OUR ARCHDIOCESE IS ZEALOUS IN MAKING CERTAIN OUR ORDO CALENDAR IS IN FULL CONFORMITY WITH THE USE OF OLD SHERBORNE SARUM CIRCA 1050 A.D. LATER TO BECOME THE DIOCESE OF SARUM AND THE MAJESTIC SALISBURY CATHEDRAL. SPECIAL FEASTS AND HOLY DAYS ARE HIGHLIGHTED OR CAPITALIZED. On Feast Days of the Holy Mother Mary, St. Mary Magdalene and St. Procula it is our custom to Celebrate the Saint of the day and always commemorate the other two. See “Our Holy Patroness’s” Page on this website for complete information regarding this custo

FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD 2026

Sunday the 1st …… SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY ~ PURPLE ~ ST. IGNATIUS – BISHOP & MARTYR ~ RED & ST. BRIGID -ABBESS & PATRONESS OF IRELAND ~ WHITE ~ COLOR OF THE DAY & MAJORITY OF THE CELEBRATION & COMMEMORATIONS ACCORDING TO LOCAL CUSTOM

Monday the 2nd …… THE PURIFICATION OF THE HOLY MOTHER MARY ~ COMMEMORATION OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE & ST. PROCULA ~ BLUE or SILVER or WHITE ~ THE BLESSING OF CANDLES ACCORDING TO LOCAL CUSTOM

Tuesday the 3rd …… ST. BLASE – BISHOP & MARTYR ~ RED ~ THE BLESSING OF THROATS ACCORDING TO LOCAL CUSTOM

Wednesday the 4th …… Feria ~ WHITE

Thursday the 5th …… St. Agatha – Virgin & Martyr ~ RED

Friday the 6th …… ST. TITUS – BISHOP & MARTYR ~ ST. DOROTHY – VIRGIN & MARTYR ~ RED ~ MAJORITY OF THE CELEBRATION ACCORDING TO LOCAL CUSTOM

Saturday the 7th …… St. Romuald – Abbott ~ WHITE

Sunday the 8th …… SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY ~ PURPLE

Monday the 9th …… ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA – BISHOP & CONFESSOR & DOCTOR OF HOLY ORTHODOXY ~ WHITE

Tuesday the 10th …… St Scholastica – Virgin ~ WHITE

Wednesday the 11th …… St. Severinus – Abbott ~ WHITE

Thursday the 12th …… St. Benedict of Anian – Bishop & Abbott ~ WHITE

Friday the 13th ……St. Kentigern – Bishop & Confessor ~ WHITE

Saturday the 14th …… ST. VALENTINE – PRIEST & MARTYR ~ RED

Sunday the 15th ……QUINQUAGESIMA AUNDAY ~ PURPLE ~ COMMEMORATION OF STS. FAUSTINA & JOVITA – MARTYRS ACCORDING TO LOCAL CUSTOM

Monday the 16th …… ST. ONESIMUS – BISHOP & MARTYR – DISCIPLE OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE ~ RED

Tuesday the 17th …… St. Flavian – Bishop & Martyr ~ RED

Wednesday the 18th ……ASH WEDNESDAY – THE FIRST DAY IN LENT ~ THE BLESSING & DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES TO THE FAITHFUL – PURPLE

Thursday the 19th …… St. Barbatus – Bishop & Confessor ~ WHITE

Friday the 20th …… St. Eucherius – Bishop & Confessor ~ WHITE

Saturday 21st …… Feria ~ PURPLE

Sunday the 22nd …… THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT & THE DECLARATION OF ST. PETER DECLARING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS THE ROCK OF THE CHURCH – ST. MATTHEW 16:18 ~ PURPLE

Monday the 23rd …… St. Peter Damian – Bishop & Confessor & Martyr & St. Serenus ~ RED

Tuesday the 24th …… ST. MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE ~ RED

Wednesday the 25th …… St. Tarasius ~ WHITE

Thursday the 26th …… St. Porphyry – Bishop ~ WHITE

Friday the 27th ……. ST. LEANDER – BISHOP & APOLOGIST – CHAMPION OF HOLY ORTHODOXY ~ WHITE

Saturday the 28th …… ST. OSWALD – ARCHBISHOP OF YORK ~ WHITE

Sunday the 25th …… THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER ~ WHITE

APRIL IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD

Thursday the 27th …… ST. LEANDER – BISHOP & DOCTOR OF HOLY ORTHODOXY ~ WHITE