| Feast Days | Date | Local Observances / World Days |
|---|---|---|
| Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God | 1 January | World Day of Peace |
| Feast of the Epiphany | 6 January | |
| 13 January | National Day of Commemoration of Bishop Pompallier (Pomaparia) | |
| 2 February | Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life | |
| Waitangi Day | 6 February | |
| Ash Wednesday | 6 February | NZ Bishops' Lenten Appeal |
| St Paul Miki and companions, Martyrs | 7 February | |
| 11 February | World Day of Prayer for the Sick | |
| St Patrick | 14 March | |
| Good Friday | 21 March | Collection for the Holy Places |
| Easter Sunday | 23 March | |
| Annunciation | 31 March | Day of Prayer for Family Life |
| 4th Sunday Easter time | 13 April | Vocations Day - Seminary Collection |
| 18 - 23 April | NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference - Wellington | |
| 19 April | Anniversary of Pope Benedict XIV's election | |
| ANZAC Day | 25 April | National Day of Remembrance |
| St Mark | 26 April | |
| St Peter Chanel | 28 April | |
| Ascension Sunday | 4 May | World Communications Day |
| 4 - 11 May | Week of Prayer for Christian Unity | |
| Pentecost Sunday | 11 May | |
| Trinity Sunday | 18 May | |
| Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) | 25 May | |
| St Marcellin Champagnat | 6 June | |
| Refugees and Migrants Day | 22 June | Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants |
| Ss Peter and Paul | 29 June | Peter's Pence Collection |
| 3 - 10 August | National Vocations Awareness Week | |
| Dominic | 5 August | |
| Ss Sixtus; 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 |
| 14 - 20 September | Social Justice Week | |
| 12 October | Day of Prayer to Respect Life | |
| 19 October | World Mission Day - Propagation of Faith Collection | |
| Feast of All Saints | 1 November | |
| 13 - 19 November | NZ Catholic Bishops' Conference - Dunedin | |
| Feast of Christ the King | 23 November | |
| 1st Sunday of Advent | 30 November | Sundays Year B, Weekdays Year 1 |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | Holy Day of Obligation |
Items in Italic are dates observed in New Zealand
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