<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" verticalAlign="middle" backgroundColor="white" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            private function doLabel(item:Date):String {
                return dateFormatter.format(item);
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:DateFormatter id="dateFormatter" formatString="MMM D, YYYY"/>

    <mx:DateField todayColor="red" labelFunction="doLabel" firstDayOfWeek="{Days.MONDAY}" />

</mx:Application>