Summary of Dates 2016 2016 Sundays: Year C — Gospel of St Luke & St John Weekdays: Year II 1st Sunday of Advent Sunday 29 November 2015 Christmas Friday 25 December 2015 Liturgical Epiphany of the Lord Sunday 3 January 2016 Ash Wednesday Wednesday 10 February Easter Sunday Sunday 27 March Ascension of the Lord Sunday 8 May Calendar Pentecost Sunday 15 May Body and Blood of the Lord Sunday 29 May St Peter & St Paul Wednesday 29 June The Assumption Sunday 14 August All Saints Tuesday 1 November All Souls Wednesday 2 November 2017 Sundays: Year A — Gospel of St Matthew & St John Weekdays: Year I 1st Sunday of Advent Sunday 27 November 2016 Christmas Sunday 25 December 2016 Epiphany of the Lord Sunday 8 January 2017 Ash Wednesday Wednesday 1 March Easter Sunday Sunday 16 April Ascension of the Lord Sunday 28 May Pentecost Sunday 4 June Body and Blood of the Lord Sunday 18 June St Peter & St Paul Thursday 29 June The Assumption Tueday 15 August All Saints Wednesday 1 November All Souls Thursday 2 November This liturgical calendar for 2016 was produced by the Liturgy Office of Liturgy the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales for use with Breviaries and O f f i c e people’s Missals. It is one of a number of resources that can be down- loaded for the website: www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar E N G L A N D © 2015 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales & W A L E S Summary of Dates 2016 2016 Sundays: Year C — Gospel of St Luke & St John Weekdays: Year II 1st Sunday of Advent Sunday 29 November 2015 Christmas Friday 25 December 2015 Liturgical Epiphany of the Lord Sunday 3 January 2016 Ash Wednesday Wednesday 10 February Easter Sunday Sunday 27 March Ascension of the Lord Sunday 8 May Calendar Pentecost Sunday 15 May Body and Blood of the Lord Sunday 29 May St Peter & St Paul Wednesday 29 June The Assumption Sunday 14 August All Saints Tuesday 1 November All Souls Wednesday 2 November 2017 Sundays: Year A — Gospel of St Matthew & St John Weekdays: Year I 1st Sunday of Advent Sunday 27 November 2016 Christmas Sunday 25 December 2016 Epiphany of the Lord Sunday 8 January 2017 Ash Wednesday Wednesday 1 March Easter Sunday Sunday 16 April Ascension of the Lord Sunday 28 May Pentecost Sunday 4 June Body and Blood of the Lord Sunday 18 June St Peter & St Paul Thursday 29 June The Assumption Tueday 15 August All Saints Wednesday 1 November All Souls Thursday 2 November This liturgical calendar for 2016 was produced by the Liturgy Office of Liturgy the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales for use with Breviaries and O f f i c e people’s Missals. It is one of a number of resources that can be down- loaded for the website: www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar E N G L A N D © 2015 Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales & W A L E S Easter The Cycle of Prayer New Members of the Church Advent/Christmas Vocations Human Work Openness to the Word of God The Right Use of the Media Migrants and Refugees The Church Expectant Mothers Ordinary Time: Winter Ordinary Time: Summer A Deeper Understanding Peace on Earth between Christians and Jews Christian Unity Those Who Suffer Persecution, The Sick and Those Who Care for Them Oppression and Denial of Human Rights Victims of Trafficking and Those who Work to Combat it Europe The Unemployed Human Life Lent Seafarers Candidates for the Sacraments Ordinary Time: Autumn Women’s World Day of Prayer The Spread of the Gospel The Needy and Hungry of the World The Harvest, the Fruits of Human Work, Penitents and Wanderers and the Reverent Use of Creation Students and Teachers Justice and Peace in the World ycle All Victims of War Young People C of For more information about the Cycle of Prayer see www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/Cycle Prisoners and their Families Prayer Easter The Cycle of Prayer New Members of the Church Advent/Christmas Vocations Human Work Openness to the Word of God The Right Use of the Media Migrants and Refugees The Church Expectant Mothers Ordinary Time: Winter Ordinary Time: Summer A Deeper Understanding Peace on Earth between Christians and Jews Christian Unity Those Who Suffer Persecution, The Sick and Those Who Care for Them Oppression and Denial of Human Rights Victims of Trafficking and Those who Work to Combat it Europe The Unemployed Human Life Lent Seafarers Candidates for the Sacraments Ordinary Time: Autumn Women’s World Day of Prayer The Spread of the Gospel The Needy and Hungry of the World The Harvest, the Fruits of Human Work, Penitents and Wanderers and the Reverent Use of Creation Students and Teachers Justice and Peace in the World ycle All Victims of War Young People C of Prisoners and their Families For more information about the Cycle of Prayer see www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/Cycle Prayer December 2016 January 2016 1 Thursday Weekday of Advent 1 Friday Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Octave of the Nativity) solemnity 2 Friday Weekday of Advent 2 Saturday Ss Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, memorial 3 Saturday St Francis Xavier, Priest memorial Bishops, Doctors of the Church 4 Sunday 2nd Sunday of Advent Week II 3 Sunday The Epiphany of the Lord solemnity 5 Monday Weekday of Advent 4 Monday Weekday after Epiphany 6 Tuesday Weekday of Advent, 5 Tuesday Weekday after Epiphany St Nicholas, Bishop 6 Wednesday Weekday after Epiphany 7 Wednesday St Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor of the Church memorial 7 Thursday Weekday after Epiphany 8 Thursday The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity or St Raymond of Peñafort, Priest 9 Friday Weekday of Advent, 8 Friday Weekday after Epiphany St Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin 9 Saturday Weekday after Epiphany 10 Saturday Weekday of Advent, 10 Sunday The Baptism of the Lord feast St John Roberts, Priest, Martyr (W) Week I 11 Sunday 3rd Sunday of Advent Week III 11 Monday Weekday in Ordinary Time 12 Monday Weekday of Advent, 12 Tuesday Weekday in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Guadalupe or St Aelred of Rievaulx, Religious (E) 13 Tuesday St Lucy, Virgin, Martyr memorial 13 Wednesday Weekday in Ordinary Time 14 Wednesday St John of the Cross, Priest, Doctor of the Church memorial or St Hilary, Bishop, Doctor of the Church 15 Thursday Weekday of Advent 14 Thursday Weekday in Ordinary Time 16 Friday Weekday of Advent 15 Friday Weekday in Ordinary Time 17 Saturday Weekday of Advent 16 Saturday Weekday in Ordinary Time 18 Sunday 4th Sunday of Advent Week IV 17 Sunday 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week II 19 Monday Weekday of Advent 18 Monday Weekday in Ordinary Time 20 Tuesday Weekday of Advent 19 Tuesday Weekday in Ordinary Time or St Wulstan, Bishop (E) 21 Wednesday Weekday of Advent, 20 Wednesday Weekday in Ordinary Time St Peter Canisius, Priest, Doctor of the Church or St Fabian, Pope, Martyr, St Sebastian, Martyr 22 Thursday Weekday of Advent 21 Thursday St Agnes, Virgin, Martyr memorial 23 Friday Weekday of Advent, 22 Friday Weekday in Ordinary Time St John of Kanty, Priest or St Vincent, Deacon, Martyr 24 Saturday Weekday of Advent 23 Saturday Weekday in Ordinary Time 25 Sunday The Nativity of the Lord solemnity 24 Sunday 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week III 26 Monday St Stephen, the first Martyr feast 25 Monday The Conversion of St Paul, Apostle feast 27 Tuesday St John, Apostle, Evangelist feast 26 Tuesday Ss Timothy and Titus, Bishops memorial 28 Wednesday The Holy Innocents, Martyrs feast 27 Wednesday Weekday in Ordinary Time or St Angela Merici, Virgin 29 Thursday 5th day of Christmas Octave, 28 Thursday St Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Doctor of the Church memorial St Thomas à Becket, Bishop, Martyr feast (E) 29 Friday Weekday in Ordinary Time 30 Friday The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph feast 30 Saturday Weekday in Ordinary Time 12 31 Saturday 7th day of Christmas Octave, St Sylvester I, Pope 31 Sunday 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Week IV 1 December 2016 January 2016 1 Thursday Weekday of Advent 1 Friday Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Octave of the Nativity) solemnity 2 Friday Weekday of Advent 2 Saturday Ss Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, memorial 3 Saturday St Francis Xavier, Priest memorial Bishops, Doctors of the Church 4 Sunday 2nd Sunday of Advent Week II 3 Sunday The Epiphany of the Lord solemnity 5 Monday Weekday of Advent 4 Monday Weekday after Epiphany 6 Tuesday Weekday of Advent, 5 Tuesday Weekday after Epiphany St Nicholas, Bishop 6 Wednesday Weekday after Epiphany 7 Wednesday St Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor of the Church memorial 7 Thursday Weekday after Epiphany 8 Thursday The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary solemnity or St Raymond of Peñafort, Priest 9 Friday Weekday of Advent, 8 Friday Weekday after Epiphany St Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin 9 Saturday Weekday after Epiphany 10 Saturday Weekday of Advent, 10 Sunday The Baptism of the Lord feast St John Roberts, Priest, Martyr (W) Week I 11 Sunday 3rd Sunday of Advent Week III 11 Monday Weekday in Ordinary Time 12 Monday Weekday of Advent, 12 Tuesday Weekday in Ordinary Time Our Lady of Guadalupe or St Aelred of Rievaulx, Religious (E) 13 Tuesday St Lucy, Virgin, Martyr memorial 13 Wednesday Weekday in Ordinary Time 14 Wednesday St John of the Cross, Priest, Doctor of the Church memorial or St Hilary, Bishop, Doctor of the Church 15 Thursday Weekday of Advent 14 Thursday Weekday in Ordinary Time 16 Friday Weekday of Advent 15 Friday Weekday in Ordinary Time 17 Saturday Weekday of Advent 16 Saturday Weekday in Ordinary Time 18 Sunday 4th Sunday of Advent Week IV 17 Sunday 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Week II 19 Monday Weekday of Advent 18 Monday Weekday in Ordinary Time 20 Tuesday Weekday of Advent 19 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