National Calendar 2024
Readings: Sundays Year B Weekdays Year II
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Mary, Holy Mother of God |
1 Jan |
World Day of Peace |
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14 Jan |
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 |
21 Jan |
Word of God Sunday |
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Presentation |
2 Feb |
Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life |
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Waitangi Day |
6 Feb |
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11 Feb |
World Day of Prayer for the Sick |
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13 Feb |
World Marriage Day (Marriage Encounter) |
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Ash Wednesday |
14 Feb |
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1st Friday of Lent |
16 Feb |
Day of Prayer and Penance for Victims of Abuse and Violence |
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3 Mar |
Day of Prayer for all Children – Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki / Children's Day (NZ) |
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13 Mar |
Anniversary of Election of Pope Francis |
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Good Friday |
29 Mar |
Collection for the Holy Places |
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Easter Sunday |
31 Mar |
Sunday of the Resurrection |
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Annunciation |
8 Apr |
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 April | Day of Prayer for Vocations - Seminary Collection |
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Anzac Day |
25 Apr |
National Day of Remembrance
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St Peter Chanel |
29 Apr |
Proto-martyr of Oceania – Patron Saint of Oceania |
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28 Apr – 4 May |
National Vocations Awareness Week |
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Ascension Sunday |
12 May |
World Communications Day |
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12 – 19 May |
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
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Pentecost Sunday |
19 May |
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Trinity Sunday |
26 May |
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Corpus Christi |
2 Jun |
The Holy Body and Blood of Christ |
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23 Jun | Day of Prayer for Refugees & Migrants |
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30 Jun |
Peter’s Pence Collection |
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14 Jul |
Day of Prayer for Seafarers |
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4th Sunday in July |
28 July |
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly |
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Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary |
15 Aug |
Patronal Feast for New Zealand |
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1 Sep |
Day of Prayer for Care of Creation |
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8 –14 Sep |
Social Justice Week |
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6 Oct |
Day of Celebration for Venerable Suzanne Aubert |
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13 Oct |
Day of Prayer to Support Life |
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20 Oct |
World Mission Sunday-Collection |
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All Saints Day |
1 Nov |
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All Souls’ Day |
2 Nov |
Commemoration of all the Faithful departed |
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17 Nov |
World Day of the Poor – Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Mass |
| Jesus Christ, King of the Universe |
24 Nov |
World Youth Day |
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1st Sunday of Advent |
1 Dec |
Sundays Year C; Weekdays Year I |
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Christmas Day |
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 Meeting Dates |
20 – 21 Feb |
NZCBC (Wellington) |
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28 Apr – 2 May |
NZCBC (Dunedin) | |
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3 – 4 Sep |
NZCBC (Wellington) |
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10 – 14 Nov |
NZCBC (Wellington) |
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