1 Mary, Mother of God; World Day of Peace 6 Epiphany 7 Orthodox Christmas 13 Baptism of the Lord 14-22 9 Days for Life (US) 18 March for Life, Washington, DC 18-25 Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity 20 Peace Sunday 22-27 World Youth Day, Panama 24 10th anniversary of Benedict XVI lifting excommunication of four SSPX bishops 27 Holocaust Memorial Day (England); World Leprosy Day
FEBRUARY
2 Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas), World Day for Consecrated Life 3-5 Papal visit to United Arab Emirates 5 Chinese New Year 8 Day for Victims of Trafficking 11 Sixth anniversary of Benedict XVI’s resignation announcement; World Day for the Sick 14 Valentine’s Day; SS Cyril and Methodius 17 Septuagesima; Racial Justice Sunday (England) 21-24 Safeguarding summit, Rome 28 Sixth anniversary of Benedict XVI’s last day as Pope
MARCH
1 St David’s Day; Women’s World Day of Prayer 3 Day for the Unemployed (England) 6 Ash Wednesday 13 Sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’s election 15 Cafod Fast Day (England) 17 St Patrick’s Day 19 St Joseph’s Day 25 Annunciation 29 Britain scheduled to leave the European Union 30-31 Papal visit to Morocco 31 Mothering Sunday (England)
APRIL
14 Palm Sunday 16 Benedict XVI’s 92nd birthday 18 Holy Thursday 19 Good Friday 20 Holy Saturday 21 Easter Sunday; Queen Elizabeth II’s 93rd birthday 22 Easter Monday 28 Orthodox Easter 30 St George’s Day (transferred)
MAY
1 St Joseph the Worker 5-7 Papal visit to Bulgaria and Macedonia 11 March for Life UK, London 12 World Day of Prayer for Vocations; Mother’s Day (US); 75th anniversary of the death of Venerable Edel Quinn 18 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Monte Cassino 22 25th anniversary of Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 24 World Day of Prayer for the Church in China 30 Ascension 31 Day for Life (Scotland)
JUNE
2 World Communications Day 9 Pentecost 10 Mary, Mother of the Church 13 Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest 16 Most Holy Trinity; Father’s Day (England) 17 Day for Life (England) 20 Corpus Christi 24 Nativity of St John the Baptist 28 Sacred Heart 29 Immaculate Heart 30 SS Peter and Paul (transferred)
JULY
1 Precious Blood 11 St Benedict 14 Sea Sunday 22 St Mary Magdalene
AUGUST
6 Transfiguration 15 Assumption
SEPTEMBER
1 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 8 Education Day (England) 14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross 15 Home Mission Day (England) 22 Harvest (England)
OCTOBER
Month-long Amazon synod, Rome 1 Day for Life (Ireland) 4 St Francis of Assisi; Cafod Harvest Fast Day (England) 11 St John XXIII; 10th anniversary of canonisation of Father Damian, ‘Apostle of the Lepers’ 13-19 Prisons Week (England) 20 World Mission Day 22 St John Paul II 28 St Jude
NOVEMBER
1 All Saints 2 All Souls 9 Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 10 Remembrance Day (England) 17 World Day of the Poor 25 Christ the King; Youth Day 28 Thanksgiving 29 Black Friday 30 St Andrew
DECEMBER
1 First Sunday of Advent 3 Migrants’ Day (England) 8 Bible Sunday (England) 9 Immaculate Conception 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe 17 Pope Francis turns 83 25 Nativity of the Lord 29 Holy Family
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