| Feast Days | Date | Local Observances / World Days |
|---|---|---|
| Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God | 1 January | World Day of Peace |
| Epiphany | 3 January | |
| 10 January | National Day of Commemoration of Bishop Pompallier | |
| 2 February | Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life | |
| 6 February | Waitangi Day | |
| St Paul Miki and companions, Martyrs | 7 February | |
| 11 February | World Day of Prayer for the Sick | |
| Ash Wednesday | 17 February | NZ Bishops' Lenten Appeal (Caritas) begins |
| 7 March | Day of Prayer for Children | |
| St Patrick | 17 March | |
| Annunciation | 25 March | Day of Prayer for Family Life |
| Good Friday | 2 April | Collection for the Holy Places |
| Easter Sunday | 4 April | |
| 18 - 22 April | NZCBC Meeting (Hamilton) | |
| 19 April | Anniversary of Pope Benedict XIV's election | |
| 25 April | ANZAC Day National Day of Remembrance | |
| 4th Sunday Easter time | 25 April | Day of Prayer for Vocations - Seminary Collections |
| St Peter Chanel | 28 April | |
| Ascension Sunday | 16 May | World Communications Day |
| 16 - 23 May | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | |
| Pentecost Sunday | 23 May | |
| Trinity Sunday | 30 May | Day of Prayer for the work of the Catholic Enquiry Centre |
| Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | 6 June | |
| (St Marcellin Champagnat) | 6 June | |
| 20 June | Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants | |
| 27 June | Peter's Pence Collection | |
| Ss Peter and Paul | 29 June | |
| 11 July | Sea Sunday - Day of Prayers for Seafarers | |
| 1-8 August | National Vocations Awareness Week | |
| St Dominic | 5 August | |
| Ss Sixtus; St Cajetan | 7 August | |
| Blessed Mary MacKillop | 8 August | |
| Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Patronal Feast for New Zealand) |
15 August | Holy Day of Obligation |
| 12-18 September | Social Justice Week | |
| 8 - 14 October | NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference - Wellington | |
| 10 October | Day of Prayer to Respect Life | |
| 24 October | World Mission Day - Propagation of Faith Collection | |
| All Saints | 1 November | |
| Christ the King | 21 November | |
| 1st Sunday of Advent | 28 November | Sundays Year A, Weekdays Year 1 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | Holy Day of Obligation |
Items in Italic are dates observed in New Zealand
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