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Irish Catholic Liturgical Calendar 2026

Celebrate Ireland's rich Catholic tradition with feast days, solemnities, and commemorations of Irish saints throughout the year

2025 2026

Liturgical Ranks & Colors

Solemnity

Highest rank - Major celebrations

Feast

Important celebrations

Memorial

Remembrance of saints

★ Irish Saint

Special Irish celebrations

Liturgical Colors

White: Joy, purity, glory
Red: Passion, fire of the Holy Spirit, martyrdom
Green: Ordinary Time, hope, growth
Violet/Purple: Penance, preparation
Rose: Joy in the midst of penance

October 2026

No special feast days listed this month

Irish Saints Celebrated in 2026

Ireland's patron saints and martyrs are honored throughout the liturgical year

Saint Patrick

Patron Saint of Ireland, apostle who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isle

Saint Brigid

Abbess of Kildare, one of Ireland's three patron saints alongside Patrick and Columba

Saint Columba

Colmcille - Founder of Iona monastery, missionary to Scotland

Saint Kevin

Founder of Glendalough monastery, hermit and abbot

Saint Ita

Foster-mother of the saints of Ireland, founded convent in Limerick

Saint Oliver Plunkett

Archbishop of Armagh, martyr during Reformation persecutions

The Blessed Irish Martyrs

Irish men and women martyred for their faith

All Saints of Ireland

Collective celebration of all Irish saints known and unknown

Visit the Sacred Sites of Irish Saints

Explore the monasteries, churches, and holy places associated with Ireland's beloved saints

Monastic Sites Browse by County