New and Traditional Calendar Listed Side by Side

The M+G+R Foundation

Judeo Christian Liturgical Calendar

New and Traditional Listed Side by Side

Theo-logic behind the New Liturgical Calendar

2021

New Calendar:

Inspired in the calendar Jesus used and His Manifestation in Time. Proposed and recommended as the New Judeo Christian Liturgical Calendar. (*)

Traditional Calendar:

Dates according to (a) Christian Catholic traditions or (b) modern Jewish traditions. Where it is not specified otherwise, "Traditional" refers to Traditional Roman Catholic. (**)

JANUARY

Celebration	New	Traditional
Epiphany	Jan 6	Jan 6 (General) or Jan 3 (USA)

FEBRUARY

Celebration	New	Traditional
The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Feb 2	Feb 2
The Baptism of the Lord	Feb 23	Jan 10
Ash Wednesday	Feb 24	Feb 17

Period of LENT

Celebration	New	Traditional
Lent	Feb 24 to Sundown on Apr 10 (Holy Saturday)	Feb 17 to Apr 1 (Holy Thursday) or Apr 3 (Holy Saturday)

MARCH

Celebration	New	Traditional
Spring Equinox [Reference point - not a feast]	Mar 20 at 11:37AM (Jerusalem Time)	Mar 20 at 11:37AM (Jerusalem Time)
Annunciation	Mar 25	Mar 25
The Beginning of the Essene Year [Reference point - not a feast]	Sundown on Mar 23	-
First day of the Essene Year - Rosh Hashanah	Sundown on Mar 23 to Sundown on Mar 24	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Sep 6 to Sundown Sep 8

APRIL

Celebration	New	Traditional
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth	Apr 1	May 31
Palm Sunday	Apr 4	(a) Roman Catholic: Mar 28 (b) Catholic Orthodox: Apr 25
The 14th day of the Essene year [Reference point - not a feast]	Sundown Apr 5 to Sundown Apr 6	-
Passover Meal (Jesus' Last Passover)	Sundown Apr 6 (Tuesday)	(a) Catholic: Evening on Holy Thursday (b) Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Mar 27
Holy Thursday	Apr 8	(a) Roman Catholic: Apr 1 (b) Catholic Orthodox: Apr 29
Holy Friday	Apr 9 (Special Time at 3PM)	(a) Roman Catholic: Apr 2 (b) Catholic Orthodox: Apr 30
Holy Saturday	Apr 10	(a) Roman Catholic: Apr 3 (b) Catholic Orthodox: May 1
Easter Sunday (Resurrection Sunday)	Apr 11	(a) Roman Catholic: Apr 4 (b) Catholic Orthodox: May 2
Divine Mercy Sunday	Apr 18	Apr 11
8th Day after Sukkot	Divine Mercy Sunday (Apr 18)	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Sep 27 to Sundown Sep 28

APRIL - Multi-day Feasts

Celebration	New	Traditional
Period of the Unleavened Bread	Sundown Apr 6 to Sundown Apr 10	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Mar 27 to Sundown Apr 3
Yom Kippur (atonement and repentance)	Sundown Apr 6 to Apr 9 at 3PM	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Sep 15 to Sundown Sep 16
Sukkot (freedom from slavery)	Sundown Apr 10 to Sundown Apr 17	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Sep 20 to Sundown Sep 27

MAY

Celebration	New	Traditional
The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ	May 20	May 13 (Thursday) or May 16 (Sunday)
Christ the King	May 23	Nov 21
Pentecost Sunday	May 30	May 23
Shavuot	Pentecost Sunday (May 30)	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown May 16 to Sundown May 18

JUNE

Celebration	New	Traditional
Holy Trinity Sunday	Jun 6	May 30
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (Corpus Christi)	Jun 13	Jun 3 (Thursday) or Jun 6 (Sunday)
Sacred Heart of Jesus	Jun 18	Jun 11
Immaculate Heart of Mary	Jun 19	Jun 12

JULY

Celebration	New	Traditional
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Jul 16	Jul 16

AUGUST

Celebration	New	Traditional
Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Aug 6	Aug 6
Assumption of Mary into Heaven	Aug 15	Aug 15

SEPTEMBER

Celebration	New	Traditional
Exaltation of the Cross	Sep 14	Sep 14

OCTOBER

Celebration	New	Traditional
Anniversary of the Miracle at Fatima	Oct 13	Not celebrated as a Feast

NOVEMBER

Celebration	New	Traditional
First Sunday of Advent [Reference point - not a feast]	Nov 28	Nov 28

DECEMBER

Celebration	New	Traditional
Immaculate Conception of Mary	Dec 8	Dec 8
Christmas Day	Dec 25	Roman Catholic: Christmas: Dec 25 Some Orthodox Catholics: Jan 7
Chanukah	Octave of Christmas (Dec 25 to Jan 1)	Jewish Orthodox: Sundown Nov 28 to Sundown Dec 6

NOTES

(*) New Judeo Christian Liturgical Calendar inspired in the Calendar Jesus used and His Manifestation in Time:

[1] How are the dates determined

[2] Definition of Key Jewish Holy Days and why some are being incorporated into Christian Liturgical Celebrations by miguel de Portugal

[3] Theo-logic behind the New Liturgical Calendar

(**) Main sources consulted for Traditional Calendar:

- Calendar by USCCB and Spanish Liturgical Calendar, for the traditional Roman-Catholic dates

- calendardate.com for the traditional Jewish dates

- For details on the calculation of the Traditional calendar dates, see the side notes in the companion document.