Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
The Vatican’s 2026 calendar and papal homily identify Sunday, 11 January 2026 as the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
Date and recurrence
11 January in the 2026 Vatican calendar; movable liturgical date
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Catholic Church / liturgical feast. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Baptism of the Lord
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Feast of the Baptism of the Lord?
11 January in the 2026 Vatican calendar; movable liturgical date The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 11 January in the 2026 Vatican calendar; movable liturgical date.
Does Feast of the Baptism of the Lord fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Feast of the Baptism of the Lord an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic Church / liturgical feast. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Feast of the Baptism of the Lord?
The stored designation basis is: The Vatican’s 2026 calendar and papal homily identify Sunday, 11 January 2026 as the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.. Supporting provenance includes Vatican — Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, 11 January 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Feast of the Baptism of the Lord international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic Church / liturgical feast. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.