New and Traditional Calendar Listed Side by Side

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Judeo Christian Liturgical Calendar

New and Traditional Listed Side by Side

Theo-logic behind the New Liturgical Calendar

2020

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 5 (USA)

FEBRUARY

Celebration	New	Traditional
The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Feb 2	Feb 2
The Baptism of the Lord	Feb 25	Jan 12
Ash Wednesday	Feb 26	Feb 26

Period of LENT

Celebration	New	Traditional
Lent	Feb 26 to Sundown on Apr 11 (Holy Saturday)	Feb 26 to Apr 11 (Holy Saturday)

MARCH

Celebration	New	Traditional
Spring Equinox [Reference point - not a feast]	Mar 20 at 5:50AM (Jerusalem Time)	Mar 20 at 5:50AM (Jerusalem Time)
Annunciation	Mar 25	Mar 25
The Beginning of the Essene Year [Reference point - not a feast]	Sundown on Mar 24	-
First day of the Essene Year - Rosh Hashanah	Sundown on Mar 24 to Sundown on Mar 25	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Sep 18 to Sundown Sep 20

APRIL

Celebration	New	Traditional
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth	Apr 1	Omitted on this year (would be May 31st)
Palm Sunday	Apr 5	Apr 5
The 14th day of the Essene year [Reference point - not a feast]	Sundown Apr 6 to Sundown Apr 7	-
Passover Meal (Jesus' Last Passover)	Sundown Apr 7 (Tuesday)	Evening on Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday	Apr 9	Apr 9
Holy Friday	Apr 10 (Special Time at 3PM)	Apr 10
Holy Saturday	Apr 11	Apr 11
Easter Sunday (Resurrection Sunday)	Apr 12	Apr 4
Divine Mercy Sunday	Apr 19	Apr 19
8th Day after Sukkot	Divine Mercy Sunday (Apr 19)	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Oct 9 to Sundown Oct 10

APRIL - Multi-day Feasts

Celebration	New	Traditional
Period of the Unleavened Bread	Sundown Apr 7 to Sundown Apr 11	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Apr 8 to Sundown Apr 15
Yom Kippur (atonement and repentance)	Sundown Apr 7 to Apr 10 at 3PM	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Sep 27 to Sundown Sep 28
Sukkot (freedom from slavery)	Sundown Apr 11 to Sundown Apr 18	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown Oct 2 to Sundown Oct 9

MAY

Celebration	New	Traditional
The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ	May 21	May 21 (Thursday) or May 24 (Sunday)
Christ the King	May 24	Nov 22
Pentecost Sunday	May 31	May 31
Shavuot	Pentecost Sunday (May 31)	Orthodox Jewish: Sundown May 28 to Sundown May 30

JUNE

Celebration	New	Traditional
Holy Trinity Sunday	Jun 7	Jun 7
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (Corpus Christi)	Jun 14	Jun 11 (Thursday) or Jun 14 (Sunday)
Sacred Heart of Jesus	Jun 19	Jun 19
Immaculate Heart of Mary	Jun 20	Jun 20

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 29	Nov 29

DECEMBER

Celebration	New	Traditional
Immaculate Conception of Mary	Dec 8	Dec 8
Christmas Day	Dec 25	Dec 25
Chanukah	Octave of Christmas (Dec 25 to Jan 1)	Jewish Orthodox: Sundown Dec 10 to Sundown Dec 18

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

OBSERVANCE DATES ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

Epiphany. January 6, but in most dioceses and countries, like USA, the celebration is transferred to the Sunday between January 2 and January 8, inclusive, which in 2020 is January 5. (Source)

The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth is traditionally celebrated on May 31st, but this year May 31st is Pentecost Sunday. There is no provision for an alternative date in the official Catholic Liturgical Calendar in USA nor in Spain.

The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ is traditionally celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter, although some dioceses and countries have moved the observance to the following Sunday. (Source)

Shavuot is celebrated in Israel for one day and in the Diaspora (outside of Israel) for two days. Reform Judaism celebrates only one day, even in the Diaspora. (Source)

The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is traditionally celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, although some dioceses and countries, like USA, have moved the observance to the following Sunday. (Source)

Anniversary of the Miracle at Fatima. The Miracle at Fatima happened on Oct 13rd but, despite its importance, the Anniversary is not observed in the official Catholic Liturgical Calendar in USA nor in Spain, as published by their respective Conference of Bishops.

The Immaculate Conception of Mary is traditionally celebrated on December 8th, but in USA it is postponed to December 9th. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Since December 8, 2019, is the Second Sunday of Advent, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is transferred to Monday, December 9, 2019." (Source)