Holy Days of Obligation 2026 — France

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2026

Reading references are available for 90 of 365 dates in this calendar year. Other dates provide calendar details only.

France — national calendar · Roman Rite. Check your diocese’s additional local observances. Sources and scope

Nationally required dates: 55 (Sundays included: 52). Additional dates subject to local rules: 0. This is the general calendar rule, not a judgment about personal exemptions or a diocesan dispensation.

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55 days · 2026

The Epiphany of the Lord

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Season: Christmas · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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The Baptism of the Lord

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Season: Christmas · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, or Sunday of the Word of God

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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First Sunday of Lent

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Season: Lent · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Second Sunday of Lent

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Season: Lent · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Third Sunday of Lent

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Season: Lent · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

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Season: Lent · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Season: Lent · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

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Season: Lent · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

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Season: Easter · A

The Paschal Triduum ends with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday; Easter Time continues.

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Third Sunday of Easter

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fifth Sunday of Easter

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Sixth Sunday of Easter

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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The Ascension of the Lord

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Seventh Sunday of Easter

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Pentecost Sunday

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Season: Easter · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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The Most Holy Trinity

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Isaiah 25:6-10a
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 22 (23):1-2ab,2c-3,4,5,6
  • Second reading: Philippians 4:12-14,19-20
  • Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 / Matthew 22:1-10
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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Isaiah 45:1,4-6
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 95 (96):1,3,4-5,7-8,9-10ac
  • Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b
  • Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21
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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

The Dedication of Consecrated Churches Whose Date of Consecration is Unknown · Solemnity

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Mass of the day

  • First reading: Exodus 22:20-26
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 17 (18):2-3,4,20,47,51ab
  • Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10
  • Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
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Dedication of a consecrated church whose dedication date is unknown

  • First reading: 1 Kings 8:22-23,27-30
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 83 (84):3,4,5-6a,8a,11cdef
  • Second reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9
  • Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19
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All Saints

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Revelation 7:2-4,9-14
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 23 (24):1-2,3-4ab,5-6
  • Second reading: 1 John 3:1-3
  • Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12a
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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Wisdom 6:12-16
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 62 (63):2,3-4,5-6,7-8
  • Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 / 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
  • Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 127 (128):1-2,3,4-5
  • Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
  • Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30 / Matthew 25:14-15,19-21
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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 22 (23):1-2ab,2c-3,4,5,6
  • Second reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28
  • Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
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First Sunday of Advent

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Season: Advent · B

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Isaiah 63:16b-17,19b;64:2b-7
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 79 (80):2ac,3bc,15-16a,18-19
  • Second reading: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
  • Gospel: Mark 13:33-37
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Second Sunday of Advent

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Season: Advent · B

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 84 (85):9ab-10,11-12,13-14
  • Second reading: 2 Peter 3:8-14
  • Gospel: Mark 1:1-8
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Third Sunday of Advent

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Season: Advent · B

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Isaiah 61:1-2a,10-11
  • Psalm or canticle: Luke 1:46b-48,49-50,53-54
  • Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
  • Gospel: John 1:6-8,19-28
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Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Season: Advent · B

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 88 (89):2-3,4-5,27,29
  • Second reading: Romans 16:25-27
  • Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
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The Nativity of the Lord

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Season: Christmas · B

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Isaiah 52:7-10
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 97 (98):1,2-3ab,3cd-4,5-6
  • Second reading: Hebrews 1:1-6
  • Gospel: John 1:1-18 / John 1:1-5,9-14
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Christmas — Vigil Mass

  • First reading: Isaiah 62:1-5
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 88 (89):4-5,16-17,27,29
  • Second reading: Acts 13:16-17,22-25
  • Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25 / Matthew 1:18-25
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Christmas — Mass during the night

  • First reading: Isaiah 9:1-6
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 95 (96):1-2a,2b-3,11-12a,12b-13a,13bc
  • Second reading: Titus 2:11-14
  • Gospel: Luke 2:1-14
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Christmas — Mass at dawn

  • First reading: Isaiah 62:11-12
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 96 (97):1,6,11-12
  • Second reading: Titus 3:4-7
  • Gospel: Luke 2:15-20
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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

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Season: Christmas · B

Holy day of obligation: Yes
National rule: Sundays, Christmas, Ascension, Assumption and All Saints. Personal or local dispensations are not determined here. The U.S. Saturday/Monday abrogation rule is not applied.

Mass of the day

  • First reading: Genesis 15:1-6;21:1-3
  • Psalm or canticle: Psalm 104 (105):1-2,3-4,5-6,8-9
  • Second reading: Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19
  • Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 / Luke 2:22,39-40
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