National Calendar 2024

Readings: Sundays Year B    Weekdays Year II


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Mary, Holy Mother of God

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1 Jan

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World Day of Peace

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14 Jan

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Mass celebrated at Totara Point to mark anniversary of first Mass in New Zealand by Bishop Pompallier on 13 Jan 1838

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3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

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21 Jan

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Word of God Sunday

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Presentation

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2 Feb

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Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life

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Waitangi Day

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6 Feb

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11 Feb

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World Day of Prayer for the Sick

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13 Feb

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World Marriage Day (Marriage Encounter)

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Ash Wednesday

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14 Feb

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1st Friday of Lent

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16 Feb

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Day of Prayer and Penance for Victims of Abuse and Violence

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3 Mar

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Day of Prayer for all Children � Te R? o Ng? Tamariki / Children\'s Day (NZ)

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13 Mar

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Anniversary of Election of Pope Francis

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Good Friday

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29 Mar

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Collection for the Holy Places

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Easter Sunday

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31 Mar

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Sunday of the Resurrection

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Annunciation

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8 Apr

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Day of Prayer for Family Life (Celebrated this day in place of 25 March which falls in Holy Week this year.)

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4th Sunday in Easter Time

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21 AprilDay of Prayer for Vocations - Seminary Collection
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Anzac Day

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25 Apr

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National Day of Remembrance

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St Peter Chanel

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29 Apr

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Proto-martyr of Oceania � Patron Saint of Oceania

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28 Apr � 4 May

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National Vocations Awareness Week

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 Ascension Sunday

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12 May

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World Communications Day

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12 � 19 May

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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Pentecost Sunday

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19 May

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Trinity Sunday

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26 May

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Corpus Christi

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2 Jun

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The Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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23 JunDay of Prayer for Refugees & Migrants
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Peter�s Pence Collection

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14 Jul

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Day of Prayer for Seafarers

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 4th Sunday in July

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28 July

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World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

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 Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary

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15 Aug

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Patronal Feast for New Zealand

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1 Sep

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Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

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8 �14 Sep

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Social Justice Week

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6 Oct

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Day of Celebration for Venerable Suzanne Aubert

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13 Oct

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Day of Prayer to Support Life

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20 Oct

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World Mission Sunday-Collection

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 All Saints Day

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1 Nov

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All Souls� Day

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2 Nov

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Commemoration of all the Faithful departed
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17 Nov

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World Day of the Poor � Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Mass

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24 Nov

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World Youth Day
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1st Sunday of Advent

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1 Dec

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Sundays Year C; Weekdays Year I

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Christmas Day

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25 Dec

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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.


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NZ Catholic Bishops Conference

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Meeting Dates

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20 � 21 Feb

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NZCBC (Wellington)

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28 Apr � 2 May

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NZCBC (Dunedin)
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3 � 4 Sep

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NZCBC (Wellington)

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10 � 14 Nov

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NZCBC (Wellington)

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