Liturgical Calendar

Dates for Sundays

Apart from the Seasons of Lent and Easter each Sunday of the Year is tied to a range of dates.

The table below sets out those dates whilst noting some of the local changes in England and Wales

Advent
Christmas
Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time - post Easter

Dates for Sundays
Date	Celebration
27 November - 3 December	1st Sunday of Advent
4 December-10 December	2nd Sunday of Advent
11 December-17 December	3rd Sunday of Advent
18 December-24 December	4th Sunday of Advent
25 December	Birth of the Lord
26 December-31 December	The Holy Family

1 January	Mary, Mother of God
Where Epiphany is celebrated on 6 January
2 January -5 January	2nd Sunday after Christmas
6 January	The Epiphany of the Lord
7 January - 13 January	Baptism of the Lord
Where Epiphany is celebrated on 6 January and when it falls on Saturday or Monday the celebration is transferred to the adjacent Sunday. When the Epiphany falls on either 7 January The Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the following Monday (8).	(England and Wales)
5 January - 7 January	The Epiphany of the Lord
8 January - 13 January	Baptism of the Lord

Where Epiphany is transferred to the Sunday. When the Epiphany falls on either 7 or 8 January The Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on the following Monday (8 or 9).
2 January - 8 January	The Epiphany of the Lord
9 January - 13 January	Baptism of the Lord

14 January - 20 January	2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
21 January - 27 January	3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
28 January - 3 February	4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 February	Presentation of the Lord
4 February - 10 February	5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
earliest date for Ash Wednesday 5/2
11 February -17 February	6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
18 February - 24 February	7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
25 February - 3 March	8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
25 February - 2 March in leap years	8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
4 March - 7 March	9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
latest date for Ash Wednesday 10/3
3 March - 7 March in leap years	9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
latest date for Ash Wednesday 10/3

10 May - 14 May	6th Week in Ordinary Time
earliest date for Pentecost 10/5 The 2 Sundays following Pentecost Sunday are celebrated as Trinity Sunday and The Body and Blood of the Lord respectively.
15 May - 21 May	7th Week in Ordinary Time
22 May - 28 May	8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
29 May - 4 June	9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5 June - 11 June	10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
12 June - 18 June	11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
latest date for Pentecost 13/6
19 June - 25 June	12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
24 June	Birth of St John the Baptist
26 June - 2 July	13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
29 June	St Peter & St Paul
28 June - 30 June (in England and Wales)	St Peter & St Paul
3 July - 9 July	14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
10 July - 16 July	15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
17 July - 23 July	16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
24 July - 30 July	17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
31 July - 6 August	18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
6 August	Transfiguration
7 August - 13 August	19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
14 August - 20 August	20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
15 August	The Assumption
14 August-16 August (In England & Wales)	The Assumption
21 August - 27 August	21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
28 August - 3 September	22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
4 September - 10 September	23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
11 September - 17 September	24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
14 September	The Triumph of the Cross
18 September - 24 September	25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
25 September - 1 October	26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 October - 8 October	27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9 October - 15 October	28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
16 October - 22 October	29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
23 October - 29 October	30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
30 October - 5 November	31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 November	All Saints
2 November	Al Souls
31 October - 2 November (In England & Wales)	All Saints
(If All Saints is celebrated on 2/11 All Souls is transferred to Monday 3/11)
6 November - 12 November	32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
9 November	The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
13 November - 19 November	33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
20 November - 26 November	Christ the King 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Date	Celebration

The Catholic Church in England and Wales

Liturgy Office

Liturgical Calendar

Dates for Sundays