Notable Dates for Year 2026
Month Date Event
January 1 The Naming of Jesus
4 Christmas II
6 The Epiphany
26 The Conversion of St. Paul
(transferred)
27 Saint Timothy and Titus,
Companions of Paul
(transferred)
February 1 Septuagesima
2 Presentation of Christ in the
Temple
8 Sexagesima
15 Quinquagesima (Sunday
before Lent)
17 Shrove Tuesday
18 Ash Wednesday
22 Lent I
24 St. Matthias’ Day
March 15 Lent IV: Mothering Sunday
19 St. Joseph of Nazareth
25 Annunciation of Blessed
Virgin Mary
29 Palm Sunday
30 Monday in Holy Week
April 2 Maundy Thursday
3 Good Friday
5 Easter Day
25 St. Mark’s the Evangelist
May 1 St. Philip and St. James
10 Easter V: Rogation Sunday
14 Ascension Day
17 Sunday after Ascension
24 Pentecost
31 Trinity Sunday
June 1 Visit of Blessed Virgin Mary
(transferred)
4 The Corpus Christi
11 St. Barnabas the Apostle
24 St. John the Baptist
29 St. Peter’s the Apostle
July 3 St. Thomas the Apostle
22 St. Mary Magdalene
25 St. James the Apostle
August 6 The Transfiguration
24 St. Bartholomew the
Apostle
September 8 Nativity of Blessed Virgin
Mary
14 Holy Cross Day
21 St. Matthew’s, Apostle and
Evangelist
29 Michael and All Angels
October 1 Independence Day
3 Samuel Ajayi Crowther’s
Day
19 St. Luke the Physician and
Evangelist (transferred)
23 St. James, the Brother of the
Lord
28 St. Simon and St. Jude, the
Apostles
November 1 All Saints’ Day (Trinity XXII)
2 All Souls’ Day
15 Second Sunday before
Advent
22 Sunday before Advent
29 Advent Sunday
30 St. Andrew the Apostle
