Liturgical Year 2012

Liturgical Year 2012
November 27, 2011-December 1, 2012
Sunday Lectionary Cycle B
Weekday Lectionary Cycle II

Sunday, November 27, 2011 (First Sunday of Advent). Complete implementation of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal.
Thursday, December 8, 2011 (The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception) is a holy day of obligation.
Sunday, December 25, 2011 (The Solemnity of Christmas).
Friday, December 30, 2011 (The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph). Since there is no Sunday between Christmas and January 1, Holy Family is celebrated on this day.
Sunday, January 1, 2012 (The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God).
Sunday January 8, 2012 (The Solemnity of the Epiphany)
Monday, January 9, 2012 (The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord). Since Epiphany falls after January 6, the Baptism of the Lord is celebrated on this day.
Sunday, January 15, 2012 (The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time).
Monday, January 23, 2012 (National Day of Penance for Violations to the Dignity of the Human Person). A national day of penance is held each year marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision (1973). When January 22 is a Sunday, it is transferred to Monday. See the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 373, for additional information.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 (Ash Wednesday).
Sunday, February 26, 2012 (First Sunday of Lent). The Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion will be celebrated at Saint John the Baptist Parish in Waunakee at 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 1, 2012 (Palm Sunday).
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 (Tuesday of Holy Week). The Chrism Mass will be celebrated at Saint Maria Goretti Parish in Madison at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 5-8, 2012 (The Easter Triduum). Sunset on Saturday, April 7 is at 7:33 p.m. in Madison. The Vigil should not begin until darkness falls. At the Cathedral Parish, Bishop Morlino will celebrate the Vigil at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 20, 2012. The Ascension of the Lord is observed on the Seventh Sunday of Easter in the province of Wisconsin.
Friday, May 25, 2012 Ordination of Deacons (Transitional) at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 27, 2012 (The Solemnity of Pentecost).
Sunday, June 3, 2012 (The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity).
Sunday, June 10, 2012 (The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ).
Friday, June 29, 2012 Ordination to the Priesthood at Saint Maria Goretti Parish in Madison at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 (The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is a holy day of obligation.
Thursday, November 1, 2012 (The Solemnity of All Saints) is a holy day of obligation.
Sunday, November 25, 2012 (The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King).