2024 Liturgical Calendar
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 such as Ordination, Chrism mass, Adult Confirmation, etc.
November 2023
Wednesday, November 1 – Solemnity, All Saints Day
Thursday, November 2 – All Souls Day
Sunday, November 26 – Solemnity, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Sunday Cycle B; Weekday Cycle II
December 2023
Sunday, December 3 – First Sunday of Advent
Friday, December 8 – Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Solemnity Holy Day of Obligation
Sunday, December 10 – Second Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sunday, December 17 – Third Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 24 – Christmas Eve – Masses for Christmas may begin no earlier than 4 PM
Monday December 25 – Solemnity, Christmas – Holy Day of Obligation
Wednesday, December 27 – Feast, St. John, Apostle, Evangelist, Principal patron of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Sunday, December 31 – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
January 2024
Monday, January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Not a Holy Day of Obligation
Thursday, January 4 – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Memorial Anniversary of Installation of Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, 2010
Sunday, January 7 – The Epiphany of the Lord Solemnity.
Monday, January 8 – The Baptism of the Lord Feast
Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 22 – Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
February 2024
Friday, February 9 – Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Wednesday, February 14 – Ash Wednesday
Sunday, February 18 – First Sunday of Lent
Rite of Election Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 3:30 p.m
Sunday, February 25 – Second Sunday of Lent Bilingual Rite of Election Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 3:30 p.m.
MARCH 2024
Sunday, March 3 – Third Sunday of Lent – RCIA First Scrutiny
Sunday, March 10– Fourth Sunday of Lent – RCIA Second Scrutiny
Sunday, March 17 – Fifth Sunday of Lent – RCIA Third Scrutiny
Tuesday, March 19 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Solemnity
Saturday, March 25 The Annunciation of the Lord, Solemnity
Sunday, March 24 – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Tuesday, March 26 Chrism Mass, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, 7:00 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 28 – 30 – Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday) Easter Vigil, may not begin until after 7:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 31– Solemnity, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
APRIL 2024
Mon.-Sat., April 1 – 6 Octave of Easter (Every day is a Solemnity)
Sunday, April 7 – Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Saturday, April 20 – Ordination to the Diaconate, Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 10:30 a.m.
May 2024
Sunday, May 12 – The Ascension of the Lord Solemnity
Saturday, May 18 – Ordination to Priesthood, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 19 Pentecost Sunday with the Sacrament of Adult Confirmation, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 20 Mary Mother of the Church Memorial
Sunday, May 26 – The Most Holy Trinity Solemnity
JUNE 2024
Sunday, June 2 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Solemnity
Friday, June 7 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity
Sunday, June 9 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday, June 24 – The Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Solemnity
July 2024
July 17-21, 2024 National Eucharistic Congress Indianapolis, IN
August 2024
Thursday, August 15 – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Solemnity Holy Day of Obligation
September 2024
Saturday, September 7– Ordination to the Diaconate, St. Monica Parish, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 10:00 a.m.
October 2024
November 2024
Friday, November 1 – All Saints Day Solemnity – Holy Day of Obligation
Saturday, November 2 – All Souls Day
Sunday, November 25 – Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Solemnity
Sunday, December 1 – First Sunday of Advent; Beginning of new liturgical year
Sunday Cycle Year C: Weekday Cycle I begins.
You can access the daily 2023/2024 liturgical calendar on the USCCB website at
https://www.usccb.org/resources/2024cal.pdf