LITURGICAL YEAR 2017 Sunday Cycle Year A; Weekdays Year I 27 November 2016 – 2 December 2017
OBSERVANCE DATE NOTES First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 27, 2016 Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 4, 2016 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Thursday, December 8, 2016 Holy Day of Obligation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) Sunday, December 11, 2016 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monday, December 12, 2016 Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 18, 2016 Nativity of the Lord Sunday, December 25, 2016 Holy Day of Obligation Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, Friday, December 30, 2016 Since a Sunday does not occur and Joseph between December 25 and January 1, the Feast of the Holy Family is celebrated on Friday, December 30, with only one reading before the Gospel. Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Sunday, January 1, 2017 Holy Day of Obligation Mother of God The Epiphany of the Lord Sunday, January 8, 2017 The Baptism of the Lord Monday, January 9, 2017 Since the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord is celebrated on January 8, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is transferred to the following Monday, January 9, with only one reading before the Gospel. Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Monday, January 23, 2017 Unborn Children Ash Wednesday Wednesday, March 1, 2017 First Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 5, 2017 Second Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 12, 2017 Third Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 19, 2017 Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Monday, March 20, 2017 Since March 19, 2017 is the Third Blessed Virgin Mary Sunday of Lent, the Solemnity of St. Joseph is transferred to the following Monday. Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Saturday, March 25, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Sunday, March 26, 2017 Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday, April 2, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Sunday, April 9, 2017 Holy Thursday Thursday, April 13, 2017 Friday of the Passion of the Lord Friday, April 14, 2017 Holy Saturday Saturday, April 15, 2017 Sunset is at 8:20 p.m. The Easter Vigil may not begin before this time. Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Sunday, April 16, 2017 Lord Second Sunday of Easter / Sunday of Sunday, April 23, 2017 Divine Mercy Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 30, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 7, 2017 Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 14, 2017 Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 21, 2017 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Sunday, May 28, 2017 In this diocese, Ascension is transferred to Sunday. Thursday, May 25 is celebrated as an Easter weekday and is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Pentecost Sunday Sunday, June 4, 2017 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday, June 11, 2017 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Sunday, June 18, 2017 Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Friday, June 23, 2017 The Memorial of the Immaculate Jesus Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary is omitted this year. Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Saturday, June 24, 2017 Baptist Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles Thursday, June 29, 2017 Feast of St. Mary Magdalene Saturday, July 22, 2017 New in 2016 Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday, August 6, 2017 Takes the place of Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Solemnity of the Assumption of the Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Holy Day of Obligation Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity of All Saints Wednesday, November 1, Holy Day of Obligation 2017 The Commemoration of All the Faithful Thursday, November 2, 2017 Departed (All Souls’ Day) Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Sunday, November 26, 2017 of the Universe First Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 3, 2017