National calendars of the Roman Rite

National calendars of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church are lists of saints' feast days and other liturgical celebrations, organized by calendar date, that apply to those within the nation or nations to which each calendar applies who worship according to the Roman Rite of the Latin Church. Such calendars are "particular calendars" that build off of the General Roman Calendar. National calendars primarily add feast days of saints whose lives profoundly affected the particular nation in question, or whose veneration is especially prevalent there.

National calendars

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Andorra[1]

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  • 11 January: Blessed Ana María Janer, virgin - Optional Memorial
  • 18 January: Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, religious and martyr - Optional Memorial
  • 19 January: Saint Agnes, virgin and martyr - Memorial
  • 23 January: Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo, bishop - Memorial
  • 27 April: Our Lady of Montserrat - Solemnity
  • 29 May: Saint Just of Urgell, bishop - Memorial
  • 15 June: Saint Maria Micaela Desmaisieres, virgin - Optional Memorial
  • 26 June: Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, priest - Optional Memorial
  • 24 July: Blessed José Sala Picó, priest, and companions, martyrs - Optional Memorial
  • 30 July: Blessed Protasio Cubells and companions, martyrs - Optional Memorial
  • 12 August: Blessed Eusebio Codina Millá, Ramón Illa Salvia y Sebastián Riera Coromina, religious, and companions, martyrs - Optional Memorial
  • 31 August: Saint Raymond Nonnatus, priest - Optional Memorial
  • 8 September: Our Lady of Nuria - Solemnity
  • 23 October: Dedication of the Cathedral of the Diocese of Urgell - Feast
  • 3 November: Saint Ermengol of Urgell, bishop - Solemnity
  • 6 November: Saint Pedro Poveda Castroverde, Saint Innocencio of Mary Immaculate, priests, and companions, martyrs - Memorial
  • 16 December: Saint José Manyanet y Vives, priest - Memorial

Angola

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Argentina

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According to the national calendar of Argentina, as requested by the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) and approved by the Holy See:

Australia

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See Liturgy Brisbane

Austria, Germany, Switzerland, German-speaking dioceses

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The Episcopal Conferences of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland share one regional calendar, the Regionalkalender für das deutsche Sprachgebiet ("Regional calendar for the German language area"). It applies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as in the dioceses of Luxembourg, Liège, Metz, Strasbourg, Vaduz and Bozen-Brixen.

From Das Stundenbuch Online[2]

Belarus[3]

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  • 29 January: Blessed Bolesława Lament, virgin - Optional Memorial
  • 16 May: Saint Andrew Bobola, priest, martyr - Memorial
  • 5 July: Our Lady of Trakeli - Optional Memorial
  • 6 July: Our Lady of Budslau - Feast
  • 26 August: Our Lady of Częstochowa - Memorial
  • 4 September: Blessed Maria Stella and companions, virgins and martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 12 November: Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr – Feast
  • 16 November: Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn - Memorial
  • 20 November: Saint Rafał Kalinowski, priest – Optional Memorial

Belgium

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From Calendrier Liturgique à l’usage des diocèses belges francophone and Liturgische Kalender voor de Eucharistieviering.[4][5]

Bolivia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Swaziland

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Brazil

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As set by the Episcopal Conference of Brazil:[6]

Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

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  • 14 February: Dedication of the Cathedral at Singapore - Feast (in Singapore)
  • 19 June: Saint Philip Minh and companions, martyrs - Memorial (in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore)
  • 20 September: Saints Laurent Imbert, bishop, Jacques Chastan, priest, and companions, martyrs - Memorial (in Brunei and Singapore)
  • 3 December: Saint Francis Xavier, priest - Feast
  • 16 December: Blessed Martyrs of Songkhon - Optional Memorial (at Thailand)

Canada

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According to the national calendar of Canada, as requested by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and approved by the Holy See:[9]

Cape Verde

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Chile

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According to the national calendar of Chile, as requested by the Episcopal Conference of Chile (CECh) and approved by the Holy See:

China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China)

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From the website of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference[10]

Colombia

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Costa Rica

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Croatia

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Czech Republic

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Democratic Republic of Congo

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Denmark

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Ecuador

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England

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According to the national calendar of England,[11] as requested by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and approved by the Holy See:

Finland

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From the website of the Catholic Church in Finland[12]

France

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According to the Calendrier propre à la France[13]

Guam and Northern Marianas Islands

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  • 13 January: Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, priest and martyr (Feast in Guam)
  • 29 April: Dedication of the Cathedral at Agana (Feast at Guam)
  • 1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker (Memorial at Northern Marianas)
  • 16 July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Feast at Northern Marianas)
  • Fourth Thursday of November: Day of Prayer for the Harvest and Fruits of the Earth (at Guam)
  • 14 December: Dedication of the Cathedral at Chalan Kanoa (Feast at Northern Marianas)

Guatemala

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Guinea-Bissau

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Greece

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Haiti

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Hungary

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India

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Indonesia

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Nearest Sunday to 15 August : Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity (if the nearest Sunday is 17 August, then it will be transferred to 12 August)

Ireland

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According to the national calendar of Ireland,[14] as drawn up by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference and approved by the Holy See:

Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Jordan [15]

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Japan

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Korea

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Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

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Lebanon

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Lithuania

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Luxembourg

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Madagascar

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Malta

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Mexico

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Monaco

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Mozambique

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Netherlands

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New Zealand

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Nigeria

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North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia)

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The dioceses within Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia constitute one Episcopal Conference, and so share one regional proper calendar.

  • 3 January: Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop – Memorial
  • 5 January: Saints Longinus, Eugenius, and Vindemial, bishops and martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 8 January: Saints Quodvultdeus and Deogratias, bishops – Optional Memorial
  • 11 January: Saints Victor I, Miltiades, and Gelasius I, popes – Memorial
  • 4 February: Saint Celerina and companions, martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 7 March: Saints Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs – Feast
  • 30 April: Our Lady of Africa – Feast
  • 6 May: Saints James, Marianus, and companions, martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 4 June: Saint Optatus, bishop – Memorial
  • 10 July: Saint Marciana, martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 17 July: Saint Speratus and companions, martyrs – Memorial
  • 23 August: Saint Emily de Vialar, religious – Optional Memorial
  • 27 August: Saint Monica – Feast
  • 28 August: Saint Augustine, bishop and doctor of the Church – Solemnity
  • 30 August: Saints Alypius and Possidius, bishops – Memorial
  • 10 September: Saint Nemesius and companions, martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 12 September: Saint Marcellinus, martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 16 September: Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr – Solemnity
  • 30 October: Saints Marcellus and Maximilian of Tebessa, martyrs – Memorial
  • 5 December: Saint Crispina, martyr – Memorial

Norway

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From the website of the Catholic Church in Norway[16]

Panama

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Philippines

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In accordance with the 128th Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines:[17]

Poland

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Portugal

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As by the Secretariado Nacional de Liturgia (National Secretariat of Liturgy):[20][21]

Puerto Rico

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According to the proper calendar of Puerto Rico, as requested by the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference and approved by the Holy See:[22]

Romania

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Russia

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Rwanda [23]

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  • 27 January: Saint John Maria Muzeyi, martyr - memorial
  • Sunday after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart: Saint Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs - Solemnity
  • 15 November: Saint Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe, martyr - Memorial
  • 28 November: Our Lady of Kibeho - Solemnity

San Marino[24]

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São Tomé and Principé

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Scotland

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According to the national calendar of Scotland, as requested by the Bishops' Conference of Scotland and approved by the Holy See:[25]

Slovakia

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According to Všeobecný kalendár Rímskej cirkvi a osobitný kalendár diecéz na Slovensku (General calendar of the Roman Church and special calendar of dioceses in Slovakia) as printed in the Slovak translation of Roman Missal, ed. typ. tertia, released in 2021.[26]

Slovenia

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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  • 16 January : Saint Joseph Vaz – Feast
  • 4 February: Our Lady of Lanka – Solemnity

Sudan

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Sweden

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From the website of the Diocese of Stockholm[27]

Timor-Leste

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Uganda

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  • 3 June: Saints Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs – Solemnity
  • 20 October: Blessed Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa, martyrs – Feast

Ukraine

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United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen

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  • Second Sunday of Ordinary Time: Our Lady of Arabia - Solemnity
  • 25 February: Dedication of the Cathedral - Feast
  • 3 December: Saint Francis Xavier, priest - Feast
  • 5 November: Commemoration of Deceased Priests and Religious

United States

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According to the national calendar of the United States,[28] as requested by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and approved by the Holy See:

Uruguay

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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  • 1 January: Holy Mary, Mother of God – Solemnity
  • Sunday after 1 January: Epiphany – Solemnity
  • 13 January: Saints Dominic Phạm Trọng Khảm, Luke Phạm Trọng Thìn and Joseph Phạm Trọng Tả, martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 22 January: Saints Matthew Alonzo-Leciniana and Francis Gil Fedrich, priests and martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 30 January: Saint Thomas Ngô Túc Khuông, priest and martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 2 February: Saint Jean Théophane Vénard, priest and martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 13 February: Saints Paul Lê Văn Lộc and Lawrence Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, priests and martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • The Lunar New Year's Eve: Year-end Mass – Lễ Tất Niên (afternoon and evening, Votive Mass) – Memorial
  • The Lunar New Year's Eve: New Year's Eve's Mass – Lễ Giao Thừa (night, Votive Masss) – Solemnity
  • The first day of the lunar year (Mồng Một Tết): New Year's Mass (Tết Nguyên Đán, Votive Mass) – Solemnity
  • The second day of the lunar year (Mồng Hai Tết): Day of Venerating Ancestors (Votive Mass) – Solemnity
  • The third day of the lunar year (Mồng Ba Tết): Day of Prayer for Sanctifying Works – Solemnity
  • 19 March: Saint Joseph, Principal Patron of Vietnam – Solemnity
  • 25 March: Annunciation – Solemnity (when 25 March falls during the Paschal Triduum, it is transferred forward to the first suitable day during Eastertide)
  • 1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker – Optional Memorial
  • Sunday before Pentecost: Ascension of Jesus – Solemnity
  • Sunday before Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity
  • 26 July: Blessed Andrew of Phú Yên, martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 15 August: the Assumption of Mary – Solemnity (holy days of obligation in Ecclesiastical Province of Hanoi)
  • 2 September: Vietnam National Day – Optional Memorial
  • 5 September: Saint Teresa of Calcutta, virgin – Optional Memorial
  • The Mid-Autumn Festival: Day of Prayer for Children (Votive Mass) – Feast
  • 1 October: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux – Feast
  • First Sunday of October: Our Lady of the Rosary – Solemnity
  • 24 November: Saint Andrew Trần An Dũng-Lạc, priest, and companions, martyrs, Secondary Patrons of Vietnam – Solemnity (also celebrated on thirty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time)
  • 28 November: Saint Andrew Trần Văn Trông, soldier and martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 30 November: Saint Joseph Marchand, priest and martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 3 December: Saint Francis Xavier – Feast
  • 6 December: Saint Joseph Nguyễn Duy Khang, martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 10 December: Saint Simon Phan Đắc Hoà, layman and martyr – Optional Memorial
  • 18 December: Saints Paul Nguyễn Văn Mỹ, Peter Trương Văn Đường and Peter Vũ Truật, martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 19 December: Saints Dominic Bùi Văn Úy, cathechist, Francis Hà Trọng Mậu, Thomas Nguyễn Văn Đệ, Augustine Nguyễn Văn Mới and Stephen Nguyễn Văn Vinh, laymen, martyrs – Optional Memorial
  • 21 December: Saints Andrew Trần An Dũng-Lạc and Peter Trương Văn Thi, priests and martyrs – Optional Memorial

Wales

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According to the national calendar of Wales,[32] as requested by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales and approved by the Holy See:

See also

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References

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