December 2026

Each day of December 2026 on the liturgical calendar for the United States. Tap a day for its Mass reading citations, saints and Rosary mysteries.

December 2026

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1, Tuesday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet	2, Wednesday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet	3, Saint Francis Xavier, Priest, liturgical color white	4, Friday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet	5, Saturday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet
6, Second Sunday of Advent, liturgical color violet	7, Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color white	8, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the USA, liturgical color whiteOblig, Holy day of obligation (also a solemnity)	9, Wednesday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet	10, Thursday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet	11, Friday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet	12, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, liturgical color white
13, Third Sunday of Advent, liturgical color rose or violet	14, Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color white	15, Tuesday of the third week of Advent, liturgical color violet	16, Wednesday of the third week of Advent, liturgical color violet	17, December 17, liturgical color violet	18, December 18, liturgical color violet	19, December 19, liturgical color violet
20, Fourth Sunday of Advent, liturgical color violet	21, December 21, liturgical color violet	22, December 22, liturgical color violet	23, December 23, liturgical color violet	24, December 24, liturgical color violet	25, The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), liturgical color whiteOblig, Holy day of obligation (also a solemnity)	26, Saint Stephen, the First Martyr, liturgical color red
27, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, liturgical color white	28, The Holy Innocents, Martyrs, liturgical color red	29, Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, liturgical color white	30, Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, liturgical color white	31, Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, liturgical color white

Key

• Violet
• White
• Rose
• Red
• ObligHoly day of obligation (also a solemnity)

The dot shows the liturgical color of the day. Fridays outside Lent carry no marker.

Solemnities and feasts

• The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the USA Tuesday, December 8. Solemnity. Holy day of obligation
• Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas Saturday, December 12. Feast
• The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Friday, December 25. Solemnity. Holy day of obligation
• Saint Stephen, the First Martyr Saturday, December 26. Feast
• The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sunday, December 27. Feast
• The Holy Innocents, Martyrs Monday, December 28. Feast

This calendar follows the General Roman Calendar for the United States. Some feasts are kept on other days in some provinces and dioceses, so check your parish calendar.

Calendar computed with romcal (MIT License). Reading citations from the Catholic Readings API (MIT License), with gaps checked against the USCCB pages.