The sacred year · East & West
Feasts &Calendars
The feasts of the Lord at the heart of the year; the Mother of God beside him. Discover the Church’s sacred seasons through the Roman calendars and the distinct traditions of the Catholic East.
2026 · selected editions
1763 observances
Two Roman calendars. Seven Eastern traditions.
One year lived in the mysteries of Christ.
Published feast-calendar years in this selection: 2026. The First Friday and First Saturday trackers can be planned for other years independently.
October 2026
October · 107 observances
Monthly devotions · the Two Hearts
Personal devotions, not additional liturgical feasts or obligations. These observance dates are not email subscriptions.
Keep the feasts
Your calendar, your tradition
Roman editions include daily observances. Byzantine includes daily 2026 feasts and saints from Melkite sources; other Eastern editions include selected major feasts. Each event carries its tradition, source, and any observance notes.
Downloads are dated calendars, not annually repeating dates. Subscriptions follow available published editions.
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Editions & sources
Visual emphasis honours Christ and his Mother; it does not change an edition’s liturgical rank or rules of precedence. Local shrine anniversaries are separately identified and are not universal feast days.
General Roman Calendar (Ordinary Form)
Universal calendar with daily observances and optional memorials. Epiphany on 6 January; Ascension and Corpus Christi on Thursday. National calendars may transfer these feasts.
romcal 3.0.0-dev.140 · General Roman, English
Source publicationTraditional Roman Calendar (1962 Extraordinary Form)
Universal 1962 Missal and 1960 rubrics, including commemorations; original Latin feast titles retained. No national or religious-order propers.
liturgical-calendar 2.1.0 · 1960 rubrics / 1962 Missal
Source publicationByzantine Catholic
Daily feasts and saint commemorations across all 365 days of 2026, expanded from Melkite sources. Gregorian civil dates and Gregorian Pascha on 5 April; communities following the Julian Paschalion keep Pascha on 12 April. Fasting alternatives are labelled. This is not a complete service ordo or a universal calendar for every Byzantine community.
2026 Melkite feast and saint calendar · Gregorian Pascha
Source publication- Melkite Typikon · daily calendar
Daily 2026 feast and saint entries. Duplicate headings and misplaced rubrical instructions have been reconciled; named observances are not a complete service order.
- Our Liturgical Year
Official Melkite explanation of the fixed cycle, Paschal cycle, Twelve Great Feasts and weekly Sunday celebration.
- Melkite liturgical resources
Official index of the 2026 monthly Typikons and annual calendar.
- Official 2026 Melkite calendar · PDF
Publisher reference supplied for consultation. Direct cell-by-cell comparison with this PDF remains pending because automated retrieval is blocked.
- St. Ann · Divine Liturgy and Melkite Calendar
This page is a 2022 calendar. Used for fixed observances and identified Melkite usages, not for copying its movable dates into 2026.
- Melkite Information Center · Great Feasts
Unofficial secondary reference for the Twelve Great Feasts and related cycles; not a Church-issued ordo.
Maronite Catholic
Selected 2026 feasts from the Eparchy of St. Maron publication, including its Sunday celebrations. Not the complete daily ordo; local observances vary.
Eparchy of St. Maron · 2026 major feasts
Source publicationCoptic Catholic
Selected feasts of the Alexandrian tradition in Gregorian civil dates. This edition follows January Christmas and Alexandrian Pascha; some Coptic Catholic communities celebrate Christmas on 25 December. Confirm dates with your parish; not a universal Catholic ordo.
2026 selected Alexandrian-tradition observances
Source publicationArmenian Catholic
Selected feasts of the Armenian rite, with Transfiguration on the fourteenth Sunday after Easter and Assumption on the Sunday nearest 15 August. Catholic local calendars can differ; consult the parish ordo.
2026 selected Armenian-rite observances · Gregorian Easter
Source publicationSyro-Malabar Catholic
Selected feasts from the Commission for Liturgy’s Second Set, 2025–2026, especially the Lord’s feasts, Marian feasts and principal saints. Not a full daily ordo.
Commission for Liturgy · Second Set 2025–2026
Source publicationChaldean Catholic
Selected principal feasts and seasons from the Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle (USA), 2026. Other dioceses’ propers may differ; not the complete daily calendar.
Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle USA · 2026 major feasts
Source publicationEthiopian Catholic (Ge’ez)
Selected Ge’ez feasts and fasts in Gregorian civil dates, based on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia Ordo 2018 (2025–2026). Easter is 12 April. Not the Latin calendar or a complete Ge’ez ordo.
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia · Ge’ez Ordo 2018
Source publicationMarian shrine anniversaries
The site’s existing shrine anniversaries and local Marian devotions. These are not universal liturgical feast days and do not alter either Roman calendar.
Theotokos editorial collection
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