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Liturgical Calendar 2020 LITURGICAL CALENDAR 2020 - 2021 (Year B) DATE CELEBRATION DURING THE WEEK November 29, 2020 1st Sunday of Advent December 6, 2020 2nd Sunday of Advent Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Dec 8 December 13, 2020 3rd Sunday of Advent National Day of Prayer in Solidarity w Indigenous Peoples: Dec 12 December 20, 2020 4th Sunday of Advent December 25, 2020 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD - Holy Day of Obligation * December 27, 2020 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph January 1, 2021 MARY, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD - Holy Day of Obligation World Day of Peace: Jan 1 January 3, 2021 Epiphany of the Lord January 10, 2021 Baptism of the Lord January 17, 2021 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Prayer for Christian Unity: Jan 18-25 January 24, 2021 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Conversion of St. Paul: Jan 25; St. Thomas Aquinas: Jan 28 January 31, 2021 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Presentation of the Lord/World Day for Consecrated Life: Feb 2 February 7, 2021 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time World Day of the Sick: Feb 11 February 14, 2021 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Family Day: Feb 15 February 17, 2021 ASH WEDNESDAY February 21, 2021 1st Sunday of Lent February 28, 2021 2nd Sunday of Lent World Day of Prayer: Mar 5 March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday of Lent March 14, 2021 4th Sunday of Lent * St. Joseph and Dedication of Corpus Christi: Mar 19 March 21, 2021 5th Sunday of Lent Development & Peace; Annunciation of the Lord: Mar 25 March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of The Lord World Day of Yourh April 1, 2021 Holy Thursday - Mass of the Lord's Supper April 2, 2021 Good Friday - Celebration of the Lord's Passion April 3, 2021 Easter Vigil - The Resurrection of the Lord * April 4, 2021 EASTER SUNDAY - The Resurrection of The Lord * April 11, 2021 2nd Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy April 18, 2021 3rd Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 4th Sunday of Easter World Day of Prayer for Vocations; Intl Workers' Day: May 1 May 2, 2021 5th Sunday of Easter May 9, 2021 6th Sunday of Easter Mother`s Day; Canada Health Day: May 12 May 16, 2021 Ascension of the Lord Pope's Pastoral Works & World Communications Day May 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Church & Victoria Day: May 24 May 30, 2021 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity June 6, 2021 Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) * Sacred Heart of Jesus/World Day of Prayer for Priests: June 11 June 13, 2021 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary: June 12 June 20, 2021 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Father`s Day; Nativity of St John the Baptist: June 24 June 27, 2021 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saints Peter & Paul, Apostles: June 29; Canada Day: July 1 July 4, 2021 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 11, 2021 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 18, 2021 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Mary Magdalene, Disciple of the Lord: July 22 July 25, 2021 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Anne and St. Joachim: July 26 August 1, 2021 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Heritage Day: Aug 2; Transfiguration of the Lord: Aug 6 August 8, 2021 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 15, 2021 The Assumption of the The Blessed Virgin Mary August 22, 2021 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 29, 2021 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation: Sept 1 September 5, 2021 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Labour Day: Sept 6; Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Sept 8 September 12, 2021 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Sept 14 September 19, 2021 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 26, 2021 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Needs of Church in Canada; World Day of Migrants & Refugees October 3, 2021 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Thérèse de Lisieux: Oct 1 October 10, 2021 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day: Oct 11; World Food Day: Oct 16 October 17, 2021 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 24, 2021 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time World Mission Sunday October 31, 2021 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time All Saints: Nov 1; All Souls' Day: Nov 2 November 7, 2021 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Remembrance Day: Nov 11 November 14, 2021 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time World Day of the Poor November 21, 2021 Christ The King * indicates lighting of Corpus Christi Dedication Candles ..
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