Liturgical Calendar – December 2008

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Lectionary:
Sundays Cycle B
Weekdays I
starts from Advent

1

Blessed Clementine Anuarite, virgin & martyr
(St. Pachomius, abbot, OSB)
WORLD AIDS DAY

2

Blessed Virgin Mary, cause of our joy, SMOM

3

St. Francis Xavier, priest (St. Zephania)

International day of disabled persons

4

St. John Damascene, priest & doctor

5

(St. Sabas, abbot, OSB)

6

St. Nicholas, bishop
* Mary Zulu (C.Home)

7

2^nd Sunday of Advent
St. Ambrose,
bishop & doctor

8

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

9

(St Juan Diego, hermit)

10

St. Melchiades, pope

11

St. Damasus I,
pope
* Khethiwe Linda (C.CG)

12

St. Jane Frances de Chantal, religious
Our Lady of Guadalupe (USA)

13

St. Lucy, virgin & martyr
(St. Odilia, virgin, OSB, patron of the Missionary Benedictines)

14

3^rd Sunday of Advent
(Gaudete Sunday)
St. John of the Cross, religious & doctor

15

(St. Reinald)

16

(St. Adelheid)
RSA:
Day of Reconciliation

17

(Sts. Lazaro & Sturmius)

18

(St. Wunibald)

(16 years
Blessed Gérard’s
Poor Sick Fund)

19

(St. Konrad)

20

Blessed Scubilion, religious
(Sts. Abraham & Theophil)

21

4^th Sunday of Advent

St. Peter Canisius,
priest & doctor

22

(St. Jutta)

23

St. John of Kanty,
priest

24

Vigil of Christmas
* Johannes Lagleder (D.Memb)

25

Christmas
* Nomvula Biyela (CG)

26

St. Stephen,
first martyr
RSA: Day of Goodwill

27

St. John, apostle & evangelist

28

Holy Family

Holy Innocents, martyrs

29

5^th day in the octave of Christmas · St. Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr
* Yvonne Renaud (D.Memb)

30

6^th day in the octave of Christmas

31

7^th day in the octave of Christmas

St. Sylvester I, pope

Including the General Roman Calendar, the Proper Calendar of the Order of St. Benedict , the Proper Calendar of the Order of Malta and the African Saints brought to you by the Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard