Holidays & Holy Days

Advent is the four-week season of preparation before Christmas, a time of watchful waiting for the coming of Christ.

How the date is calculated: The fourth Sunday before Christmas (the Sunday closest to November 30).

• Sun, Nov 29, 2026
• Sun, Nov 28, 2027
• Sun, Dec 3, 2028
• Sun, Dec 2, 2029
• Sun, Dec 1, 2030

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. It is one of the two principal solemnities of the Christian year.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on December 25.

• Fri, Dec 25, 2026
• Sat, Dec 25, 2027
• Mon, Dec 25, 2028
• Tue, Dec 25, 2029
• Wed, Dec 25, 2030

Commemorates Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan and marks the close of the Christmas season.

How the date is calculated: The Sunday following the Epiphany (January 6). If Epiphany falls on a Sunday, Baptism of the Lord is celebrated the next day.

• Sun, Jan 11, 2026
• Sun, Jan 10, 2027
• Sun, Jan 9, 2028
• Sun, Jan 7, 2029
• Mon, Jan 7, 2030

Commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple and his recognition by Simeon and Anna. Also known as Candlemas.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on February 2, forty days after Christmas.

• Mon, Feb 2, 2026
• Tue, Feb 2, 2027
• Wed, Feb 2, 2028
• Fri, Feb 2, 2029
• Sat, Feb 2, 2030

The first day of Lent, marked by ashes as a sign of repentance and the beginning of a forty-day fast in preparation for Easter.

How the date is calculated: Forty-six days before Easter Sunday (Lent is forty days excluding Sundays).

• Wed, Feb 18, 2026
• Wed, Feb 10, 2027
• Wed, Mar 1, 2028
• Wed, Feb 14, 2029
• Wed, Mar 6, 2030

Celebrates the archangel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive Jesus, and her response: 'Let it be done to me according to your word.'

How the date is calculated: Fixed on March 25, exactly nine months before Christmas.

• Wed, Mar 25, 2026
• Thu, Mar 25, 2027
• Sat, Mar 25, 2028
• Sun, Mar 25, 2029
• Mon, Mar 25, 2030

The evening of the Last Supper, when Christ instituted the Eucharist and washed the disciples' feet. Begins the Paschal Triduum.

How the date is calculated: The Thursday before Easter Sunday.

• Thu, Apr 2, 2026
• Thu, Mar 25, 2027
• Thu, Apr 13, 2028
• Thu, Mar 29, 2029
• Thu, Apr 18, 2030

Commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus. A day of fasting, abstinence, and veneration of the Cross.

How the date is calculated: The Friday before Easter Sunday.

• Fri, Apr 3, 2026
• Fri, Mar 26, 2027
• Fri, Apr 14, 2028
• Fri, Mar 30, 2029
• Fri, Apr 19, 2030

The day Christ lay in the tomb. The Church waits in silence; the Easter Vigil is celebrated after nightfall.

How the date is calculated: The Saturday before Easter Sunday.

• Sat, Apr 4, 2026
• Sat, Mar 27, 2027
• Sat, Apr 15, 2028
• Sat, Mar 31, 2029
• Sat, Apr 20, 2030

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ — the greatest feast of the Christian year and the center of the liturgical calendar.

How the date is calculated: The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox (March 21), by the Gregorian computus.

• Sun, Apr 5, 2026
• Sun, Mar 28, 2027
• Sun, Apr 16, 2028
• Sun, Apr 1, 2029
• Sun, Apr 21, 2030

Commemorates Christ's bodily ascension into heaven forty days after his Resurrection.

How the date is calculated: Thirty-nine days after Easter Sunday (the Thursday of the sixth week of Easter). In some regions it is transferred to the following Sunday.

• Thu, May 14, 2026
• Thu, May 6, 2027
• Thu, May 25, 2028
• Thu, May 10, 2029
• Thu, May 30, 2030

Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the birth of the Church.

How the date is calculated: Forty-nine days after Easter Sunday (the seventh Sunday of Easter).

• Sun, May 24, 2026
• Sun, May 16, 2027
• Sun, Jun 4, 2028
• Sun, May 20, 2029
• Sun, Jun 9, 2030

Honors the mystery of one God in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

How the date is calculated: The Sunday after Pentecost (fifty-six days after Easter).

• Sun, May 31, 2026
• Sun, May 23, 2027
• Sun, Jun 11, 2028
• Sun, May 27, 2029
• Sun, Jun 16, 2030

Celebrates the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist — the Body and Blood of the Lord.

How the date is calculated: The Thursday after Trinity Sunday (sixty days after Easter). In many countries it is transferred to the following Sunday.

• Thu, Jun 4, 2026
• Thu, May 27, 2027
• Thu, Jun 15, 2028
• Thu, May 31, 2029
• Thu, Jun 20, 2030

A solemnity of devotion to Christ's Heart as the source of divine love and mercy.

How the date is calculated: The Friday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost (sixty-eight days after Easter).

• Fri, Jun 12, 2026
• Fri, Jun 4, 2027
• Fri, Jun 23, 2028
• Fri, Jun 8, 2029
• Fri, Jun 28, 2030

Celebrates the birth of John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on June 24, six months before Christmas.

• Wed, Jun 24, 2026
• Thu, Jun 24, 2027
• Sat, Jun 24, 2028
• Sun, Jun 24, 2029
• Mon, Jun 24, 2030

Honors the two great apostles martyred in Rome, traditionally considered the co-founders of the Church there.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on June 29.

• Mon, Jun 29, 2026
• Tue, Jun 29, 2027
• Thu, Jun 29, 2028
• Fri, Jun 29, 2029
• Sat, Jun 29, 2030

Commemorates the revelation of Christ's divine glory on Mount Tabor in the presence of Peter, James, and John.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on August 6.

• Thu, Aug 6, 2026
• Fri, Aug 6, 2027
• Sun, Aug 6, 2028
• Mon, Aug 6, 2029
• Tue, Aug 6, 2030

Celebrates the taking up of Mary, body and soul, into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on August 15.

• Sat, Aug 15, 2026
• Sun, Aug 15, 2027
• Tue, Aug 15, 2028
• Wed, Aug 15, 2029
• Thu, Aug 15, 2030

Honors the Cross as the instrument of salvation. Commemorates the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena and its exaltation in Jerusalem.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on September 14.

• Mon, Sep 14, 2026
• Tue, Sep 14, 2027
• Thu, Sep 14, 2028
• Fri, Sep 14, 2029
• Sat, Sep 14, 2030

Honors all the saints of the Church, known and unknown, who are now in the glory of heaven.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on November 1.

• Sun, Nov 1, 2026
• Mon, Nov 1, 2027
• Wed, Nov 1, 2028
• Thu, Nov 1, 2029
• Fri, Nov 1, 2030

Celebrates the universal kingship of Christ over all creation. The final Sunday of the liturgical year.

How the date is calculated: The last Sunday before the First Sunday of Advent.

• Sun, Nov 22, 2026
• Sun, Nov 21, 2027
• Sun, Nov 26, 2028
• Sun, Nov 25, 2029
• Sun, Nov 24, 2030

Celebrates Mary's preservation from original sin from the first moment of her conception.

How the date is calculated: Fixed on December 8, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary (September 8).

• Tue, Dec 8, 2026
• Wed, Dec 8, 2027
• Fri, Dec 8, 2028
• Sat, Dec 8, 2029
• Sun, Dec 8, 2030