Notifications on Upcoming Feasts

Below are listed several recent additions to the General Roman Calendar and the particular calendar for the United States, along with links to proper liturgical texts:

• Saint Faustina Kowalska · October 5 · optional memorial · Liturgical Texts
• Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos · October 5 · optional memorial [USA] · Liturgical Texts
• Saint John XXIII · October 11 · optional memorial · Liturgical Texts
• Saint John Paul II · October 22 · optional memorial · Liturgical Texts
• In 2021, the Solemnity of All Saints falls on a Monday and is not a holy day of obligation. Even though the Solemnity of All Saints outranks a Sunday of Ordinary Time in the Table of Liturgical Days, the Mass of precept (obligation) takes precedence in these cases. Thus, evening Masses on Sunday, October 31 should celebrate the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Liturgy of the Hours, however, strictly follows the liturgical ranking of days in the Table. And so, Evening Prayer I of All Saints should be celebrated on Sunday evening, October 31. It is, however, permissible to celebrate Evening Prayer II of the Sunday in Ordinary Time in communal celebrations of the faithful.
• A reminder that, in 2021, the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) falls on a Saturday and is immediately followed on Sunday by the Feast of the Holy Family. When celebrating consecutive feast days, there are often questions regarding which Mass is to be celebrated on Saturday evening. In the case of Christmas and Holy Family, both are days of precept, but Christmas occupies a higher place on the Table of Liturgical Days. Therefore, if pastors schedule Mass on the evening of Saturday, December 25, the Nativity Mass during the Day is celebrated. The following chart may be helpful in answering question
  s that will undoubtably arise during these days: