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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2018-2019
Sunday Year C (Luke)
Weekday Year I
December 2 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 15 Anniversary of Installation of Bishop Siegel (2017)
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/
holy day of obligation)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 6 Epiphany of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 12 Baptism of the Lord (Feast)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Justice, Only Justice, You Shall Pursue (cf. Deuteronomy 16:20)
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 10 World Marriage Day
February 11 World Day of the Sick
March 6 Ash Wednesday
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 10 First Sunday of Lent
Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion (3:00 PM ET, Precious Blood Church, Jasper)
- 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 14 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 15-17 Holy Week
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 16 Chrism Mass (Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville, 5:30 PM CT)
April 18 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) (no Masses prior to Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 19 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (no Masses)
April 20 Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (no Masses prior to Vigil)
April 21 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 22-28 Days in the Octave of Easter (Solemnities)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 28 Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
May 12 Fourth Sunday of Easter/World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 24 Day of Prayer for the Church in China
June 2 Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers – transferred from Thursday, May 30, replacing the 7th Sunday of Easter)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 9 Pentecost Sunday (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 28 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2019/
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 15 Catechetical Sunday
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
October 20 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2019)
- 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 17 World Day of the Poor (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
November 24 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 1 First Sunday of Advent 2019
- 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 James Parish may wish to move their patronal feast day from Thursday, July 25, to Sunday, July 28, since the Solemnity of the parish patron would take precedent over a Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Celebrating the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church – The anniversary of the dedication of a church is celebrated as a Solemnity in that church.
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 C (Luke)
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
December 2 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 15 Anniversary of Installation of Bishop Siegel (2017)
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/
holy day of obligation)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 6 Epiphany of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
January 12 Baptism of the Lord (Feast)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
January 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Justice, Only Justice, You Shall Pursue (cf. Deuteronomy 16:20)
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 10 World Marriage Day
February 11 World Day of the Sick
March 6 Ash Wednesday
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
March 10 First Sunday of Lent
Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion (3:00 PM ET, Precious Blood Church, Jasper)
- 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 14 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 15-17 Holy Week
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 16 Chrism Mass (Holy Redeemer Church, Evansville, 5:30 PM CT)
April 18 Thursday of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday) (no Masses prior to Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 19 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) (no Masses)
April 20 Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (no Masses prior to Vigil)
April 21 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 22-28 Days in the Octave of Easter (Solemnities)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
April 28 Second Sunday of Easter/Sunday of Divine Mercy
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
May 12 Fourth Sunday of Easter/World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 24 Day of Prayer for the Church in China
June 2 Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers – transferred from Thursday, May 30, replacing the 7th Sunday of Easter)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 9 Pentecost Sunday (Solemnity/proper Vigil prayers and readings)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
June 28 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2019/
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 15 Catechetical Sunday
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
October 20 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2019)
- 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 17 World Day of the Poor (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
November 24 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
December 1 First Sunday of Advent 2019
- 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 James Parish may wish to move their patronal feast day from Thursday, July 25, to Sunday, July 28, since the Solemnity of the parish patron would take precedent over a Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Celebrating the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church – The anniversary of the dedication of a church is celebrated as a Solemnity in that church.
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.