--- title: "Catholic Liturgical Calendar 2028 (US): Dates & Colors" url: https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/ description: "Liturgical calendar 2028: Ash Wednesday Mar 1, Easter Apr 16, Pentecost Jun 4, Advent Dec 3. Every day’s color, feast, saint and readings." updated: 2026-10-20 --- Catholic · United States # Liturgical Calendar *2028* In 2028, Ash Wednesday falls on March 1, Easter Sunday on April 16 and Pentecost on June 4; Advent begins on December 3, and Christmas is a Monday. Updated October 20, 2026 Year C, Cycle II until Dec 2; Year A, Cycle I from Dec 3. Computed from the calendar ## Key dates *2028.* *Key dates, 2028* | Celebration | Date | Color | |---|---|---| | [Mary, the Holy Mother of God](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/01/) | Jan 1 Saturday | White | | [The Epiphany of the Lord](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/02/) US: the Sunday between Jan 2 and 8 | Jan 2 Sunday | White | | [The Baptism of the Lord](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/09/) | Jan 9 Sunday | White | | [Ash Wednesday](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/01/) | Mar 1 Wednesday | Violet | | [St. Joseph](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/20/) | Mar 20 Monday | White | | [The Annunciation of the Lord](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/25/) | Mar 25 Saturday | White | | [Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent)](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/26/) | Mar 26 Sunday | Rose (or violet) | | [Palm Sunday](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/09/) | Apr 9 Sunday | Red | | [Holy Thursday](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/13/) | Apr 13 Thursday | White | | [Good Friday](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/14/) | Apr 14 Friday | Red | | [Holy Saturday · the Easter Vigil](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/15/) | Apr 15 Saturday | White | | [Easter Sunday](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/16/) | Apr 16 Sunday | White | | [Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy)](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/23/) | Apr 23 Sunday | White | | [The Ascension of the Lord](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/28/) | May 28 Sunday | White | | [Pentecost Sunday](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/04/) | Jun 4 Sunday | Red | | [The Most Holy Trinity](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/11/) | Jun 11 Sunday | White | | [The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/18/) | Jun 18 Sunday | White | | [The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/23/) | Jun 23 Friday | White | | [Sts. Peter and Paul](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/29/) | Jun 29 Thursday | Red | | [The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/15/) | Aug 15 Tuesday | White | | [All Saints](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/01/) | Nov 1 Wednesday | White | | [All Souls](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/02/) | Nov 2 Thursday | Violet | | [Christ the King](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/26/) | Nov 26 Sunday | White | | [First Sunday of Advent](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/03/) | Dec 3 Sunday | Violet | | [The Immaculate Conception](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/08/) | Dec 8 Friday | White | | [Our Lady of Guadalupe](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/12/) | Dec 12 Tuesday | White | | [Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent)](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/17/) | Dec 17 Sunday | Rose (or violet) | | [Christmas](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/25/) | Dec 25 Monday | White | Overview ## Month *by month.* Each bar is a day in its liturgical color; Sundays, feasts and solemnities stand taller. Christmas Time · Ordinary Time ### [January](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/) 2 solemnities · 2 feasts · 8 memorials Ordinary Time ### [February](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/) 2 feasts · 3 memorials Lent ### [March](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/03/) 2 solemnities Lent · The Paschal Triduum · Easter Time ### [April](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/) 1 solemnity · 1 feast · 1 memorial Easter Time ### [May](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/05/) 1 solemnity · 2 feasts · 2 memorials Easter Time · Ordinary Time ### [June](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/) 6 solemnities · 5 memorials Ordinary Time ### [July](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/) 3 feasts · 6 memorials Ordinary Time ### [August](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/08/) 1 solemnity · 3 feasts · 9 memorials Ordinary Time ### [September](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/) 4 feasts · 8 memorials Ordinary Time ### [October](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/10/) 2 feasts · 5 memorials Ordinary Time ### [November](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/11/) 2 solemnities · 2 feasts · 8 memorials Ordinary Time · Advent · Christmas Time ### [December](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/) 2 solemnities · 5 feasts · 3 memorials Where this comes from Computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. Psalm citations keep the Hebrew numbering the US Lectionary prints; the chapter links open the CPDV, which numbers the Psalms as the Vulgate does (Psalm 85 there is Psalm 84). The calendar is the US one; seasons, colors and ranks are as Bless ships them, with known data errors corrected. [Previous year Liturgical calendar 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/) [Next Today in the Church](https://blessbible.app/today/)