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== Principal Feasts == | == Principal Feasts == | ||
* Christmas Day (December 25) | * [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] (December 25) | ||
* The Circumcision of Christ (January 1) – 1662 only | * [[Circumcision of Christ|The Circumcision of Christ]] (January 1) – 1662 only | ||
* The Epiphany (January 6) | * [[Epiphany|The Epiphany]] (January 6) | ||
* Easter Day (date varies) | * [[Easter|Easter Day]] (date varies) | ||
* Ascension Day (40 days after Easter) | * [[Ascension|Ascension Day]] (40 days after Easter) | ||
* Whitsunday / Pentecost (50 days after Easter) | * [[Whitsunday]] / Pentecost (50 days after Easter) | ||
* Trinity Sunday (Sunday after Pentecost) | * [[Trinity Sunday]] (Sunday after Pentecost) | ||
* All Saints’ Day (November 1) | * [[All Saints’ Day]] (November 1) | ||
== Other Holy Days (1662 BCP) == | == Other Holy Days (1662 BCP) == | ||
* St. Stephen (December 26) | * [[St. Stephen]] (December 26) | ||
* St. John the Evangelist (December 27) | * [[St. John the Evangelist]] (December 27) | ||
* The Holy Innocents (December 28) | * [[Holy Innocents|The Holy Innocents]] (December 28) | ||
* The Conversion of St. Paul (January 25) | * The Conversion of [[St. Paul the Apostle|St. Paul]] (January 25) | ||
* The Purification of St. Mary the Virgin (February 2) | * The Purification of [[Blessed Virgin Mary|St. Mary]] the Virgin (February 2) | ||
* St. Matthias the Apostle (February 24) | * [[St. Matthias the Apostle]] (February 24) | ||
* The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 25) | * The Annunciation of the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]] (March 25) | ||
* St. Mark the Evangelist (April 25) | * [[St. Mark the Evangelist]] (April 25) | ||
* St. Philip and St. James the Apostles (May 1) | * [[St. Philip the Apostle|St. Philip]] and [[St. James the Apostle|St. James]] the Apostles (May 1) | ||
* St. Barnabas the Apostle (June 11) | * [[St. Barnabas the Apostle]] (June 11) | ||
* St. John the Baptist (June 24) | * [[St. John the Baptist]] (June 24) | ||
* St. Peter the Apostle (June 29) | * [[St. Peter the Apostle]] (June 29) | ||
* St. James the Apostle (July 25) | * [[St. James the Apostle]] (July 25) | ||
* St. Bartholomew the Apostle (August 24) | * [[St. Bartholomew the Apostle]] (August 24) | ||
* St. Matthew the Apostle (September 21) | * [[St. Matthew the Apostle]] (September 21) | ||
* St. Michael and All Angels (September 29) | * [[Michaelmas|St. Michael and All Angels]] (September 29) | ||
* St. Luke the Evangelist (October 18) | * [[St. Luke the Evangelist]] (October 18) | ||
* St. Simon and St. Jude the Apostles (October 28) | * [[St. Simon the Zealot|St. Simon]] and [[St. Jude the Apostle|St. Jude]] the Apostles (October 28) | ||
* St. Andrew the Apostle (November 30) | * [[St. Andrew the Apostle]] (November 30) | ||
* St. Thomas the Apostle (December 21) | * [[St. Thomas the Apostle]] (December 21) | ||
== Holy Days (1928 BCP Additions) == | == Holy Days (1928 BCP Additions) == | ||
The 1928 American BCP retains nearly all of the above, with slight alterations, and emphasizes the following: | The 1928 American BCP retains nearly all of the above, with slight alterations, and emphasizes the following: | ||
* The Transfiguration of Christ (August 6) – added in 1892 BCP and retained in 1928 | * The [[Transfiguration of Christ]] (August 6) – added in 1892 BCP and retained in 1928 | ||
* Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) – U.S. observance | * [[Thanksgiving Day]] (fourth Thursday in November) – U.S. observance | ||
* Independence Day (July 4) – U.S. observance | * [[Independence Day]] (July 4) – U.S. observance | ||
== Fasting Days == | == Fasting Days == | ||
* Ash Wednesday | * [[Ash Wednesday]] | ||
* Good Friday | * [[Good Friday]] | ||
* All the Fridays in the year, except Christmas, if it fall on a Friday | * All the Fridays in the year, except Christmas, if it fall on a Friday | ||
* The Forty Days of Lent | * The Forty Days of [[Lent]] | ||
* The Ember Days (after St. Lucy, after the First Sunday in Lent, after Whitsunday, after Holy Cross Day) | * The [[Ember Days]] (after St. Lucy, after the First Sunday in Lent, after Whitsunday, after [[Holy Cross Day]]) | ||
* The Rogation Days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday before Ascension Day) | * The [[Rogation Days]] (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday before Ascension Day) | ||
== Vigils == | == Vigils == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, 19 January 2026
Saints and Holy Days
This page lists the principal feasts, fasts, and commemorations of the Church of England and the American Episcopal Church, according to the **1662 Book of Common Prayer** (England) and the **1928 Book of Common Prayer** (United States).
Principal Feasts
- Christmas Day (December 25)
- The Circumcision of Christ (January 1) – 1662 only
- The Epiphany (January 6)
- Easter Day (date varies)
- Ascension Day (40 days after Easter)
- Whitsunday / Pentecost (50 days after Easter)
- Trinity Sunday (Sunday after Pentecost)
- All Saints’ Day (November 1)
Other Holy Days (1662 BCP)
- St. Stephen (December 26)
- St. John the Evangelist (December 27)
- The Holy Innocents (December 28)
- The Conversion of St. Paul (January 25)
- The Purification of St. Mary the Virgin (February 2)
- St. Matthias the Apostle (February 24)
- The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 25)
- St. Mark the Evangelist (April 25)
- St. Philip and St. James the Apostles (May 1)
- St. Barnabas the Apostle (June 11)
- St. John the Baptist (June 24)
- St. Peter the Apostle (June 29)
- St. James the Apostle (July 25)
- St. Bartholomew the Apostle (August 24)
- St. Matthew the Apostle (September 21)
- St. Michael and All Angels (September 29)
- St. Luke the Evangelist (October 18)
- St. Simon and St. Jude the Apostles (October 28)
- St. Andrew the Apostle (November 30)
- St. Thomas the Apostle (December 21)
Holy Days (1928 BCP Additions)
The 1928 American BCP retains nearly all of the above, with slight alterations, and emphasizes the following:
- The Transfiguration of Christ (August 6) – added in 1892 BCP and retained in 1928
- Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) – U.S. observance
- Independence Day (July 4) – U.S. observance
Fasting Days
- Ash Wednesday
- Good Friday
- All the Fridays in the year, except Christmas, if it fall on a Friday
- The Forty Days of Lent
- The Ember Days (after St. Lucy, after the First Sunday in Lent, after Whitsunday, after Holy Cross Day)
- The Rogation Days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday before Ascension Day)
Vigils
Traditionally, the day before the following feasts was kept as a fast or vigil:
- Nativity of our Lord
- Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Easter Day
- Ascension Day
- Pentecost
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Peter the Apostle
- St. James the Apostle
- St. Bartholomew the Apostle
- St. Matthew the Apostle
- St. Simon and St. Jude the Apostles
- St. Andrew the Apostle
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- All Saints
Notes
- The 1662 BCP reflects the English Reformation settlement and emphasizes Apostolic saints and major Marian feasts.
- The 1928 American BCP adapts this pattern for the Episcopal Church, adding national observances and the Feast of the Transfiguration.