November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Highlights of the Month

During November, as in all of Ordinary Time (Time After Pentecost), the Liturgy signifies and expresses the regenerated life from the coming of the Holy Spirit, which is to be spent on the model of Christ's Life and under the direction of His Spirit. As we come to the end of the Church year we are asked to consider the end times, our own as well as the world's. The culmination of the liturgical year is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. "This feast asserts the supreme authority of Christ over human beings and their institutions.... Beyond it we see Advent dawning with its perspective of the Lord's coming in glory."— The Liturgy and Time, A.G. Mortimort

The month of November is very full of Memorials, feasts and solemnities. The main feast days are the:

• Solemnity of All Saints (November 1),

• The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) (November 2),

• The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (November 9), and

• The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (November 24 (but celebrated in USA on Sunday 23)).

The other saint days are:

St. Martin de Porres (November 3),
St. Charles Borromeo, (November 4),
St. Leo the Great (November 10),
St. Martin of Tours, (November 11),
St. Josaphat (November 12),
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (November 13)
Sts. Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude (November 16),
St. Elizabeth of Hungary (November 17),
Presentation of Mary (November 21),
Sts. Clement I and St. Columban (November 23)
St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (November 24)
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25) and
St. Andrew (November 30).

Focus of the Liturgy

The Gospels for the Sundays in November 2026 except the last, are from St. Matthew, Cycle A, and the Weekdays follow Year II. November 29th marks the new liturgical year and is the First Sunday of Advent. The Gospels return to Cycle B, following St. Mark's Gospel and the Weekdays follow Year I.

THE HOLY FATHER’S INTENTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2026
For the proper use of wealth:
Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service the common good and solidarity of those who have less.
USCCB Pope’s Monthly Intentions