OUR ARCHDIOCESE IS ZEALOUS IN MAKING CERTAIN OUR ORDO CALENDAR IS IN FULL CONFORMITY WITH THE USE OF OLD SHERBORNE SARUM CIRCA 11:00 A.D. LATER TO BECOME THE DIOCESE OF SARUM AND THE MAJESTIC SALISBURY CATHEDRAL. SPECIAL FEASTS AND HOLY DAYS ARE IN ITALICS, HIGHLIGHTED OR CAPITALIZED.

…………… MAY IN THE YEAR OF THE LORD 2026 …………. The Month of the Church Year we Celebrate the Spiritual Motherhood of the Holy Mother Mary. It it our Tradition to Commemorate St. Mary of Magdala & St. Procula of Caesarea (our Three Holy Patroness’s) during the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. See Our Holy Patroness’s Page for more Information about this Custom. We also Pray the Litany of the Holy Mother Mary before these Eucharistic Liturgies.

Friday the 1st …… St. Philip & St. James – Apostles & Martyrs ~ RED

Saturday the 2nd …… St. Athanasius the Great ~ Bishop – Confessor – Doctor & Champion of Orthodox Belief ~ WHITE

Sunday the 3rd …… DISCOVERY OF THE HOLY CROSS OF CHRIST & THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER ~ Majority of the Celebration according to local custom ~ RED or WHITE

Monday the 4th …… St. Monica ~ Widow ~ WHITE

Tuesday the 5th …… The Conversion of St. Augustine of Hippo ~ Bishop – Confessor Doctor & Champion of Orthodox Belief ~ WHITE

Wednesday the 6th …… Feria ~ WHITE

Thursday the 7th …… Feria ~ WHITE

Friday the 8th …… Feria ~ WHITE

Saturday the 9th …… St. Gregory Nanzianus ~ Bishop – Confessor – Doctor & Champion of Orthodox Belief ~ WHITE

Sunday the 10th …… THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER ~ WHITE* Mothers Day in the USA ~ Special Prayers & Blessing Service for Mother’s – Grandmothers and all who are Mother’s to us ~ Celebrated according to local Parochial Custom

Monday the 11th …… Rogation Monday ~ PURPLE

Tuesday the 12th …… Rogation Tuesday ~ PURPLE

Wednesday the 13th …… The Vigil of the Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ ~ WHITE

Thursday the 14th …… THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST ~ GOLD or WHITE

Friday the 15th ~ of the Octave ~ WHITE

Saturday the 16th ~ Saturday Mass of the Holy Mother Mary – the Commemoration of St. Mary of Magdala and St. Procula of Caesarea & the Litany ~ BLUE or SILVER or WHITE

Sunday the 17th …… ASCENSION SUNDAY ~ GOLD or WHITE ~ Commemoration of St. Vanantius – Martyr according to local custom

Monday the 18th …… of the Octave ~ WHITE

Tuesday the 19th …… St. Dunstan – Bishop & Confessor ~ Abbot of Glastonbury ~ WHITE

Wednesday the 20th …… Feria ~ WHITE

Friday the 22nd …… Feria ~ WHITE

Saturday the 23rd ……The Vigil of Pentecost ~ PURPLE

Sunday the 24th …… PENTECOST SUNDAY ~ THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST & THE NATIVITY OF HOLY MOTHER CHURCH ~ RED

Monday the 25th …… Monday in Pentecost Week ~ RED

Tuesday the 26th …… Tuesday in Pentecost Week & St. Augustine of Rome ~ Bishop & Confessor ~ RED or WHITE ~ According to local custom

Wednesday the 27th …… Ember Wednesday in Pentecost Week & The Venerable St. Bede ~ Confessor & Doctor of Orthodoxy ~ RED or WHITE ~ According to local custom

Thursday the 28th …… Thursday in Pentecost Week ~ RED

Friday the 29th …… Ember Friday in Pentecost Week ~ RED

Saturday the 30th …… Ember Saturday in Pentecost Week or Saturday Mass of the Holy Mother Mary ~ the Commemoration of St. Mary of Magdala & St. Procula of Caesarea & the Litany ~ BLUE or SILVER or WHITE or RED

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