Diocese of Evansville Liturgical Calendar 2017-2018
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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2017-2018
Sunday Year B (Mark)
Weekday Year II
December 3 First Sunday of Advent
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 8 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity/holy day of obligation/
patroness of the United States)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 25 Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 1 Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Solemnity/patroness of the diocese/
not a holy day of obligation in 2018)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 7 Epiphany of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 8 Baptism of the Lord (Feast)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power (Exodus 15:6)
January 19 Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Siegel (2010)
January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children — Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life”
(#48/1A or B) from “Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions” (white vestments); or “For the Preservation of Peace and Justice” (#30) (violet vestments)
February 2 Presentation of the Lord (Feast)/World Day for Consecrated Life
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
February 11 World Day of the Sick/World Marriage Day
February 14 Ash Wednesday
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
February 18 First Sunday of Lent
Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion (2:00 PM, Saint Benedict Cathedral)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 25 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 26-28 Holy Week
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 27 Chrism Mass (Saint Benedict Cathedral, 5:30 PM)
March 29 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) (no Masses prior to Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 30 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (no Masses)
March 31 Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (no Masses prior to Vigil)
April 1 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 2-8 Days in the Octave of Easter (Solemnities)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 8 Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 9 Annunciation of the Lord (Solemnity – transferred from March 25)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 11 Anniversary of Dedication of Saint Benedict Cathedral (Solemnity in cathedral, Feast in the diocese)
Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Emeritus Gettelfinger (1989)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 22 Fourth Sunday of Easter/World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 13 Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers – transferred from Thursday, May 10, replacing the 7th Sunday of Easter)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
May 20 Pentecost Sunday (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
May 24 Day of Prayer for the Church in China
June 8 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and Readings/replaces the 12th 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 16 Catechetical Sunday
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
October 21 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2018)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 4-10 National Vocation Awareness Week
November 18 World Day of the Poor (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
November 25 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 2 First Sunday of Advent 2018
- 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 Friday, September 21, to the weekend of September 22-23, 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 B (Mark)
Weekday Year II
- Bolded dates indicate holy days of obligation (that are not Sundays)
- Key for funeral and ritual Masses (such as weddings, Confirmation): + = yes - = no
December 3 First Sunday of Advent
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 8 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity/holy day of obligation/
patroness of the United States)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 25 Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 1 Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Solemnity/patroness of the diocese/
not a holy day of obligation in 2018)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 7 Epiphany of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 8 Baptism of the Lord (Feast)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power (Exodus 15:6)
January 19 Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Siegel (2010)
January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children — Mass “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life”
(#48/1A or B) from “Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions” (white vestments); or “For the Preservation of Peace and Justice” (#30) (violet vestments)
February 2 Presentation of the Lord (Feast)/World Day for Consecrated Life
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
February 11 World Day of the Sick/World Marriage Day
February 14 Ash Wednesday
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
February 18 First Sunday of Lent
Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion (2:00 PM, Saint Benedict Cathedral)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 25 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 26-28 Holy Week
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 27 Chrism Mass (Saint Benedict Cathedral, 5:30 PM)
March 29 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) (no Masses prior to Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 30 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (no Masses)
March 31 Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (no Masses prior to Vigil)
April 1 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 2-8 Days in the Octave of Easter (Solemnities)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 8 Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 9 Annunciation of the Lord (Solemnity – transferred from March 25)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 11 Anniversary of Dedication of Saint Benedict Cathedral (Solemnity in cathedral, Feast in the diocese)
Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Emeritus Gettelfinger (1989)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 22 Fourth Sunday of Easter/World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 13 Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers – transferred from Thursday, May 10, replacing the 7th Sunday of Easter)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
May 20 Pentecost Sunday (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
May 24 Day of Prayer for the Church in China
June 8 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and Readings/replaces the 12th 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 16 Catechetical Sunday
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
October 21 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2018)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 4-10 National Vocation Awareness Week
November 18 World Day of the Poor (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
November 25 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 2 First Sunday of Advent 2018
- 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 Friday, September 21, to the weekend of September 22-23, 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.