Previous Years’ Catholic Holy Days

Previous years' Catholic holy days

Please find below links to pages of previous year’s Catholic holy days of obligation. These are also known as Holydays (or Holy Days) of Obligation. With effect from the first Sunday of Advent in 2017, two holydays were reinstated, namely:

  • The Epiphany of the Lord – 6 January (transferred to the adjacent Sunday when it falls on Saturday or Monday)
  • The Ascension of the Lord – Thursday after sixth Sunday of Easter

Catholic Church Festivals 2022

Catholic Church Festivals 2021

DateDayHolyday
Every WeekSundayEvery Sunday
25 DecemberSaturdayNativity of the Lord
6 JanuaryWednesdayEpiphany of the Lord
17 FebruaryWednesdayAsh Wednesday
4 AprilSundayEaster Sunday
13 MayThursdayAscension Day
23 MaySundayPentecost
6 JuneSundayThe Body and Blood of the Lord
29 JuneTuesdaySt. Peter & St. Paul
15 AugustSundayAssumption
1 NovemberMondayAll Saints
28 NovemberSundayFirst Sunday of Advent
Catholic Church Festivals 2021

Catholic Church Festivals 2020

DateDayHolyday
Every WeekSundayEvery Sunday
25 DecemberFridayNativity of the Lord
5 JanuarySundayEpiphany of the Lord
26 FebruaryWednesdayAsh Wednesday
12 AprilSundayEaster Sunday
21 MayThursdayAscension Day
31 MaySundayPentecost
14 JuneSundayThe Body and Blood of the Lord
28 JuneSundaySt. Peter & St. Paul
16 AugustSundayAssumption
1 NovemberSundayAll Saints
29 NovemberSundayFirst Sunday of Advent
Catholic Church Festivals 2020

Catholic Church Festivals 2019

DateDayHolyday
Every WeekSundayEvery Sunday
25 DecemberWednesdayNativity of the Lord
6 JanuarySundayEpiphany of the Lord
6 MarchWednesdayAsh Wednesday
21 AprilSundayEaster Sunday
30 MayThursdayAscension Day
9 JuneSundayPentecost
23 JuneSundayThe Body and Blood of the Lord
29 JuneSaturdaySt. Peter & St. Paul
15 AugustThursdayAssumption
1 NovemberFridayAll Saints
1 DecemberSundayFirst Sunday of Advent
Catholic Church Festivals 2019
DateDayHolyday
Every WeekSundayEvery Sunday
25 DecemberSundayNativity of the Lord
6 JanuaryThursdayEpiphany of the Lord
2 MarchWednesdayAsh Wednesday
17 AprilSundayEaster Sunday
26 MayThursdayAscension Day
5 JuneSundayPentecost
19 JuneSundayThe Body and Blood of the Lord
29 JuneWednesdaySt. Peter & St. Paul
15 AugustMondayAssumption
1 NovemberTuesdayAll Saints
27 NovemberSundayFirst Sunday of Advent
Catholic Church Festivals 2022