Liturgical Calendar for January 2016
Note: This is a liturgical calendar (ordo) for the month of January 2016 for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form, according to the Missale Romanum (1962) of Pope St. John XXIII. It is intended as a general guide. It does not show feasts which are observed only in particular places. It does not show votive Masses on the days when they are permitted by the rubrics (with the exception of votive Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary on certain Saturdays). If a Mass is shown in this color, it means that Propers for that Mass are available on this site.
January 2016 | |||||
Date | Day | The Mass | Class | Color | Commemoration |
1 | Friday | Octave Day of Christmas | 1 | W | |
2 | Saturday | Votive Mass: Saturday of Our Lady | 4 | W | |
3 | Sunday | The Holy Name of Jesus | 2 | W | |
4 | Monday | Feria in Christmastide | 4 | W | |
USA: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Widow | 3 | W | |||
5 | Tuesday | Feria in Christmastide | 4 | W | St. Telesphorus |
or: St. Telesphorus, Pope & Martyr | 4 | R | |||
6 | Wednesday | The Epiphany of The Lord (and in some places: Proclamation of Moveable Feasts) | 1 | W | |
7 | Thursday | Feria after Epiphany | 4 | W | |
8 | Friday | Feria after Epiphany | 4 | W | |
9 | Saturday | Votive Mass: Saturday of Our Lady | 4 | W | |
10 | Sunday | The Holy Family | 2 | W | |
11 | Monday | Feria (Mass of First Sunday after Epiphany) | 4 | W | St. Hyginus |
or: St. Hyginus, Pope & Martyr | 4 | R | |||
12 | Tuesday | Feria (Mass of First Sunday after Epiphany) | 4 | W | |
13 | Wednesday | Commemoration of the Baptism of the Lord | 2 | W | |
14 | Thursday | St. Hilary, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor | 3 | W | St. Felix |
15 | Friday | St. Paul, the First Hermit, Confessor | 3 | W | St. Maurus |
16 | Saturday | St. Marcellus I, Pope & Martyr | 3 | R | |
17 | Sunday | Second Sunday after Epiphany | 2 | G | |
18 | Monday | Feria | 4 | G | St. Prisca |
or: St. Prisca, Virgin & Martyr | 4 | R | |||
19 | Tuesday | Feria | 4 | G | Ss Marius et al.; St. Canute |
or: Ss Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abachum, Martyrs | 4 | R | St. Canute | ||
or: St. Canute, King & Martyr | 4 | R | Ss Marius et al. | ||
20 | Wednesday | Ss Fabian, Pope, and Sebastian, Martyrs | 3 | R | |
21 | Thursday | St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr | 3 | R | |
22 | Friday | Ss Vincent and Anastasius, Martyrs | 3 | R | |
or USA: Votive Mass for Peace | 2 | V | Ss Vincent & Anastasius | ||
23 | Saturday | St. Raymond of Peñafort, Confessor | 3 | W | St. Emerentiana |
24 | Sunday | Septuagesima Sunday | 2 | V | |
25 | Monday | Conversion of St. Paul | 3 | W | St. Peter |
26 | Tuesday | St. Polycarp, Bishop & Martyr | 3 | R | |
27 | Wednesday | St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor | 3 | W | |
28 | Thursday | St. Peter Nolasco, Confessor | 3 | W | St. Agnes |
29 | Friday | St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor | 3 | W | |
30 | Saturday | St. Martina, Virgin & Martyr | 3 | R | |
31 | Sunday | Sexagesima Sunday | 2 | V |