Liturgical and Sanctoral Catholic Calendar 2008 - 2009 (prior current next)

For use with the Liturgy of the Hours tutorial provided by The Rosary Shop (http://www.rosaryshop.com/), and Simple Way Limited Partnership and Lay Apostolate (http://prayer.rosaryshop.com/). This is a computer-generated calendar. Please note that some solemnities and other feasts are observed on (moved to) Sundays by particular dioceses and national conferences; this calendar notes their date per the Roman calendar. Items in parentheses are typically not celebrated due to another observation of greater priority on the same day and are included for informative purposes only.

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November 2008

30: Psalter I, Advent Week 1. (Feast of Andrew, apostle.)

December 2008

3: Memorial of Frances Xavier, priest.

4: Memorial of John Damascene, priest and doctor.

6: Optional memorial of Nicholas, bishop.

7: Psalter II, Advent Week 2. (Memorial of Ambrose, bishop and doctor.) Vigil of the Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception.

8: Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception.

11: Optional memorial of Damasus I, pope.

12: Memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Americas). Optional memorial of Jane Frances de Chantal, religious.

13: Memorial of Lucy, virgin and martyr.

14: Psalter III, Advent Week 3. (Memorial of John of the Cross, priest and doctor.)

21: Psalter IV, Advent Week 4. (Optional memorial of Peter Canisius, priest and doctor.)

24: Vigil of the Solemnity of Christmas.

25: Solemnity of Christmas. Begin Christmas Octave.

26: Feast of Stephen, first martyr.

27: Feast of John, apostle and evangelist.

28: Psalter I, Octave of Christmas. Feast of The Holy Family. (Feast of Holy Innocents, martyrs.)

29: (Optional memorial of Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr.)

31: (Optional memorial of Sylvester I, pope.) Vigil of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

January 2009

1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

2: Memorial of Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors.

4: Psalter II, Christmas Season. (Memorial of Elizabeth Ann Seton (Americas).)

5: Memorial of John Neumann (Americas). Vigil of the Solemnity of Epiphany.

6: Solemnity of Epiphany.

7: Optional memorial of Raymond of Penyafort, priest.

11: Psalter Varies, Christmas Season. Feast of The Baptism of the Lord.

12: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 1.

13: Optional memorial of Hilary, bishop and doctor.

17: Memorial of Anthony, abbot.

18: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 2.

20: Optional memorial of Fabian, pope and martyr. Optional memorial of Sebastian, martyr.

21: Memorial of Agnes, virgin and martyr.

22: Optional memorial of Vincent, deacon and martyr.

24: Memorial of Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor.

25: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 3. (Feast of Conversion of Paul.)

26: Memorial of Timothy and Titus, bishops.

27: Optional memorial of Angela Merici, virgin.

28: Memorial of Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor.

31: Memorial of John Bosco, priest.

February 2009

1: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 4.

2: Feast of Presentation of the Lord.

3: Optional memorial of Blase, bishop and martyr. Optional memorial of Ansgar, bishop.

5: Memorial of Agatha, virgin and martyr.

6: Memorial of Paul Miki and companions, martyrs.

8: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 5. (Optional memorial of Jerome Emiliani.)

10: Memorial of Scholastica, virgin.

11: Optional memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes.

14: Optional memorial of Cyril, monk, and Methodius, bishop.

15: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 6.

17: Optional memorial of Seven founders of the order of Servites.

21: Optional memorial of Peter Damian, bishop and doctor.

22: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 7. (Feast of Chair of St. Peter, apostle.)

23: Memorial of Polycarp, bishop and martyr.

25: Ash Wednesday; Beginning of Lent.

March 2009

1: Psalter I, Lent Week 1.

4: (Optional memorial of Casimir.)

7: (Memorial of Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs.)

8: Psalter II, Lent Week 2. (Optional memorial of John of God, religious.)

9: (Optional memorial of Frances of Rome, religious.)

15: Psalter III, Lent Week 3.

17: (Optional memorial of Patrick, bishop.)

18: (Optional memorial of Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor.) Vigil of the Solemnity of Joseph, husband of Mary.

19: Solemnity of Joseph, husband of Mary.

22: Psalter IV, Lent Week 4.

23: (Optional memorial of Turibius de Mongrovejo, bishop.)

24: Vigil of the Solemnity of Annunciation.

25: Solemnity of Annunciation.

29: Psalter I, Lent Week 5.

April 2009

2: (Optional memorial of Francis of Paola, hermit.)

4: (Optional memorial of Isidore, bishop and doctor.)

5: Psalter II, Holy Week. Palm Sunday. (Optional memorial of Vincent Ferrer, priest.)

7: (Memorial of John Baptist de la Salle, priest.)

9: Holy Thursday.

10: Good Friday.

11: Holy Saturday. (Optional memorial of Stanislaus, bishop and martyr.) Vigil of the Solemnity of Easter.

12: Psalter I, Octave of Easter. Solemnity of Easter.

13: (Optional memorial of Martin I, pope and martyr.)

19: Psalter II, Easter Week 2. Last Day of Octave.

21: Optional memorial of Anselm, bishop and doctor.

23: Optional memorial of George, martyr.

24: Optional memorial of Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr.

25: Feast of Mark, evangelist.

26: Psalter III, Easter Week 3.

29: Memorial of Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor.

30: Optional memorial of Pius V, pope.

May 2009

1: Optional memorial of Joseph the Worker.

2: Memorial of Athanasius, bishop and doctor.

3: Psalter IV, Easter Week 4. (Feast of Philip and James, apostles.)

10: Psalter I, Easter Week 5.

12: Optional memorial of Nereus and Achilleus, martyrs; Pancras, martyr.

14: Feast of Matthias, apostle.

15: Optional memorial of Isidore.

17: Psalter II, Easter Week 6.

18: Optional memorial of John I, pope and martyr.

20: Optional memorial of Bernardine of Siena, priest.

24: Psalter III, Easter Week 7.

25: Optional memorial of Venerable Bede, priest and doctor; Gregory VII, pope; Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin.

26: Memorial of Philip Neri, priest.

27: Optional memorial of Augustine of Canterbury, bishop.

30: Vigil of the Solemnity of Pentecost.

31: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 9. Solemnity of Pentecost. (Feast of The Visitation.)

June 2009

1: Memorial of Justin, martyr.

2: Optional memorial of Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs.

3: Memorial of Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs.

5: Memorial of Boniface, bishop and martyr.

6: Optional memorial of Norbert, bishop. Vigil of the Solemnity of The Holy Trinity.

7: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 10. Solemnity of The Holy Trinity.

9: Optional memorial of Ephrem, deacon and doctor.

10: Vigil of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

11: Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Memorial of Barnabas, apostle.

13: Memorial of Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor.

14: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 11.

18: Vigil of the Solemnity of Sacred Heart.

19: Solemnity of Sacred Heart. Optional memorial of Romuald, abbot.

21: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 12. (Memorial of Aloysius Gonzaga, religious.)

22: Optional memorial of Paulinus of Nola, bishop; John Fisher, bishop and martyr; Thomas More, martyr.

23: Vigil of the Solemnity of Birth of John the Baptist.

24: Solemnity of Birth of John the Baptist.

27: Optional memorial of Cyril of Alexandra, bishop and doctor.

28: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 13. (Memorial of Irenaeus, bishop and martyr.) Vigil of the Solemnity of Peter and Paul, apostles.

29: Solemnity of Peter and Paul, apostles.

30: Optional memorial of First martyrs of the Church in Rome.

July 2009

3: Feast of Thomas, apostle.

4: Optional memorial of Elizabeth of Portugal. Optional memorial of Independence Day (USA).

5: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 14. (Optional memorial of Anthony Zaccaria, priest.)

6: Optional memorial of Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr.

11: Memorial of Benedict, abbot.

12: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 15.

13: Optional memorial of Henry.

14: Optional memorial of Camilus de Lellis, priest.

15: Memorial of Bonaventure, bishop and doctor.

16: Optional memorial of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

19: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 16.

21: Optional memorial of Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and doctor.

22: Memorial of Mary Magdalene.

23: Optional memorial of Bridget, religious.

25: Feast of James, apostle.

26: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 17. (Memorial of Joachim and Ann, parents of Mary.)

29: Memorial of Martha.

30: Optional memorial of Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor.

31: Memorial of Ignatius of Loyola, priest.

August 2009

1: Memorial of Alphonsus Liguori, bishop and doctor.

2: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 18. (Optional memorial of Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop.)

4: Memorial of John Vianney, priest.

5: Optional memorial of The Dedication of St. Mary Major.

6: Feast of The Transfiguration.

7: Optional memorial of Sixtus II, pope and martyr, and companions; Cajetan, priest.

8: Memorial of Dominic, priest.

9: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 19.

10: Feast of Lawrence, deacon and martyr.

11: Memorial of Clare, virgin.

13: Optional memorial of Pontian, pope and martyr; Hippolytus, priest and martyr.

14: Optional memorial of Maximilian Mary Kolbe, priest and martyr. Vigil of the Solemnity of The Assumption.

15: Solemnity of The Assumption.

16: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 20. (Optional memorial of Stephen of Hungary.)

19: Optional memorial of John Eudes, priest.

20: Memorial of Bernard, abbot and doctor.

21: Memorial of Pius X, pope.

22: Memorial of The Queenship of Mary.

23: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 21. (Optional memorial of Rose of Lima, virgin.)

24: Feast of Bartholomew, apostle.

25: Optional memorial of Louis; Joseph Calasanz, priest.

27: Memorial of Monica.

28: Memorial of Augustine, bishop and doctor.

29: Memorial of Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr.

30: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 22.

September 2009

3: Memorial of Gregory the Great, pope and doctor.

6: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 23.

8: Feast of The Birth of Mary.

9: Memorial of Peter Claver, priest (Americas).

13: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 24. (Memorial of John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor.)

14: Feast of The Triumph of the Cross.

15: Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.

16: Memorial of Cornelius, pope and martyr; Cyprian, bishop and martyr.

17: Optional memorial of Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor.

19: Memorial of Isaac Jogues and John de Brebeuf, priests and martyrs, and companions, martyrs (Americas). Optional memorial of Januarius, bishop and martyr.

20: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 25. (Optional memorial of Andrew Kim Taegon, priest and martyr; Paul Chong Hasang and companions, martyrs.)

21: Feast of Matthew, apostle and evangelist.

26: Optional memorial of Cosmas and Damian, martyrs.

27: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 26. (Memorial of Vincent de Paul, priest.)

28: Optional memorial of Wencaslaus, martyr; Lawrence Ruiz and companions, martyrs.

29: Feast of Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels.

30: Memorial of Jerome, priest and doctor.

October 2009

1: Memorial of Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin.

2: Memorial of Guardian Angels.

4: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 27. (Memorial of Francis of Assisi.)

6: Optional memorial of Bruno, priest.

7: Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.

9: Optional memorial of Denis, bishop and martyr, and companions, martyrs; John Leonardi, priest.

11: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 28.

14: Optional memorial of Callistus I, pope and martyr.

15: Memorial of Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor.

16: Optional memorial of Hedwig, religious; Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin.

17: Memorial of Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr.

18: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 29. (Feast of Luke, evangelist.)

19: Optional memorial of Paul of the Cross, priest.

23: Optional memorial of John of Capistrano, priest.

24: Optional memorial of Anthony Claret, bishop.

25: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 30.

28: Feast of Simon and Jude, apostles.

31: Vigil of the Solemnity of All Saints.

November 2009

1: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 31. Solemnity of All Saints.

2: Optional memorial of All Souls.

3: Optional memorial of Martin de Porres, religious.

4: Memorial of Charles Borromeo, bishop.

8: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 32.

9: Feast of The Dedication of St. John Lateran.

10: Memorial of Leo the Great, pope and doctor.

11: Memorial of Martin of Tours, bishop.

12: Memorial of Josaphat, bishop and martyr.

13: Memorial of Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin (Americas).

15: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 33. (Optional memorial of Albert the Great, bishop and doctor.)

16: Optional memorial of Margaret of Scotland; Gertrude, virgin.

17: Memorial of Elizabeth of Hungary, religious.

18: Optional memorial of The Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles.

21: Memorial of Presentation of Mary. Vigil of the Solemnity of Christ the King.

22: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 34. Solemnity of Christ the King. (Memorial of Cecilia, virgin and martyr.)

23: Optional memorial of Clement I, pope and martyr; Columban, abbot.

24: Optional memorial of Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs.

26: Optional memorial of Thanksgiving (USA).