December
Universal Calendar
Universal Calendar
Liturgical Calendar
- If no rank is given the celebration is an Optional Memorial.
- The Universal Calendar can be superseded by Regional, National & Diocesan Calendars
| Date | Celebration | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | St Francis Xavier, Priest | memorial |
| 4 | St John Damascene, Priest, Doctor of the Church | |
| 6 | St Nicholas, Bishop | |
| 7 | St Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor of the Church | memorial |
| 8 | The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | solemnity |
| 9 | St John Diego Cuahtlatoatzin | |
| 10 | Our Lady of Loreto | |
| 11 | St Damasus I, Pope | |
| 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe | |
| 13 | St Lucy, Virgin, Martyr | memorial |
| 14 | St John of the Cross, Priest, Doctor of the Church | memorial |
| 21 | St Peter Canisius, Priest, Doctor of the Church | |
| 23 | St John of Kanty, Priest | |
| 25 | The Nativity of the Lord | solemnity |
| 26 | St Stephen, the first Martyr | feast |
| 27 | St John, Apostle, Evangelist | feast |
| 28 | The Holy Innocents, Martyrs | feast |
| 29 | St Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr | |
| 31 | St Sylvester I, Pope | |
| The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Sunday within the octave of the Birth of the Lord or, if there is no Sunday within the octave, 30 December) |
feast | |
| Date | Celebration | Rank |