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The liturgical calendar begins with the First Sunday of Advent, typically the last Sunday in November or the first Sunday in December.

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. Joh 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

Saturday, June 24 – The Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Solemnity

July 2024

July 17-28, 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 9 – Ordination to the Diaconate, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

 

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 B; Weekday Cycle II begins.

                                   You can access the daily 2023/2024 liturgical calendar on the USCCB website at

https://www.usccb.org/resources/2024cal.pdf

                                

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