The Liturgical Calendar differs from the Roman Calendar in a sense that the Liturgical Year that we observe begins with the season and not on first month of the year. In the Roman Calendar, the current year begins on January 1st. But on the Liturgical Calendar, hte Catholic Church’s year begins on the First Sunday of Advent and ends on the Solemnity of Christ the King. TheChurch is following the Liturgical Calendar in observance of the Conception (Advent), Birth (Christmas) , Life (Ordinary time), Passion (Lent) Death (Triduum), Resurrection (Easter to Pentecost) and Reign (Christ the King) of our Lord. The Liturgical year is used by the Catholic Church in terms of Celebration of the Liturgy, both in the Divine office and in the Eucharistic Celebration. Hence, wherever you are in the world, rest assured that the Catholic church, regardless of diocese is celebrating one and the same season and feasts — A universal oneness with all the Catholics in the world. Each Dioceses, Religious Orders and Countries have variations in the Liturgical Calendar in some feasts and solemnities.

The Solemnity of Christ the King is the last week of the Liturgical Year or the end of the Liturgical Calendar for that year.

Below is the rundown of the Feasts, Solemnities and Holy Days of Obligation for the last quarter of the Liturgical Year 2010.

All dates that are in Bold Green are Holy Days of Obligation,  which means we catholics are obliged to attend Mass on that day. Blue are significant feasts and Obligatory memorial. The colors green and blue in this post does not represent the liturgical color of the Priest’s Vestments.

SEPTEMBER 2010

Fri 3
Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor

Sun 5
23rd Sunday of the year
Psalm week 3

Wed 8
The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast

Thu 9
Saint Peter Claver

Sun 12
24th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 4
Our Lady of Lipa, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace
Feast

Mon 13
Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, Doctor

Tue 14
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Feast

Wed 15
Our Lady of Sorrows

Thu 16
Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs

Fri 17
Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Doctor

Sun 19
25th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 1

Mon 20
Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest, and Paul Chong Hasang, and their Companions, Martyrs

Tue 21
Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist
Feast

Thu 23
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Feast

Sun 26
26th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 2

Mon 27
Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest

Tue 28
Saint Wenceslaus (Wac?aw), Martyr
Saints Lorenzo Ruiz and his Companions, Martyrs

Wed 29
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
Feast

Thu 30
Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor

OCTOBER 2010

Fri 1
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin, Doctor

Sat 2
The Holy Guardian Angels

Sun 3
27th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 3

Mon 4
Saint Francis of Assisi

Wed 6
Saint Bruno, Priest

Thu 7
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

Sat 9
Saints Denis, Bishop, and his Companions, Martyrs
Saint John Leonardi, Priest

Sun 10
28th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 4

Thu 14
Saint Callistus, Pope, Martyr

Fri 15
Saint Teresa of Avila, Virgin, Doctor

Sat 16
Saint Hedwig, Religious
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin

Sun 17
29th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 1

Mon 18
Saint Luke, Evangelist
Feast

Tue 19
Saints John of Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests, and their Companions, Martyrs

Wed 20
Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest

Sat 23
Saint John of Capistrano, Priest

Sun 24
30th Sunday of the year
Psalm week 2

Thu 28
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Feast

Sun 31
31st Sunday of the year
Psalm week 3

NOVEMBER 2010

Mon 1
All Saints
Solemnity

Tue 2
All Souls

Wed 3
Saint Martin de Porres, Religious

Thu 4
Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop

Sun 7
32nd Sunday of the year
Psalm week 4

Tue 9
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Feast

Wed 10
Saint Leo the Great, Pope, Doctor

Thu 11
Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop

Fri 12
Saint Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr

Sat 13
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

Sun 14
33rd Sunday of the year
Psalm week 1

Mon 15
Saint Albert the Great, Bishop, Doctor

Tue 16
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Saint Gertrude, Virgin

Wed 17
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious

Thu 18
Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Sun 21
Christ the King
Solemnity

Mon 22
Saint Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr

Tue 23
Saint Clement I, Pope, Martyr
Saint Columbanus, Abbot and Missionary

Wed 24
Saints Andrew Dung-Lac and his Companions, Martyrs

Thu 25
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr