Editing Solemnity (section)

==Ranking==

The solemnities of [[Christmas|Nativity of the Lord]], the [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]], the [[Feast of the Ascension|Ascension]], and [[Pentecost]] are outranked only by the [[Paschal Triduum]].

Other solemnities inscribed in the [[General Roman Calendar]] give way also to the following celebrations:
:* The Paschal Triduum
:* Sundays of [[Advent]], [[Lent]], and [[Eastertide|Easter]]
:* [[Ash Wednesday]]
:* Weekdays of [[Holy Week]] up to and including Thursday
:* Days within the [[Octave (liturgical)|Octave]] of Easter

[[#Proper solemnities|Solemnities inscribed in particular calendars]] yield not only to these, but also to the [[All Souls' Day|Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed]].<ref name=UN59/>

With the exceptions noted in the table below regarding the solemnities of Saint Joseph and the Annunciation of the Lord, a solemnity that falls on the same day as a celebration of higher rank is transferred to the next day not occupied by a solemnity, a Sunday or a feast.<ref name=UN60>[http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/Info/GNLY.pdf Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar], 60</ref>

Among solemnities inscribed in the General Roman Calendar, those of the Lord have precedence over those of the Blessed Virgin and these latter over solemnities of other saints. Thus if, for instance, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus coincides with that of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist or that of Saints Peter and Paul, it is these that are transferred to the next free day.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

Among solemnities inscribed in particular calendars (proper solemnities) the order of precedence is:

# The solemnity of the principal patron of the place, city or state
# The solemnity of the dedication or anniversary of the dedication of one's own church
# The solemnity of the title of one's own church (the mystery or saint to which it is dedicated)
# The solemnity of either the title or the founder of a [[religious institute]]