Diocese of Evansville Liturgical Calendar 2015-2016
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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2015-2016
Sunday Year C (Luke)
Weekday Year II
September 18 Catechetical Sunday
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
October 16 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2016)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 6-12 National Vocation Awareness Week
November 13 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Closing of the Holy Doors at Saint Benedict Cathedral and Saint Francis Xavier Basilica
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
November 20 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
Conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 27 First Sunday of Advent
- 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 – Holy Rosary may wish to move their patronal feast day from Friday, October 7, to the weekend of October 8-9, 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 C (Luke)
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
September 18 Catechetical Sunday
October 3 Saint Theodora Guérin (optional Memorial in the Diocese of Evansville)
October 16 World Mission Sunday
November 1 All Saints (Solemnity/holy day of obligation in 2016)
- funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 6-12 National Vocation Awareness Week
November 13 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Closing of the Holy Doors at Saint Benedict Cathedral and Saint Francis Xavier Basilica
+ funeral Mass; + ritual Mass
November 20 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity/last Sunday of Ordinary Time)
Conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy
+ funeral Mass; - ritual Mass
November 27 First Sunday of Advent
- 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 – Holy Rosary may wish to move their patronal feast day from Friday, October 7, to the weekend of October 8-9, 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.
