National Calendar 2027
Readings: Sundays Year B Weekdays Year I
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Mary, Holy Mother of God |
1 Jan |
World Day of Peace |
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10 Jan |
Mass celebrated at Totara Point to mark anniversary of first Mass in New Zealand by Bishop Pompallier on 13 Jan 1838 |
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3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time |
24 Jan |
Word of God Sunday |
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Presentation |
2 Feb |
Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life |
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Waitangi Day |
6 Feb |
Day of Prayer |
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Ash Wednesday |
10 Feb |
Beginning of Lent |
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Our Lady of Lourdes |
11 Feb |
World Day of Prayer for the Sick |
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1st Friday in Lent |
12 Feb |
Day of Prayer and Penance for Victims of Abuse and Violence |
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2nd Sunday in February |
14 Feb |
World Marriage Day (Marriage Encounter) |
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Good Friday |
26 Mar |
Collection for the Holy Places |
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Easter Sunday |
28 Mar |
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Annunciation (transferred from 25 March, which falls in Holy Week) |
5 Apr |
Day of Prayer for Family Life |
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4th Sunday of Easter |
18 Apr |
Day of Prayer for Vocations - Seminary Collection |
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18-24 Apr |
National Vocations Awareness Week |
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ANZAC Day |
25 Apr |
National Day of Remembrance |
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St Peter Chanel |
28 Apr |
Proto-Martyr of Oceania – Patron Saint of Oceania |
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6th Sunday of Easter |
2 May |
World Communications Day (transferred from 9 May in NZ) |
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8 May |
Anniversary of the Election of Pope Leo XIV |
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Ascension Sunday |
9 May |
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9-16 May |
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
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Pentecost Sunday |
16 May |
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Trinity Sunday |
23 May |
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Corpus Christi |
30 May |
The Holy Body and Blood of Christ |
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27 Jun |
Peter’s Pence Collection |
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Sts Peter and Paul, Apostles |
29 Jun |
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2nd Sunday in July |
11 Jul |
World Day of Prayer for Seafarers |
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4th Sunday in July |
25 July |
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly |
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8 Aug |
World Youth Day, Seoul, South Korea |
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Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary |
15 Aug |
Patronal Feast of Aotearoa New Zealand |
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1 Sep |
Day of Prayer for Care of Creation |
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5-11 Sep |
Social Justice Week |
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26 Sep |
Day of Prayer for Refugees & Migrants |
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1st Sunday in October |
3 Oct |
Day of Celebration for Venerable Suzanne Aubert |
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2nd Sunday in October |
10 Oct |
Day of Prayer to Support Life |
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24 Oct |
World Mission Sunday – Collection |
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All Saints’ Day |
1 Nov |
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All Souls’ Day |
2 Nov |
Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed |
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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time |
14 Nov |
World Day of the Poor – Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand Mass |
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Jesus Christ, King of the Universe |
21 Nov |
World Youth Day |
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1st Sunday of Advent |
28 Nov |
Sundays Year C; Weekdays Year II |
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The Nativity of the Lord |
25 Dec |
Christmas Day |
Note: When a Day of Prayer (listed in the right-hand column) falls on a Sunday or coincides with a Feast Day, it may be sufficient to offer a simple remembrance in the introduction to the Mass or a brief mention in the homily or in the Prayer of the Faithful. “Local” days are indicated in italics.
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NZ Catholic Bishops Conference meeting dates |
23-24 Feb |
NZCBC (Auckland) |
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9-13 May |
NZCBC (Christchurch) | |
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17-18 Aug |
NZCBC (Wellington) |
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8-12 Nov |
NZCBC (Wellington) |