MIC LITURGICAL CALENDAR
A.D. 2008

In the course of the liturgical year, the confreres should strive to direct their attention to those celebrations [liturgical commemorations] that correspond to the character and spirituality of the Congregation, and are more related to it. In addition to its own patrons, the confreres should especially venerate the saints of that region in which they live and work. It is recommended that in liturgy, they follow the diocesan calendar. (D 27; cf. C 16, 17, 67)

JANUARY

1

Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Patron Feast Day of the General Vicariate in Portugal

- SOLEMNITY

18

Novena before the liturgical commemoration of Bl. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz begins

25

The conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle
Patron of the Congregation

- FEAST

27

Bl. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz, Bishop
Plenary indulgence for members of the Congregation

- FEAST

28

St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Patron of the Congregation

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

FEBRUARY

2

Presentation of the Lord
Plenary indulgence for members of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.

- FEAST

4

St. Joan of France, religious

- MEMORIAL

11

Our Lady of Lourdes

- MEMORIAL

17

Anniversary of Martyrdom of Bl. Anthony Leszczewicz
(1943, in Rosica, Belarus)

18

Anniversary of Martyrdom of Bl. George Kaszyra
(1943, in Rosica, Belarus)

MARCH

12

Anniversary of Ordination of Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński
(1661, in Brzozów, near Rzeszów, Poland)

15

St. Joseph, husband of the BVM
Patron of the Congregation
Plenary indulgence for members of the Congregation and members of the Association of Marian Helpers

- SOLEMNITY

23

Easter Sunday: Resurrection of the Lord
Plenary indulgence for members of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.

- SOLEMNITY

30

Divine Mercy Sunday
Patronal Feast Day of the Brazilian Province

- SOLEMNITY

31

Annunciation of the Lord
Plenary indulgence for members of the Association of Marian Helpers;
Anniversary of the Approval of the Reviewed Marian Constitutions

- SOLEMNITY

APRIL

2

Anniversary of the death of Servant of God Pope John Paul II
(2005, in Rome, Italy)

13

Anniversary of the birth of Bl. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz
(1871, in Lugine, near Mariampole, Lithuania)

23

St. George, Martyr
Patronal Feast Day of the Lithuanian Vicariate

- MEMORIAL

26

Anniversary of the Priestly Ordination of Ven. Servant of God Casimir of St. Joseph Wyszyński
(1726, in St. John the Baptist Cathedral, in Warsaw, Poland)

MAY

1

Ascension of the Lord
Plenary indulgence for members of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.

- SOLEMNITY

8

Our Lady of Lujan
Patron Feast Day of the Argentinian Vicariate;

9

Novena before the liturgical commemoration of Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński begins.

13

Our Lady of Fatima

- MEMORIAL

18

Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński
born in 1631, in Podegrodzie, near Stary Sącz, Poland.

24

Our Lady Help of the Christians

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

30

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

- SOLEMNITY

31

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

- FEAST

JUNE

12

Bl. Anthony Leszczewicz and Bl. George Kaszyra together with fellow martyrs of World War II

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

22

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (VI Sunday after the Pentacost)
Commemoration of Divine Providence. Patron Feast Day of the Polish Province.

28

Anniversary of the Beatification of Bl. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz
(1987, in Rome, by Pope John Paul II)

29

Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles
Patrons of the Congregation

- SOLEMNITY

JULY

2

Our Lady of Licheń
Solemnity at the Shrine in Licheń, Poland

16

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

26

Sts. Joachim and Ann, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary

- MEMORIAL

31

St. Ignatius Loyola
Patron of the Congregation

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

AUGUST

5

The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major

- MEMORIAL

15

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Plenary indulgence for members of the Congregation, for members of the Association of Marian Helpers, and for members of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.

- SOLEMNITY

19

Anniversary of the birth of Ven. Servant of God Casimir Wyszyński
(1700, in Jeziora Wielka, in Poland)

22

Queenship of the B.V.M.

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

27

Anniversary of the death of Bl. Gabriel Maria, OFM, author of the Rule of the Ten Virtues of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
(1532, in Rodez, France)

29

Anniversary of the Rebirth and Reform of the Congregation
(1909, in Warsaw, Poland)

SEPTEMBER

8

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Plenary indulgence for members of the Association of Marian Helpers;
Novena before the anniversary of the death of Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński begins.

- FEAST

12

The Most Holy Name of the B.V.M.

- MEMORIAL

15

Our Lady of Sorrows

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

16

Anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński
(2007, in Licheń, Poland, by Cardinal T. Bertone, Secretary of State of the Holy See and special legate of Pope Benedict XVI)

17

Anniversary of the death of Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński
(1701, in Góra Kalwaria, near Warsaw, Poland)

27

St. Vincent de Paul, priest
Patron of the Congregation

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

29

St. Michael, Archangel
Patron of the Congregation

- FEAST

OCTOBER

1

St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Patronal Feast Day of the Latvian Province

- MEMORIAL

4

St. Francis of Assisi, religious
Patron of the Congregation

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

5

St. Maria Faustina Kowalska

- MEMORIAL

7

Our Lady of the Rosary

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

12

Novena before the anniversary of the death of Ven. Servant of God Casimir of St. Joseph Wyszyński begins.

21

Anniversary of the death of Ven. Servant of God Casimir of St. Joseph Wyszyński
(1755, in Balsamão, Portugal)

24

Anniversary of the founding of the Congregation
(1673, in Korabiew Forest, today Puszcza Mariańska, Poland)

NOVEMBER

2

Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
The solemn Vespers for the Deceased are chanted throughout the entire octave of the Commemoration of All Souls until, and including, Nov 9th

- SOLEMNITY

16

Our Lady of Mercy
Patronal Feast Day of the American Province of the B.V.M., Mother of Mercy

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

21

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

- OBLIGATORY MEMORIAL

24

Anniversary of Pontifical Approbation of the Marians, under the Rule of the Ten Virtues of the Most B.V.M.
(1699, in Rome)

28

Anniversary of Priestly Ordination of Bl. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz
(1898, in St. Petersburg, Russia)

29

Novena of the Immaculate Conception begins

DECEMBER

1

Anniversary of Episcopal Consecration of Bl. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz
(1918, in Kaunas, Lithuania)

8

Immaculate Conception of Mary
Plenary indulgence for members of the Congregation, members of the Association of Marian Helpers, and members of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.

- SOLEMNITY

12

Our Lady of Guadalupe
(Feast in U.S.A.)

- FEAST

25

The Nativity of the Lord
Plenary indulgence for members of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.

- SOLEMNITY