Diocese of Evansville Liturgical Calendar 2016-2017
The liturgical year of the Church is governed by a calendar. There is a General Calendar for the universal Church that orders those days which are celebrated by the Church worldwide, and then their are Particular Calendars that are more specific to a particular diocese or region. The following is the Particular Calendar for the Diocese of Evansville, which contains the celebrations of more local significance.
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2016-2017
Sunday Year A (Matthew)
Weekday Year I
April 9 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 10-12 Holy Week
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 11 Chrism Mass (Saint Benedict Cathedral, 5:30 PM)
Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Emeritus Gettelfinger
April 13 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) (no Masses prior to Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 14 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (no Masses)
April 15 Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (no Masses prior to Vigil)
April 16 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 17-23 Days in the Octave of Easter (Solemnities)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 23 Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 24 Anniversary of Dedication of Saint Benedict Cathedral (Solemnity in cathedral, not observed in other churches due to its move from April 11)
May 7 Fourth Sunday of Easter/World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 28 Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 4 Pentecost Sunday (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 23 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings used in cases of serious need or pastoral advantage)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 29 Saints Peter and Paul (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
Anniversary of Ordination and Installation of Bishop Thompson (2011)
August 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast/replaces the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity/ holy day of obligation in 2017 /proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
August 18 Anniversary of death, Bishop Francis Shea (1994)
September 1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
September 17 Catechetical Sunday – Evangelists & Catechists Formed as Missionary Disciples
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
October 22 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2017)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 5-11 National Vocation Awareness Week
November 19 World Day of the Poor (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
November 26 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 3 First Sunday of Advent 2017
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
Calendar Notes
Ritual Masses – Days on which a proper ritual Mass may not be celebrated does not mean that the particular ritual (Marriage, Confirmation, etc.) may not be celebrated. It means that it is celebrated in the context of the Mass of the day, using the proper prayers, readings, and liturgical color of the day.
Funeral Masses – On those days which a funeral Mass may not be celebrated, one may celebrate the funeral liturgy outside Mass instead.
Proper Vigil Prayers and Readings – Some Solemnities noted above and in the ordo have their own proper Vigil prayers/readings which should be used for Masses celebrated the evening before the feast day (as opposed to anticipated Masses which use the prayers/readings of the following day, which is what is done for most Saturday evening Masses).
Celebrating Patrons/Titles – The celebration of the title/name of a parish or church should be treated as a Solemnity in that parish, and may be transferred to an adjacent Sunday if that Sunday does not outrank proper Solemnities in the Table of Liturgical Days.
Example – Saint Matthew may wish to move their patronal feast day from Thursday, September 21, to the weekend of September 23-24, since
the Solemnity would take precedent over a Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Ember Days – The bishop has not designated specific days as Ember Days for the diocese, so it is a local parish choice on the timing and celebration of these customary seasonal practices.
For More Information – This calendar is only intended as a quick reference. For more detailed information, please consult your ordo or contact
the Office of Worship.
Sunday Year A (Matthew)
Weekday Year I
- Bolded dates indicate holy days of obligation (that are not Sundays)
- Key for funeral and ritual Masses (such as weddings, Confirmation): + = yes - = no
April 9 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 10-12 Holy Week
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 11 Chrism Mass (Saint Benedict Cathedral, 5:30 PM)
Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Emeritus Gettelfinger
April 13 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) (no Masses prior to Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 14 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (no Masses)
April 15 Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (no Masses prior to Vigil)
April 16 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 17-23 Days in the Octave of Easter (Solemnities)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 23 Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 24 Anniversary of Dedication of Saint Benedict Cathedral (Solemnity in cathedral, not observed in other churches due to its move from April 11)
May 7 Fourth Sunday of Easter/World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 28 Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 4 Pentecost Sunday (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 23 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings used in cases of serious need or pastoral advantage)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 29 Saints Peter and Paul (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
Anniversary of Ordination and Installation of Bishop Thompson (2011)
August 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord (Feast/replaces the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity/ holy day of obligation in 2017 /proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
August 18 Anniversary of death, Bishop Francis Shea (1994)
September 1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
September 17 Catechetical Sunday – Evangelists & Catechists Formed as Missionary Disciples
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
October 22 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2017)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 5-11 National Vocation Awareness Week
November 19 World Day of the Poor (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
November 26 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 3 First Sunday of Advent 2017
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
Calendar Notes
Ritual Masses – Days on which a proper ritual Mass may not be celebrated does not mean that the particular ritual (Marriage, Confirmation, etc.) may not be celebrated. It means that it is celebrated in the context of the Mass of the day, using the proper prayers, readings, and liturgical color of the day.
Funeral Masses – On those days which a funeral Mass may not be celebrated, one may celebrate the funeral liturgy outside Mass instead.
Proper Vigil Prayers and Readings – Some Solemnities noted above and in the ordo have their own proper Vigil prayers/readings which should be used for Masses celebrated the evening before the feast day (as opposed to anticipated Masses which use the prayers/readings of the following day, which is what is done for most Saturday evening Masses).
Celebrating Patrons/Titles – The celebration of the title/name of a parish or church should be treated as a Solemnity in that parish, and may be transferred to an adjacent Sunday if that Sunday does not outrank proper Solemnities in the Table of Liturgical Days.
Example – Saint Matthew may wish to move their patronal feast day from Thursday, September 21, to the weekend of September 23-24, since
the Solemnity would take precedent over a Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Ember Days – The bishop has not designated specific days as Ember Days for the diocese, so it is a local parish choice on the timing and celebration of these customary seasonal practices.
For More Information – This calendar is only intended as a quick reference. For more detailed information, please consult your ordo or contact
the Office of Worship.
