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1 December st Sunday in Advent 3 Saint Francis Xavier, Priest 4 Entrance of the Theotokos 5 St. Andrew the Apostle First called 6 7 Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 8 The Immaculate Conception BVM 9 2 nd Sunday in Advent Our Lady of Guadalupe 13 St. Lucy Virgin Martyr 14 Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor rd Sunday in Advent St Nicholas Archbishop of Myrna Wonderworker Conception of the Theotokos by St. Anne 23 4 th Sunday in Advent 24 Vigil of the Nativity 25 The Nativity of Our Lord 26 St. Stephen The First martyr 27 St. John the Apostle, Evangelist 28 Holy Innocents 29 Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 30 Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 31 Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

2 January of Mary The Holy Mother of God 2 Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors 3 4 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 5 Saint John Neumann, Bishop 6 The Epiphany of the Lord 7 Nativity of the Lord St. Stephen D & M Synaxis of the Theotokos 13 The Baptism of the Lord-Feast 14 La Divina Pastora Feast 15 First Week in St. Anthony Abbot Religious Circumcision of the Lord St. Basil Theophany of the Lord 20 2 nd Sunday in Synaxis of the Baptist 21 Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Martin Luther King Day Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 25 The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle Feast 26 Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops 27 3 rd Sunday in 28 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor St. Anthony the Great 31 Saint John Bosco, Priest

3 February The Presentation of the Lord feast 3 4 th Sunday in 4 5 Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr 6 Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs th Sunday in 11Our Lady of Lourdes (opt. memorial) 12 Three Holy Hierarchs Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop 15 Meeting of the Lord th Sunday in Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr 24 7 th Sunday in

4 March th Sunday in Ash Wednesday St. George Great Martyr st Sunday in Lent 11 Beginning of the Great Lent nd Sunday in Lent St. Joseph Spouse of the BVM rd Sunday in Lent 25 The Annunciation of the Lord Laetare Sunday 31

5 April St. George Great Martyr 7 5 th Sunday of Lent Annunciation 14 Palm Sunday Holy Thursday 19 Good Friday 20 Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Lazarus Saturday 21 Easter Sunday Palm Sunday 22 Monday within the Octave of Easter 23 Tuesday within the Octave of Easter St. George Great Martyr 24 Wednesday within the Octave of Easter 25 Thursday within the Octave of Easter Great & Holy Thursday 26 Friday within the Octave of Easter Great & Holy Friday 27 Saturday within the Octave of Easter Great & Holy Saturday 28 2nd Sunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday Pascha 29 St. Catherine of Sienna Virgin and Doctor Bright Monday 30 Tuesday Easter Weekday Bright Tuesday Note: If necessary, the Chrism Mass may be celebrated on a suitable day before Holy Thursday.

6 May St. Joseph the Worker (raised to a memorial) 2 Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor 3 Saints Philip and James, Apostles feast 4 Sat Easter Weekday 5 3 RD Sunday of Easter 6 Easter Weekday 7 Easter Weekday 8 Easter Weekday 9 Easter Weekday 10 Easter Weekday 11 Easter Weekday 12 4 TH Sunday OF Easter 13 Our Lady of Fatima (raised to memorial) 14 Saint Matthias, Apostle feast 15 Easter Weekday 16 Easter Weekday 17 Easter Weekday 18 Easter Weekday 19 5 th Sunday of Easter 20 Easter Weekday 21 Easter Weekday 22 Easter Weekday 23 Easter Weekday 24 Easter Weekday 25 Easter Weekday St. John the Theologian Ss. Cyril and Methodius 26 6 th Sunday of Easter 27 Easter Weekday 28 Easter Weekday 29 Easter Weekday 30 Ascension Thursday (May be moved to Sunday June 2 nd ) 31 The Visitation of the BVM feast

7 June St. Justin Martyr 2 The Ascension of the Lord 7th Sunday after Easter 3 Saint Charles Lwanga et Comp. Ss. Constantine & Helen 4 Easter Weekday 5 Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr 6 Easter Weekday Ascension of the Lord 7 Easter Weekday 8 Easter Weekday 9 Pentecost Sunday 10 10th Week in Mary Mohter of the Church Memorial 11 St. Barnabas, Apostle feast Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church The Most Holy Trinity 17 11th Week in Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious 22 Pentecost Pentecost Monday 23Corpus Christi Solmenity All Saints Sunday 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 25 12th Week in The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 29 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles 30

8 July th Sun in All Saints of Ukraine 1 St. Junipero Sera (raised to memorial) 2 3 Saint Thomas, Apostle feast 4 Independence Day th Sun in Nativity of the Baptist Saint Benedict, Abbot 12 Ss. Peter & Paul th Sunday in 15 Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (raised to memorial) St. Volodymyr Baptizer of Ukraine th Sunday in 22 Saint Mary Magdalene Saint James, Apostle feast 26 Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary th Sunday in 29 Saint Martha Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest St. Vladimir

9 August Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor 2 Prophet Elias th Sunday in 5 6 The Transfiguration 7 8 Saint Dominic, Priest 9 10 Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr feast th Sunday in or St. Clare (white) feast th Sunday in Saint Max. Kolbe, Priest and Martyr 19 Transfiguration of the Lord 20 Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor Procession of the Cross 15 Assumption of the BVM The Queen ship of the BVM Saint Bartholomew, Apostle feast st Sunday in St. Monica 28 Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor Dormition Theotokos 29 The Passion of Saint John the Baptist 30 31

10 September nd Sunday in Orthodox Liturgical Year Begins 2 Labor Day 3 Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor rd Sunday in 9 Saint Peter Claver, Priest Beheading of the Baptist Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor 14 The Exultation of the Cross Orthodox Liturgical Year Begins th Sunday in 16 Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs St, Joseph Cupertino Feast Saints Andrew Kim Tae-go n, Priest, and Paul Cho ng Ha-sang, and Comp, Martyrs 21 Saint Matthew feast Nativity of the Theotokos th Sunday in 23 Saint Pi0 of Pietrelcina, Priest St. Vincent de Paul, priest 28 Exultation of the Cross th Sunday in St. Michael the Archangel feast 30 Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor

11 October Saint Theŕe se of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor 2 The Holy Guardian Angels 3 Transitus of St. Francis 4 Feast of St. Francis th Sunday in 7 Our Lady of the Rosary th Sunday inn 14 Protection of the Theotokos 15 Saint Teresa of Avila, Virgin and Doctor Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr 18 Saint Luke, Evangelist feast 19 Sts.John de Bre beuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs th Sunday in th Sunday in 28 Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles feast

12 November All Saints 2 All Souls feast Violet, White or Black Vestments 3 31 st Sunday in nd Sunday in 4 Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop 11 Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr 13 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Great Martyr All Souls Saturday rd Sunday in Our Lady of Divine Providence The Presentation of Mary Synaxis of the Archangel Michael 22 Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Christ The King th or Last Week in St Josaphat Bishop and martyr Thanksgiving (Green or white) Saint Andrew, Apostle feast

13 December st Sunday of Advent 2 3 Saint Francis Xavier, Priest 4 Entrance of the Theotokos 5 St. Andrew the Apostle First called 6 7 Saint Ambrose Bishop and Doctor 8 2 nd Sunday of Advent 9 Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Guadalupe feast 13 Saint Lucy Virgin Martyr St. Andrew First Called 14 Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor 15 Gaudete Sunday Violet or Rose St. Nicholas Archbishop of Myra wonderworker th Sunday of Advent Conception of the Theotokos Vigil of the Nativity 25 The Nativity of the Lord 26 Saint Stephen First martyr feast 27 Saint John, Apostle Evangelist f 28 Holy Innocents feast 29 The Holy family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph feast 30 6th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 31 7 th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

14 Independent Catholic Church of the Americas 2018/2019 Liturgical Calendar Hello, and Thank you for downloading our free Independent Catholic Rite Calendar. This is the first year we are offering this free download. The Calendar is free gift from The Independent Catholic Church of the Americas for anyone to download, print and enjoy and was assembled as an economical way the ICCA could enhance your faith. Solemnities are the celebrations of greatest importance. Each begins on the prior evening with first vespers (evening prayer) and several of the solemnities have their own Vigil Mass. On these days, both the Gloria and the Creed are recited. Sundays and Holy Days which in the ICCA are the of Mary Mother of God, Ascension, Assumption, All Saints, Immaculate Conception, and Christmas are always considered solemnities. Other examples of solemnities include the of St. Joseph (March 19), the of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday after the Feast of Corpus Christi), and the of St. Peter and St. Paul (June 29). Feasts are of second importance in our liturgical calendar and are celebrated on a particular day. These feasts do not have a first vespers or Vigil Mass the prior evening. An exception would be the feasts of the Lord which occur on Sundays in and Sundays in the Christmas season. For example, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (February 2) has its own first vespers. On these days, the Gloria is recited but not the Creed. Memorials are classified as either obligatory or optional. Memorials commemorate a saint or saints. Obligatory memorials must be observed whereas optional memorials do not have to be observed. It should be noted that optional memorials are not listed for this calendar. Particular churches, countries, or religious communities may also celebrate the memorials of other saints of special significance in accord with their special devotions. For example, the memorial in honor of the patron saint of a diocese is raised to a feast.

15 The celebration of memorials is also governed by the liturgical season. For instance, obligatory memorials occurring in Lent are only celebrated as optional memorials. During Privileged Seasons (December and Lent) the prayer of the Saint may be substituted for the regular collect (opening prayer) of the Mass. During weekday Masses during Advent (prior to December 17), Christmas Season, Easter Season, and, the priest may offer the Mass of the saint, or the Mass of any saint of the Western Martyrology, or a Mass such as one for Various Occasions (e.g. Masses for the Spread of the Gospel or for Religious Vocations) or a Votive Mass (e.g. the Mass of St. Joseph or the Mass of the Angels). Also on Saturdays, when there is no obligatory memorial, it is most appropriate to offer the Mass of the Blessed Mother. The Colors of the Vestments of the Day is indicated by the color of the date (white vestments are indicated by black numerals). There are five liturgical colors: White, Green, Red, Purple, and the optional Black. White: is the symbol of purity. It is used on all feasts of Our Lord except those relating to His sufferings; on feasts of Our Lady; on the feasts of saints that are not martyrs. Gold and Silver may also be worn instead of white. Red: is the figure of blood and fire. The Church assigns it to the feasts of the martyrs and apostles; to Pentecost Sunday; to feasts connected with the Passion of Our Lord Green: is the symbol of hope. It is used during the season of Violet/Rose: the penitential color is used during advent and Lent and on the Vigils of the greater feasts. (Vestments of rose color may be worn in place of violet on two days during the year: the third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday; and the fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday). Optional-Black: the sign of mourning can be used on Good Friday, All Souls and in Masses of the Dead.

16 LITURGY OF THE HOURS Dec. 2, 2018 Jan. 13, 2019 Advent, Christmas Vol. I Jan. 14 Mar. 5, 2019 Weeks 1 to 8, Vol. III Mar. 6 June 9, 2019 Lent, Triduum, Easter Vol. II June 10 Aug. 3, 2019 Weeks 10 to 17, Vol. III Aug. 4 Nov. 30, 2019 Weeks 18 to 34, Vol. IV Dec. 1, 2019 Jan. 12, 2020 Advent, Christmas Vol. I CYCLES LECTIONARY FOR MASS Sunday Cycle YEAR C December 2, 2018 to November 24, 2019 Weekday Cycle CYCLE I January 14, 2019 to March 5, 2019 June 10 to November 30, 2019 Sunday Cycle YEAR A December 1, 2019 to November 22, 2020 Outside Advent, Christmas Time, Lent, and Easter Time, on Saturdays, which have no commemoration having the rank of Obligatory Memorial or higher, a Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated. The readings and prayers may be selected from the Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since the of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on June 28, 2019, the Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, is omitted this year. Since the of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, is celebrated on June 29, 2019, the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary is omitted this year.

17 Since December 8, 2019, is the Second Sunday of Advent, the of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is transferred to Monday, December 9, The Optional Memorial of Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, December 9, is omitted this year. This liturgical calendar includes some but not all civic holidays commonly celebrated in the United States (for example, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.)