The Church Year
Liturgical Calendar
Our parish follows the Western Rite Ordo. Below you will find each day of the year with its feast or commemoration, and whether it is a day of fasting or abstinence.
July2026
- 1Wed
Octave of St. John Baptist
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 2Thu
Visitation of the B.V.M.
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 3Fri
St. Irenæus of Lyon, Bishop & Martyr
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 4Sat
Day VI within the Octave of Ss. Peter & Paul
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 5Sun
V Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 6Mon
The Octave of Ss. Peter & Paul
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 7Tue
Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Bishops & Confessors
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 8Wed
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 9Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 10Fri
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 11Sat
Saturday Office of the B.V.M.
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 12Sun
VI Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 13Mon
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 14Tue
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 15Wed
St. Vladimir of Kiev, King & Confessor
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 16Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 17Fri
Feria
AbstinenceDay of AbstinenceMarked L in the Ordo. The faithful abstain from meat — the flesh of warm-blooded animals — for the whole day, while other food remains permitted. - 18Sat
Translation of St Raphael of Brooklyn
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 19Sun
VII Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 20Mon
St. Elias the Prophet
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 21Tue
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 22Wed
St. Mary Magdalene, Penitent
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 23Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 24Fri
Vigil of St. James
AbstinenceDay of AbstinenceMarked L in the Ordo. The faithful abstain from meat — the flesh of warm-blooded animals — for the whole day, while other food remains permitted. - 25Sat
St. James, Apostle
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 26Sun
St. Anne, Mother of the B.V.M.
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 27Mon
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 28Tue
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 29Wed
St. Martha of Bethany, Virgin
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 30Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 31Fri
Feria
AbstinenceDay of AbstinenceMarked L in the Ordo. The faithful abstain from meat — the flesh of warm-blooded animals — for the whole day, while other food remains permitted.
FastFasting dayAbstinenceNo meatNo FastOrdinary day