Catholic liturgical calendar
December 2026
Every day of December 2026: the celebration, the liturgical color, and US holy days of obligation. Tap a day for its saint, readings references and the meaning of the color.
| Date | Celebration | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Tue Dec 1 | St Edmund Campion (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Wed Dec 2 | St Bibiana (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Thu Dec 3 | St Francis Xavier (memorial) | Purple |
| Fri Dec 4 | St John Damascene (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Sat Dec 5 | St Sabbas (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Sun Dec 6 | Second Sunday of Advent | Purple |
| Mon Dec 7 | St Ambrose (memorial) | Purple |
| Tue Dec 8 | Immaculate Conception (solemnity) · holy day of obligation | White |
| Wed Dec 9 | St Juan Diego (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Thu Dec 10 | St Eulalia of Mérida (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Fri Dec 11 | St Damasus I (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Sat Dec 12 | Our Lady of Guadalupe (feast) | White |
| Sun Dec 13 | Third Sunday of Advent | Rose |
| Mon Dec 14 | St John of the Cross (memorial) | Purple |
| Tue Dec 15 | St Maria Crocifissa di Rosa (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Wed Dec 16 | St Adelaide of Burgundy (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Thu Dec 17 | St Lazarus of Bethany (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Fri Dec 18 | St Winebald (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Sat Dec 19 | St Anastasius I (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Sun Dec 20 | Fourth Sunday of Advent | Purple |
| Mon Dec 21 | St Peter Canisius (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Tue Dec 22 | Sts Chaeremon and Ischyrion (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Wed Dec 23 | St John of Kanty (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Thu Dec 24 | St Tharsilla (optional memorial) | Purple |
| Fri Dec 25 | Nativity of the Lord (solemnity) · holy day of obligation | White |
| Sat Dec 26 | St Stephen, Protomartyr (feast) | Red |
| Sun Dec 27 | The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph | White |
| Mon Dec 28 | Holy Innocents (feast) | Red |
| Tue Dec 29 | St Thomas Becket (optional memorial) | White |
| Wed Dec 30 | St Egwin of Worcester (optional memorial) | White |
| Thu Dec 31 | St Sylvester I (optional memorial) | White |
General Roman Calendar with US holy days of obligation; local calendars may add celebrations — check your parish.