Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar

Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar for 2008

The feasts and solemnities listed in this calendar are taken from the Liturgical Calendar of the Bishop's Committee on the Liturgy, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is based on the official Roman Calendar. A detailed, day-by-day calenadar for 2008 is available for download here.

Holy Days of Obligation for 2008:
All Roman Catholics of the United States are obliged to participate at Mass on the following days, with
exceptions noted below:

- All Sundays
- January 1 (Octave of Christmas, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God)
- Ascension of the Lord, May 1 (see exception * below)
- August 15 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- November 1 (All Saints Day / Not a holy day of obligation in 2008, due to it falling on a Saturday)
- December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- December 25 (Nativity of the Lord / Christmas )

* All ecclesiastical U.S. provinces, except Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and the State of Nebraska, have transferred the celebration of the Ascension to the 7th Sunday of Easter, or May 4, 2008. If transferred, Thursday, May 1, is observed either as an Easter Weekday or the optional memorial of St. Joseph the Worker.

Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar for 2008 The feasts and solemnities listed in this calendar are taken from the Liturgical Calendar of the Bishop's Committee on the Liturgy, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is based on the official Roman Calendar. A detailed, day-by-day calenadar for 2008 is available for download here. Holy Days of Obligation for 2008: All Roman Catholics of the United States are obliged to participate at Mass on the following days, with exceptions noted below: - All Sundays - January 1 (Octave of Christmas, Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God) - Ascension of the Lord, May 1 (see exception below) - August 15 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) - November 1 (All Saints Day / Not a holy day of obligation in 2008, due to it falling on a Saturday) - December 8 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary) - December 25 (Nativity of the Lord / Christmas ) All ecclesiastical U.S. provinces, except Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, and the State of Nebraska, have transferred the celebration of the Ascension to the 7th Sunday of Easter, or May 4, 2008. If transferred, Thursday, May 1, is observed either as an Easter Weekday or the optional memorial of St. Joseph the Worker.
	Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation)	Tuesday, January 1
	Epiphany of the Lord	Sunday, January 6
	Baptism of the Lord	Sunday, January 13
	Presentation of the Lord	Saturday, February 2
	Ash Wednesday (Lenten Regulations on Fasting and Abstinence)	Wednesday, February 6
	Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion	Sunday, March 16
	Holy Thursday	Thursday, March 20
	Good Friday	Friday, March 21
	Holy Saturday	Saturday, March 22
	Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord	Sunday, March 23
	Divine Mercy Sunday	Sunday, March 30
	Ascension of the Lord (Holy Day of Obligation)	Thursday, May 1 (See exception above* ) (Celebrated on Sunday, May 4, 2008)
	Pentecost	Sunday, May 11
	Our Lady of Fatima	Sunday, May 13
	Feast of the Most Holy Trinity	Sunday, May 18
	The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)	Sunday, May 25
	The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus	Friday, May 30
	Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary	Saturday, May 31
	Feast of St. Peter and St Paul	Sunday, June 29
	Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Wednesday, July 16
	Transfiguration of the Lord	Wednesday, August 6
	Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)	Friday, August 16
	Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Friday, August 22
	Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist	Friday, August 29
	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Monday, August 8
	Most Holy Name of Mary	Friday, September 12
	Exaltation of the Holy Cross	Sunday, September 14
	Our Lady of Sorrows	Monday, September 15
	St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael (Archangels)	Monday, September 29
	The Guardian Angels	Thursday, October 2
	Our Lady of the Rosary	Tuesday, October 7
	All Saint's Day (No obligation in 2008, due to falling on Saturday)	Saturday, November 1
	Commemoration of All the faithful Departed (All Souls)	Sunday, November 2
	Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Friday, November 21
	Feast of Our Lord, Christ the King	Sunday, November 23
	1st Sunday of Advent	Sunday, November 30
	2nd Sunday of Advent	Sunday, December 7
	The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)	Monday, December 8
	3rd Sunday of Advent	Sunday, December 14
	4th Sunday of Advent	Sunday, December 21
	Vigil of Christmas	Wednesday, December 24
	The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas) (Holy Day of Obligation)	Thursday, December 25
	Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph	Sunday, December 28

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