liturgical year: December 2008

Detailed below is the December 2008 liturgical calander, of England and Wales.

Day

Date

Celebration

Rank

Monday

1

Weekday of Advent

 

Tuesday

2

Weekday of Advent

 

Wednesday

3

St Francis Xavier, priest

memorial

Thursday

4

Weekday of Advent,
St John Damascene, priest, doctor of the Church

 

Friday

5

Weekday of Advent

 

Saturday

6

Weekday of Advent,
St Nicholas, bishop

 

Sunday

7

2nd Sunday of Advent

Week II

Monday

8

The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

solemnity

Tuesday

9

Weekday of Advent,
St John Diego Cuahtlatoatzin

 

Wednesday

10

Weekday of Advent,
St John Roberts, priest, martyr (in Wales)

 

Thursday

11

Weekday of Advent,
St Damasus I, pope

 

Friday

12

Weekday of Advent,
Our Lady of Guadalupe

 

Saturday

13

St Lucy, virgin, martyr

memorial

Sunday

14

3rd Sunday of Advent

week III

Monday

15

Weekday of Advent

 

Tuesday

16

Weekday of Advent

 

Wednesday

17

Weekday of Advent

 

Thursday

18

Weekday of Advent

 

Friday

19

Weekday of Advent

 

Saturday

20

Weekday of Advent

 

Sunday

21

4th Sunday of Advent

Week IV

Monday

22

Weekday of Advent

 

Tuesday

23

Weekday of Advent,
St John of Kanty, priest

 

Wednesday

24

Weekday of Advent

 

Thursday

25

The Nativity of the Lord

solemnity

Friday

26

St Stephen, first martyr

feast

Saturday

27

St John, apostle, evangelist

feast

Sunday

28

The Holy Family

feast

Monday

29

5th day of Christmas Octave,
St Thomas Becket, bishop, martyr

 

Tuesday

30

6th day of Christmas Octave

 

Wednesday

31

7th day of Christmas Octave,
St Sylvester I, pope