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==List and dates== The solemnities inscribed in the [[General Roman Calendar]] and which are therefore observed throughout the [[Latin Church]] are indicated in the following list. {| class="wikitable" |- valign=top ! Date ! Solemnity ! Notes about date |- |1 January |[[Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God|The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Mother of God]] |Octave of Christmas, Circumcision of the Lord, New Year's Day |- |6 January |[[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany of the Lord]] |Where not a [[holy day of obligation]], transferred to the Sunday between 2 and 8 January, inclusive |- |19 March |[[Saint Joseph's Day|Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] |If the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, where observed as a holy day of obligation, coincides with [[Palm Sunday]], it is, by exception to the general rule, anticipated to Saturday, 18 March; where not observed as a holy day of obligation, the [[episcopal conference]] may transfer it to a date outside Lent.<ref>[http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/Info/GNLY.pdf Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar], 56</ref> |- |25 March |[[Feast of the Annunciation|Annunciation of the Lord]] |If the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord falls on any day of Holy Week, it is always transferred to the Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter (30 March to 9 April),<ref name=UN60/> rather than, in accordance with the general rule, to the next day not occupied by a celebration with at least the rank of feast |- |(22 March to 25 April) |[[Easter|Resurrection of the Lord (Easter)]] |Concludes the [[Paschal Triduum]] that commemorates also the last supper, passion, death, burial and resurrection of Christ. See [[Computus]] for date computation. Begins [[Octave of Easter]], eight consecutive days celebrated as one continuous solemnity, ending 29 March to 2 May. See also [[Resurrection of Jesus]]. |- |Thursday after the Sixth Sunday of Easter (40th day of Eastertide – 30 April to 3 June) |[[Feast of the Ascension|Ascension of the Lord]] |If not a holy day of obligation, transferred to replace the Seventh Sunday of Easter (3 May to 6 June) |- |50th day of Eastertide (10 May to 13 June) |[[Pentecost]] |(Whitsunday); always on a Sunday |- |Sunday after Pentecost (17 May to 20 June) |[[Trinity Sunday]] | |- |Thursday after Trinity Sunday (21 May to 24 June) |[[Corpus Christi (feast)|Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)]] |If not a holy day of obligation, transferred to the following Sunday (24 May to 27 June). |- |Friday (8 days after Corpus Christi Thursday, 5 days after Corpus Christi Sunday) (29 May to 2 July) |[[Feast of the Sacred Heart|Most Sacred Heart of Jesus]] | |- |24 June |[[Nativity of Saint John the Baptist]] | |- |29 June |[[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul|Saints Peter and Paul]] | |- |15 August |[[Assumption of Mary]] | |- |1 November |[[All Saints' Day]] | |- |Last Sunday before Advent (20–26 November) |[[Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe|Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe]] |Replaces 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time |- |8 December |[[Feast of the Immaculate Conception|Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] | |- |25 December |[[Christmas|Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)]] |everywhere a holy day of obligation; see also [[Nativity of Jesus]] |} ===Proper solemnities=== There are also solemnities not inscribed in the General Roman Calendar, which are observed in particular places, regions, churches or [[religious institute]]s. The optional memorial of [[Saint Patrick]] on 17 March is a solemnity in Ireland, the memorial of Saint [[Josemaría Escrivá]] on 26 June is a solemnity within the prelature of [[Opus Dei]], and the optional memorial of [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] on 16 July is a solemnity for the [[Carmelites]]. A partial list of proper solemnities follows below: {| class="wikitable" |- valign=top ! Date ! Solemnity ! Country or religious order |- |19 January |Saint [[Henry (bishop of Finland)]] |Finland |- |31 January |[[John Bosco|Don Bosco]] (Saint John Bosco) |[[Salesians of Don Bosco]] |- |22 February |[[Chair of Saint Peter]] |[[Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter]] |- |1 March |[[Saint David]] |Wales |- |17 March |[[Saint Patrick's Day|Saint Patrick]] |Ireland (holy day of obligation) and Australia |- |23 April |[[Saint George]] |England |- |23 April |Saint [[Adalbert of Prague]] |Poland |- |3 May |[[:pl:Najświętsza Maryja Panna Królowa Polski|Our Lady, Queen of Poland]] |Poland |- |6 May (formerly 9 March) |Saint [[Dominic Savio]] |[[Salesians of Don Bosco]] |- |8 May |Saint [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]] |Poland |- |8 May |[[Our Lady of Luján]] (Nuestra Señora de Luján) |Argentina |- |24 May |[[Mary Help of Christians]] |Australia, Salesians of Don Bosco |- |24 May |Transfer of remains of [[Saint Dominic]] |[[Dominican Order]] (where 8 August is not a solemnity) |- |26 June |Saint [[Josemaría Escrivá]] |prelature of [[Opus Dei]] |- |3 July |Saint [[Thomas the Apostle]] |India and [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] (holy day of obligation in some Middle Eastern countries) |- |5 July |[[Saints Cyril and Methodius]] |Slovakia, Czech Republic |- |11 July |Saint [[Benedict of Nursia]] |[[Order of Saint Benedict]] |- |16 July |[[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] |[[Carmelites]], [[Discalced Carmelites]], Bolivia, and Chile |- |20 July |Saint [[Elijah]] the Prophet |[[Carmelites]] (not discalced) |- |25 July |Saint [[James, son of Zebedee]], the Apostle (Santiago el Mayor) |Spain (holy day of obligation) |- |29 July |King Saint [[Olaf II of Norway]] |Norway |- |31 July |Saint [[Ignatius of Loyola]] |Society of Jesus |- |8 August |Saint [[Mary MacKillop]] of the Cross |Australia |- |8 August |[[Saint Dominic]] |[[Dominican Order]] (where 24 May is not a solemnity) |- |11 August |Saint [[Clare of Assisi]] |[[Poor Clares]] and some other Franciscans |- |20 August |King Saint [[Stephen I of Hungary]] |Hungary |- |26 August |[[Black Madonna of Częstochowa]] |Poland |- |28 August |Saint [[Augustine of Hippo]] |[[Augustinians]] |- |30 August |Saint [[Rose of Lima]] |Peru |- |4 September (?) |Our Lady of Consolation |[[Augustinians]] |- |8 September |[[Nativity of Mary]] |Lithuania and [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]] (holy day of obligation in some Middle Eastern countries) |- |15 September |[[Our Lady of Sorrows]] |Slovakia |- |20 September |Saints [[Andrew Kim Taegon]], the priest, and [[Paul Chong Hasang]], and companions, martyrs |[[South Korea]] |- |28 September |Saint [[Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia]] |Czech Republic |- |1 October |Saint [[Therese of Lisieux]] |[[Discalced Carmelites]] and [[France]] and some European Countries |- |4 October |Saint [[Francis of Assisi]] |[[Franciscan]] |- |12 October |[[Our Lady of Aparecida]] |Brazil |- |15 October |[[Teresa of Ávila]] |[[Discalced Carmelites]] |- |19 October (20 October in the United States) |Saint [[Paul of the Cross]] |[[Passionists]] |- |24 October |Saint [[Anthony Mary Claret]] |[[Claretians]] |- |3 November |Saint [[Martin de Porres]] |Peru |- |16 November |[[Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn]] (Mother of Mercy) |Lithuania |- |19 November |[[Our Lady of Providence]] |Puerto Rico |- |24 November |Saint [[Vietnamese Martyrs|Andrew Trần An Dũng-Lạc and Companions, Martyrs]] |Vietnam |- |27 November |Our Lady of the [[Miraculous Medal]] |[[Vincentian Family]] |- |30 November |[[Andrew the Apostle]] |Russia and Scotland |- |3 December |Saint [[Francis Xavier]] |India |- |12 December |[[Our Lady of Guadalupe]] |Mexico (holy day of obligation) |- |14 December |Saint [[John of the Cross]] |[[Discalced Carmelites]] |}
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