scholastica, virgin
Feb 11  Our Lady of Lourdes
        (World Day of the Sick)
Feb 12  SIXTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Feb 14  Saint Cyril, monk, and Saint Methodius, bishop
Feb 17  Seven Founders of the Servite Order
Feb 19  SEVENTH DAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Feb 21  Saint Peter Damian, bishop, doctor
Feb 22  ASH WEDNESDAY
Feb 23  Saint Polycarp, bishop, martyr

                    SEASON OF LENT

Feb 26  FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT

MARCH, 2012

Mar 02  (World Day of Prayer)
Mar 04  SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 07  Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity
Mar 08  Saint John of God
Mar 09  Saint Frances of Rome
Mar 11  THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 17  Saint Patrick
Mar 18  FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
Mar 19  Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
        Patron of the Universal Church, principal Patron of Canada
Mar 23  Saint Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop
Mar 25  FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
        (Development and Peace)
Mar 26  ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

APRIL, 2012

                    HOLY WEEK

Apr 01  PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
        (World Day of Youth)
Apr 02  Monday of Holy Week
Apr 03  Tuesday of Holy Week
Apr 04  Wednesday of Holy Week
Apr 05  HOLY THURSDAY
        Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper

                    EASTER TRIDUUM

Apr 06  FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (Universal day of fasting/abstinence)
        (Collection: Church in the Holy Land)
Apr 07  HOLY SATURDAY
Apr 08  THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - THE EASTER VIGIL
Apr 09  Easter Octave - Monday
Apr 10  Easter Octave - Tuesday
Apr 11  Easter Octave - Wednesday
Apr 12  Easter Octave - Thursday
Apr 13  Easter Octave - Friday
Apr 14  Easter Octave - Saturday
Apr 15  SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (OF DIVINE MERCY)

                    EASTER SEASON

Apr 17  Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Apr 18  Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin
Apr 21  Saint Anselm, bishop, doctor
Apr 22  THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Apr 23  Saint George, martyr
        Saint Adalbert, bishop, martyr
Apr 24  Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr
Apr 25  Saint Mark, evangelist
Apr 26  Out Lady of God Counsel
Apr 28  Saint Peter Chanel, priest, martyr
Apr 28  Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort
Apr 29  FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
        (World Day of Prayer for Vocations)
Apr 30  Saint Pius V, pope
        Blessed Marie of the Incarnation, religious

MAY, 2012

May 01  Saint Joseph the Worker
        (International Worker's Day)
May 02  Saint Athanasius, bishop, doctor
May 03  Saint Philip and Saint James
May 04  Blessed Marie-Léonie Paradis, religious
May 06  FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 08  Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine, religious
May 12  Saint Nereus and Saint Archilleus, martyrs
        Saint Pancras, martyr
        (Canada Health Day)
May 13  SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 14  Saint Matthias, apostle
May 18  Saint John I, pope and martyr
May 19  Vigil of the Ascension
May 20  ASCENSION OF THE LORD
        (Collection: The Pope's Pastoral Works)
        (World Comunications Day)
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
May 25  Saint Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor
        Saint Gregory VII, pope
        Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin
May 26  Saint Philip Neri, priest
        Vigil of Pentecost
May 27  PENTECOST SUNDAY

                   ORDINARY TIME

May 31  THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

JUNE, 2012
Jun 01  Saint Justin, martyr
Jun 02  Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter, martyrs
Jun 03  THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
Jun 05  Saint Boniface, bishop, martyr
Jun 06  Saint Norbert, bishop
Jun 09  Saint Ephrem, deacon and doctor
Jun 10  THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Jun 11  Saint Barnabas, apostle
Jun 13  Saint Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor
Jun 15  THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Jun 16  THE IMMACULATE HEART OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Jun 17  ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jun 19  Saint Romuald
Jun 21  Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Jun 22  Saint Paulinus of Nola, bishop
        Saint John Fisher, bishop and Saint Thomas More, martyrs
        Vigil Mass of Saint John the Baptist
Jun 24  THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
Jun 27  Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop, doctor
        Blessed Nykyta Budka and Vasyl Velychkowsky
Jun 28  Saint Irenaeus
        Vigil Mass of Sts Peter and Paul
Jun 29  Saint Peter and Paul, apostles
Jun 30  First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

JULY, 2012
Jul 01  THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
        (Canada Day)
Jul 03  Saint Thomas, apostle
Jul 04  Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
Jul 05  Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Jul 06  Saint Maria Goretti, virgin, martyr
Jul 08  FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 09  Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, martyr
Jul 11  Saint Benedict, abbot
Jul 13  Saint Henry
Jul 14  Saint Camillus de Lellis, priest
Jul 15  FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 16  Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Jul 20  Saint Apollinaris, bishop, martyr
Jul 21  Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor
Jul 22  SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 23  Saint Bridget, religious
Jul 24  Saint Sharbel Makhluf, priest
Jul 25  Saint James, apostle
Jul 26  Saint Anne and Saint Joachim
Jul 29  SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jul 30  Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop, doctor
Jul 31  Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest

AUGUST, 2012
Aug 01  Saint Alphonsus Liguori, bishop, doctor
Aug 02  Saint Eusebius of Vercelli
        Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Aug 04  Saint John Mary Vianney, priest
Aug 05  EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 06  THE 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
Aug 10  Saint Lawrence
Aug 11  Saint Clare, virgin
Aug 12  NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 13  Saint Pontian, pope, martyr
Aug 14  Saint Maximilian Kolbe, priest
        Vigil Mass of the Assumption
Aug 15  Assumption of Mary
Aug 16  Saint Stephen of Hungary
Aug 19  TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 20  Saint Bernard, abbot, doctor
Aug 21  Saint Pius X, pope
Aug 22  QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Aug 23  Saint Rose of Lima
Aug 24  SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, apostle
Aug 25  Saint Louis
        Saint Joseph Calasanz, priest
Aug 26  TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Aug 27  Saint Monica
Aug 28  Saint Augustine, bishop, doctor
Aug 29  THE PASSION OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

SEPTEMBER, 2012
Sep 02  TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 03  Saint Gregory the Great, pope, doctor
        (Labour Day)
Sep 04  Blessed Dina Bélanger
Sep 08  THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Sep 09  TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 12  The Most Holy Name of Mary
Sep 13  SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Sep 14  THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Sep 15  Our Lady of Sorrows
Sep 16  TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 17  Saint Robert Bellarmine, bishop, doctor
Sep 19  Saint Januarius, bishop, martyr
Sep 20  Saint Andrew Kim Tae-Gon, priest, Paul Chong Ha-Sang and companions, martyrs
Sep 21  Saint Matthew, apostle, evangelist
Sep 23  TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sep 24  Blessed Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin
Sep 25  Saints Cosmas and Damian
Sep 26  Saint John Brébeuf and Saint Isaac Jogues, priests & companions, martyrs
Sep 27  Saint Vincent de Paul
        (World Tourism Day)
Sep 28  Saint Wenceslaus, martyr
        Saint Lawrence Ruiz & companions
Sep 29  St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, archangels
Sep 30  TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

OCTOBER, 2012

Oct 01  Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Oct 02  The Holy Guardian Angels
Oct 04  Saint Francis of Assisi
Oct 06  Saint Bruno, priest
        Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, religious
Oct 07  TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 08  (Thanksgiving Day)
Oct 09  Saint Denis, bishop and companions, martyrs
        Saint John Leonardi, priest
Oct 14  TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 15  Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin, doctor
Oct 16  Saint Marguerite D'Youville, religious
        (World Food Day)
Oct 17  Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop, martyr
oct 18  Saint Luke
Oct 19  Saint Paul of the Cross, priest
Oct 20  Saint Hedwig
        Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Oct 21  TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Oct 22  Dedication of Consecrated Churches
Oct 23  Saint John of Capistrano, priest
Oct 24  Saint Anthony Mary Claret
Oct 28  THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOVEMBER, 2012

Nov 01  ALL SAINTS
Nov 02  Commemoration of all the faithful Departed
Nov 03  Saint Martin de Porres, religious
Nov 04  THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nov 09  DEDICATION OF SAINT JOHN LATERAN
Nov 10  Saint Leo the Great, pope, doctor
Nov 11  THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nov 12  Saint Josaphat, bishop, martyr
Nov 15  Saint Albert the Great
Nov 16  Saint Margaret of Scotland
        Saint Gertrude, virgin
Nov 17  Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, religious
Nov 18  THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Nov 21  Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Nov 22  Saint Cecilia
Nov 23  Saint Clement I, pope, martyr
        Saint Columbanus, abbot
Nov 24  Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and companions
Nov 25  CHRIST THE KING
Nov 30  Saint Andrew