Liturgical calendar - December 2026 - February 2027

 Below is a calendar for the Benedictine Office according to the Benedictine 1960 - 63 calendar and rubrics.  

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DECEMBER 2026

Tuesday 1 December – Class III 

Wednesday 2 December – Class III; St Peter Chrysologus, Memorial 

Thursday 3 December – Class III; St Francis Xavier, Memorial 

Friday 4 December – Class III 

Saturday 5 December – Class III  

Sunday 6 December – Second Sunday of Advent, Class I

Monday 7 December – St Ambrose, Class III

Tuesday 8 December – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Class I 

Wednesday 9 December – Class III 

Thursday 10 December – Class III 

Friday 11 December – Class III; St Damasus, Memorial 

Saturday 12 December – Class III  

Sunday 13 December – Third Sunday of Advent, Class I 

Monday 14 December – Class III

Tuesday 15 December – Class III

Wednesday 16 December – Ember Wednesday of Advent, Class II 

Thursday 17 December – Class II

Friday 18 December – Ember Friday of Advent, Class II

Saturday 19 December – Ember Saturday of Advent, Class II  

Sunday 20 December – Fourth Sunday of Advent, Class I

Monday 21 December – St Thomas, Class II

Tuesday 22 December – Class II

Wednesday 23 December – Class II

Thursday 24 December – Vigil of the Nativity, Class I

Friday 25 December – The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas), Class I

Saturday 26 December – St Stephen, Protomartyr, Class II; Commemoration of the Octave of the Nativity  

Sunday 27 December – Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity, Class II; Commemoration of St John the Evangelist

Monday 28 December – Holy Innocents, Class II

Tuesday 29 December – Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity, Class II 

Wednesday 30 December – Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity, Class II

Thursday 31 December – Seventh Day within the Octave, Class II; St Sylvester, Memorial 

 

JANUARY 2027

 Friday 1 January – Octave Day of the Nativity (Circumcision of the Lord), Class I

Saturday 2 January – Class IV; Office of the BVM 

Sunday 3 January – Second Sunday after the Nativity, Class II [Gower/Le Barroux/EF/1953: Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus]

Monday 4 January – Class IV; St Titus, Memorial 

Tuesday 5 January – Class IV 

Wednesday 6 January – Epiphany of Our Lord, Class I 

Thursday 7 January – Class IV 

 Friday 8 January – Class IV

Saturday 9 January – Class IV; Office of the BVM 

Sunday 10 January – First Sunday after Epiphany (Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany), Class II 

Monday 11 January – Class IV 

Tuesday 12 January – Class IV

Wednesday 13 January – Commemoration of Our Lord’s Baptism (Octave Day of the Epiphany), Class II

Thursday 14 January – Class IV; SS Hilary and Felix, Memorials 

Friday 15 January – Class IV  

Saturday 16 January – Class IV; Office of the BVM; St Marcellus I, Memorial 

Sunday 17 January – Second Sunday after Epiphany, Class II

 Monday 18 January – Class IV 

Tuesday 19 January – Class IV; SS Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abachum, Memorial

 Wednesday 20 January – SS Fabian and Sebastian, Class III

Thursday 21 January – St Agnes, Class II/III 

Friday 22 January – Class IV; St Vincent, Memorial  

Saturday 23 January – Class IV; Office of the BVM, St Emerentiana, Memorial 

Sunday 24 January – Septuagesima Sunday, Class II

 Monday 25 January – Conversion of St Paul, Class III

Tuesday 26 January – Class IV; St Polycarp, Memorial 

Wednesday 27 January – St John Chrysostom, Class III

Thursday 28 January – Class IV; St Cyril of Alexandria, Memorial 

Friday 29 January – Class IV; St Francis de Sales, Memorial 

Saturday 30 January – Class IV; Office of the BVM 

Sunday 31 January – Sexagesima Sunday, Class II


FEBRUARY 2027

Monday 1 February – St Ignatius, Class III

Tuesday 2 February – Purification of the BVM, Class II 

Wednesday 3 February – Class IV; St Blase, Memorial 

Thursday 4 February – Class IV 

Friday 5 February – St Agatha, Class III 

Saturday 6 February – Class IV; Office of the BVM  

Sunday 7 February – Quinquagesima Sunday, Class II

Monday 8 February – Class IV 

Tuesday 9 February – Class IV 

Wednesday 10 February – Ash Wednesday, Class I  

Thursday 11 February – St Scholastica, Class I [transferred] OR Thursday after Ash Wednesday, Class III 

Friday 12 February – Class III  

Saturday 13 February – Class III 

Sunday 14 February – First Sunday of Lent, Class I

 Monday 15 February – Class III 

Tuesday 16 February – Class III

Wednesday 17 February – Ember Wednesday of Lent, Class II

Thursday 18 February – Class III  

Friday 19 February – Ember Friday of Lent, Class II

Saturday 20 February – Ember Saturday of Lent, Class II

Sunday 21 February – Second Sunday of Lent, Class I

Monday 22 February – Chair of St Peter, Memorial OR (Optional) Class III 

Tuesday 23 February – Class III, St Peter Damian, Memorial

Wednesday 24 February – St Matthias, Class II

Thursday 25 February – Class III 

Friday 26 February – Class III

Saturday 27 February – Class III 

Sunday 28 February – Third Sunday of Lent, Class I

 

 

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