The Calendar of the Church Year explained

The Calendar of the Church Year is the liturgical calendar found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer^[1] and in Lesser Feasts and Fasts,^[2] with additions made at recent General Conventions.

The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church (United States) is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important and influential people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term saint is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Episcopalians believe in the communion of saints in prayer^{[3] [4] [5]} and as such the Episcopal liturgical calendar accommodates feasts for saints.^[6]

Significance

The Calendar of the Church Year, as found in the authorized editions of the Book of Common Prayer and Lesser Feasts and Fasts, is the official calendar of The Episcopal Church.

There is no single calendar for the various churches which are part of the Anglican Communion; each makes its own calendar suitable for its local situation. Calendars in different provinces of the Anglican Communion will focus on figures more important to their own provinces. As a result, The Calendar of the Church Year contains a number of figures important in the history of the church in the United States, as well as figures of regional or global significance.

Different provinces often borrow important figures from each other's calendars, as the international importance of those figures become more prominent in their own provinces. In this way the calendar of the Episcopal Church in the United States has importance beyond just the immediate purpose of supporting the liturgy of the American church.

Because of its relation to the Episcopal Church of the United States, the Episcopal Church in the Philippines follows The Calendar of the Church Year rather closely.

The Calendar of the Church Year is one of the key sources of the calendar for the international daily office Oremus.^[7]

Sources

The Calendar of the Church Year is found in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer,^[8] in which it was simply called "The Calendar", and in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, in which it bears its present name of "The Calendar of the Church Year". At present, the 1979 prayer book--and, by extension, its liturgical calendar--is the only one which is authorized for use. In some jurisdictions, the 1928 prayer book may be used with permission, along with the liturgical calendar of the 1979 prayer book.

Since 1964, the Episcopal Church has published additional books which expand the liturgical calendar. Most of these have borne the title Lesser Feasts and Fasts, although some have borne other titles. These books include:

• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 1964^[9]
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 1973
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 1980
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 1988
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 1994
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 1997
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2000
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2003
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2006
• Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints, 2010^[10]
• A Great Cloud of Witnesses, 2015^[11]
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2018^[12]
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2022^[13]

The additions to the liturgical calendar, as published in these books, do not remain fixed from edition to edition. New observances are introduced for "trial use" in a newly published edition, then may be kept or removed in subsequent editions. Those which have remained in use for two consecutive editions, and which are to be kept thereafter, become permanent additions to the liturgical calendar, and are always included in subsequent editions.

The 2018 edition of the Lesser Feasts and Fasts was formally authorized for use at the 2022 General Convention. The 2006 edition of the Lesser Feasts and Fasts, which remains in popular use in traditional congregations, remains authorized for use as well. "The Calendar of the Church Year" as found in the authorized editions of the Book of Common Prayer and the Lesser Feasts and Fasts are the only authorized liturgical calendars for the Episcopal Church.^[14]

History

Early calendars

When the Episcopal Church separated from the Church of England, it created a new version of the Book of Common Prayer.^[15] It listed only 25 holy days assigned to a specific date, nearly all of them honoring New Testament persons or events. This was similar to the 16th century prayer books and in contrast to England's prayer book in use at the time of the American Revolution. That prayer book had 93 holy dates, including the feast of Charles I, martyr, and the feast of the Restoration of Charles II. It added a feast to honor Civil and Religious Liberty on July 4.^[16]

The calendar changed little in the 1892 revision of the Book of Common Prayer.^[17]

In the early 20th century, the Episcopal Church planned a revision to the book. The Commission of the Book of Common Prayer made official reports in 1916,^[18] 1919,^[19] and 1922^[20] recommending the addition of 45 to 54 holy days. None of those were accepted, and the 1928 prayer book included none of the recommendations.^[21]

20th-century revisions

Starting in 1950, the Standing Liturgical Commission released sixteen Prayer Book Studies during the process of creating what eventually became the Book of Common Prayer (1979).^[22] Two of those studies proposed new sanctoral calendars for the church.

Prayer Book Study IX was published in 1957. It proposed more than 80 new feasts to the calendar, including new major feasts for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Saint Mary Magdalene and Holy Cross Day.

Prayer Book Study XVI was published in 1964 as Lesser Feasts and Fasts.^[23] It was the first publication to bear that name, and also marked the first time feasts were approved for "trial use." It included more than 25 feasts that were not part of the 1957 publication. A second edition of Lesser Feasts and Fasts was published in 1973, added more than a dozen additional feasts. It was also authorized for trial use.

The first Lesser Feasts and Fasts calendar given final approval was the 1980 edition. Its calendar was published in the Book of Common Prayer's list of optional observances.

Lesser Feasts and Fasts was revised every three years when the General Convention met. Delegates to the convention submitted names to the calendar in the form of resolutions. The convention then voted to either reject a proposed feast, refer it to the Standing Commission on Liturgy to consider, add it to the calendar on a trial basis, or give it final approval. For example, the General Convention asked the committee to consider a feast for Hildegard of Bingen in 1991.^[24] It approved her feast on a trial basis in 1994^[25] and gave it final approval in 1997.^[26]

21st-century revisions

In 2003, the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music began extensive work on calendar revision. It was charged with increasing the cultural diversity of the church's calendar. At the time, women made up about 7% of commemorations and most dates honored white male clergy.^[27]

In 2009, the General Convention authorized a new calendar for trial use, called Holy Women, Holy Men.^[28] The book had more than 100 additional commemorations to honor a variety of historical persons such as poet Christina Rossetti, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, and the Dorchester Chaplains.^[29] It increased the percentage of women represented by only 9 percentage points and was less racially diverse than past calendars.

Holy Women, Holy Men was approved with additions for three years of trial use again in 2012,^[30] with additions. It was never given final approval.^[31]

In 2015, the commission submitted a new volume, A Great Cloud of Witnesses.^[32] It was envisioned as a replacement for Holy Women, Holy Men, and was introduced after study and collection opinion from Episcopalians online.^[33] The text of A Great Cloud of Witnesses stated that it was not intended to be a calendar of saints, but "an extended family history." The 2015 General Convention voted to make it available, but did not authorize it for trial use.^[34]

In 2018, the commission released a report saying the calendar had been thrown into a "situation of great confusion."^[35] It proposed a new calendar that updated Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2006, the last publication that had met with final authorization. It increased the percentages of women and laypersons to roughly 50%. The 2018 General Convention approved Lesser Feasts and Fasts for trial use.^[36]

The 2022, General Convention gave final authorization to the more than 90 feasts days that had been added as part of the Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 trial use calendar.^[37] This represented the largest number of additions to the calendar at a single general convention since 1979.

In 2024, General Convention finalized the removal of William Porcher DuBose from the calendar. It also finalized three feasts that had been under trial use since 2022.^[38]

Fixed dates

Ranking of observances

The Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer identifies four categories of feasts: Principal Feasts, other Feasts of our Lord (including Sundays), other Major Feasts, and minor feasts. Two major fast days are also listed (Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In addition to these categories, further distinctions are made between feasts, to determine the precedence of feasts used when more than one feast falls on the same day. In addition, Lesser Feasts and Fasts gives further rules for the relative ranking of feasts and fasts. These rules of precedence all establish a ranking, from most to least important, as follows:^[39]

• Principal Feasts
• The Feasts of the Holy Name, the Presentation, and Transfiguration
• Sundays through the year
• Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
• Feasts of our Lord
• Other Major Feasts
• Weekdays of Lent
• Minor feasts

Days of fasting and prayer

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are appointed as major fast days with special services. "Days of special observance" or lesser fast days include all the weekdays of Lent and every Friday in the year, with the exception that fasting is never observed during the Easter or Christmas seasons, or on Feasts of our Lord. The Episcopal Church does not prescribe the specific manner of observance of these days.

Other days for prayer and optional fasting include rogation days, traditionally observed on April 25 and the three weekdays before Ascension Day, as well as the sets of Ember days four times each year.

Baptismal feasts

The Great Vigil of Easter, Pentecost, All Saints' Day, and The Baptism of our Lord, are appointed as baptismal feasts. It is preferred that baptism be reserved for those occasions.

Calendar

Principal Feasts are in BOLD, ALL CAPS. Feasts of our Lord are in bold italics. Other Major Feasts and Fasts are in bold. Appropriate Collects and Prayers for use in celebrating the commemorations are in brackets.^{[40] [41]}

Movable days

The following observances occur on different dates depending on the date of Easter.

• Ash Wednesday
• Good Friday
• EASTER DAY
• ASCENSION DAY
• DAY OF PENTECOST
• The First Book of Common Prayer, 1549, observed on a weekday following Pentecost
• TRINITY SUNDAY

Thanksgiving Day is a feast on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States which may be celebrated on another day elsewhere. In addition, every Sunday in the year is observed as a "feast of our Lord".

January

• 1 The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• 4 Elizabeth Ann Seton, Monastic and Educator, 1821
• 5 Sarah, Theodora, and Syncletica of Egypt, Desert Mothers, 4th–5th century
• 6 THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
• 8 Harriet Bedell, Deaconess and Missionary, 1969
• 9 Julia Chester Emery, Missionary, 1922
• 10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
• 12 Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
• 13 Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop, 367
• 16 Richard Meux Benson, Priest, 1915, and Charles Gore, Bishop, 1932
• 17 Antony of Egypt, Monastic, 356
• 18 The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle
• 19 Wulfstan of Worcester, Bishop, 1095
• 20 Fabian, Bishop and Martyr of Rome, 250
• 21 Agnes and Cecilia of Rome, Martyrs, 304 and c.230
• 22 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon and Martyr, 304
• 23 Phillips Brooks, Bishop, 1893
• 24 Florence Li Tim-Oi, Priest, 1944
• 25 The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle
• 26 Timothy, Titus, Companions of Saint Paul
• 27 John Chrysostom, Bishop and Theologian, 407
• 28 Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Friar, 1274
• 31 Marcella of Rome, Monastic and Scholar, 410

February

• 1 Brigid of Kildare, Monastic, 523
• 2 The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
• 3 Anskar, Bishop and Missionary, 865
• 4 Manche Masemola, Martyr, 1928
• 4 Cornelius the Centurion
• 5 Agatha of Sicily, Martyr, c.251
• 5 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597
• 8 Bakhita (Josephine Margaret Bakhita), Monastic and Prophetic Witness, 1947
• 10 Scholastica, Monastic, 543
• 11 Theodora, Empress, c.867
• 13 Absalom Jones, Priest, 1818
• 14 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries, 869, 885
• 15 Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary, 1730
• 17 Janani Luwum, Archbishop and Martyr, 1977
• 18 Martin Luther, Pastor and Church Reformer 1546
• 19 Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, Agatha Lin Zhao, and Lucy Yi Zhenmei, Catechists and Martyrs, 1856, 1858, and 1862
• 20 Frederick Douglass, Prophetic Witness, 1895
• 22 Margaret of Cortona, Monastic, 1297
• 23 Polycarp of Smyrna, Bishop and Martyr of Smyrna, 156
• 24 Saint Matthias the Apostle
• 25 Emily Malbone Morgan, Prophetic Witness, 1937
• 26 Photini, The Samaritan Woman, c.67
• 27 George Herbert, priest, 1633
• 28 Anna Julia Haywood Cooper, Educator, 1964

March

• 1 David of Wales, Bishop, c. 544
• 2 Chad of Lichfield, Bishop, 672
• 3 John and Charles Wesley, Priests, 1791, 1788
• 7 Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs, 203
• 9 Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, c. 394
• 10 Harriet Ross Tubman, Social Reformer, 1913
• 12 Gregory the Great, Bishop and Theologian, 604
• 13 James Theodore Holly, Bishop of Haiti and Dominican Republic, 1911
• 15 Vincent de Paul, Priest, and Louise de Marillac, Monastic, Workers of Charity, 1660
• 17 Patrick of Ireland, Bishop and Missionary, 461
• 18 Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Theologian, 386
• 19 Saint Joseph
• 20 Cuthbert, Bishop, 687
• 21 Thomas Ken, Bishop, 1711
• 22 James De Koven, Priest, 1879
• 23 Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop and Missionary of Armenia, c. 332
• 24 Óscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, 1980, and the Martyrs of El Salvador
• 25 The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 26 Harriet Monsell, Monastic, 1883
• 27 Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of the Philippines, and of Western New York, 1929
• 28 James Solomon Russell, Priest, 1935
• 29 John Keble, Priest, 1866
• 31 John Donne, Priest and Poet, 1631

April

• 1 Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, 1872
• 2 James Lloyd Breck, Priest, 1876
• 3 Richard of Chichester, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
• 3 Mary of Egypt, Hermit and Penitent, c.421
• 4 Martin Luther King Jr., Pastor, Civil Rights Leader, 1968
• 5 Harriet Starr Cannon, Monastic, 1896
• 7 Tikhon, Bishop and Ecumenist, 1925
• 8 William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest, 1877
• 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor and Theologian, 1945
• 10 William Law, Priest, 1761.
• 11 George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand, and of Lichfield, 1878
• 14 Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione, Unmercenary Physicians, c. 100, c.117
• 15 Damien, Priest and Leper, 1889, and Marianne Cope, Monastic, 1918
• 16 Peter William Cassey, Priest, 1917 and Annie Besant Cassey, 1875
• 17 Kateri Tekakwitha, Prophetic Witness, 1680
• 18 Juana Inés de la Cruz, Monastic and Theologian, 1695
• 19 Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Martyr, 1012
• 21 Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109
• 22 Hadewijch of Brabant, Poet and Mystic, 13th century
• 23 Toyohiko Kagawa, Prophetic Witness, 1960
• 25 Saint Mark the Evangelist
• 27 Zita of Tuscany, Worker of Charity, 1271
• 29 Catherine of Siena, Mystic and Prophetic Witness 1380

May

• 1 Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles
• 2 Athanasius of Alexandria, Bishop and Theologian, 373
• 3 Elisabeth Cruciger, Poet and Hymnographer, 1535
• 4 Monica of Hippo, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
• 5 Martyrs of the Reformation Era
• 8 Julian of Norwich, Mystic and Theologian, c. 1417
• 9 Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, 389
• 11 Johann Arndt and Jacob Boehme, Mystics, 1621 and 1624
• 13 Frances Perkins, Social Reformer, 1965
• 15 Pachomius of Tabenissi, Monastic, 348
• 17 Thurgood Marshall, Public Servant, Lawyer and Jurist, 1993
• 19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988
• 20 Alcuin of York, Deacon and Abbot, 804
• 21 Lydia of Thyatira, Coworker of the Apostle Paul
• 22 Helena of Constantinople, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
• 24 Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the United States, 1870
• 25 Bede, Priest and Historian, 735
• 26 Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
• 28 Mechthild of Magdeburg, Mystic, c.1282
• 31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

June

• 1 Justin, Martyr, c. 167
• 2 Blandina and Her Companions, The Martyrs of Lyons, 177
• 3 The Martyrs of Uganda, 1886
• 4 Pope John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), Bishop and Church Reformer, 1963
• 5 Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary to Germany, and Martyr, 754
• 8 Melania the Elder, Monastic, 410
• 9 Columba of Iona, Monastic, 597
• 10 Ephrem of Nisibis, Deacon and Poet, 373
• 11 Saint Barnabas the Apostle
• 12 Enmegahbowh, Priest and Missionary, 1902
• 14 Basil of Caesarea, Bishop and Theologian, 379
• 15 Evelyn Underhill, Theologian and Mystic 1941
• 16 Joseph Butler, Bishop and Theologian, 1752
• 17 Marina the Monk, Monastic, 5th century
• 18 Bernard Mizeki, Martyr, 1896
• 19 Adelaide Teague Case, Educator, 1948
• 22 Alban, Martyr, c. 304
• 24 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
• 26 Isabel Florence Hapgood, Ecumenist, 1929
• 28 Irenaeus of Lyons, Bishop and Theologian, c. 202
• 29 Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles

July

• 1 Pauli Murray, Priest, 1985
• 2 Moses the Black, Monastic and Martyr, c.400
• 4 Independence Day
• 6 Eva Lee Matthews, Monastic, 1928
• 8 Priscilla and Aquila, Coworkers of the Apostle Paul
• 11 Benedict of Nursia, Monastic, 543
• 14 Argula von Grumbach, Scholar and Church Reformer, c.1554
• 17 William White, Bishop, 1836
• 19 Macrina of Caesarea, Monastic and Teacher, 379.
• 20 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman, Social Reformers
• 21 Maria Skobtsoba, Monastic and Martyr, 1945
• 22 Saint Mary Magdalene
• 23 John Cassian, Monastic and Theologian, 435
• 24 Thomas a Kempis, Priest, 1471
• 25 Saint James the Apostle
• 26 The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary (traditionally identified as Anne and Joachim)
• 27 William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909
• 28 Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer, 1750
• 29 Mary and Martha of Bethany
• 29 First Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in The Episcopal Church, 1974
• 30 William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, 1833
• 31 Ignatius of Loyola, Priest and Spiritual Writer, 1556

August

• 1 Joseph of Arimathaea
• 3 Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-bearing Women
• 6 The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• 7 John Mason Neale, Priest and Hymnographer, 1866.
• 8 Dominic, Priest and Friar, 1221
• 9 Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Philosopher, Monastic, and Martyr, 1942
• 10 Laurence of Rome, Deacon, and Martyr, 258
• 11 Clare of Assisi, Monastic, 1253
• 12 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910
• 13 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop and Theologian, 1667
• 14 Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Martyr, 1965
• 15 Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• 20 Bernard of Clairvaux, Monastic and Theologian, 1153
• 24 Saint Bartholomew the Apostle
• 25 Louis, King of France, 1270
• 26 Thomas Gallaudet and Henry Winter Syle, Priests, 1902 and 1890
• 28 Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Theologian, 430
• 29 The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
• 30 Margaret Ward, Margaret Clitherow, and Anne Line, Martyrs, 1588, 1586, and 1601
• 31 Aidan, Bishop, 651

September

• 1 David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon, 1931
• 2 The Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942
• 3 Phoebe, Deacon
• 4 Paul Jones, Bishop, 1941
• 5 Katharina Zell, Church Reformer and Writer, 1562
• 6 Hannah More, Religious Writer and Philanthropist, 1833
• 7 Kassiani, Poet and Hymnographer, 865
• 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 9 Constance, Thecla, Ruth, Frances, Charles Parsons, and Louis Schuyler, Martyrs, 1878
• 10 Alexander Crummell, Priest, 1898
• 12 John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York, 1830
• 13 Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr of Carthage, 258
• 14 Holy Cross Day
• 15 Catherine of Genoa, Mystic and Scholar, 1510
• 16 Ninian, Bishop, c. 430
• 17 Hildegard of Bingen, Mystic and Scholar, 1179
• 18 Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 1882
• 19 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690
• 20 John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871
• 21 Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
• 22 Philander Chase, Bishop of Ohio, and of Illinois, 1852
• 23 Thecla of Iconium, Proto-Martyr among Women, c.70
• 24 Anna Ellison Butler Alexander, Deaconess and Teacher, 1947
• 25 Sergius of Radonezh, Monastic, 1392
• 26 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop, 1626
• 27 Euphrosyne/Smaragdus of Alexandria, Monastic, 5th century
• 28 Paula and Eustochium of Rome, Monastics and Scholars, 404 and c.419
• 29 Saint Michael and All Angels
• 30 Jerome, Priest, and Scholar, 420

October

• 1 Remegius, Bishop of Rheims, c. 530
• 1 Therese of Lisieux, Monastic, 1898]
• 3 John Raleigh Mott, Ecumenist and Missionary, 1955
• 4 Francis of Assisi, Friar and Deacon, 1226
• 6 William Tyndale, Priest, 1536
• 7 Birgitta of Sweden, Mystic and Prophetic Witness, 1373
• 9 Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, 1253
• 10 Vida Dutton Scudder, Educator and Witness for Peace, 1954
• 11 Philip, Deacon and Evangelist
• 12 Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915
• 14 Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop of Shanghai, 1905
• 15 Teresa of Ávila, Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1582
• 16 Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops and Martyrs, 1555 and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1556
• 17 Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr, c. 115
• 18 Saint Luke the Evangelist
• 19 Henry Martyn, Priest, and Missionary, 1812.
• 23 Saint James of Jerusalem, Brother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Martyr, c. 62
• 25 Tabitha (Dorcas) of Joppa
• 26 Alfred, King, 899
• 28 Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles
• 29 James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1885
• 30 Maryam of Qidun, Monastic, 4th century

November

• 1 ALL SAINTS
• 2 Commemoration of All Faithful Departed
• 3 Richard Hooker, Priest, 1600
• 6 William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944
• 7 Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary to Frisia, 739
• 8 Ammonius, Hermit, 4th century
• 9 Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton & Margery Kempe, Mystics, 1349, 1396, & c.1440
• 10 Leo of Rome, Bishop of Rome, 461
• 11 Martin of Tours, Bishop, 397
• 12 Charles Simeon, Priest, 1836
• 14 The Consecration of Samuel Seabury, 1784
• 15 Herman of Alaska, Missionary, 1837
• 16 Margaret of Scotland, Queen, 1093
• 17 Hugh of Lincoln, Bishop, 1200
• 18 Hilda of Whitby, Abbess, 680
• 19 Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess, 1231
• 20 Edmund, King, 870
• 21 Mechthilde of Hackeborn and Gertrude the Great, Mystics, 1298 and 1302
• 22 Clive Staples Lewis, Apologist and spiritual writer, 1963
• 23 Clement of Rome, Bishop, c. 100
• 24 Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara of Nicomedia, and Margaret of Antioch, Martyrs c.305
• 25 James Otis Sargent Huntington, Monastic and Priest, 1935
• 28 Kamehameha and Emma, King and Queen, 1864, 1885
• 30 Saint Andrew the Apostle

December

• 1 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, 1637
• 1 Charles de Foucauld, Monastic and Martyr, 1916
• 2 Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in China and Japan, 1910
• 3 Francis Xavier, Priest and Missionary, 1552
• 4 John of Damascus, Priest and Theologian, c. 760
• 5 Clement of Alexandria, Priest and Theologian, c. 210
• 6 Nicholas of Myra, Bishop, c. 342
• 7 Ambrose of Milan, Bishop and Theologian, 397
• 12 Francis de Sales, Bishop, and Jane de Chantal, Vowed Religious, 1622 and 1641
• 13 Lucy of Syracuse Martyr, 304
• 14 John of the Cross, Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1591
• 15 Nino of Georgia, Missionary, c.332
• 17 Dorothy L. Sayers, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1957
• 20 Katharina von Bora, Church Reformer, 1552
• 21 Saint Thomas the Apostle
• 25 THE NATIVITY OF JESUS CHRIST
• 26 Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
• 27 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
• 28 The Holy Innocents
• 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170
• 31 Frances Joseph-Gaudet, Educator and Prison Reformer, 1934

Trial Use

The 2024 General Convention authorized four feasts for trial use.^[42]

• Liliʻuokalani of Hawai'i, Jan. 29
• George of Lydda, May 6
• Élie Neau, Sept. 7
• Adeline Blanchard Tyler and her Companions, Nov. 4

It also gave final authorization to the deletion of William Porcher DuBose from the calendar.^[43]

In addition, it authorized the trial use of new dates for seven feasts:

• Cornelius the Centurion from Feb. 4 to Oct. 20
• The Martyrs of Japan from Feb. 5 to Feb. 6
• Theodora from Feb. 11 to Feb. 12
• Mary of Egypt from April 3 to Mar. 30
• Remigius of Rheims from Oct. 1 to Oct. 2
• Nicholas Ferrar from Dec. 1 to Dec. 8
• Fix the feast of the first Book of Common Prayer to June 13

See also

• Calendar of saints
• Calendar of saints (Church of England)
• General Roman Calendar

External links

• Calendar of the Church Year, according to the Episcopal Church
• Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022

Notes and References

1. ,Book: . 1979 . The Book of Common Prayer . New York . Church Publishing . 15 . 9780898690804.
2. Book: . 2006 . Lesser Feasts and Fasts . New York . Church Publishing . 9 . 9780898695106.
3. Web site: Lesser Feasts and Fasts . Aug 21, 2019.
4. Web site: Thirty-Nine Articles . Aug 21, 2019.
5. Book: Sokol, David F. . The Anglican Prayer Life: Ceum Na Corach', the True Way . 2001 . 978-0-595-19171-0 . 14 . In 1556 Article XXII in part read ... 'The Romish doctrine concerning ... invocation of saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the word of God.' The term 'doctrina Romanensium' or Romish doctrine was substituted for the 'doctrina scholasticorum' of the doctrine of the school authors in 1563 to bring the condemnation up to date subsequent to the Council of Trent. As E. J. Bicknell writes, invocation may mean either of two things: the simple request to a saint for his prayers (intercession), 'ora pro nobis', or a request for some particular benefit. In medieval times the saints had come to be regarded as themselves the authors of blessings. Such a view was condemned but the former was affirmed..
6. A Great Cloud of Witnesses
7. Web site: Oremus Calendar . Aug 21, 2019 . www.oremus.org.
8. ,Book: . 1928 . The Book of Common Prayer . New York . Church Publishing . xxx .
9. Web site: Lesser Feasts and Fasts, The (LFF) . Donald S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum . Church Publishing.
10. ,Book: . 2010 . Holy Women, Holy Men . New York . Church Publishing . 9780898696370.
11. ,Book: . 2015 . A Great Cloud of Witnesses . New York . Church Publishing . 9780898699661.
12. ,Book: . 2018 . Lesser Feasts and Fasts . New York . Church Publishing . 9781640652347.
13. ,Book: . 2022 . Lesser Feasts and Fasts . New York . Church Publishing . 9781640656277.
14. Web site: A013 A Plan for Clarifying the Calendar of The Episcopal Church . 2022-07-17 . www.vbinder.net.
15. Web site: The 1789 U. S. Book of Common Prayer . 2022-07-28 . justus.anglican.org.
16. Web site: 1789 Book of Common Prayer: Front Matter & Lectionary . 2022-07-28 . justus.anglican.org.
17. Book: Church, Episcopal . The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church: According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America : Together with the Psalter Or Psalms of David . 1892 . Convention . en.
18. Book: Episcopal Church. Joint Commission on the Book of Common Prayer . Report of the Joint commission on the Book of common prayer, appointed by the General convention of 1913 . 1916 . Boston, D.B. Updike, The Merrymount press . New York Public Library.
19. Book: Prayer, Episcopal Church Joint Commission on the Book of Common . Second Report of the Joint Commission on the Book of Common Prayer: Appointed by the General Convention of 1913 . 1919 . Macmillan . en.
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