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December Feast Days and Important Dates
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We are now in the waning days of 2023. We will see a new liturgical year (B) beginning with Advent. December is rich with two holy days of obilgations, yet many great feast days come in between them.
Remember, Two obligations must be fulfilled pertaining to Christmas as the holy day falls on a Monday. First, get to Mass for the 4th Suday of Advent. Then either go that evening, midnight, or the next morning to fulfill the Christmas obligation.
Friday, December 1
First Friday
Friday of the Thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
Saturday, December 2
First Saturday
Saturday of the Thirty-fourth week in Ordinary Time
Blessed Virgin Mary - Optional Memorial
Sunday, December 3
First Sunday of Advent Get to Mass
Monday, December 4
Monday of the First week of Advent
Saint John Damascene, priest and doctor - Optional Memorial
Tuesday, December 5
Tuesday of the First week of Advent
Wednesday, December 6
Wednesday of the First week of Advent
Saint Nicholas, bishop - Optional Memorial
First Wednesday dedicated to the Heart of St. Joseph
Thursday, December 7
Saint Ambrose, bishop and doctor - Memorial
Friday, December 8
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary - Solemnity - * Holy Day of Obligation * Get to Mass
Saturday, December 9
Saturday of the First week of Advent
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin - Optional Memorial
Sunday, December 10
Second Sunday of Advent Get to Mass
Monday, December 11
Monday of the Second week of Advent
Saint Damasus I, pope - Optional Memorial
Tuesday, December 12
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Feast
Wednesday, December 13
Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr - Memorial
Thursday, December 14
Saint John of the Cross, priest and doctor - Memorial
Friday, December 15
Friday of the Second week of Advent
Saturday, December 16
Saturday of the Second week of Advent
Sunday, December 17
Third Sunday of Advent Rose vestments are coming
Get to Mass
Monday, December 18
Monday of the Third week of Advent
Tuesday, December 19
Tuesday of the Third week of Advent
Wednesday, December 20
Wednesday of the Third week of Advent
Thursday, December 21
Thursday of the Third week of Advent
Saint Peter Canisius, priest and doctor - Optional Memorial
Friday, December 22
Friday of the Third week of Advent
Saturday, December 23
Saturday of the Third week of Advent
Saint John of Kanty, priest - Optional Memorial
Sunday, December 24
Fourth Sunday of Advent Get to Mass
Monday, December 25
Christmas - Solemnity - * Holy Day of Obligation * Get to Mass
Tuesday, December 26
Saint Stephen, first martyr - Feast
Wednesday, December 27
Saint John, apostle and evangelist - Feast
Thursday, December 28
The Holy Innocents, martyrs - Feast
Friday, December 29
Friday of Christmas Week
Saint Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr - Optional Memorial
Saturday, December 30
Saturday of Christmas Week
Sunday, December 31
The Holy Family - Feast Get to Mass
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