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Roman Missal

Additions to Universal Calendar

In the editio tertia of the Missale Romanum there have been a number of additions to the Universal Calendar. Some of these have been announced previously but the complete list is given for convenience.

  • Additions to the Universal Calendar indications of Lectionary Readings (pdf)
Additions to Universal Calendar

Obligatory Memorials

14 August St Maximillian Maria Kolbe, priest and martyr
20 September St Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, St Paul Chong Hasang
and their companions, martyrs
24 November St Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and his companions, martyrs

Optional Memorial

3 January Most Holy Name of Jesus
8 February St Josephine Bakhita, virgin
23 April St Adalbert, bishop and martyr  [transferred to 24 April in England]
28 April St Louis Marie de Montfort, priest
13 May Our Lady of Fatima
21 May St Christopher of Magallanes, priest, and his companions, martyrs
22 May St Rita of Cascia, religious
9 July St Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and his companions, martyrs
20 July St Apollinaris, bishop and martyr
24 July St Sharbel Makhluf, priest
2 August St Peter Julian Eymard, priest
9 August St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr,
[patron of Europe — feast in Europe]
9 September St Peter Claver, priest
12 September Most Holy Name of Mary
28 September St Laurence Ruiz and his companions, martyrs
11 October St John XXIII, pope ∆
22 October St John Paul II, pope ∆
25 November St Catherine of Alexandria
9 December St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
12 December Our Lady of Guadalupe
∆ — Commemorations which had been added to the Universal Calendar subsequent to the publication of the 3rd edition of the Missale Romanum
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