Feasts & Solemnities

Here the homilies are sorted according to the Sanctoral Calendar. This includes any feast day, whether of a Saint or not, that is assigned to a day of the month. So, for instance, Christmas is on this calendar, since it is always December 25th. Easter is on the Liturgical Year Calendar since it is not always on the same day. The homilies here either use the proper readings for a feast, or they are for a memorial using whatever the readings of the day were but written using stories from the Saint's life as an example for our lives.

Memorials, Feasts, and Solemnities

January 1Mary, Mother of GodNum 6:22-27; Ps 67; Gal 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21
The traditional dates are given here for Epiphany. In the USA, and some other countries, Epiphany is the Sunday after January 1st. January 7th is then the Monday after Epiphany, January 8th is the Tuesday after Epiphany, etc. If Epiphany is the 7th or 8th of January, then the days before Epiphany Sunday are celebrated.
January 21st Day after the Octave of Christmas1 John 2:22-28; Ps 98; ; John 1:19-28
January 32nd Day after the Octave of Christmas1 John 2:29—3:6; Ps 98; ; John 1:29-34
January 43rd Day after the Octave of Christmas1 John 3:7-10; Ps 98; ; John 1:35-42
January 54th Day after the Octave of Christmas1 John 3:11-21; Ps 100; ; John 1:43-51
January 6January 6 Before Epiphany Sunday1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147; ; Mark 1:7-11 or Luke 3:23-38 or Luke 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38
January 7January 7 Before Epiphany Sunday1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149; ; John 2:1-11
January 6EpiphanyIsa 60:1-6; Ps 72; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matt 2:1-12
January 71st day after Epiphany1 John 3:22—4:6; Ps 2; ; Matt 4:12-17, 23-25
January 82nd day after Epiphany1 John 4:7-10; Ps 72; ; Mark 6:34-44
January 93rd day after Epiphany1 John 4:11-18; Ps 72; ; Mark 6:45-52
January 104th day after Epiphany1 John 4:19—5:4; Ps 72; ; Luke 4:14-22a
January 115th day after Epiphany1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147; ; Luke 5:12-16
January 126th day after Epiphany1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149; ; John 3:22-30
The Baptism of the Lord is the Sunday after January 6th and takes the place of the First Sunday of Ordinary Time, unless Epiphany is celebrated on the 7th or 8th of January, in which case the Baptism is celebrated on the Monday after Epiphany. No matter what, the day after the Baptism is Ordinary Time. The Baptism of the Lord Readings can be found in the Sunday tables.
January 25Conversion of St. PaulActs 22:3-16 or ; Ps 117; ; Mark 16:15-18
January 27Ss. Timothy and Titus, bishops2 Tim 1:1-8 or ; Ps 96; ; Luke 10:1-9
February 2Presentation of the LordMal 3:1-4; Ps 24; Heb 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32
February 22Chair of St. Peter1 Pet 5:1-4; Ps 23; ; Matt 16:13-19
March 19St. Joseph, Husband of Mary2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a
March 25AnnunciationIsa 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40; Heb 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38
April 25St. Mark, Evangelist1 Pet 5:5b-14; Ps 89; ; Mark 16:15-20
May 1St. Joseph the WorkerGen 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Ps 90; ; Matt 13:54-58
May 3Sts. Philip and James, Apostles1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19; ; John 14:6-14
May 14St. Matthias, ApostleActs 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113; ; John 15:9-17
May 31Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryZeph 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Isa 12; ; Luke 1:39-56
June 11St. Barnabas, ApostleActs 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 98; ; Matt 10:7-13
June 23Birth of St. John the Baptist, VigilJer 1:4-10; Ps 71; 1 Pet 1:8-12; Luke 1:5-17
June 24Birth of St. John the Baptist, DayIsa 49:1-6; Ps 139; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66, 80
June 28Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles (Vigil)Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19; Gal 1:11-20; John 21:15-19
June 29Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles (Day)Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34; 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18; Matt 16:13-19
July 3St. Thomas, ApostleEph 2:19-22; Ps 117; ; John 20:24-29
July 22St. Mary MagdaleneCant 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63; ; John 20:1-2, 11-18
July 25St. James, Apostle2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126; ; Matt 20:20-28
July 26Ss. Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin MarySir 44:1, 10-15; Ps 132; ; Matt 13:16-17
July 29St. Martha1 John 4:7-16; Ps 34; ; John 11:19-27 or Luke 10:38-42
August 6Transfiguration of the LordDan 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97; 2 Peter 1:16-19; A: Matt 17:1-9 B: Mark 9:2-10 C: Luke 9:28b-36
August 10St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112; ; John 12:24-26
August 14Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Vigil)1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Luke 11:27-28
August 15Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Day)Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a; 10ab; Ps 45; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Luke 1:39-56
August 24St. Bartholomew, ApostleRev 21:9b-14; Ps 145; ; John 1:45-51
August 29The Martyrdom of St. John the BaptistJer 1:17-19; Ps 71; ; Mark 6:17-29
September 8The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryMicah 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13; ; Matt 1:1-16, 18-23
September 14Exaltation of the Holy CrossNum 21:4b-9; Ps 78; Phil 2:6-11; John 3:13-17
September 15Our Lady of SorrowsHeb 5:7-9; Ps 31; ; John 19:25-27 or Luke 2:33-35
September 21St. Matthew, Apostle and evangelistEph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19; ; Matt 9:9-13
September 29Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangelsDan 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rev 12:7-12a; Ps 138; ; John 1:47-51
October 2The Guardian AngelsExod 23:20-23; Ps 91; ; Matt 18:1-5, 10
October 17St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyrPhil 3:17—4:1; Ps 34; ; John 12:24-26
October 18St. Luke, evangelist2 Tim 4:10-17b; Ps 145; ; Luke 10:1-9
October 28Sts. Simon and Jude, ApostlesEph 2:19-22; Ps 19; ; Luke 6:12-19
November 1All SaintsRev 7:2-4,9-14; Ps 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matt 5:1-12a
November 2All SoulsWis 3:1-9 or Wis 4:7-15 or Isa 25:6-9; Ps 23 or Ps 25 or Ps 27; Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 5:17-21 or Rom 6:3-9 or Rom 8:14-23 or Rom 8:31b-35, 37-39 or Rom 14:7-9, 10c-12 or 1 Cor 15:20-28 or 1 Cor 15:51-57 or 2 Cor 4:14-5:1 or 2 Cor 5:1, 6-10 or Phil 3:20-21 or 1 Thess 4:13-18 or 2 Tim 2:8-13; Matt 5:1-12a or Matt 11:25-30 or Matt 25:31-46 or Luke 7:11-17 or Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 or John 5:24-29 or John 6:37-40 or John 6:51-59 or John 11:17-27 or John 11:32-45 or John 14:1-6
November 9Dedication of the Lateran BasilicaEzek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; John 2:13-22
November 18Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul, ApostlesActs 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98; ; Matt 14:22-23
4th ThursdayThanksgiving Day; ; ;
November 30St. Andrew, ApostleRom 10:9-18; Ps 19; ; Matt 4:18-22
December 8Immaculate ConceptionGen 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Luke 1:26-38
December 12Our Lady of GuadalupeZech 2:14-17, or Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Judith 13; ; Luke 1:26-38, or Luke 1:39-47
December 178th Day before ChristmasGen 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72; ; Matt 1:1-17
December 187th Day before ChristmasJer 23:5-8; Ps 72; ; Matt 1:18-24
December 196th Day before ChristmasJudg 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71; ; Luke 1:5-25
December 205th Day before ChristmasIsa 7:10-14; Ps 24; ; Luke 1:26-38
December 214th Day before ChristmasCant 2:8-14 or Zeph 3:14-18a; Ps 33; ; Luke 1:39-45
December 223rd Day before Christmas1 Sam 1:24-28; 1 Sam 2; ; Luke 1:46-56
December 232nd Day before ChristmasMal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25; ; Luke 1:57-66
December 24Christmas Eve Day2 Sam 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89; ; Luke 1:67-79
December 24Christmas Eve VigilIsa 62:1-5; Ps 89; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matt 1:1-25
December 25Christmas Day at MidnightIsa 9:1-6; Ps 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14
December 25Christmas Day at DawnIsa 62:11-12; Ps 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20
December 25Christmas DayIsa 52:7-10; Ps 98; Heb 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
December 26St. Stephen, first MartyrActs 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31; ; Matt 10:17-22
December 27St. John, Apostle and Evangelist1 John 1:1-4; Ps 97; ; John 20:1a, 2-8
December 28Holy Innocents, Martyrs1 John 1:5—2:2; Ps 124; ; Matt 2:13-18
December 29Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr1 John 2:3-11; Ps 96; ; Luke 2:22-35
December 306th day of Christmas1 John 2:12-17; Ps 96; ; Luke 2:36-40
December 30Feast of the Holy Family (When Christmas is on Sunday)Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3 Or Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19; Ps 128; ; Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
December 317th Day of Christmas1 John 2:18-21; Ps 96; ; John 1:1-18