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Additions or Amendments to Universal Calendar

In the editio tertia of the Missale Romanum there have been a number of additions to the Universal Calendar. Some of these have been announced previously but the complete list is given for convenience.

Additions or Amendments to Universal Calendar

Feast

22 JulySt Mary Magdalene

Obligatory Memorials

Monday after PentecostBlessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
29 JulySaints Martha, Mary and Lazarus
14 AugustSt Maximillian Maria Kolbe, priest and martyr
20 SeptemberSt Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, St Paul Chong Hasang
and their companions, martyrs
24 NovemberSt Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and his companions, martyrs

Optional Memorial

3 JanuaryMost Holy Name of Jesus
8 FebruarySt Josephine Bakhita, virgin
27 FebruarySt Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
23 AprilSt Adalbert, bishop and martyr  [transferred to 24 April in England]
28 AprilSt Louis Marie de Montfort, priest
10 MaySt John of Avila, Priest, Doctor of the Church
13 MayOur Lady of Fatima
21 MaySt Christopher of Magallanes, priest, and his companions, martyrs
22 MaySt Rita of Cascia, religious
29 MaySt Paul VI, Pope
9 JulySt Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and his companions, martyrs
20 JulySt Apollinaris, bishop and martyr
24 JulySt Sharbel Makhluf, priest
2 AugustSt Peter Julian Eymard, priest
9 AugustSt Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin and martyr,
[patron of Europe — feast in Europe]
9 SeptemberSt Peter Claver, priest
12 SeptemberMost Holy Name of Mary
17 SeptemberSt Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
28 SeptemberSt Laurence Ruiz and his companions, martyrs
5 OctoberSt Faustina Kowalska
11 OctoberSt John XXIII, pope
22 OctoberSt John Paul II, pope
25 NovemberSt Catherine of Alexandria
9 DecemberSt Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
10 DecemberOur Lady of Loreto
12 DecemberOur Lady of Guadalupe

∆ — Commemorations which had been added or amended to the Universal Calendar subsequent to the publication of the 3rd edition of theMissale Romanum