The Liturgical Year

Season Feasts/Festivals
Advent 4 Sundays Advent is a penitential season,
(Purple) so we sing or say the kyrie
Christmas Eve
Christmas Christmas Day 25th of December
(White)
First Sunday of Christmas

Second Sunday of Christmas

Epiphany The Epiphany 6th of January
(White) The Baptism of Christ – First Sunday of
Epiphany

The Second Sunday of Epiphany

The Third Sunday of Epiphany

The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

(Candlemas)

2nd of February
Ordinary Time Begins on the day following
(Green) the presentation
Lent Ash Wednesday Lent is a penitential season, so
(Purple) we sing the kyrie
The First Sunday of Lent

The Second Sunday of Lent

The Third Sunday of Lent

The Fourth Sunday of Lent – Mothering

Sunday

Passiontide The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passiontide

begins)

Palm Sunday

(Red) Monday of Holy Week

Tuesday of Holy Week

Wednesday of Holy Week

Maundy Thursday

Good Friday

Easter Eve
 Easter Easter Sunday
(White)
Ascension Day 40th day of Easter

(Red) Pentecost (Whit Sunday) 8th Sunday of Easter

Ordinary Time Trinity Sunday 1st Sunday after Pentecost
(Green)
The Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution
of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)

(Green or Red) All Saints’ Day 1st of November (The Sunday

between 30th of October and
5th of November may be kept
as All Saints’ Sunday

Christ the King Sunday next before Advent

Principal Feasts and Holy days are in bold

Festivals are printed in roman
Other Sundays are in roman in black.