Universal Roman Calendar with additional Syro-Malabar observances

This reusable calendar is designed for online use only. It follows the Latin (Roman) Catholic calendar as its foundation and adds distinctive Syro-Malabar feasts and observances in brackets, marked (Syro-Malabar).

Because the dates of Sundays and movable celebrations change from year to year, this calendar is arranged by the fixed dates of November. The celebration of Christ the King and the beginning of Advent must be checked against the calendar for the particular year.

Daily calendar

Date	Catholic saints and observances
November 1	All Saints’ Day — Solemnity. (Syro-Malabar: Feast of All Saints; episcopal ordination anniversaries may also be listed in the annual calendar.)
November 2	All Souls’ Day — Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. (Syro-Malabar: Commemoration of the Dead.)
November 3	St. Martin de Porres, religious.
November 4	St. Charles Borromeo, bishop.
November 5	Feria in the Roman Calendar. (Syro-Malabar: Sts. Zechariah and Elizabeth.)
November 6	Feria in the Roman Calendar.
November 7	Feria in the Roman Calendar; St. Willibrord is commemorated in some regional calendars.
November 8	Sunday in Ordinary Time, according to the annual calendar.
November 9	Dedication of the Lateran Basilica — Feast.
November 10	St. Leo the Great, pope and Doctor of the Church. (Syro-Malabar: St. Leo the Great.)
November 11	St. Martin of Tours, bishop.
November 12	St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr.
November 13	Feria in the Roman Calendar; St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is an optional memorial in the United States.
November 14	Saturday in Ordinary Time.
November 15	St. Albert the Great, bishop and Doctor of the Church, where observed; otherwise Sunday takes precedence. (Syro-Malabar: St. Albert the Great.)
November 16	St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude the Great, optional memorials. (Syro-Malabar: Anniversary of the establishment of the Syro-Malabar Hierarchy, 1924, as listed in the annual observance calendar.)
November 17	St. Elizabeth of Hungary, religious.
November 18	Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul, an optional or traditional commemoration.
November 19	Feria in the Roman Calendar.
November 20	Feria in the Roman Calendar.
November 21	Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Memorial. (Syro-Malabar: Commemoration of the Arrival of St. Thomas the Apostle in India.)
November 22	St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr; Christ the King when this is the final Sunday of the liturgical year.
November 23	St. Clement I, pope and martyr; St. Columban, abbot.
November 24	St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions, martyrs.
November 25	St. Catherine of Alexandria, traditional commemoration.
November 26	Feria in the Roman Calendar.
November 27	Feria in the Roman Calendar; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is honoured devotionally.
November 28	Saturday in Ordinary Time; St. Catherine Labouré is commemorated in some calendars.
November 29	First Sunday of Advent, when this date falls on the first Sunday of Advent.
November 30	St. Andrew the Apostle — Feast. (Syro-Malabar: St. Andrew the Apostle; the period of restriction on wedding celebrations before Christmas begins according to the applicable liturgical calendar.)

The Roman observances are based on the universal calendar; the additional Syro-Malabar entries are drawn from the Syro-Malabar liturgical calendar and its published annual observances.

Important notes:

• Sundays and solemnities take precedence. When a saint’s optional memorial coincides with a Sunday or a higher-ranking celebration, the day’s liturgy follows the applicable calendar.
• Movable celebrations must be updated annually. Christ the King and the First Sunday of Advent do not always fall on the same November dates.
• Syro-Malabar observances can vary in presentation between the universal liturgical calendar, the annual Panchangam, and local eparchial calendars. Annual episcopal anniversaries and diocesan commemorations should be added from the relevant year’s official listing.
• All Saints and All Souls: The Syro-Malabar calendar explicitly provides for the Feast of All Saints and the Commemoration of the Dead.

References and further reading

1. General Roman Calendar — November: Catholic Church in England and Wales, Liturgy Office
2. Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar and Panchangam: Official Commission for Liturgy
3. Syro-Malabar Annual Observances: Syro-Malabar Vision — Days to Remember
4. Syro-Malabar calendar resources: Nelson MCBS — Syro-Malabar Liturgical Calendar

Editorial Note: This calendar is intended as a reusable November reference for devotional reading and website publication, not as a substitute for the official liturgical calendar of a particular year or eparchy.