three Rogation Days. His Holiness likewise transferred the obligation of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the Sunday following, and permitted Easter Monday and Whit Monday to be observed only as Days of Devotion.

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Class

January, 31 Days.

1 CIRCUMCISION of our Lord, d. 2.
2 Octave of St. Stephen, d.

3 Octave of St. John, d.

4 Octave of Holy Innocents, d.

5 Octave of St. Thomas of Canterbury, and Vigil
of the Epiphany, d.

6 EPIPHANY of our Lord, d. 1, with an Octave
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, of the Octave, s.

13 Octave Day of the Epiphany, d.

Second Sunday after Epiphany, Feasts of the
Holy Name of Jesus, d. 2.

14 St. Hilary, B. C. s.

15 St. Paul, the first Hermit, d.

16 St. Marcellus, P. M. s.

17 St. Anthony, A. d.

18 St. Peter's Chair at Rome, gr. d.

19 St. Wolstan, B. C. d.

20 SS. Fabian and Sebastian, MM. d.

21 St. Agnes, V. M. d.

22 SS. Vincent and Anastasius, MM. s.
23 St. Raymund of Pennafort, C. s.

24 St. Timothy, B. M. 8.

25 Conversion of St. Paul, Ap. gr. d.
26 St. Polycarp, B. M.

27 St. John Chrysostom, B. C. D.

28 St. Agnes, a second time

29 St. Francis of Sales, B. C. d.
30 St. Martina, V. M. d.

31 St. Peter Nolasco, `C. d.

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February, 28 Days; in Leap Year 29.

1 St. Ignatius, B. M. s.

2 Purification of the B. Virgin Mary, d. 2.

3 St. Blase, B. M.

4 St. Andrew Corsini, B. C. d.

5 St. Agatha, V. M. d.

6 St. Dorothy, V. M.

7 St. Romuald, A. d.

8 St. John of Matha, C. d.
9 St. Apollonia, V. M.

10 St. Scholastica, V. d.

14 St. Valentine, Priest, M.

15 SS. Faustinus and Jovita, MM.
18 St. Simeon, B. M.

22 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch, gr. d.
23 St. Peter Damian, B. C. D. d.
24 or 25 St. Matthias, Ap. d. 2.

March, 31 Days.

1 St. David, B. C. d.

2 St. Chad, B. C. d.

4 St. Casimir, C. s.

7 St. Thomas of Aquin, C. D. d.

9 St. Frances, W. d.

10 The Forty Martyrs, s.

11 St. John of God, C. d.

8 St. Felix, Apostle of the East Angles, B. C. d. 170

12 St. Gregory the Great, P. C. D. d.

17 St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland, B. C. s. 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of the B. V. Mary, d. 2. 20 St. Cuthbert, B. C. d.

21 St. Benedict, A. d.

25 Annunciation of the B. V. Mary, d. 2.

April, 30 Days.

11 St. Leo, P. C. D. d.

13 St. Hermenegild, M. s.

179 179

.. 180 .. 180

181

182

14 SS. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, MM... 182

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3 St. Ma

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155

155

158

158

158

161

161

161

62

62

61

66

66

17 St. Anicetus, P. M.

21 St. Anselm, B. C. D. d.

22 SS. Soter and Caius, BB. and MM. s.

23 St. George M. Patron of England, d. 1, with
Octave

24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringa, M. d.

25 St. Mark, E. d. 2.

26 SS. Cletus and Marcellinus, BB. and MM. s.
27, 28, Within the Octave of St. George, s.
29 St. Peter, M. d.

30 Octave of St. George, M. d.

May, 31 Days.

1 SS. Philip and James, App. d. 2.
2 St. Athanasius, B. C. D. d.
3 Finding of the Holy Cross, d. 2.
4 St. Monica, W. d.

5 St. Catherine of Sienna, v. d.

6 St. John before the Latin Gate, gr. d.
7 St. Stanislaus, B. M. d.

8 Apparition of St. Michael, Arch.

25 St. Aldhelm, B. C. d.

with an Octave

204

. 205

.. 206

.. 206

.. 207

.. 207

.. 209

.. 210

. 211

26 St. Augustin, B. C. Apostle of England, d. 2,

27 St. Philip Neri, C. d.

28 St. Gregory VII. P. C. d.

29 Within the Octave of St. Augustin, s.

2 Octave Day of St. Augustin, Ap. of England, d. 217 3 St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzis, V. d.

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4 St. Francis Caracciolo, C. d.

6 St. Norbert, B. C. d.

8 St. William, B. C. d.

9 SS. Primus and Felicianus, MM.

10 St. Margaret, Qu. of Scotland, W. s.
11 St. Barnabas, Ap. gr. d.

12 St. John a Facundo, C. d.

13 St. Anthony of Padua, C. d.

14 St. Basil, B. C. D. d.

15 SS. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, MM.

18 SS. Marcus and Marcellianus, MM.
19 St. Juliana Falconieri, V. d.

20 St. Silverius, P. M.

22 St. Alban, Protomartyr of England, gr. d.

.. 228
228

24 Nativity of St. John, Baptist, d. 1, with an Octave 229

25 St. William, A. d.

26 SS. John and Paul, MM. d.

27 Within the Octave of St. John Baptist, s.

28 St. Leo, P. C. s.

.. 236

29 SS. PETER and PAUL, APP. d. 1, with an Octave 237 30 Commemoration of St. Paul, Ap. d.

July, 31 Days.

1 Octave Day of St. John Baptist, d.

.. 240

240

240

243

2 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, gr.d,
3, 4, 5, within the Octave of SS. Peter and Paul, s. 243
6 Octave Day of SS. Peter and Paul, App. d.
7 Translation of St. Thomas of Canterbury, B.M.
gr. d.

8 St. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, W.s. 10 Seven Brothers, and SS. Rufina and Secunda,

VV. MM. s.

11 St. Pius, P. M.

12 St. John Gualbert, A. d.

13 St. Anacletus, P.M. s.

14 St. Bonaventure, B. C. D. d.

15 Translation of St. Swithin, B. C. d.

16 The B.V. Mary of Mount Carmel, gr. d.

17 Translation of St. Osmund, B. C. d. 18 St. Camillus de Lellis, C. d.

19 St. Vincent of Paul, C. d. 20 St. Jerom Emilian, C. d. 21 St. Henry, Emp. C. s. 22 St. Mary Magdalen, d.