{"id":84,"date":"2016-08-17T10:01:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T10:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liturgyoffice.org\/News\/?p=84"},"modified":"2016-08-17T10:01:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T10:01:52","slug":"liturgical-calendar-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liturgyoffice.org\/News\/liturgical-calendar-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Liturgical Calendar 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The monthly Liturgical Calendar for 2017<\/a> has now been published. As with each iteration of the calendar the year has its uncommon features. As the Epiphany of the Lord falls on\u00a0Sunday 8 January, the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on Monday 9 January. The current Lectionary does not make clear that when a Feast of the Lord is celebrated on a weekday there is only one reading before the Gospel, in line with other Feasts \u2014 either first or second reading may be chosen. Therefore, this year, when the Transfiguration of the Lord does fall on a Sunday it has 2 readings before the Gospel. \u00a0Two Solemnities are transferred: St Joseph to Monday 20 March, St George to Monday 24 April.<\/p>\n

Draft Calendar Notes for 2018<\/a>\u00a0(pdf) are available.<\/p>\n

The Congregation for Divine Worship recently published a list of additions to the Lectionary, mainly those Saints which have been added to the Universal Calendar. An English version of the list is available with references to the current Lectionary.<\/p>\n