List of Anglican Church calendars
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The Church of England
uses a liturgical year that is in most respects identical to that of the Roman Catholic Church
. While this is less true of the calendars contained within the Book of Common Prayer
and the Alternative Service Book
(1980), it is particularly true since the Anglican Church adopted its new pattern of services and liturgies contained within Common Worship
, in 2000. Certainly, the broad division of the year into the Christmas and Easter seasons, interspersed with periods of Ordinary Time, is identical, and the majority of the Festivals and Commemorations are also celebrated, with some exceptions.
In some Anglican traditions (including the Church of England) the Christmas season is followed by an Epiphany season, which begins on the Eve of the Epiphany (on 6 January or the nearest Sunday) and ends on the Feast of the Presentation
(on 2 February or the nearest Sunday). Ordinary Time then begins after this period.
The Book of Common Prayer
contains within it the traditional Western Eucharistic lectionary which traces its roots to the Comes of St Jerome in the 5th century. Its similarity to the ancient lectionary is particularly obvious during Trinity season (Sundays after the Sunday after Pentecost), reflecting that understanding of sanctification.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
uses a liturgical year that is in most respects identical to that of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. While this is less true of the calendars contained within the Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
and the Alternative Service Book
Alternative Service Book
The Alternative Service Book 1980 was the first complete prayer book produced by the Church of England since 1662. Its name derives from the fact that it was proposed not as a replacement for the Book of Common Prayer but merely as an alternative to it...
(1980), it is particularly true since the Anglican Church adopted its new pattern of services and liturgies contained within Common Worship
Common Worship
Common Worship is the name given to the series of services authorised by the General Synod of the Church of England and launched on the first Sunday of Advent in 2000. It represents the most recent stage of development of the Liturgical Movement within the Church and is the successor to the...
, in 2000. Certainly, the broad division of the year into the Christmas and Easter seasons, interspersed with periods of Ordinary Time, is identical, and the majority of the Festivals and Commemorations are also celebrated, with some exceptions.
In some Anglican traditions (including the Church of England) the Christmas season is followed by an Epiphany season, which begins on the Eve of the Epiphany (on 6 January or the nearest Sunday) and ends on the Feast of the Presentation
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, which falls on 2 February, celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and some Eastern Catholic Churches, it is one of the twelve Great Feasts, and is sometimes called Hypapante...
(on 2 February or the nearest Sunday). Ordinary Time then begins after this period.
The Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
contains within it the traditional Western Eucharistic lectionary which traces its roots to the Comes of St Jerome in the 5th century. Its similarity to the ancient lectionary is particularly obvious during Trinity season (Sundays after the Sunday after Pentecost), reflecting that understanding of sanctification.
Calendars of saints' days in churches throughout the Anglican communion
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Australia)Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Australia)The calendar of the Anglican Church of Australia follows Anglican tradition with the addition of significant people and events in the church in Australia....
- Calendar of saints (Church of Bangladesh)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Burundi)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)Prior to the revision of the Anglican Church of Canada's Book of Common Prayer in 1962, the national church followed the liturgical calendar of the 1918 Canadian Book of Common Prayer...
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Central Africa)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church in the Central Region of America)
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of the Congo)
- Calendar of saints (Church of England)Calendar of saints (Church of England)The Church of England commemorates many of the same saints as those in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints, mostly on the same days, but also commemorates various notable Christians who have not been canonised by Rome, with a particular though not exclusive emphasis on those of English origin...
- Calendar of saints (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui)Calendar of saints (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui)This article comprises the Calendar of saints of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church , the Anglican Church in Hong Kong and Macau.-January:*2 Basil and Gregory. 379 and 389.*6 Epiphany....
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean)
- Calendar of saints (Church of Ireland)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Communion in Japan)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Kenya)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Korea)Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Korea)-January:*2 Basil and Gregory. 379 and 389.*6 Epiphany.*13 George Fox. 1691.*20 Richard Rolle. 1349.*21 Agnes. 304.*24 Francis de Sales. 1622.*26 Timothy and Titus.*28 Thomas Aquinas. 1274.-February:*3 Ansgar. 865.*6 Martyrs of Japan. 1597....
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Melanesia)The calendar of saints and commemorations in the Church of the Province of Melanesia is a continually developing list. Both old and new, universal and local saints and worthies are celebrated....
) - Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Mexico)
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Myanma)
- Calendar of saints (Church of Nigeria)
- Calendar of saints (Church of North India)
- Calendar of saints (Church of Pakistan)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the Philippines)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church of Rwanda)
- Calendar of saints (Scottish Episcopal Church)Calendar of saints (Scottish Episcopal Church)In the Calendar of the Scottish Episcopal Church, each Holy and Saint’s Day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. It is intended that feasts in categories 1 - 4 should be kept by the whole Church. Days in categories 5 and 6 may be kept according to diocesan or local...
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of South East Asia)
- Calendar of saints (Church of South India)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)The Calendar of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa is published in An Anglican Prayer Book 1989.The Preface to the calendar in the Prayer Book describes its purpose: The Church's Year both commemorates and proclaims how God came down from heaven to earth in Jesus Christ, who still lives among...
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of the Americas)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church of the Sudan)
- Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Tanzania)
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Uganda)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term "saint" is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Those in the Anglo-Catholic tradition may...
- Calendar of saints (Church in Wales)
- Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of West Africa)
- Calendar of saints (Church in the Province of the West Indies)
- Calendar of saints (Church of Ceylon)
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church of Cuba)
- Calendar of saints (Bermuda)
- Calendar of saints (Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church)
- Calendar of saints (Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church)
- Calendar of saints (Falkland Islands)