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December 2027

The liturgical calendar for the United States, day by day.

Each day of December 2027 on the liturgical calendar for the United States. Tap a day for its Mass reading citations, saints and Rosary mysteries.

December 2027
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1, Wednesday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet2, Thursday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet3, Saint Francis Xavier, Priest, liturgical color white4, Saturday of the first week of Advent, liturgical color violet
5, Second Sunday of Advent, liturgical color violet6, Monday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet7, Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color white8, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patroness of the USA, liturgical color white, Holy day of obligation (also a solemnity)9, Thursday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet10, Friday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet11, Saturday of the second week of Advent, liturgical color violet
12, Third Sunday of Advent, liturgical color rose or violet13, Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr, liturgical color red14, Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church, liturgical color white15, Wednesday of the third week of Advent, liturgical color violet16, Thursday of the third week of Advent, liturgical color violet17, December 17, liturgical color violet18, December 18, liturgical color violet
19, Fourth Sunday of Advent, liturgical color violet20, December 20, liturgical color violet21, December 21, liturgical color violet22, December 22, liturgical color violet23, December 23, liturgical color violet24, December 24, liturgical color violet25, The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas), liturgical color white, Holy day of obligation (also a solemnity)
26, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, liturgical color white27, Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist, liturgical color white28, The Holy Innocents, Martyrs, liturgical color red29, Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, liturgical color white30, Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord, liturgical color white31, 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

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.