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.
October2026
- 1Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 2Fri
Holy Guardian Angels
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. - 3Sat
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. - 4Sun
XVIII Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
Eucharistic FastEucharistic FastKept on Sundays and every day Mass is offered. Before receiving Holy Communion the faithful abstain from all food and drink (water and medicine excepted), fasting until after Mass. - 5Mon
St. Placidus & companions, Martyrs
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 6Tue
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 7Wed
The Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Optional AbstinenceOptional AbstinenceBy ancient custom Wednesday recalls the Lord's betrayal. Abstinence from meat is encouraged as a devotion but is left to each person's discretion. - 8Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 9Fri
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. - 10Sat
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. - 11Sun
Motherhood of the B.V.M.
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
Eucharistic FastEucharistic FastKept on Sundays and every day Mass is offered. Before receiving Holy Communion the faithful abstain from all food and drink (water and medicine excepted), fasting until after Mass. - 12Mon
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 13Tue
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 14Wed
St. Callistus, Bishop & Martyr
Optional AbstinenceOptional AbstinenceBy ancient custom Wednesday recalls the Lord's betrayal. Abstinence from meat is encouraged as a devotion but is left to each person's discretion. - 15Thu
Our Lady of Walsingham
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 16Fri
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. - 17Sat
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. - 18Sun
St. Luke, Evangelist
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
Eucharistic FastEucharistic FastKept on Sundays and every day Mass is offered. Before receiving Holy Communion the faithful abstain from all food and drink (water and medicine excepted), fasting until after Mass. - 19Mon
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 20Tue
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 21Wed
Feria
Optional AbstinenceOptional AbstinenceBy ancient custom Wednesday recalls the Lord's betrayal. Abstinence from meat is encouraged as a devotion but is left to each person's discretion. - 22Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 23Fri
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. - 24Sat
St Raphael the Archangel
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 25Sun
The Feast of O.L.J.C. the King
Holy Day of Obligation
Holy Mass · 9:30 a.m.
Eucharistic FastEucharistic FastKept on Sundays and every day Mass is offered. Before receiving Holy Communion the faithful abstain from all food and drink (water and medicine excepted), fasting until after Mass. - 26Mon
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 27Tue
Vigil of Ss. Simon & Jude V
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 28Wed
Ss Simon & Jude, Apostles
Optional AbstinenceOptional AbstinenceBy ancient custom Wednesday recalls the Lord's betrayal. Abstinence from meat is encouraged as a devotion but is left to each person's discretion. - 29Thu
Feria
No FastNo FastAn ordinary day. No fasting or abstinence is prescribed, though the faithful are always free to keep personal devotions. - 30Fri
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. - 31Sat
Vigil of All Saints V
FastDay of FastingThe stricter observance (marked § in the Ordo). The faithful take one full meal for the day and abstain from meat, offering the hunger of the body as a preparation of the soul for prayer.
FastFasting dayAbstinenceNo meatEucharistic FastBefore CommunionOptional AbstinenceWednesdaysNo FastOrdinary day