Romcal Features

Introduction

Romcal is a software package to generate the General Roman Calendar for any given Gregorian calendar year in various output formats. The program uses the revised liturgical calendar for the Western Church as approved by Paul VI in Mysterii Paschalis dated 14 February 1969, and implemented in the United States in 1972, although any year may be given to the program. The data files that support the program have been updated to include celebrations added to the calendar through 1995. While the liturgical year begins with the First Sunday of Advent, this program computes based on a calendar year.

The program is written in the C Programming Language and is designed and packaged for UNIX based operating systems.

Data files are provided for ease of modification to the PostScript^®, HTML, and RTF output and the fixed celebrations of the year.

Please note that this program was developed as a mental exercise. No fee is charged for it, no warranty is given, and use is restricted to non-commercial applications. The author's employer has no association with this program. Please read the license and disclaimer.

Features

All source code included
Free!
Plain text output
"List" format option for ease of import and parsing
PostScript^® (including color) ouput option
HTML output option
RTF output option
iCalendar output option
Uses revised liturgical calendar of the Western Church
Valid for any year of the Gregorian Calendar
Easily updated for new fixed date celebrations (feasts, memorials, and optional memorials)
Easily updated HTML, RTF, and PostScript® prologues
Modular separation of calendar computation from output form
Stand-alone executable
Option for Epiphany on January 6
Option for Ascension on Sunday
Option for Corpus Christi on Thursday
Option to turn off Optional Memorials and Commemorations
Option for "today only" output
Option for a specific date output
Option for web page output.