Liturgical Calendar for April 2017
Note: This is a liturgical calendar (ordo) for the month of April 2017 for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the Extraordinary Form according to the Missale Romanum (1962) of Pope St. John XXIII. This ordo 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.
April 2017 | |||||
Date | Day | The Mass | Class | Color | Commemoration |
1 | Saturday | Feria of Lent (Sitiéntes) | 3 | V | |
2 | Sunday | First Sunday of Passiontide (Passion Sunday) | 1 | V | |
3 | Monday | Monday of Passion Week | 3 | V | |
4 | Tuesday | Tuesday of Passion Week | 3 | V | St. Isidore |
5 | Wednesday | Wednesday of Passion Week | 3 | V | St. Vincent Ferrer |
6 | Thursday | Thursday of Passion Week | 3 | V | |
7 | Friday | Friday of Passion Week | 3 | V | Feria and Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
8 | Saturday | Saturday of Passion Week | 3 | V | |
9 | Sunday | Second Sunday of Passiontide (Palm Sunday) (see Propers for Sundays for other options) | 1 | V | |
10 | Monday | Monday of Holy Week | 1 | V | |
11 | Tuesday | Tuesday of Holy Week | 1 | V | |
12 | Wednesday | Wednesday of Holy Week; Office of Tenebrae | 1 | V | |
13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) | 1 | W and V | |
14 | Friday | Good Friday — Mass of the Presanctified | 1 | B and V | |
15 | Saturday | Easter Vigil Mass | 1 | W | |
16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | 1 | W | |
17 | Monday | Easter Monday | 1 | W | |
18 | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday | 1 | W | |
19 | Wednesday | Easter Wednesday | 1 | W | |
20 | Thursday | Easter Thursday | 1 | W | |
21 | Friday | Easter Friday | 1 | W | |
22 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | 1 | W | |
23 | Sunday | Divine Mercy Sunday (Low Sunday) | 1 | W | |
24 | Monday | St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Martyr | 3 | R | |
25 | Tuesday | St. Mark, Evangelist | 2 | R | The Greater Litanies |
or: Rogation Mass (if a procession) | 2 | V | St. Mark | ||
26 | Wednesday | Ss Cletus & Marcellinus, Popes & Martyrs | 3 | R | |
27 | Thursday | St. Peter Canisius, Confessor & Doctor | 3 | R | |
28 | Friday | St. Paul of the Cross, Confessor | 3 | W | |
29 | Saturday | St. Peter of Verona, Martyr | 3 | R | |
30 | Sunday | Second Sunday after Easter (Good Shepherd) | 2 | W | |