Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
The USCCB 2026 liturgical calendar lists 3 December as the Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest.
Date and recurrence
3 December 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Catholic Church / 2026 U.S. Roman liturgical calendar. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
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
- USCCB — 2026 Liturgical CalendarOfficial Catholic Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Saint Francis Xavier, Priest?
3 December 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 3 December 2026.
Does Saint Francis Xavier, Priest fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Saint Francis Xavier, Priest an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic Church / 2026 U.S. Roman liturgical calendar. 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 Saint Francis Xavier, Priest?
The stored designation basis is: The USCCB 2026 liturgical calendar lists 3 December as the Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest.. Supporting provenance includes USCCB — 2026 Liturgical Calendar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Saint Francis Xavier, Priest international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic Church / 2026 U.S. Roman liturgical calendar. 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 2026-09-09.
Other observances on December 3
These records also resolve to December 3, 2026 under the current authority data.
Día de Navarra
Foral Law 18/1985, published in the Spanish Official State Gazette
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
A/RES/47/3
National Green Bean Casserole Day
National Today and AnydayGuide independently place National Green Bean Casserole Day on December 3.
National Make a Gift Day
National Today uses National Make a Gift Day and Days Of The Year uses Make A Gift Day; both place the observance on December 3 each year.