Carmelite Saints Calendar

Liturgy Guidelines 2007: - Sundays Year C; Weekdays Year 1.
(For an explanation of the various categories of celebration please see liturgical notes) 
OCD = Celebration for Discalced Carmelites.
OC = Celebration for Carmelites of the Ancient Observance - O.Carm.

JANUARY

Liturgical Notes

3

Bl. Kuriakos Elias Chavara, priest

OCD:Optional Memorial

8

St Peter Thomas, bishop

OC: Feast
OCD: Optional Memorial

9

St Andrew Corsini, bishop

OC: Feast
OCD: Optional Memorial

27

St Henry de Osso y Cervello, priest

OCD: Optional Memorial

29

Bl. Archangela Girlani, virgin

OC: Optional Memorial

MARCH

-

19

St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 
Patron of the Universal Church, Protector of Our Order.

Solemnity

APRIL

-

1

Bl. Nuno Alvares Pereira, religious

OC: Memorial
OCD:Optional Memorial

17

Bl. Baptist Spagnoli, priest

OC: Memorial
OCD: Optional Memorial

18

Bl. Mary of the Incarnation, religious

Optional Memorial

23

Bl. Teresa Mary of the Cross, virgin

Optional Memorial

MAY

-

5

St Angelus of Sicily, bishop and martyr

OC: Optional Memorial

16

St Simon Stock, religious
Co-Patron of the Anglo-Irish Province

OC & OCD: Optional Memorial 
- Feast in Scotland

22

St Joachina de Vedruna de Mas, religious

Optional Memorial

25

St Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, virgin

OC: Feast
OCD: Memorial

JUNE

-

7
12
12
14

Bl. Anne of St Bartholemew, virgin
Bl. Alphonsus Mary Mazurek, priest/martyr
Bl. Hilarion Janusewski, priest and martyr
St Elisha

OCD: Memorial
OCD: Memorial
OC: Memorial
OC: Feast

JULY

-

9
13
16

Bl. Jane Scopelli, virgin
St Teresa of Jesus de Los Andes, virgin
Our Lady of Mount Carmel -Titular and Patron of the whole Carmelite Order

OC: Optional Memorial
OCD: Memorial
OC: Optional Memorial
Solemnity

17

20

Bls Teresa of St Augustine and Companions, virgins/martyrs.
St Elijah, Prophet and our Father

OC: Optional Memorial
OCD: Memorial
OCD: Feast
OC: Solemnity

23

Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Grace
(Celebrated in Europe on July 19)

OCD: Memorial

24

Bls Maria Pilar, Teresa and Maria Angeles, (virgins/martyrs)

OCD: Optional Memorial

24
24
26

Bl. Maria Mercedes Prat, virgin and martyr
Bl. John Soreth (for O.Carm)
Bls Joachim and Anne, protectors of the Order

OCD: Optional Memorial
OC: Memorial
Memorial

27

Bl. Titus Brandsma, martyr

OC: Memorial
OCD: Optional Memorial

28

Bl. John Soreth, priest

OCD: Optional Memorial

AUGUST

-

7

St Albert of Trapani, priest

OC: Feast
OCD: Memorial

9

16

St Teresa Benedict of the Cross (Edith Stein), martyr and Patron of Europe
Bl Maria Sagrario of St Aloysius

Memorial
Europe - Feast
OCD: Optional Memorial

18

Bls John Baptist, Michael Aloysius and James, priests and martyrs

OCD: Optional Memorial

25

Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified, virgin

OCD: Optional Memorial

26

St Teresa of Avila: the piercing of her heart

OCD: Optional Memorial 
Nuns: Memorial

SEPTEMBER

-

1

St Teresa Margaret Redi of the Sacred Heart, virgin

Memorial

12

Bl. Mary of Jesus, virgin

Memorial

17

St Albert of Jerusalem, bishop and lawgiver of Carmel

Feast

OCTOBER

-

1

St Therese of the Child Jesus, virgin

Feast

15

St Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church

OCD:Solemnity
OC: Feast

NOVEMBER

-

6

Bl. Josepha Naval Girbes, virgin

Optional Memorial

7

Bl. Francis Palau y Quer, priest

Optional Memorial

8

Bl Elizabeth of the Trinity, virgin

OCD: Memorial
OC: Optional Memorial

14

All Carmelite Saints

Feast

15

All Carmelite Souls

Commemoration

19

St Raphael Kalinowski, priest

OCD: Memorial
OC: Optional Memorial

28

Anniversary of the Reform of Our Order - Friars - 1568

  

29

Bl. Denis and Redemptus, martyrs

OCD: Memorial
OC: Optional Memorial

DECEMBER

-

5

Bl. Bartholomew Fanti

OC: Optional Memorial

11

St Maria Maravillas

OCD: Memorial

14

St John of the Cross, priest, Doctor of the Church

OCD: Solemnity
OC: Feast

16

Bl. Mary of the Angels, virgin

Optional Memorial