Calendar of the Order
The year of the Order follows the year of the Church. These are the days its members keep together, wherever they are in the world. Members of the Orthodox tradition keep the moveable feasts according to the calendar of their own Church.
Feasts of the Order
| Feast | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Thursday, the Lord’s Supper | 2 April (Orthodox: 9 April) | 25 March (Orthodox: 29 April) |
| Corpus Christi | 4 June | 27 May |
| The Most Precious Blood (traditional) | 1 July | 1 July |
| Saint Sixtus II, Pope and martyr | 7 August | 7 August |
| Saint Lawrence, Patron of the Order | 10 August | 10 August |
| The Holy Chalice, Feast of the Order | 29 October | 28 October |
| Saint Galgano | 3 December | 3 December |
The annual pilgrimage along the Camino del Santo Grial is held once a year. Its dates and itinerary are communicated to members by the Office of the Pilgrimage.
The meaning of the feasts
Holy Thursday and the Feast of the Order
On Holy Thursday the Church commemorates the Last Supper. In Valencia the Holy Chalice is carried from its chapel to the high altar for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The Feast of the Holy Chalice, on the last Thursday of October, is the Feast of the Order.
Saint Sixtus and Saint Lawrence
The two martyrs of August recall the origin of the tradition of the Holy Chalice in Rome and its journey to Aragon. On 10 August members unite in the Prayer of the Order.
Corpus Christi, Precious Blood, Saint Galgano
The feasts of the Body and Blood of Christ recall the motto of the Order. Saint Galgano, in December, recalls the conversion of the knight who turned his sword into a cross.
