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.
November 2011
Tuesday, November 1 - All Saints Day - Holy Day of Obligation*
Wednesday, November 2 - All Souls Day
Sunday, November 20 - Christ the King
Sunday, November 27 - First Sunday of Advent; beginning of new Liturgical Year
December 2011
Thursday, December 8 - The Immaculate Conception - Holy Day of Obligation*
Monday, December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Saturday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 25 - Christmas
Friday, December 30 - Holy Family
January 2012
Sunday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Sunday, January 8 - The Epiphany of the Lord
Monday, January 9 - Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Sunday, January 15 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wed-Wed, January 18-25 - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
February 2012
Wednesday, February 22 – Ash Wednesday
Sunday, February 26 – First Sunday in Lent
March 2012
Sunday, March 4 - Second Sunday in Lent
Rite of Election (1 p.m. – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Sunday, March 11 - Third Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 18 - Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday, March 25 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
April 2012
Sunday, April 1 - Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Tuesday, April 3 - Chrism Mass (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.)
Thursday-Saturday, April 5 - 7 – Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil)
Sunday, April 8 - Easter Sunday
Monday-Saturday, April 9 - 14 – Octave of Easter (Every day is a solemnity.)
May 2012
Saturday, May 19 - Ordination to Priesthood (11 a.m. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Sunday, May 20 - Ascension of the Lord
Sunday, May 27 - Pentecost (2 p.m. – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee)
Adult Confirmation (Registration Required)
June 2012
Monday, June 17 - Ordinary Time resumes (Week 11)
Sunday, June 3 - Most Holy Trinity
Sunday, June 10 - Body and Blood of Christ
July 2012
Ordinary Time
August 2012
Wednesday, August 15 - The Assumption of Mary - Holy Day of Obligation*
September 2012
Ordinary Time
October 2012
Ordinary Time
November 2012
Thursday, November 1 - All Saints Day - Holy Day of Obligation*
Friday, November 2 - All Souls Day
Sunday, November 25 - Christ the King
* 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.