The liturgical calendar begins with the First Sunday of Advent, usually the last Sunday in November or the first Sunday in December.
Note: For your convenience, we've also posted special liturgies or celebrations specific to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee like Ordination, Adult Confirmation, etc.
September 2012
Ordinary Time
October 2012
Ordinary Time
Thursday, October 11 - Opening Mass for the Year of Faith - (7:00 p.m. – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Tuesday, October 23 - Vatican II Awards - (7:00 p.m. - Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Saturday, October 27 - Mass of Thanksgiving in Honor of the Canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha - (5:15 p.m. - Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
November 2012
Thursday, November 1 - All Saints Day - Holy Day of Obligation*
Friday, November 2 - All Souls Day
Saturday, November 3 - Priestly Ordination - (10:30 a.m. - Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Sunday, November 25 - Christ the King
DECEMBER 2012
Sunday, December 2 - First Sunday of Advent; beginning of new Liturgical Year
Saturday, December 8 - The Immaculate Conception - Holy Day of Obligation*
Wednesday, December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Monday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 25 - Christmas - Holy Day of Obligation*
Sunday, December 30 - Holy Family
JANUARY 2013
Tuesday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - Holy Day of Obligation*
Sunday, January 6 - The Epiphany of the Lord
Sunday, January 13 - Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Sunday, January 20 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fri.-Fri., January 18-25 - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
FEBRUARY 2013
Wednesday, February 13 – Ash Wednesday
Sunday, February 17 – First Sunday in Lent
Rite of Election (1:30 & 3:30 p.m. – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Sunday, February 24 - Second Sunday in Lent
Rite of Election (1:30 & 3:30 p.m. – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
MARCH 2013
Sunday, March 3 - Third Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 10 - Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 17 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 24 - Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Tuesday, March 26 - Chrism Mass (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.)
Thursday-Saturday, March 28-29 – Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil)
Sunday, March 31 - Easter Sunday
APRIL 2013
Monday-Saturday, April 1 – 6 – Octave of Easter (Every day is a Solemnity.)
Sunday, April 7 – 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Monday, April 8 – Annunciation of the Lord
Sunday, April 14 – 3rd Sunday of Easter
Saturday, April 20 – Transitional Deacon Ordination (10 a.m. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Sunday, April 21 – 4th Sunday of Easter
Sunday, April 28 – 5th Sunday of Easter
MAY 2013
Sunday, May 5 – 6th Sunday of Easter
Saturday, May 18 - Ordination to Priesthood (10 a.m. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Sunday, May 12 - Ascension of the Lord
Sunday, May 19 - Pentecost (2 p.m. – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Adult Confirmation (Registration Required)
Monday, May 20 - Ordinary Time resumes
Sunday, May 26 - Most Holy Trinity
JUNE 2013
Sunday, June 2 - Body and Blood of Christ
JULY 2013
Ordinary Time
AUGUST 2013
Thursday, August 15 - The Assumption of Mary - Holy Day of Obligation*
SEPTEMBER 2013
Ordinary Time
OCTOBER 2013
Ordinary Time
NOVEMBER 2013
Friday, November 1 - All Saints Day - Holy Day of Obligation*
Saturday, November 2 - All Souls Day
Sunday, November 24 - Christ the King – Close of the Year of Faith
* Please note - Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the obligation to attend Mass is lifted.