Calendar of Swedish Name Days

January

1 January: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God – solemnity

2 January: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church – memorial

3 January: The Most Holy Name of Jesus – optional memorial

6 January: The Epiphany of the Lord – solemnity

7 January: Saint Raymond of Penyafort, Priest – optional memorial

13 January: Saint Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

17 January: Saint Anthony, Abbot – memorial

20 January: Saint Fabian, Pope and Martyr – optional memorial

20 January: Saint Sebastian, Martyr – optional memorial

21 January: Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr – memorial

22 January: Saint Vincent, Deacon and Martyr – optional memorial

24 January: Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

25 January: The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle – feast

26 January: Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops – memorial

27 January: Saint Angela Merici, Virgin – optional memorial

28 January: Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial

31 January: Saint John Bosco, Priest – memorial

(*) Sunday after 6 January: The Baptism of the Lord – feast

February

2 February: The Presentation of the Lord – feast

3 February: Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial

3 February: Saint Ansgar, Bishop – optional memorial

5 February: Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr – memorial

6 February: Saints Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs – memorial

8 February: Saint Jerome Emiliani – optional memorial

8 February: Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin – optional memorial

10 February: Saint Scholastica, Virgin – memorial

11 February: Our Lady of Lourdes – optional memorial

14 February: Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop – memorial

17 February: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order – optional memorial

21 February: Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

22 February: The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle – feast

23 February: Saint Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr – memorial

27 February: Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

March

4 March: Saint Casimir – optional memorial

7 March: Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs – memorial

8 March: Saint John of God, Religious – optional memorial

9 March: Saint Frances of Rome, Religious – optional memorial

17 March: Saint Patrick, Bishop – optional memorial

18 March: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

19 March: Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary – solemnity

23 March: Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, Bishop – optional memorial

25 March: The Annunciation of the Lord – solemnity

April

2 April: Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit – optional memorial

4 April: Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

5 April: Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest – optional memorial

7 April: Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest – memorial

11 April: Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr – memorial

13 April: Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr – optional memorial

21 April: Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

23 April: Saint George, Martyr – optional memorial

23 April: Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial

24 April: Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest, and Martyr – optional memorial

25 April: Saint Mark, Evangelist – feast

28 April: Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr – optional memorial

28 April: Saint Louis Grignon de Montfort, Priest – optional memorial

29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church – memorial

30 April: Saint Pius V, Pope – optional memorial

May

1 May: Saint Joseph the Worker – optional memorial

2 May: Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

3 May: Saints Philip and James, Apostles – feast

10 May: Saint John of Ávila, Priest and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

12 May: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs – optional memorial

12 May: Saint Pancras, Martyr – optional memorial

13 May: Our Lady of Fatima – optional memorial

14 May: Saint Matthias, Apostle – feast

18 May: Saint John I, Pope and Martyr – optional memorial

20 May: Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest – optional memorial

21 May: Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial

22 May: Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious – optional memorial

25 May: Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest, and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

25 May: Saint Gregory VII, Pope – optional memorial

25 May: Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin – optional memorial

26 May: Saint Philip Neri, Priest – memorial

27 May: Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop – optional memorial

29 May: Saint Paul VI, Pope – optional memorial

31 May: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – feast

(*) Monday after Pentecost: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church – memorial

First Sunday after Pentecost: The Most Holy Trinity – solemnity

Thursday after Holy Trinity:d The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – solemnity

June

1 June: Saint Justin, Martyr – memorial

2 June: Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs – optional memorial

3 June: Saints Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs – memorial

5 June: Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr – memorial

6 June: Saint Norbert, Bishop – optional memorial

9 June: Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

11 June: Saint Barnabas, Apostle – memorial

13 June: Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial

19 June: Saint Romuald, Abbot – optional memorial

21 June: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious – memorial

22 June: Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop – optional memorial

22 June: Saints John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs – optional memorial

24 June: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – solemnity

27 June: Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

28 June: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Martyr, and Doctor of the Church – memorial

29 June: Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles – solemnity

30 June: The First Martyrs of Holy Roman Church – optional memorial

(*) Friday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – solemnity

Saturday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary – memorial

July

3 July: Saint Thomas, Apostle – feast

4 July: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal – optional memorial

5 July: Saint Anthony Zaccaria, Priest – optional memorial

6 July: Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr – optional memorial

9 July: Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial

11 July: Saint Benedict, Abbot – memorial

13 July: Saint Henry – optional memorial

14 July: Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest – optional memorial

15 July: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

16 July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel – optional memorial

20 July: Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial

21 July: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

22 July: Saint Mary Magdalene – feast

23 July: Saint Bridget, Religious – optional memorial

24 July: Saint Sharbel Makhluf, Priest – optional memorial

25 July: Saint James, Apostle – feast

26 July: Saints Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary – memorial

29 July: Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus – memorial

30 July: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

31 July: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest – memorial

August

1 August: Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

2 August: Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop – optional memorial

2 August: Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest – optional memorial

4 August: Saint Jean Vianney, Priest – memorial

5 August: The Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major – optional memorial

6 August: The Transfiguration of the Lord – feast

7 August: Saint Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial

7 August: Saint Cajetan, Priest – optional memorial

8 August: Saint Dominic, Priest – memorial

9 August: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin, and Martyr – optional memorial

10 August: Saint Lawrence, Deacon, and Martyr – feast

11 August: Saint Clare, Virgin – memorial

12 August: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious – optional memorial

13 August: Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs – optional memorial

14 August: Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr – memorial

15 August: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – solemnity

16 August: Saint Stephen of Hungary – optional memorial

19 August: Saint John Eudes, Priest – optional memorial

20 August: Saint Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church – memorial

21 August: Saint Pius X, Pope – memorial

22 August: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary – memorial

23 August: Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin – optional memorial

24 August: Saint Bartholomew, Apostle – feast

25 August: Saint Louis – optional memorial

25 August: Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest – optional memorial

27 August: Saint Monica – memorial

28 August: Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

29 August: The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr – memorial

September

3 September: Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church – memorial

8 September: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – feast

9 September: Saint Peter Claver, Priest – optional memorial

12 September: The Most Holy Name of Mary – optional memorial

13 September: Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

14 September: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross – feast

15 September: Our Lady of Sorrows – memorial

16 September: Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs – memorial

17 September: Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

17 September: Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

19 September: Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial

20 September: Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs – memorial

21 September: Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist – feast

23 September: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest – memorial

26 September: Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs – optional memorial

27 September: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest – memorial

28 September: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr – optional memorial

28 September: Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial

29 September: Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels – feast

30 September: Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial

October

1 October: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church – memorial

2 October: The Holy Guardian Angels – Memorial

4 October: Saint Francis of Assisi – memorial

5 October: Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin – optional memoriala

6 October: Saint Bruno, Priest – optional memorial

7 October: Our Lady of the Rosary – memorial

9 October: Saint Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial

9 October: Saint John Leonardi, Priest – optional memorial

11 October: Saint John XXIII, Pope – optional memorial

14 October: Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr – optional memorial

15 October: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin, and Doctor of the Church – memorial

16 October: Saint Hedwig, Religious – optional memorial

16 October: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin – optional memorial

17 October: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr – memorial

18 October: Saint Luke, Evangelist – feast

19 October: Saints John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs – optional memorial

19 October: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest – optional memorial

22 October: Saint John Paul II, Pope – optional memorial

23 October: Saint John of Capistrano, Priest – optional memorial

24 October: Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop – optional memorial

28 October: Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles – feast

November

1 November: All Saints – solemnity

2 November: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed – ranked with solemnities

3 November: Saint Martin de Porres, Religious – optional memorial

4 November: Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop – memorial

9 November: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica – feast

10 November: Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church – memorial

11 November: Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop – memorial

12 November: Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr – memorial

15 November: Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

16 November: Saint Margaret of Scotland – optional memorial

16 November: Saint Gertrude, Virgin – optional memorial

17 November: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious – memorial

18 November: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles – optional memorial

21 November: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – memorial

22 November: Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr – memorial

23 November: Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr – optional memorial

23 November: Saint Columban, Abbot – optional memorial

24 November: Saints Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs – memorial

25 November: Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr – optional memorial

30 November: Saint Andrew, Apostle – feast

(*) Last Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – solemnity

December

3 December: Saint Francis Xavier, Priest – memorial

4 December: Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

6 December: Saint Nicholas, Bishop – optional memorial

7 December: Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – memorial

8 December: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary – solemnity

9 December: Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin – optional memorial

10 December: Our Lady of Loreto – optional memorial

11 December: Saint Damasus I, Pope – optional memorial

12 December: Our Lady of Guadalupe – optional memorial

13 December: Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr – memorial

14 December: Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church – memorial

21 December: Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial

23 December: Saint John of Kanty, Priest – optional memorial

25 December: Nativity of the Lord – solemnity

26 December: Saint Stephen, the First Martyr – feast

27 December: Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist – feast

28 December: The Holy Innocents, Martyrs – feast

29 December: Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr – optional memorial

31 December: Saint Sylvester I, Pope – optional memorial

(*) Sunday within the Octave of Christmas, or, if there is no such Sunday, 30 December: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph – feast