Liturgical Calendar for March 2016

Note:  This is a liturgical calendar (ordo) for the month of March 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.

March 2016
Date Day The Mass Class Color Commemoration
1 Tuesday Feria of Lent 3 V
2 Wednesday Feria of Lent 3 V
3 Thursday Feria of Lent 3 V
4 Friday Feria of Lent 3 V
5 Saturday Feria of Lent 3 V
6 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Lent (Lætare) 1 R or V
7 Monday Feria of Lent 3 V St. Thomas Aquinas
8 Tuesday Feria of Lent 3 V
9 Wednesday Feria of Lent 3 V
10 Thursday Feria of Lent 3 V
11 Friday Feria of Lent 3 V
12 Saturday Feria of Lent 3 V St. Gregory the Great
13 Sunday Passion Sunday (First Sunday of Passiontide) 1 V
14 Monday Feria of Passion Week 3 V
15 Tuesday Feria of Passion Week 3 V
16 Wednesday Feria of Passion Week 3 V
17 Thursday Feria of Passion Week 3 V St. Patrick
18 Friday Feria of Passion Week 3 V Seven Sorrows of the BVM; St. Cyril
19 Saturday St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1 W Feria
20 Sunday Palm Sunday (Second Sunday of Passiontide) (see Propers for Sundays for other options) 1 V Pro Papa
21 Monday Monday of Holy Week 1 V
22 Tuesday Tuesday of Holy Week 1 V
23 Wednesday Wednesday of Holy Week; Office of Tenebrae 1 V
24 Thursday Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) 1 W and V
25 Friday Good Friday — Mass of the Presanctified 1 B and V
26 Saturday Easter Vigil Mass 1 W
27 Sunday Easter Sunday 1 W
28 Monday Easter Monday 1 W
29 Tuesday Easter Tuesday 1 W
30 Wednesday Easter Wednesday 1 W
31 Thursday Easter Thursday 1 W

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