General Roman Calendar
The calendarium Roman generals (including General Roman Calendar, General calendar) is the world's valid frames of the Catholic liturgical calendar of the Roman rite, which contains numerous observances of saints beside the feasts of Christmas and Easter circuit and Sundays and feasts of the Lord in Ordinary Time, the are for the entire Church of meaning or are some example behalf of certain regions or groups.
The current General Calendar was developed by a decision of the Second Vatican Council of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of the Holy See and is - with later additions -. Since January 1, 1970 In some regions, dioceses and religious communities, it is supplemented by their own calendar ( eg regional calendar for the German language area ).
The Feasts of the General Calendar
Listed are the observances during the year ( proprium ), which are classified according to their rank in the parent church year.
For the whole church holidays are offered next Sunday:
- Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (25 December)
- Epiphany ( January 6)
- Ascension of Christ
- Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
- Holy Mary Mother of God ( January 1 )
- Immaculate Conception of Mary (December 8 )
- Assumption of Mary into Heaven (August 15 )
- St. Joseph (19 March )
- Sts. Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29 )
- All Saints' Day (November 1 )
Movable holidays are marked with a star and classified around their earliest possible date.