Liturgical Calendar for December 2017

Note:  This is a liturgical calendar (ordo) for the month of December 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 or by particular congregations.  It does not show votive Masses on the days when they are permitted by the rubrics.  If a Mass is shown in this color, it means that Propers for that Mass are available on this site.

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December 2017
Date Day The Mass Class Color Commemoration
1 Friday Feria 4 G
2 Saturday St. Vivian, Virgin & Martyr 3 R
3 Sunday First Sunday of Advent 1 V
4 Monday St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor 3 W Feria
5 Tuesday Feria of Advent 3 V St. Sabbas
6 Wednesday St. Nicholas, Bishop & Confessor 3 W Feria
7 Thursday St. Ambrose, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor 3 W Feria
8 Friday Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1 W Feria
9 Saturday Feria of Advent 3 V
10 Sunday Second Sunday of Advent 1 V
11 Monday St. Damasus I, Pope & Confessor 3 W Feria
12 Tuesday Feria of Advent 3 V
OR USA: Our Lady of Guadalupe 3 W Feria
13 Wednesday St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr 3 R Feria
14 Thursday Feria of Advent 3 V
15 Friday Feria of Advent 3 V
16 Saturday St. Eusebius, Bishop & Martyr 3 R Feria
17 Sunday Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudéte) 1 Rose or V
18 Monday Greater Feria of Advent 2 V
19 Tuesday Greater Feria of Advent 2 V
20 Wednesday Ember Wednesday of Advent 2 V
21 Thursday St. Thomas, Apostle 2 R Feria
22 Friday Ember Friday of Advent 2 V
23 Saturday Ember Saturday of Advent 2 V
24 Sunday Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord 1 V
25 Monday 1.  The Nativity of Our Lord, First Mass at Midnight   2.  The Nativity of Our Lord, Second Mass at Dawn  3.  The Nativity of Our Lord, Third Mass during the day 1 W at dawn: St. Anastasia
26 Tuesday St. Stephen, Deacon & Protomartyr 2 R Day in the Octave of Christmas
27 Wednesday St. John the Evangelist, Apostle 2 W Day in the Octave of Christmas
28 Thursday Holy Innocents, Martyrs 2 R Day in the Octave of Christmas
29 Friday Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas 2 W St. Thomas Becket
30 Saturday Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas 2 W
31 Sunday Sunday in the Octave of Christmas 2 W

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