Liturgical Calendar

[Homerun40968]

Where can I find a comprehensive calendar of the liturgcal year with nformation such as: the readings, vestment colors, feast background, high or low mass, solemn masses, structure, etc.

Does such uniformity exist or does it depend on the parish?

 

[Deacon_Ed]

There are a couple of answers to your question. First, the normative book that contains this information is the Ordo. It lists the readings, colors and provides a concise synopsis of the readings. It also contains a necrology for the region.

One can also find online versions of the calendar.

Deacon Ed

 

[puzzleannie]

yes it is called the Ordo, try ltp.org

 

[Joe_Kelley]

Note that the Ordo is specific to a given diocese.

 

[Tepeyac]

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops posts Ordos for the U.S.A. on their website at the bottom of this page from the Comittee on Divine Worship. Here they are as direct links (and pdf documents):

Liturgical Calendar 2008

Liturgical Calendar 2009

You can also order the Ordo from 2010. Information here:

Liturgical Calendar 2010

You should still check with your dioceses in case it’s local calendar differs from the general U.S. calendar. For instance, some diocese in the U.S. still observe Ascension on a Thursday instead of a Sunday, or you might observe of feast day that’s important locally, etc.

 

[Phemie]

In Canada, where there are many fewer dioceses, there is one ORDO for the entire country. That way, we all know that the feast of St. Joseph is a patronal feast for Diocese A, X & Y or that today is the anniversary of the installation of Bishop Z in Diocese J.

 

[tee_eff_em]

Note that the Ordo is specific to a given diocese.

Likewise, if your parish is staffed by religious order priests, the order may likely print its own Ordo including celebrations of saints and blesseds among its members.

Does such uniformity exist or does it depend on the parish?

Even with a diocesan or other Ordo in hand, there are likely “tweaks” made at the parish level (eg celebrating the parish’s patronal feast as a solemnity, if it is not so already).

tee

 

[Aramis]

In Canada, where there are many fewer dioceses, there is one ORDO for the entire country. That way, we all know that the feast of St. Joseph is a patronal feast for Diocese A, X & Y or that today is the anniversary of the installation of Bishop Z in Diocese J.

Not exactly true. The exception of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite), which uses two (old calendar and new calendar) itself and the other Byzantine Catholics in Canada is mandated by Canon Law. There are at least 4 Canadian UGCC dioceses in the CCCB.

The uniformity of Calendar is not part of the universality of the church.