| Liturgical Calendar 2008 |
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SUNDAYS AND FEASTS 2008
Sunday, 26 November 2007: Solemnity of Christ the King Sunday, 2 December 2007: First Sunday of Advent Saturday, 8 December 2007: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Sunday, 9 December 2007: Second Sunday of Advent Sunday, 16 December 2007: Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, 23 December 2007: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Tuesday, 25 December 2007: Christmas Sunday, 30 December 2007: The Holy Family Tuesday, 1 January 2008: Mary, Mother of God Sunday, 6 January 2008: Epiphany of the Lord Sunday, 13 January 2008: Baptism of the Lord Monday, 14 January 2008: First Week in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 20 January 2008: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 27 January 2008: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 3 February 2008: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wednesday, 6 February 2008: Ash Wednesday Sunday, 10 February 2008: First Sunday of Lent Sunday, 17 February 2008: Second Sunday of Lent Sunday, 24 February 2008: Third Sunday of Lent Sunday, 2 March 2008: Fourth Sunday of Lent Sunday, 9 March 2008: Fifth Sunday of Lent Friday, 14 March 2008: St Joseph
Saturday, 15 March 2008: St Patrick
Sunday, 16 March 2008: Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Thursday, 20 March 2008: Holy Thursday Friday, 21 March 2008: Good Friday Saturday, 22 March 2008: Holy Saturday
Sunday, 23 March 2008: Easter Sunday Sunday, 30 March 2008: Second Sunday of Easter Monday, 31 March 2008: Annunciation of the Lord Sunday, 6 April 2008: Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, 13 April 2008: Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, 20 April 2008: Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, 27 April 2008: Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, 4 May 2008: Ascension of the Lord Sunday, 11 May 2008: Pentecost Sunday Monday, 12 May 2008: Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 18 May 2008: Trinity Sunday Monday, 19 May 2008: Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 25 May 2008: Body and Blood of Christ Monday, 26 May 2008: Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Friday, 30 May 2008: Sacred Heart of Jesus
Sunday, 1 June 2008: Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 8 June 2008: Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 15 June 2008: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 22 June 2008: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, 25 June 2008: Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday, 24 June 2008: Nativity of St John the Baptist Sunday, 29 June 2008: Ss Peter and Paul Monday 30 June 2008: Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 6 July 2008: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 13 July: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 20 July 2008: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 27 July 2008: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 3 August 2008: Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 10 August 2008: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Friday, 15 August 2008: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Sunday, 17 August 2008: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 24 August 2008: Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 31 August 2008: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 7 September 2008: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 14 September 2008: The Triumph of the Cross Monday, 15 September 2008 (Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time) Sunday, 21 September 2008: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 28 September 2008: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, 5 October 2008: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 12 October 2008: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 19 October 2008: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 26 October 2008: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday, 1 November 2008: All Saints Sunday, 2 November 2008: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) Monday, 3 November 2008: Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 9 November 2008: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Monday, 10 November 2008: Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time Sunday, 16 November 2008: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, 25 November 2008: Christ the King Monday, 24 November 2008: (Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time)
Sunday, 30 November 2008: First Sunday of Advent Sunday, 7 December 2008: Second Sunday of Advent Monday, 8 December 2008: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Sunday, 14 December 2008: Third Sunday of Advent Sunday, 21 December 2008: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Thursday, 25 December 2008: Christmas Sunday, 28 December 2008: The Holy Family
Notes for 2008
Lectionary Sunday: Cycle A Weekday: Cycle II Weeks in Ordinary Time Before Lent: 4 weeks – ending 5 February After Eastertime beginning 12 May - 6th Week
17 March 2008 is Monday of Holy Week. The solemnity of St Patrick is transferred back to Saturday, 15 March 2008. It is not a holyday of obligation. The solemnity of St Joseph is transferred from Holy Week and is be celebrated on Saturday, 15 March 2008 in the General Calendar but on Friday, 14 March 2008 in the dioceses of Ireland.
The Annunciation of the Lord is transferred from Easter Week to Monday 31 March 2008.
The following Sundays in Ordinary Time are replaced in 2008: Thirteenth Sunday (29 June) by Ss Peter and Paul; Twenty-fourth Sunday (14 September) by the Triumph of the Cross; Thirty-first Sunday (2 November) by the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls); Thirty-second in Ordinary Time (9 November) by the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica.
The Holy Family, Baptism of the Lord, Ascension, Trinity, Body and Blood of Christ, Christ the King are celebrated on Sundays. The Epiphany is Sunday, 6 January.
Holydays of Obligation All Sundays Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Friday 15 August 2008 All Saints - Saturday 1 November 2008 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary –Monday, 8 December 2008 Christmas –Thursday, 25 December 2008
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