December 17
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to December 17, but the saints below keep their feast on this date.
Saint profile for December 17
December 17 in 2026, 2027 and 2028
A Sunday, a season or a greater feast can take the place of a memorial, so what is celebrated on this date changes from year to year.
Thursday, December 17, 2026
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
WeekdayViolet
One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 17, 2026Friday, December 17, 2027
Friday of the Third Week of Advent
WeekdayViolet
One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 17, 2027Sunday, December 17, 2028
Third Sunday of Advent
SundayRose
Gaudete Sunday. Rose vestments may be worn in place of violet.
Readings for December 17, 2028
Celebrations are from the General Roman Calendar and the proper calendar for the dioceses of the United States, computed as described on the liturgical calendar. Your diocese or religious community may keep its own proper celebrations on this date. Saint profiles are listed under every date their own feast-day line gives.
