{"id":5074,"date":"2026-06-20T22:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/marian-calendar"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:21:14","slug":"marian-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/th\/marian-calendar","title":{"rendered":"The Marian Liturgical Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marian Liturgical Calendar<\/h1>\n
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A complete guide to the celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the\nLiturgical Year of the Catholic Church, according to the General Roman\nCalendar and the Proper Calendar of Spain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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1. What is the Liturgical\nCalendar?<\/h2>\n

The Liturgical Calendar<\/strong> is the order by which the\nChurch distributes throughout the year the celebration of the paschal\nmystery of Christ, together with the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, of\nthe Apostles, the Martyrs and the other Saints. It is governed by the\nUniversal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the\nCalendar<\/strong> (promulgated by Saint Paul VI in 1969 and in force with\nthe reform of the Roman Missal, third typical edition<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The structure of the liturgical year is organized around the\nPaschal Triduum<\/strong> \u2014the summit of the whole year\u2014 and the great\nseasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Ordinary Time. Onto\nthat temporal framework is inscribed the sanctoral<\/strong>, in which\nMary holds a most singular place for being the Mother of the Redeemer.<\/p>\n

Ranks of the celebrations<\/h3>\n

The celebrations of the sanctoral \u2014and therefore the Marian ones\u2014 are ordered\nin four hierarchical ranks, from greatest to least solemnity:<\/p>\n

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  1. Solemnity.<\/strong> It is the highest rank. It begins with First\nVespers the previous evening and has the Gloria, the Creed and, in some, an octave.\nMarian examples: the Mother of God<\/strong> (1 January), the\nAnnunciation<\/strong> (25 March), the Assumption<\/strong>\n(15 August) and the Immaculate Conception<\/strong> (8\nDecember).<\/p><\/li>\n

  2. Feast.<\/strong> It is celebrated within the limits of the\nnatural day; it has the Gloria but not the Creed (except those of the Lord). Marian\nexamples: the Presentation of the Lord<\/strong> (2 February,\na feast of the Lord with a strong Marian component), the\nVisitation<\/strong> (31 May) and the Nativity of the\nVirgin<\/strong> (8 September).<\/p><\/li>\n

  3. Obligatory memorial.<\/strong> It is to be celebrated whenever\nthe calendar permits. Examples: Mary, Mother of the\nChurch<\/strong> (the Monday after Pentecost), the Immaculate\nHeart of Mary<\/strong> (the Saturday after the Sacred Heart),\nthe Queenship of Mary<\/strong> (22 August), Our Lady of\nSorrows<\/strong> (15 September), Our Lady of the\nRosary<\/strong> (7 October) and the Presentation of\nMary<\/strong> (21 November).<\/p><\/li>\n

  4. Optional memorial.<\/strong> Its celebration is left to the discretion\nof the priest or of the community. Examples: Lourdes<\/strong> (11\nFebruary), Fatima<\/strong> (13 May),\nCarmel<\/strong> (16 July), Pilar<\/strong> (12\nOctober) or Loreto<\/strong> (10 December).<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Table of precedence<\/h3>\n

    When two celebrations coincide, the Table of\nliturgical days<\/strong> is applied (Universal Norms, n. 59). In summary: the\nPaschal Triduum<\/strong> prevails over all; the solemnities\nof the Lord, the Sundays of Advent, Lent and Easter, Ash Wednesday\nand Holy Week precede any Marian feast. A Marian solemnity\nthat falls on a Sunday of Ordinary Time displaces it; if it falls\nin Lent or privileged Advent, it is transferred to the following Monday (a typical\ncase: the Annunciation if it collides with Holy Week).<\/p>\n

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    2. Marian Feasts month by month<\/h2>\n

    January<\/h3>\n