April Feast Days
1
St. Hugh of Grenoble
2
St. Francis of Paola
St. Mary of Egypt
3
St. Richard
4
St. Isidore of Seville
5
St. Vincent Ferrer [*A]
6
St. William of Eskilsoe
7
Fifth Sunday of Lent
St. John Baptist de la Salle
8
St. Julia Billiart
9
St. Mary Cleophas
10
St. Fulbert
11
St. Stanislaus
St. Gemma Galgani
12
St. Julius I [*A]
St. Zeno
13
St. Martin I
Holy Week
Apr. 14
Palm Sunday
Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, Maximus
Apr. 15
Monday of Holy Week
Sts. Basilissa and Anastasia
Apr. 16
Tuesday of Holy Week
St. Bernadette Soubirous
St. Bendict Joseph Labre
Apr. 17
Wednesday of Holy Week
St. Stephen Harding
End Lent
Holy Triduum Starts
Apr. 18
Holy Thursday *8
(Only the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Lord’s Supper can be said on Holy Thursday.)
{St. Apollonius the Apologist}
Apr. 19
Good Friday *8 [*F & *A]
(No Mass on Good Friday. Good Friday Service is held.)
{St. Leo IX}
Apr. 20
Holy Saturday *8
(No Mass on Holy Saturday. Until the Easter Vigil.)
{St. Agnes of Montepulciano}
Easter Starts at the Easter Vigil.
Apr. 21
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
(Easter starts at the Easter Vigil. The Easter Season goes on till Pentecost)
Holy Day of Obligation *1 *2 *4 *5 *6 *8
{St. Anselm}
Holy Triduum Ends
22
Monday in the Octave of Easter
St. Opportuna
23
Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
St. George
St. Adalbert of Prague
24
Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
25
Thursday in the Octave of Easter
St. Mark
26
Friday in the Octave of Easter
St. Marcellinus
27
Saturday in the Octave of Easter
St. Zita of Lucca
28
Divine Mercy Sunday
Second Sunday of Easter
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
St. Louis de Montfort
St. Peter Chanel
29
St. Catherine of Siena
30
St. Pius V
Fasting and abstinence
Days of Penance {From the Code of Canon Law}
Can. 1249 The divine law binds all the Christian faithful to do penance each in his or her own way. In order for all to be united among themselves by some common observance of penance, however, penitential days are prescribed on which the Christian faithful devote themselves in a special way to prayer, perform works of piety and charity, and deny themselves by fulfilling their own obligations more faithfully and especially by observing fast and abstinence, according to the norm of the following canons.
Can. 1250 The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent.
Can. 1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Can. 1252 The law of abstinence binds those who have completed their fourteenth year. The law of fasting binds those who have attained their majority, until the beginning of their sixtieth year. Pastors of souls and parents are to ensure that even those who by reason of their age are not bound by the law of fasting and abstinence, are taught the true meaning of penance.
Can. 1253 The conference of bishops can determine more precisely the observance of fast and abstinence as well as substitute other forms of penance, especially works of charity and exercises of piety, in whole or in part, for abstinence and fast.
*F: Fast Today! {One Meal, two light meals (Snacks) [Required for Catholics 18-60 years of age]}
*A: Abstinence From Meat Today. {NO MEAT [Required for Catholics 14+ years of age]}
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