The Roman Calendar for A.D. 2023
January, February, March, April, May,
June, July, August, September, October,
November, December
January, 2023 | ||||||
1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God SOLEMNITY | 2 Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bb & Dd Memorial | 3 The Most Holy Name of Jesus Opt. Mem. | 4 Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rel Memorial | 5 John Neumann, B Memorial | 6 Andre Bessette, Rel Opt. Mem. | 7 Raymond of Penyafort, P Opt. Mem. |
8 Epiphany of the Lord SOLEMNITY | 9 Baptism of the Lord Feast | 10 Tuesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 11 Wednesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 12 Thursday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 13 Hilary, B & D Opt. Mem. | 14 Saturday of the First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
15 Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 16 Monday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 17 Anthony, Ab Memorial | 18 Wednesday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 19 Thursday of the Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 20 Fabian, Po & M; Sebastian, M Opt. Mem. | 21 Agnes, V & M Memorial |
22 Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 23 Marianne Cope, V Opt. Mem. | 24 Francis de Sales, B & D Memorial | 25 Conversion of St. Paul, Ap Feast | 26 Timothy and Titus, Bb Memorial | 27 Angela Merici, V Opt. Mem. | 28 Thomas Aquinas, P & D Memorial |
29 Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 30 Monday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 31 John Bosco, P Memorial |
February, 2023 | ||||||
1 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 2 Presentation of the Lord Feast | 3 Blase, B & M; Ansgar, B Opt. Mem. | 4 Saturday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | |||
5 Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 6 Paul Miki and Companions, Mm Memorial | 7 Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 8 Jerome Emiliani; Josephine Bakhita, V Opt. Mem. | 9 Thursday of the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 10 Scholastica, V Memorial | 11 Our Lady of Lourdes Opt. Mem. |
12 Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 13 Monday of the Sixth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 14 Cyril, monk, and Methodius, B Memorial | 15 Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 16 Thursday of the Sixth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 17 Seven Founders of the Order of Servites Opt. Mem. | 18 Saturday of the Sixth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
19 Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 20 Monday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 21 Peter Damian, B & D Opt. Mem. | 22 Ash Wednesday Weekday | 23 Polycarp, B & M Commem. | 24 Friday after Ash Wednesday Weekday | 25 Saturday after Ash Wednesday Weekday |
26 First Sunday of Lent Sunday | 27 Monday of the First Week of Lent Weekday | 28 Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Weekday |
March, 2023 | ||||||
1 Wednesday of the First Week of Lent Weekday | 2 Thursday of the First Week of Lent Weekday | 3 Katharine Drexel, V Commem. | 4 Casimir Commem. | |||
5 Second Sunday of Lent Sunday | 6 Monday of the Second Week of Lent Weekday | 7 Perpetua and Felicity, Mm Commem. | 8 John of God, Rel Commem. | 9 Frances of Rome, Rel Commem. | 10 Friday of the Second Week of Lent Weekday | 11 Saturday of the Second Week of Lent Weekday |
12 Third Sunday of Lent Sunday | 13 Monday of the Third Week of Lent Weekday | 14 Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent Weekday | 15 Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent Weekday | 16 Thursday of the Third Week of Lent Weekday | 17 Patrick, B Commem. | 18 Cyril of Jerusalem, B & D Commem. |
19 Fourth Sunday of Lent Sunday | 20 Joseph, Husband of Mary SOLEMNITY | 21 Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Weekday | 22 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Weekday | 23 Turibius de Mogrovejo, B Commem. | 24 Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Weekday | 25 Annunciation SOLEMNITY |
26 Fifth Sunday of Lent Sunday | 27 Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent Weekday | 28 Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Weekday | 29 Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Weekday | 30 Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent Weekday | 31 Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Weekday |
April, 2023 | ||||||
1 Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent Weekday | ||||||
2 Palm Sunday Sunday | 3 Monday of Holy Week Holy Week | 4 Tuesday of Holy Week Holy Week | 5 Wednesday of Holy Week Holy Week | 6 Holy Thursday Triduum | 7 Good Friday Triduum | 8 Easter Vigil Triduum |
9 Easter Sunday SOLEMNITY | 10 Monday in the Octave of Easter SOLEMNITY | 11 Tuesday in the Octave of Easter SOLEMNITY | 12 Wednesday in the Octave of Easter SOLEMNITY | 13 Thursday in the Octave of Easter SOLEMNITY | 14 Friday in the Octave of Easter SOLEMNITY | 15 Saturday in the Octave of Easter SOLEMNITY |
16 Sunday of Divine Mercy SOLEMNITY | 17 Monday of the Second Week of Easter Weekday | 18 Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Weekday | 19 Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter Weekday | 20 Thursday of the Second Week of Easter Weekday | 21 Anselm, B & D Opt. Mem. | 22 Saturday of the Second Week of Easter Weekday |
23 Third Sunday of Easter Sunday | 24 Fidelis of Sigmaringen, P & M Opt. Mem. | 25 Mark, Evangelist Feast | 26 Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Weekday | 27 Thursday of the Third Week of Easter Weekday | 28 Peter Chanel, P & M; Louis Grignion de Montfort, P Opt. Mem. | 29 Catherine of Siena, V & D Memorial |
30 Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday |
May, 2023 | ||||||
1 Joseph the Worker Opt. Mem. | 2 Athanasius, B & D Memorial | 3 Philip & James, Ap Feast | 4 Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Weekday | 5 Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter Weekday | 6 Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter Weekday | |
7 Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday | 8 Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter Weekday | 9 Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Weekday | 10 Damien Joseph de Veuster, P Opt. Mem. | 11 Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter Weekday | 12 Nereus and Achilleus, Mm; Pancras, M Opt. Mem. | 13 Our Lady of Fatima Opt. Mem. |
14 Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday | 15 Isidore, Farmer Opt. Mem. | 16 Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Weekday | 17 Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Weekday | 18 Ascension of the Lord SOLEMNITY | 19 Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter Weekday | 20 Bernardine of Siena, P Opt. Mem. |
21 Seventh Sunday of Easter Sunday | 22 Rita of Casica, Rel Opt. Mem. | 23 Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Weekday | 24 Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Weekday | 25 Venerable Bede, P & D; Gregory VII, Po; Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, V Opt. Mem. | 26 Philip Neri, P Memorial | 27 Augustine of Canterbury, B Opt. Mem. |
28 Pentecost Sunday SOLEMNITY | 29 Mary, the Mother of the Church Memorial | 30 Tuesday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 31 Visitation Feast |
June, 2023 | ||||||
1 Justin, M Memorial | 2 Marcellinus and Peter, Mm Opt. Mem. | 3 Charles Lwanga and Companions, Mm Memorial | ||||
4 Trinity Sunday SOLEMNITY | 5 Boniface, B & M Memorial | 6 Norbert, B Opt. Mem. | 7 Wednesday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 8 Thursday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 9 Ephrem, De & D Opt. Mem. | 10 Saturday of the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
11 Corpus Christi SOLEMNITY | 12 Monday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 13 Anthony of Padua, P & D Memorial | 14 Wednesday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 15 Thursday of the Tenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 16 Sacred Heart of Jesus SOLEMNITY | 17 Immaculate Heart of Mary Memorial |
18 Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 19 Romuald, Ab Opt. Mem. | 20 Tuesday of the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 21 Aloysius Gonzaga, Rel Memorial | 22 Paulinus of Nola, B; John Fisher, B & M and Thomas More, M Opt. Mem. | 23 Friday of the Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 24 Birth of John the Baptist SOLEMNITY |
25 Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 26 Monday of the Twelfth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 27 Cyril of Alexandria, B & D Opt. Mem. | 28 Irenaeus, B & M Memorial | 29 Peter and Paul, Ap SOLEMNITY | 30 First Martyrs of the Church of Rome Opt. Mem. |
July, 2023 | ||||||
1 Junipero Serra, P Opt. Mem. | ||||||
2 Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 3 Thomas, Ap Feast | 4 Elizabeth of Portugal Opt. Mem. | 5 Anthony Zaccaria, P Opt. Mem. | 6 Maria Goretti, V & M Opt. Mem. | 7 Friday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 8 Saturday of the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
9 Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 10 Monday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 11 Benedict, Ab Memorial | 12 Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 13 Henry Opt. Mem. | 14 Kateri Tekakwitha, V Memorial | 15 Bonaventure, B & D Memorial |
16 Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 17 Monday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 18 Camillus de Lellis, P Opt. Mem. | 19 Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 20 Apollinarus, B & M Opt. Mem. | 21 Lawrence of Brindisi, P & D Opt. Mem. | 22 Mary Magdalene Feast |
23 Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 24 Sharbel Makhluf, P Opt. Mem. | 25 James, Ap Feast | 26 Joachim and Anne, Parents of Mary Memorial | 27 Thursday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 28 Friday of the Sixteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 29 Martha Memorial |
30 Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 31 Ignatius of Loyola, P Memorial |
August, 2023 | ||||||
1 Alphonsus Liguori, B & D Memorial | 2 Eusebius of Vercelli, B; Peter Julian Eymard, P Opt. Mem. | 3 Thursday of the Seventeenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 4 John Vianney, P Memorial | 5 Dedication of St. Mary Major Opt. Mem. | ||
6 Transfiguration Feast | 7 Sixtus II, Po & M, and Companions, Mm; Cajetan, P Opt. Mem. | 8 Dominic, P Memorial | 9 Teresiae Benedicta of the Cross, V & M Opt. Mem. | 10 Lawrence, De & M Feast | 11 Clare, V Memorial | 12 Jane Frances de Chantal, Rel Opt. Mem. |
13 Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 14 Maximilian Kolbe, P & M Memorial | 15 Assumption SOLEMNITY | 16 Stephen of Hungary Opt. Mem. | 17 Thursday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 18 Friday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 19 John Eudes, P Opt. Mem. |
20 Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 21 Pius X, Po Memorial | 22 Queenship of Mary Memorial | 23 Rose of Lima, V Opt. Mem. | 24 Bartholomew, Ap Feast | 25 Louis of France; Joseph Calasanz, P Opt. Mem. | 26 Saturday of the Twentieth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
27 Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 28 Augustine, B & D Memorial | 29 Beheading of John the Baptist, M Memorial | 30 Wednesday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 31 Thursday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
September, 2023 | ||||||
1 Friday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 2 Saturday of the Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | |||||
3 Twenty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 4 Monday of the Twenty-Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 5 Tuesday of the Twenty-Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 6 Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 7 Thursday of the Twenty-Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 8 Birth of Mary Feast | 9 Peter Claver, P Memorial |
10 Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 11 Monday of the Twenty-Third Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 12 The Most Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Opt. Mem. | 13 John Chrysostom, B & D Memorial | 14 Triumph of the Cross Feast | 15 Our Lady of Sorrows Memorial | 16 Cornelius, Po & M and Cyprian, B & M Memorial |
17 Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 18 Monday of the Twenty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 19 Janurius, B & M Opt. Mem. | 20 Andrew Kim Taegon, P & M, Paul Chong Hasang, M, & Companions, Mm Memorial | 21 Matthew, Ap & Evangelist Feast | 22 Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 23 Pio of Pietreclina, P Opt. Mem. |
24 Twenty-Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 25 Monday of the Twenty-Fifth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 26 Cosmas and Damian, Mm Opt. Mem. | 27 Vincent de Paul, P Memorial | 28 Wenceslaus, M; Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Mm Opt. Mem. | 29 Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Feast | 30 Jerome, P & D Memorial |
October, 2023 | ||||||
1 Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 2 Guardian Angels Memorial | 3 Tuesday of the Twenty-Sixth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 4 Francis of Assisi, Rel Memorial | 5 Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, P Opt. Mem. | 6 Bruno, P; Bl. Marie Rose Durocher, V Opt. Mem. | 7 Our Lady of the Rosary Memorial |
8 Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 9 Denis, B & M, and Companions, Mm; John Leonardi, P Opt. Mem. | 10 Tuesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 11 John XXIII, Po Opt. Mem. | 12 Thursday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 13 Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 14 Callistus I, Po & M Opt. Mem. |
15 Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 16 Hedwig, Rel; Margaret Mary Alacoque, V Opt. Mem. | 17 Ignatius of Antioch, B & M Memorial | 18 Luke, Evangelist Feast | 19 John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, P & Mm, and Companions, Mm Memorial | 20 Paul of the Cross, P Opt. Mem. | 21 Saturday of the Twenty-Eighth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
22 Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 23 John of Capistrano, P Opt. Mem. | 24 Anthony Claret, B Opt. Mem. | 25 Wednesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 26 Thursday of the Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 27 Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 28 Simon and Jude, Ap Feast |
29 Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 30 Monday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 31 Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday |
November, 2023 | ||||||
1 All Saints SOLEMNITY | 2 All Souls Feast | 3 Martin de Porres, Rel Opt. Mem. | 4 Charles Borromeo, B Memorial | |||
5 Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 6 Monday of the Thirty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 7 Tuesday of the Thirty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 8 Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 9 Dedication of St. John Lateran Feast | 10 Leo the Great, Po & D Memorial | 11 Martin of Tours, B Memorial |
12 Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 13 Frances Xavier Cabrini, V Memorial | 14 Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 15 Albert the Great, B & D Opt. Mem. | 16 Margaret of Scotland; Gertrude, V Opt. Mem. | 17 Elizabeth of Hungary, Rel Memorial | 18 Dedication of Churches of Peter & Paul; Rose Philippine Duchesne, V Opt. Mem. |
19 Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday | 20 Monday of the Thirty-Third Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 21 Presentation of Mary Memorial | 22 Cecilia, V & M Memorial | 23 Clement I, Po & M; Columban, Ab; Bl. Miguel Pro, P & M Opt. Mem. | 24 Andrew Dung-Lac, P & M, and Companions, Mm Memorial | 25 Catherine of Alexandria, V & M Opt. Mem. |
26 Christ the King SOLEMNITY | 27 Monday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 28 Tuesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 29 Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 30 Andrew, Ap Feast |
December, 2023 | ||||||
1 Friday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | 2 Saturday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time Weekday | |||||
3 First Sunday of Advent Sunday | 4 John Damascene, P & D Opt. Mem. | 5 Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Weekday | 6 Nicholas, B Opt. Mem. | 7 Ambrose, B & D Memorial | 8 Immaculate Conception SOLEMNITY | 9 Juan Diego Opt. Mem. |
10 Second Sunday of Advent Sunday | 11 Damasus I, Po Opt. Mem. | 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast | 13 Lucy, V & M Memorial | 14 John of the Cross, P & D Memorial | 15 Friday of the Second Week of Advent Weekday | 16 Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Weekday |
17 Third Sunday of Advent Sunday | 18 Monday of the Third Week of Advent Weekday | 19 Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Weekday | 20 Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Weekday | 21 Peter Canisius, P & D Opt. Mem. | 22 Friday of the Third Week of Advent Weekday | 23 John of Kanty, P Opt. Mem. |
24 Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday | 25 Christmas SOLEMNITY | 26 Stephen, M Feast | 27 John, Ap and Evangelist Feast | 28 Holy Innocents, Mm Feast | 29 Thomas Becket, B & M Opt. Mem. | 30 Sixth day in the Octave of Christmas Weekday |
31 Holy Family Feast |
What is the year 2023 dedicated to in the Catholic Church?
The 2023 liturgical year begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2022. During the year 2023: a. Since a Sunday does not occur between December 25, 2022, and January 1, 2023, the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is celebrated on Friday, December 30, with only one reading before the Gospel.
How many Sundays are there in Lent 2023?
How are Lent dates determined? In Western Christianity Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the forty days of lent because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter", a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.
What is the first Sunday of Lent 2023?
Dates for First Day of Lent from 2018 to 2028.
What are the 3 disciplines of Lent?
Christians traditionally observe Lent with prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These disciplines are in no way meant to be an indulgence in masochism or self-punishment or self-improvement.