What are the major Solemnities and Feasts celebrated during the Liturgical Year or the Year of Grace, 2013?
Below is a list of the major Solemnities and Festive days in the 2013 liturgical calendar. It includes pastoral notes regarding days of obligation, funeral Masses on those days, and other specifics for which we often receive phone calls at the Office for Divine Worship. We hope that it proves helpful as you plan the liturgical celebrations that mark the year 2013.
Liturgical Calendar for the Year of Grace 2013
Sunday, December 2, 2012
First Sunday of Advent of the Year of Grace 2012
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
NOTE: This Solemnity is always a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States.
Mass for Saturday evening is for the Second Sunday of Advent
Funeral Masses are not permitted on this day; a funeral may be celebrated within a liturgy of the Word.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Third Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord / Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Holyday of Obligation
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person.
The Mass should be celebrated with violet vestments.
Wednesday, February 13, 2012
Ash Wednesday
Day of obligatory fast and abstinence.
Funeral Masses are permitted on this day.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Third Sunday of Lent – First Scrutiny of the Elect
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Fourth Sunday of Lent – Second Scrutiny of the Elect
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Fifth Sunday of Lent – Third Scrutiny of the Elect
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Funeral Masses are permitted on this day.
Thursday, March 28 – Sunday, March 31, 2013
Paschal Triduum
The Funeral Mass is not permitted on these days.
Funerals may be celebrated within a liturgy of the word.
Monday, April 8, 2013 (Transferred from Monday, March 25)
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
Funeral Masses are permitted on this day.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Note that the observance of this Solemnity has been permanently moved to the seventh Sunday of Easter in the province of Chicago.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
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