JANUARY, 31 DAYS.

1 Circumcision of our Lord, d. 2
2 Octave of St. Stephen, d.
3 Octave of St. John, d.

4 Octave of Holy Innocents, d.

5 Vigil of the Epiphany, d.

6 Epiphany of our Lord, d. 1, with an Octave

7, 8, 9, 10, 12 Of the Octave, s. 11 St. Hyginus, P. M.

13 Octave Day of the Epiphany, d. Second Sunday after Epiphany, Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, d. 2

14 St. Hilary, B. C. s.

15 St. Paul, the first Hermit, d. 16 St. Marcellus, P. M. s.

17 St. Anthony, A. d.

18 St. Peter's Chair at Rome, gr. d. 19 St. Wolstan, B. C. d.

20 SS. Fabian and Sebastian, MM. d. 21 St. Agnes, V. M. d.

22 SS. Vincent and Anastasius, MM. 6. 23 Desponsation of B. V. Mary, gr. d. 24 St. Timothy, B. M. s.

25 Conversion of St. Paul, Ap. gr. d. 26 St. Polycarp, B. M.

27 St. John Chrysostom, B. C. D. d. 28 St. Raymund of Pennafort, C. s. 29 St. Francis of Sales, B. C. d. 30 St. Martina, V. M. d.

31 St. Peter Nolasco, C. d.

6 St. Dorothy, V. M.

7 St. Romuald, A. d.

8 St. John of Matha, C. d.

9 St. Apollonia, V. M.

10 St. Scholastica, V. d.

14 St. Valentine, Priest, M.

15 St. Faustinus and Jovita, MM.

18 St. Simeon, B. M.

22 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch, gr. d. 24 or 25 St. Matthias, Ap. d. 2.

MAY, 31 DAYS.

1 SS. Philip and James, App. d. 2. 2 St. Athanasius, B. C. D. d. 3 Finding of the Holy Cross. d. 2. 4 St. Monica, W. d.

5 St. Catherine of Siena, W. d.

6 St. John before the Latin Gate, gr. d.

7 St. Stanislaus, B. M. d.

8 Apparition of St. Michael, Arch. gr. d.

9 St. Gregory Nazianzen, B. C. D. d. 10 St. Antoninus, B. C. 8.

12 SS. Nereus, Achilleus, etc. MM. 8. 14 St. Boniface, M. d.

16 St. John Nepomucen, M. d.

17 St. Paschal Baylon, C. d.

18 St. Venantius, M. d.

19 St. Dunstan, B. C. d.

20 St. Bernardin, C. s.

21 St. Peter Celestin, P. C. d.

22 St. Ubaldus, B. C. s.

24 B. V. M. the Help of Christians, gr. d.

25 St. Aldhelm, B. C. d.

26 St. Augustine, B. C. Apostle of England, d. 2

27 St. Philip Neri, C. d. 30 St. Felix, P. M.

31 St. Petronilla, V.

JUNE, 30 DAYS.

2 Octave Day of St. Augustine, Ap. of England, d.

4 St. Francis Caracciolo, C. d.

6 St. Norbert, B. C. d.

8 St. William, B. C. d.

9 SS. Primus and Felicianus, MM.

10 St. Margaret, Qu. of Scotland, W. s.

11 St. Barnabas, Ap. gr. d.

12 St. John a Facundo, C. d.

13 St. Anthony of Padua, C. d.

14 St. Basil, B. C. D. d.

15 SS. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescen

tia, MM.

18 SS. Marcus and Marcellianus, MM. 19 St. Juliana Falconieri, V. d.

20 St. Silverius, P.M.

22 St. Alban, Protomartyr of England, gr. d.

24 Nativity of St. John Baptist. d. 1. with an Octave

25 St. William, A. d.

26 SS. John and Paul, MM. d.

27 Within the Octave of St. John Baptist. s.

28 St. Leo, P. C. s.

29 SS. Peter and Paul, App. d. 1, with an Octave

30 Commemoration of St. Paul, Ap. d.

10 Seven Brothers, and SS. Rufina and Secunda, VV. MM. 8.

12 St. John Gualbert, A. d. 13 St. Anacletus, P. M. 8.

14 St. Bonaventure, B. C. D. d.

15 Translation of St. Swithin, B. C. d. 17 Translation of St. Osmund, B. C. d.

18 St. Camillus de Lellis, C. d.

20 St. Jerom Emilian, C. d. 21 St. Henry, Emp. C. s.

22 St. Mary Magdalen, d.

23 St. Apollinaris, B.M. d.

24 St. Alexius, C. s.

25 St. James the Greater, Ap. d. 2

28 St. Ann, Mother of B. V. Mary, 27 St. Pantaleon, M.

28 SS. Nazarius, etc., MM.

29 St. Martha, V. 8.

30 SS. Abdon and Sennen, MM.

AUGUST, 31 DAYS.

1 St. Peter's Chains gr. d. 3 Finding of St.

martyr, s.

4 St. Dominic, C. d.

Stephen,

gr. d.

Proto

6 Transfiguration of our Lord, gr. d. 7 St. Cajetan, C. d.

8 SS. Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, MM. s.

10 St. Laurence, M. d. 2. 12 St. Clare V. d.

13 Within the Octave, s. 15 Assumption of the

B.

V. Mary,

d. 1, with an Octave Sunday within Octave of the Assumption, St. Joachim, Father of the B.V. Mary, C. gr. d.

16 St. Hyacinth, C. d.

17 Octave Day of St. Laurence, M. d. 20 St. Bernard, A. C. D. d.

21 St. Jane Frances, W. d.

22 Octave Day of the Assumption, d. 23 St. Philip Benitus, C. d. 24 St. Bartholomew, Ap. d. 2

25 St. Louis, K. C. s.

26 St. Zephyrinus, P.M.

27 St. Joseph Calasanctius, C. d.

28 St. Augustine, B. C. D. d. e.

29 Beheading of St. John Baptist, gr. d. 30 St. Rose, V. d.

31 St. Aidan, B. C. d.

OCTOBER, 31 DAYS.

1 St. Remigius, B. C. s. ad lib.
2 The Holy Angels Guardians, d.

3 St. Thomas of Hereford, B. C. d.

4 St. Francis of Assisi, C. d.

5 SS. Placid and Companions, MM. 6 St. Bruno, C. d.

7 St. Mark P. C.

8 St. Bridget, W. d.

9 SS. Dionysius, Rusticus, and Eleutherius, MM. s.

10 St. Paulinus, Archbishop of York, C. d.

12 St. Wilfrid, Archbishop of York, C. d.

13 Translation of St. Edward, K. C. d. 2, with an Octave

14 St. Callistus, P. M. d.

15 St. Teresa, V. d.

16 Within the Octave of St. Edward, s.

17 St. Hedwige, W. S.

18 St. Luke, E. d. 2

19 St. Peter of Alcantara. C. d.

20 Octave of St. Edward, C. d.

21 SS. Ursula, etc., VV. MM. gr. d. 22 St. John Cantius, C. d.

23 Feast of our Most Holy Redeemer, gr. d.

24 St. Raphael, Arch. gr. d.

25 St. John of Beverley, Archbishop of York, C. d.

26 St. Evaristus, P. M.

28 SS. Simon and Jude, App. d. 2.

29 Venerable Bede, C. d.

8 Octave of All Saints, d.

10 St. Andrew Avellino, C. d.

11 St. Martin, B. C. d.

12 St. Martin, P. M. s. 13 St. Didacus, C. s.

14 St. Erconwald, B. C. d.

15 St. Gertrude, V. d.

16 St. Edmund, B. C. d.

17 St. Hugh, B. C. d.

19 St. Elizabeth, W. d.

20 St. Edmund, K. M. gr. d.

21 Presentation of the B V. Mary, gr. d.

22 St. Cecily, V. M. d.

23 St. Clement, P. M. d.

25 St. Catherine, V. M. d.

26 St. Felix of Valois, C. d.

27 St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, B. C. d. 29 St. Saturninus, M.

30 St. Andrew, Ap. d. 2.

DECEMBER, 31 DAYS.

2 St. Bibiana, V. M. s.

4 St. Peter Chrysologus, B. C. D. d.

5 St. Birinus, B. C. d.

6 St. Nicholas of Myra, B. C. d.

7 St. Ambrose, B. C. d.

8 Conception of the B. V. Mary, d. 2. with an Octave

10 Within the Octave, 8. 11 St. Damasus, P. C. s. 12 Within the Octave, s. 13 St. Lucy, V. M. d.

15 Octave Day of the Conception of B. V. Mary, d.

16 St. Eusebius, B. M. s.

18 Expectation of B. V. M. gr. d. 21 St. Thomas, Ap. d. 2.

25 NATIVITY OF OUR LORD, d. 1, with an Octave

26 St. Stephen, Protomartyr, d. 2, with an Octave

27 St. John, Ap. E. 2. 2. with an Octave 28 Holy Innocents, MM. d. 2, with an Octave

On which only one meal is allowed, and flesh meat is forbidden.

The forty days of Lent.

The Ember days, which are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday in the first week of Lent, in Whitsun-week, in the third week in September, and in the third week in Advent. The Vigils or Eves of Whit Sunday, SS. Peter and Paul, the Assumption, All Saints, and Christmas. All Wednesdays and Fridays in Advent. ABSTINENCE DAYS.

On which it is forbidden to eat flesh meat. The Sundays in Lent, unless leave be given to the contrary, which is usually done in this country.

Every Friday, unless it be Christmas Day.

IN THE CALENDAR EXPLAINED.

Arch., Archangel

A., Abbot

Ap., Apostle

App., Apostles

B., Bishop

C., Confessor

D., Doctor of the Church

d., Double

d. 1 or 2, Double of the first or second

Class