The Catholic Week and Month

Week

Fridays are penitential days and Catholics are to keep in mind Christ's suffering and to sacrifice something for the sake of penance and discipline. Catholics fulfill this duty by abstaining from meat and making other penances.

Saturdays are, traditionally, the days Catholics go to Confession in preparation for receiving the Eucharist on Sundays, but of course you can go to Confession on any day..

Sundays are, of course, the day for renewing Christ's once and for all Sacrifice during the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass. Because Christ rose from His tomb on Sunday, Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sundays, or "the Lord's Day." On this day we fulfill God's Third Commandment, to "remember the Sabbath day [which means "rest", not "Saturday"], to keep it holy." We refrain from unnecessary servile work and fulfill our "Sunday Obligation" to attend Mass.

Day of the Week	Western (Roman) Catholics Dedicated to:
Sunday	Resurrection & the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Monday	The Holy Ghost & the  Holy Souls in Purgatory
Tuesday	The Holy Face & The Holy Angels 1
Wednesday	St. Joseph 2
Thursday	The Blessed Sacrament 3
Friday	Christ's Passion and His Sacred Heart 4
Saturday	The Blessed Virgin and her Immaculate Heart. 5

Day of the Week	Byzantine Catholics are Dedicated to:
Sunday	Resurrection & the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Monday	The Holy Angels
Tuesday	The Forerunner, St. John the Baptist
Wednesday	The All Holy Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary)
Thursday	Apostles Peter and Paul & St. Nicholas of Myra
Friday	The Holy Cross
Saturday	All Saints

Day of the Week	Maronite Catholics are Dedicated to:
Sunday	Resurrection & the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Monday	The Holy Angels
Tuesday	I. Prophets, the Just, Confessors / II. Bishops, Priests, Doctors and Monks
Wednesday	The Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Thursday	Apostles and Four Evangelists
Friday	Martyrs
Saturday	Holy Souls in Purgatory

Month

Month		Dedicated to:
January		The Holy Name and The Holy Family & Childhood of Jesus
February		Sacred Passion of Jesus
March		St. Joseph
April		The Holy Ghost & The Blessed Sacrament
May		The Blessed Virgin Mary
June		Sacred Heart of Jesus
July		The Precious Blood
August		Immaculate Heart of Mary
September		Seven Dolours (Sorrows) of Mary
October		The Holy Rosary (and, less formally, the Holy Angels)
November		Poor Souls in Purgatory
December		The Immaculate Conception