You've probably seen the Catholic liturgical calendar available from various websites. Maybe you've even received a Catholic calendar at church each year. I've always wanted to integrate such a calendar with my own personal calendar, so that when I look at my schedule on the web or on my phone, I can also see what's going on in the church.
Well, since I couldn't find such a solution, I created it. This is the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, maintained via Google Calendar. If you'd like these events to show up in your own personal calendar, on your phone and on any other device you have, use either of the two methods below:
Method 1 - Google Calendar
If you use Google Calendar, just click the 'Add to Google Calendar' link at the bottom of the calendar below.
Method 2 - iCal subscription
If you don't use Google Calendar you may be able to
click this link to subscribe.
This works well on iPhones and most any other calendar that supports iCal.
Depending on what device you're using, you may need to instead
right click this link
and select "copy link address" (or something similar).
Then use the instructions for
how to subscribe via iCal link to add it to your own calendar.
Notes:
Icons:
🗓️ = indicates a liturgical season
🕇 = indicates a holy day of obligation (must attend Mass)
Sources: I'm located in the U.S. and therefore the information in this calendar is targeted at U.S. Catholics. My main source for calendar data is the USCCB as they seem like the best authority on such issues. However I also refer to other sources:
Holy Days of Obligation: In July 2024, the chairman of the USCCB Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance sent a letter to the Vatican Dicastery for Legislative Texts asking the following question: "If a Holy Day of Obligation in the Advent, Lent, or Easter season falls on a Sunday and the Solemnity is transferred to Monday, does the obligation to attend Mass still apply?" Long story short, the answer is yes. The Vatican basically slapped the USCCB's hands for eliminating the obligation as far back as 1992! We (U.S. Catholics) have been doing it wrong for 32 years. Therefore, the Feast of Immaculate Conception, celebrated on December 9, 2024 (moved from December 8 because that's a Sunday) is indeed a Holy Day of Obligation. even though many web sites of parishes and dioceses say otherwise. Some priests and bishops have simply decided not to follow the order from the Vatican for various reasons. You can read this copy of the letter sent by USCCB along with the Vatican's response. More information is also available in this article from The Pillar: "Vatican letter settles and raises questions about U.S. Mass obligation".
Suggestions/Corrections: If you know of any inaccurate or missing information, PLEASE let me know. I'm just a regular guy in De Pere, Wisconsin, trying to help my fellow Catholics by maintaining this Catholic Liturgical Calendar. I'm by no means in any type of official capacity in the church and as illustrated above, sometimes church officials get it wrong. I appreciate your understanding and, more importantly, your help.
