National Calendar 2026
Readings: Sundays Year A Weekdays Year II
| \n Mary, Holy Mother of God \n | \n\n 1 Jan \n | \n\n World Day of Peace \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 11 Jan \n | \n\n Mass celebrated at Totara Point to mark anniversary of first Mass in New Zealand by Bishop Pompallier on 13 Jan 1838 \n | \n
| \n 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time \n | \n\n 25 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 Day of Prayer \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 8 Feb \n | \n\n World Marriage Day (Marriage Encounter) \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 11 Feb \n | \n\n World Day of Prayer for the Sick \n | \n
| \n Ash Wednesday \n | \n\n 18 Feb \n | \n\n Beginning of Lent \n | \n
| \n 1st Friday of Lent \n | \n\n 20 Feb \n | \n\n Day of Prayer and Penance for Victims of Abuse and Violence \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 3 Apr \n | \n\n Collection for the Holy Places \n | \n
| \n Easter Sunday \n | \n\n 5 Apr \n | \n\n Sunday of the Resurrection \n | \n
| \n ANZAC Day \n | \n\n 25 Apr \n | \n\n National Day of Remembrance \n | \n
| \n 4th Sunday in Easter Time \n | \n\n 26 Apr \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Vocations - Seminary Collection \n | \n
| \n | \n 26 Apr-2 May \n | \n\n National Vocations Awareness Week \n | \n
| \n St Peter Chanel \n | \n\n 28 Apr \n | \n\n Proto-Martyr of Oceania � Patron Saint of Oceania \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 8 May \n | \n\n Anniversary of the Election of Pope Leo XIV \n | \n
| \n Ascension Sunday \n | \n\n 17 May \n | \n\n World Communications Day \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 18-24 May \n | \n\n Week of Prayer for Christian Unity \n | \n
| \n Pentecost Sunday \n | \n\n 24 May \n | \n\n \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 30 May \n | \n\n World Day of Prayer for Children \n | \n
| \n Trinity Sunday \n | \n\n 31 May \n | \n\n \n | \n
| \n Corpus Christi \n | \n\n 7 Jun \n | \n\n The Holy Body and Blood of Christ \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 28 Jun \n | \n\n Peter�s Pence Collection \n | \n
| \n Sts Peter and Paul, Apostles \n | \n\n 29 Jun \n | \n\n |
| \n \n | \n\n 12 Jul \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Seafarers \n | \n
| \n 4th Sunday in July \n | \n\n 26 July \n | \n\n World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly \n | \n
| \n Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary \n | \n\n 16 Aug* \n | \n\n Patronal Feast of Aotearoa 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 6�12 Sep \n | \n\n Social Justice Week \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 27 Sep \n | \n\n Day of Prayer for Refugees & Migrants \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 4 Oct \n | \n\n Day of Celebration for Venerable Suzanne Aubert \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 11 Oct \n | \n\n Day of Prayer to Support Life \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 18 Oct \n | \n\n World Mission Sunday � Collection \n | \n
| \n All Saints Day \n | \n\n 1 Nov \n | \n\n |
| \n All Souls� Day \n | \n\n 2 Nov \n | \n\n Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed \n | \n
| \n \n | \n\n 15 Nov \n | \n\n World Day of the Poor � Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Mass \n | \n
| \n Jesus Christ, King of the Universe \n | \n\n 22 Nov \n | \n\n World Youth Day \n | \n
| \n 1st Sunday of Advent \n | \n\n 29 Nov \n | \n\n Sundays Year B Weekdays Year I \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 24-25 Feb \n | \n\n NZCBC (Auckland) \n | \n
| \n 27 Apr-May 1 \n | \nNZCBC (Hamilton) | \n|
| \n 18-19 Aug \n | \n\n NZCBC (Wellington) \n | \n|
| \n 8-12 Nov \n | \n\n NZCBC (Wellington) \n | \n
* The Bishops Conference has transferred the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Sunday, August 16 in 2026