National Calendar 2023
Readings: Sundays Year A Weekdays Year I
| \n Mary, Holy Mother of God \n | \n\n 1 Jan \n | \n\n World Day of Peace \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 8 Jan \n | \n\n Mass celebrated at Totara Point to mark anniversary of first Mass in New Zealand by Bishop Pompallier on Jan 13 1838 \n | \n
| \n 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time \n | \n\n 22 Jan \n | \n\n Word of God Sunday \n | \n
| \n Presentation \n | \n\n 2 Feb \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life \n | \n
| \n Waitangi Day \n | \n\n 6 Feb \n | \n\n \n | \n
| \n Our Lady of Lourdes \n | \n\n 11 Feb \n | \n\n World Day of Prayer for the Sick \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 12 Feb \n | \n\n World Marriage Day (Marriage Encounter) \n | \n
| \n Ash Wednesday \n | \n\n 22 Feb \n | \n\n \n | \n
| \n 1st Friday of Lent \n | \n\n 24 Feb \n | \n\n Day of Prayer and Penance for Victims of Abuse and Violence \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 5 Mar \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for all Children � Te R? o Ng? Tamariki / Children\'s Day (NZ) \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 13 Mar \n | \n\n Anniversary of Election of Pope Francis \n | \n
| \n Annunciation \n | \n\n 25 Mar \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Family Life \n | \n
| \n Good Friday \n | \n\n 7 Apr \n | \n\n Collection for the Holy Places \n | \n
| \n Easter Sunday \n | \n\n 9 Apr \n | \n\n Sunday of the Resurrection \n | \n
| \n ANZAC Day \n | \n25 Apr | \nNational Day of Remembrance | \n
| \n St Peter Chanel \n | \n\n 28 Apr \n | \n\n Proto-martyr of Oceania � Patron Saint of Oceania \n | \n
| \n 4th Sunday in Easter Time \n | \n\n 30 Apr \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Vocations - Seminary Collection \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 30 Apr � 6 May \n | \n\n National Vocations Awareness Week \n | \n
| \n Ascension Sunday \n | \n\n 21 May \n | \n\n World Communications Day \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 21 � 28 May \n | \n\n Week of Prayer for Christian Unity \n | \n
| \n Pentecost Sunday \n | \n\n 28 May \n | \n\n \n | \n
| \n Trinity Sunday \n | \n\n 4 Jun \n | \n\n \n | \n
| \n Corpus Christi \n | \n\n 8 Jun \n | \n\n The Holy Body and Blood of Christ \n | \n
| \n \n | \n18 Jun | \nDay of Prayer for Refugees & Migrants | \n
| \n \n | \n2 Jul | \n\n Peter�s Pence Collection \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 9 Jul \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Seafarers \n | \n
| \n 4th Sunday in July \n | \n\n 23 July \n | \n\n World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly \n | \n
| \n Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary \n | \n\n 15 Aug \n | \n\n Patronal Feast for New Zealand \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 1 Sep \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Care of Creation \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 3 � 9 Sep \n | \n\n Social Justice Week \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 1 Oct \n | \n\n Day of Celebration for Venerable Suzanne Aubert \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 8 Oct \n | \n\n Support Life Sunday \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 29 Oct \n | \n\n World Mission Sunday (22 Oct) - Collection (29 Oct) \n | \n
| \n All Saints Day \n | \n\n 1 Nov \n | \n\n |
| \n All Souls� Day \n | \n\n 2 Nov \n | \nCommemoration of all the Faithful departed | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 19 Nov \n | \n\n World Day of the Poor � Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Mass \n | \n
| Jesus Christ, King of the Universe | \n\n 26 Nov \n | \nWorld Youth Day | \n
| \n 1st Sunday of Advent \n | \n\n 3 Dec \n | \n\n Sundays Year B; Weekdays Year II \n | \n
| \n Christmas Day \n | \n\n 25 Dec \n | \n\n \n | \n
Note: When a Day of Prayer (listed in the right-hand column) falls on a Sunday or coincides with a Feast Day, it may be sufficient to offer a simple remembrance in the introduction to the Mass or a brief mention in the homily or in the Prayer of the Faithful. �Local� days are indicated in italics.
| \n NZ Catholic Bishops Conference \nMeeting Dates \n | \n\n 22 � 23 Feb \n | \n\n NZCBC (TBD) \n | \n
| \n 7 � 11 May \n | \nNZCBC (Auckland) | \n|
| \n 31 Aug � 1 Sep \n | \n\n NZCBC (Wellington) \n | \n|
| \n 5 � 9 Nov \n | \n\n NZCBC (Wellington) \n | \n
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