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List of Feasts

Feast Name Date Explanation Code
Ad Aquam Benedictio For the Blessing of Water 16010000
Ad Benedicite Antiphons for the Benedicite canticle 16001000
Ad Benedictus Antiphons for the Benedictus canticle 16002000
Ad Completorium For Compline 16006000
Ad Magnificat Antiphons for the Magnificat canticle 16003000
Ad Mandatum At the Mandatum (Foot-Washing) 07065010
Ad Missam Mass chants appearing as a group 16012000
Ad Nunc Dimittis Antiphons for the Nunc Dimittis canticle 16005000
Ad Nunc Dimittis TP Antiphons for the Nunc Dimittis canticle, Eastertide 16005080
Ad Processionem For Processions 16009000
Ad Suffragium Memorial chants 15000000
Ad Visit. Infirmum Chants for the visiting of the sick 16013000
Adalberti,8 In week after Adalbert 14042318
Additamenta Added or Miscellaneous Items 17001000
Agapiti,8 In week after Agapitus 14081808
Agathae,8 In week after Agatha 14020508
Agnetis,8 In week after Agnes 14012108
Andreae,8 In week after Andrew 14113008
Annuntiatio Mariae,8 In week after Annunciation of Mary 14032508
Antiphonae Majores Great 'O' Antiphons 01048010
Apost. et Evang. Common of Apostles and Evangelists 12019000
Apost. sive Mart. TP Common of Apostles or Martyrs, Eastertide 12801100
Ascensio Domini Ascension Thursday 08065000
Ascensio Domini,8 In week after Ascension 08065008
Assumptio Mariae,8 In week after Assumption of Mary 14081508
Augustini,8 In week after Augustine 14082808
Benedicti, Fer.3 Benedict, for Tuesday within the octave 14032103
Benedicti,8 In week after Benedict 14032108
Bernardi,8 In week after Bernard 14082018
Blasii,8 In week after Blaise 14020308
Caeciliae,8 In week after Cecilia 14112208
Clementis,8 In week after Clement 14112308
Comm. Apost. p.Sept. Common of Apostles, after Septuagesima 12601000
Comm. Apostolorum Common of Apostles 12001000
Comm. Apostolorum TP Common of Apostles, Eastertide 12801000
Comm. Apostolorum TQ Common of Apostles, Lent 12701000
Comm. Apostolorum,8 Common of Apostles, in week of 12001008
Comm. Conj.non.Mart. Common of Holy Matrons (not Martyrs) 12012100
Comm. Conjung. Mart. Common of Holy Matron Martyrs 12012200
Comm. Conjungium Common of Holy Matrons 12012000
Comm. duo. Apost. Common of two Apostles 12001200
Comm. Evang. TP Common of Evangelists, Eastertide 12811000
Comm. Evangelistarum Common of Evangelists 12011000
Comm. pl. Conf. TP Common of several Confessors, Eastertide 12805000
Comm. pl. Conf.Doct. Common of several Confessors (Doctors) 12005300
Comm. pl. Conf.Pont. Common of several Confessors (Popes) 12005100
Comm. plur. Conf. Common of several Confessors 12005000
Comm. plur. Mart. Common of several Martyrs 12003000
Comm. plur. Mart. TP Common of several Martyrs, Eastertide 12803000
Comm. plur. Mart.,8 Common of several Martyrs, in week of 12003008
Comm. un. Conf.Abb. Common of one Confessor (Abbot) 12004200
Comm. un. Conf.Doct. Common of one Confessor (Doctor) 12004500
Comm. un. Conf.Epi. Common of one Confessor (Bishop) 12004300
Comm. un. Conf.Pont. Common of one Confessor (Pope) 12004100
Comm. un. Mart.Pont. Common of one Martyr (Pope) 12002100
Comm. un. Virg.Mart. Common of one Virgin Martyr 12007000
Comm. unius Abbatis Common of one Abbot 12010000
Comm. unius Apost. Common of one Apostle 12001100
Comm. unius Conf. Common of one Confessor 12004000
Comm. unius Conf. TP Common of one Confessor, Eastertide 12804000
Comm. unius Mart. Common of one Martyr 12002000
Comm. unius Mart. TP Common of one Martyr, Eastertide 12802000
Comm. unius Virg. Common of one Virgin 12007100
Comm. unius Virg. TP Common of one Virgin, Eastertide 12807100
Comm. Virg. Mart. Common of several Virgin Martyrs 12006100
Comm. Virginum Common of several Virgins 12006000
Comm. Virginum TP Common of several Virgins, Eastertide 12806000
Comm.Conf.Doc.n.Pon. Common of one Confessor (Doctor, not Pope) 12004800
Comm.pl.Con.n.Pon.TP Common of several Confessors (not Popes), Eastertide 12805200
Comm.pl.Con.non Pon. Common of several Confessors (not Popes) 12005200
Comm.un.Con.n.Pon.TP Common of one Confessor (not Pope), Eastertide 12804700
Comm.un.Con.non Epi. Common of one Confessor (not Bishop) 12004400
Comm.un.Con.non Pon. Common of one Confessor (not Pope) 12004700
Comm.un.Con.non Sac. Common of one Confessor (not Priest) 12004600
Comm.un.Conf.Epi.,8 Common of one Confessor (Bishop), in week of 12004308
Comm.un.Conf.Pont.TP Common of one Confessor (Pope), Eastertide 12804100
Comm.un.Mar.non Pon. Common of one Martyr (not Pope) 12002200
Comm.un.Vir.non Mar. Common of one Virgin (not Martyr) 12007200
Commem. Dom. Res. Commemoration of Easter (last Sunday before Advent) 09991000
Commendat. Animae Chants for the commendation of souls 13002000
Commune BMV Common chants for Mary 12000000
Commune Pontificis Common of Popes 12018000
Commune Regum Common of Kings 12009000
Compassio Mariae TP The Sorrows of Mary, celebrated Friday after third Sun. after Easter 08046010
Conductus Conductus 16008000
Corporis Christi Corpus Christi (also 'Blessed Sacrament') 09015000
Corporis Christi,8 In week after Corpus Christi 09015008
Cyrici,8 In week after Cyricus 14061608
De Angelis Memorial chants for Angels 12013000
De Angelis TP Memorial chants for Angels, Eastertide 12813000
De BMV Votive Office for Mary 15008000
De BMV Adv. Votive Office for Mary, Advent 15008010
De BMV Nat. Votive Office for Mary, Christmas 15008030
De BMV post Ascen. Votive Office for Mary, after Ascension 15008110
De BMV post Epiph. Votive Office for Mary, after Epiphany 15008050
De BMV post Pent. Votive Office for Mary, after Pentecost 15008090
De BMV post Purif. Votive Office for Mary, after Purification 15008100
De BMV TP Votive Office for Mary, Eastertide 15008080
De Esdras Summer Histories, from Esdras 10700000
De Esther Summer Histories, from Esther 10600000