Moveable Dates
- BAPTISM OF CHRIST, the Sunday following the Epiphany (when the Epiphany is kept on 6 January)
- ASH WEDNESDAY, the Wednesday 46 days before Easter Day
- MAUNDY THURSDAY, the Thursday in the week before Easter Day
- GOOD FRIDAY, the Friday in the week before Easter Day
- EASTER DAY, the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon
- ASCENSION DAY, the Thursday forty days after Easter Day
- DAY OF PENTECOST, the Sunday fifty days after Easter Day
- TRINITY SUNDAY, the Sunday after Pentecost
- CORPUS CHRISTI, the Thursday after Trinity Sunday
- CHRIST THE KING, the Sunday next before Advent
January
- 1 Mary, the Holy Mother of God
- 6 EPIPHANY – TWELFTH NIGHT
- 13 George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers), 1691
- 18 Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, 1803
- 21 Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
- 26 Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
February
- 2 CANDLEMAS – may be celebrated on the Sunday between 28 January and 3 February
- 8 Simon Magus
- 10 Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543
- 11 Our Lady of Lourdes
- 12 Gerald Gardner, 1964
- 17 Giordano Bruno, 1600
Alternative dates:
- Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.
March
- 3 Origen, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, c. 253
- 6 Pelagius, Teacher of the Faith, 418
- 7 Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
- 7 Tituba, c.1693
- 17 Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460
- 19 Joseph of Nazareth
- 21 Spring Equinox
- 24 Archangel Gabriel
- 25 LADY DAY – the Annunciation
April
- 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945
- 10 William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347
- 19 Expiditus, 303
- 21 Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1109
- 23 George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304
- 25 Mark the Evangelist
- 30 WALPURGISNACHT (Founding of the Church)
May
- 1 Philip and James, Apostles
- 1 Queen of Heaven
- 1 MAY DAY – Beltane
- 8 Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, c.1417
- 13 Our Lady of Fatima
- 14 Matthias the Apostle
- 21 Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
- 24 Sarah the Egyptian
- 25 The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735
- 27 Isobel Gowdie, 1662
- 29 Jean-Baptiste Willermoz, 1824
- 30 Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431
- 31 The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
Alternative dates:
- Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.
- The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31 May.
June
- 1 Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165
- 9 Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597
- 11 Barnabas the Apostle
- 15 Marie Laveau, 1881
- 21 Archangel Uriel
- 21 MIDSUMMER’S DAY – Summer Solstice
- 24 The Birth of John the Baptist
- 29 Peter and Paul, Apostles
Alternative dates:
- Peter the Apostle may be celebrated alone, without Paul, on 29 June.
July
- 3 Thomas the Apostle
- 11 Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550
- 14 Anniversary of the Episcopal Consecration of the founding Archbishop, Barnabas
- 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- 22 Mary Magdalene, Apostle
- 25 James the Apostle
- 26 Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 29 Mary, Martha and Lazarus, Companions of Our Lord
Alternative dates:
- The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31 May.
- Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July.
August
- 1 LAMMAS
- 1 Operation Cone of Power
- 6 The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 22 The Queenship of Mary
- 24 Bartholomew the Apostle
- 29 The Beheading of John the Baptist
Alternative dates:
- The Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated on 8 September instead of 15 August.
September
- 8 The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 12 The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 14 Holy Cross Day
- 15 Our Lady of Sorrows
- 15 Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
- 17 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179
- 20 Martinez de Pasqually, 1774
- 21 Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
- 21 Autumnal Equinox
- 26 Cyprian, Bishop of Antioch and Justina
- 29 MICHAELMAS – Archangel Michael (Michaelmas)
October
- 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
- 15 Our Lady of Walsingham
- 18 Luke the Evangelist
- 26 Sybil Leek, 1982
- 28 Simon and Jude, Apostles
- 31 ALL-HALLOWS (Hallowe’en)
November
- 1 ALL SAINTS’ DAY
- 2 Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
- 21 The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 22 C.S. Lewis, 1963
- 30 Andrew the Apostle
December
- 6 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326
- 8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 13 Johannes Trithemius, Bishop and Abbot, 1516
- 21 YULE – Winter Solstice
- 22 Archangel Raphael
- 24 Christmas Eve
- 25 CHRISTMAS DAY
- 26 Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr
- 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist
- 28 The Holy Innocents