LITURGICAL YEAR 2021 (KEY DATES) Sunday Cycle Year B; Weekdays Year I 29 November 2020 – 28 November 2021 OBSERVANCE DATE NOTES First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 29, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 6, 2020 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Tuesday, December 8, 2020 Holy Day of Obligation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Saturday, December 12, 2020 Regularly-scheduled Saturday evening Masses remain anticipatory Masses of the 3rd Sunday of Advent. Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday) Sunday, December 13, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 20, 2020 Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Friday, December 25, 2020 Holy Day of Obligation Feast of the Holy Family Sunday, December 27, 2020 Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Friday, January 1, 2021 Holy Day of Obligation Mother of God The Epiphany of the Lord Sunday, January 3, 2021 The Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 10, 2021 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Friday, January 22, 2021 Unborn Children Ash Wednesday Wednesday, February 17, 2021 First Sunday of Lent Sunday, February 21, 2021 Second Sunday of Lent Sunday, February 28, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 7, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) Sunday, March 14, 2021 Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Friday, March 19, 2021 Blessed Virgin Mary Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 21, 2021 Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Thursday, March 25, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Sunday, March 28, 2021 Holy Thursday Thursday, April 1, 2021 Friday of the Passion of the Lord Friday, April 2, 2021 Holy Saturday Saturday, April 3, 2021 Sunset is 8:08 p.m. ET. The Easter Vigil may not begin before this time. Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Sunday, April 4, 2021 Lord Second Sunday of Easter / Sunday of Sunday, April 11, 2021 Divine Mercy Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 18, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 25, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 2, 2021 Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 9, 2021 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Sunday, May 16, 2021 In the Archdiocese of Louisville, Ascension is transferred to Sunday. Thursday, May 13 is celebrated as an Easter weekday (optional memorial of Our Lady of Fatima) and is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Pentecost Sunday Sunday, May 23, 2021 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Sunday, June 6, 2021 Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Friday, June 11, 2021 n.b. Ritual Masses prohibited (e.g. Jesus nuptial Masses) Solemnity of the Assumption of the Sunday, August 15, 2021 Takes the place of 20th Sunday in Blessed Virgin Mary Ordinary Time Solemnity of All Saints Monday, November 1, 2021 NOT a Holy Day of Obligation The Commemoration of All the Faithful Tuesday, November 2, 2021 Departed (All Souls’ Day) Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Sunday, November 21, 2021 of the Universe First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 28, 2021 .