December 18
No celebration in the General Roman Calendar is fixed to December 18. What the day is in each year is shown below.
December 18 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.
Friday, December 18, 2026
Friday of the Third Week of Advent
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One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 18, 2026Saturday, December 18, 2027
Saturday of the Third Week of Advent
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One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 18, 2027Monday, December 18, 2028
Monday of the Third Week of Advent
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One of the days of the O Antiphons, the final week of preparation before the Nativity.
Readings for December 18, 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.
