Calendar & Lectionary

Upcoming dates

December 6	Memorial of Saint Nicholas
December 7	Memorial of Saint Ambrose 4: 2nd Sunday of Advent (A): Our Need to Change
December 8	689: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Immaculate Conception
December 9	Memorial of Saint Juan Diego
December 11	Memorial of Saint Damasus I
December 12	Memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 13	Memorial of Saint Lucy of Syracuse
December 14	Memorial of Saint John of the Cross 7: 3rd Sunday of Advent (A): Actions Worthy of Praise
December 21	Memorial of Saint Peter Canisius First Day of Winter 10: 4th Sunday of Advent (A): Welcoming Light
December 23	Memorial of Saint John of Kanty
December 24	13: Christmas Eve (ABC): At the Vigil Mass 14: Christmas Eve (ABC): Mass at Midnight
December 25	15: Christmas (ABC): Mass at Dawn 16: Christmas (ABC): Mass During the Day
December 26	Feast of Saint Stephen
December 27	Feast of Saint John the Apostle and evangelist
December 28	Feast of Holy Innocents 17A: The Holy Family (A): Respect for Elders
December 29	Memorial of Saint Thomas Becket
December 31	Memorial of Saint Sylvester I
January 1	18: Solemnity Mary, Mother of God (ABC): Living With Uncertainty World Day of Peace New Year's Day
January 2	Memorial of Saint Basil the Great Memorial of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
January 3	Memorial of The Most Holy Name of Jesus

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See also	Church Year Feasts & Memorials Holidays Start of Catechetical Year

Related activities & tools

30 Creative Classroom Crafts, Lessons, & Prayers
- Liturgical Year, Advent, and Christmas • Chapter 8: Teaching the liturgical year • p.18-19
Learning Centers series: Learning Centers for Advent & Lent
- Advent • Chapter 3: The Church Year • p.11-15 • Ex 23:14-19; Dt 16:1-17
100 Activities Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church: For Grades 1 to 8
- Advanced Activities: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery • Chapter 83: Important Days in the Liturgical Year • p.103-104
Sensing the Seasons: 40 Learning Centers for the Church Year
- Chapter 1: Sensing the Church Year • p.15
- Clock Face Calendars • p.16-18
- Colorful Weavings • p.19-20
- Bottle Scale Songs • p.21-23
- Snack Sacks • p.24-27
- Beaded Pins • p.28