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TheBook ofCommonPrayerand Administration of the Sacramentsand Other Ritesand Ceremonies of the ChurchTogether with The Psalter or Psalms of David

According to the use ofThe Episcopal Church

[This page contains the Certificate of the original. Note that this electronic text is NOT certified or approved by the Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer.]

Certificate

I certify that this edition of The Book of Common Prayerhas been compared with a certified copy of the Standard Book,as the Canon directs, and that it conforms thereto.

Charles Mortimer GuilbertCustodian of the Standard Book of Common PrayerSeptember, 1979

Table of Contents

The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer 8The Preface 9Concerning the Service of the Church 13The Calendar of the Church Year 15

The Daily OfficeDaily Morning Prayer: Rite One 37Daily Evening Prayer: Rite One 61Daily Morning Prayer: Rite Two 75Noonday Prayer 103Order of Worship for the Evening 108Daily Evening Prayer: Rite Two 115Compline 127Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families 137Table of Suggested Canticles 144

The Great Litany 148

The Collects: TraditionalSeasons of the Year 159Holy Days 185Common of Saints 195Various Occasions 199

The Collects: ContemporarySeasons of the Year 211Holy Days 237Common of Saints 246Various Occasions 251

Proper Liturgies for Special DaysAsh Wednesday 264Palm Sunday 270Maundy Thursday 274Good Friday 276Holy Saturday 283The Great Vigil of Easter 285

Holy Baptism 299

The Holy EucharistAn Exhortation 316A Penitential Order: Rite One 319The Holy Eucharist: Rite One 323A Penitential Order: Rite Two 351The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two 355Prayers of the People 383Communion under Special Circumstances 396An Order for Celebrating the Holy Eucharist 400

Pastoral OfficesConfirmation 413A Form of Commitment to Christian Service 420Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage 423The Blessing of a Civil Marriage 433An Order for Marriage 435Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child 439Reconciliation of a Penitent 447

Ministration to the Sick 453Ministration at the Time of Death 462

Burial of the Dead: Rite One 469Burial of the Dead: Rite Two 491An Order for Burial 506

Episcopal ServicesOrdination of a Bishop 511Ordination of a Priest 525Ordination of a Deacon 537Litany for Ordinations 548Celebration of a New Ministry 557Consecration of a Church or Chapel 567

The Psalter, or Psalms of David 585

Prayers and Thanksgivings 810

An Outline of the Faith, or Catechism 845

Historical Documents of the Church 864(including the Articles of Religion)

Tables for Finding the Date of Easter and other Holy Days 880

The Lectionary 888Year A 889Year B 900Year C 911Holy Days 921Common of Saints 925Various Occasions 927

Daily Office Lectionary 934Seasons of the Year 936Holy Days 996

Special Occasions 1000

Preface 9

The Ratification ofThe Book of Common Prayer (1789)By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant EpiscopalChurch in the United States of America, in Convention, this SixteenthDay of October, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundredand Eighty-Nine.

This Convention having, in their present session, set forth A Book ofCommon Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Ritesand Ceremonies of the Church, do hereby establish the said Book: Andthey declare it to be the Liturgy of this Church: And require that it bereceived as such by all the members of the same: And this Book shall be inuse from and after the First Day of October, in the Year of our Lord onethousand seven hundred and ninety.

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It is a most invaluable part of that blessed “liberty wherewith Christhath made us free,” that in his worship different forms and usages maywithout offence be allowed, provided the substance of the Faith be keptentire; and that, in every Church, what cannot be clearly determined tobelong to Doctrine must be referred to Discipline; and therefore, bycommon consent and authority, may be altered, abridged, enlarged,amended, or otherwise disposed of, as may seem most convenient for theedification of the people, “according to the various exigency of times andoccasions.”

The Church of England, to which the Protestant Episcopal Church inthese States is indebted, under God, for her first foundation and a longcontinuance of nursing care and protection, hath, in the Preface of herBook of Common Prayer, laid it down as a rule, that “The particularForms of Divine Worship, and the Rites and Ceremonies appointed to beused therein, being things in their own nature indifferent, and alterable,and so acknowledged; it is but reasonable that upon weighty andimportant considerations, according to the various exigency of times andoccasions, such changes and alterations should be made

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therein, as tothose that are in place of Authority should, from time to time, seem eithernecessary or expedient.”

The same Church hath not only in her Preface, but likewise in her Articlesand Homilies, declared the necessity and expediency of occasionalalterations and amendments in her Forms of Public Worship; and we findaccordingly, that, seeking to keep the happy mean between too muchstiffness in refusing, and too much easiness in admitting variations in

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things once advisedly established, she hath, in the reign of several Princes,since the first compiling of her Liturgy in the time of Edward the Sixth,upon just and weighty considerations her thereunto moving, yielded tomake such alterations in some particulars, as in their respective timeswere thought convenient; yet so as that the main body and essential partsof the same (as well in the chiefest materials, as in the frame and orderthereof) have still been continued firm and unshaken

Her general aim in these different reviews and alterations hath been, asshe further declares in her said Preface, to do that which, according to herbest understanding, might most tend to the preservation of peace andunity in the Church; the procuring of reverence, and the exciting of piety anddevotion in the worship of God; and, finally, the cutting off occasion,from them that seek occasion, of cavil or quarrel against her Liturgy. Andalthough, according to her judgment, there be not any thing in it contraryto the Word of God, or to sound doctrine, or which a godly man may notwith a good conscience use and submit unto, or which is not fairlydefensible, if allowed such just and favourable construction as incommon equity ought to be allowed to all human writings; yet upon theprinciples already laid down, it cannot but be supposed that furtheralterations would in time be found expedient. Accordingly, a Commissionfor a review was issued in the year 1689: but this great and good work

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miscarried at that time; and the Civil Authority has not since thoughtproper to revive it by any new Commission.

But when in the course of Divine Providence, these American Statesbecame independent with respect to civil government, their ecclesiasticalindependence was necessarily included; and the different religiousdenominations of Christians in these States were left at full and equalliberty to model and organize their respective Churches, and forms ofworship, and discipline, in such manner as they might judge mostconvenient for their future prosperity; consistently with the constitutionand laws of their country.

The attention of this Church was in the first place drawn to thosealterations in the Liturgy which became necessary in the prayers for ourCivil Rulers, in consequence of the Revolution. And the principal careherein was to make them conformable to what ought to be the properend of all such prayers, namely, that “Rulers may have grace, wisdom,

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and understanding to execute justice, and to maintain truth;” and that thepeople “may lead quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and honesty.”

But while these alterations were in review before the Convention, theycould not but, with gratitude to God, embrace the happy occasion whichwas offered to them (uninfluenced and unrestrained by any worldlyauthority whatsoever) to take a further review of the Public Service, andto establish such other alterations and amendments therein as might bedeemed expedient.

It seems unnecessary to enumerate all the different alterations andamendments. They will appear, and it is to be hoped, the reasons of themalso, upon a comparison of this with the Book of Common Prayer of theChurch of England. In which it will also appear that this Church is farfrom intending to depart from the Church of England in any essentialpoint of doctrine, discipline, or worship; or further than localcircumstances require.

And now, this important work being brought to a conclusion, it is hopedthe whole will be received and examined by every true member of ourChurch, and every sincere Christian, with a meek, candid, and charitableframe of mind; without prejudice or prepossessions; seriously consideringwhat Christianity is, and what the truths of the Gospel are; and earnestlybeseeching Almighty God to accompany with his blessing every endeavourfor promulgating them to mankind in the clearest, plainest,

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most affectingand majestic manner, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessedLord and Saviour.

Philadelphia, October, 1789

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Service of the Church 17

Concerning the Serviceof the Church

The Holy Eucharist, the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord’sDay and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, asset forth in this Book, are the regular services appointed for publicworship in this Church.

In addition to these services and the other rites contained in this Book,other forms set forth by authority within this Church may be used. Also,subject to the direction of the bishop, special devotions taken from thisBook, or from Holy Scripture, may be used when the needs of thecongregation so require.

For special days of fasting or thanksgiving, appointed by civil or Churchauthority, and for other special occasions for which no service or prayerhas been provided in this Book, the bishop may set forth such forms asare fitting to the occasion.

In all services, the entire Christian assembly participates in such a waythat the members of each order within the Church, lay persons, bishops,priests, and deacons, fulfill the functions proper to their respective

orders, as set forth in the rubrical directions for each service.

The leader of worship in a Christian assembly is normally a bishop orpriest. Deacons by virtue of their order do not exercise a presidingfunction; but, like lay persons, may officiate at the Liturgy of the Word,whether in the form provided in the Daily Offices, or (when a bishop orpriest is not present) in the form appointed at the Eucharist. Underexceptional circumstances, when the services of a priest cannot beobtained, the bishop may, at discretion, authorize a deacon to preside

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at other rites also, subject to the limitations described in the directionsfor each service.

In any of the Proper Liturgies for Special Days, and in other servicescontained in this Book celebrated in the context of a Rite One service,the contemporary idiom may be conformed to traditional language.

Hymns referred to in the rubrics of this Book are to be understood asthose authorized by this Church. The words of anthems are to be fromHoly Scripture, or from this Book, or from texts congruent with them.

On occasion, and as appropriate, instrumental music may be substitutedfor a hymn or anthem.

Where rubrics indicate that a part of a service is to be “said,” it must beunderstood to include “or sung,” and vice versa.

When it is desired to use music composed for them, previously authorizedliturgical texts may be used in place of the corresponding texts in this Book.

Scriptural citations in this Book, except for the Psalms, follow thenumeration of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

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The Calendarof the Church Year

The Church Year consists of two cycles of feasts and holy days: one isdependent upon the movable date of the Sunday of the Resurrection orEaster Day; the other, upon the fixed date of December 25, the Feast ofour Lord’s Nativity or Christmas Day.

Easter Day is always the first Sunday after the full moon that falls on orafter March 21. It cannot occur before March 22 or after April 25.

The sequence of all Sundays of the Church Year depends upon the date ofEaster Day. But the Sundays of Advent are always the four Sundaysbefore Christmas Day, whether it occurs on a Sunday or a weekday. Thedate of Easter also determines the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday,and the feast of the Ascension on a Thursday forty days after Easter Day.

1. Principal Feasts

The Principal Feasts observed in this Church are the following:

Easter Day All Saints’ Day, November 1Ascension Day Christmas Day, December 25The Day of PentecostThe Epiphany, January 6Trinity Sunday

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These feasts take precedence of any other day or observance. All Saints’Day may always be observed on the Sunday following November 1, inaddition to its observance on the fixed date.

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2. Sundays

All Sundays of the year are feasts of our Lord Jesus Christ. In addition tothe dated days listed above, only the following feasts, appointed on fixeddays, take precedence of a Sunday:

The Holy NameThe PresentationThe Transfiguration

The feast of the Dedication of a Church, and the feast of its patron ortitle, may be observed on, or be transferred to, a Sunday, except in theseasons of Advent, Lent, and Easter.

All other Feasts of our Lord, and all other Major Feasts appointed onfixed days in the Calendar, when they occur on a Sunday, are normallytransferred to the first convenient open day within the week. Whendesired, however, the Collect, Preface, and one or more of the Lessonsappointed for the Feast may be substituted for those of the Sunday, butnot from the Last Sunday after Pentecost through the First Sunday afterthe Epiphany, or from the Last Sunday after the Epiphany throughTrinity Sunday.

With the express permission of the bishop, and for urgent and sufficientreason, some other special occasion may be observed on a Sunday.

3. Holy Days

The following Holy Days are regularly observed throughout the year.

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Unless otherwise ordered in the preceding rules concerning Sundays, theyhave precedence over all other days of commemoration or of specialobservance:

Other Feasts of our Lord

The Holy Name Saint John the BaptistThe Presentation The TransfigurationThe Annunciation Holy Cross DayThe Visitation

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Other Major Feasts

All feasts of Apostles Saint Mary the VirginAll feasts of Evangelists Saint Michael and All AngelsSaint Stephen Saint James of JerusalemThe Holy Innocents Independence DaySaint Joseph Thanksgiving DaySaint Mary Magdalene

Fasts

Ash Wednesday Good Friday

Feasts appointed on fixed days in the Calendar are not observed on thedays of Holy Week or of Easter Week. Major Feasts falling in these weeksare transferred to the week following the Second Sunday of Easter, in theorder of their occurrence.

Feasts appointed on fixed days in the Calendar do not take precedence ofAsh Wednesday.

Feasts of our Lord and other Major Feasts appointed on fixed days,which fall upon or are transferred to a weekday, may be observed on anyopen day within the week. This provision does not apply to ChristmasDay, the Epiphany, and All Saints’ Day.

4. Days of Special Devotion

The following days are observed by special acts of discipline andself-denial:

Ash Wednesday and the other weekdays of Lent and of Holy Week,except the feast of the Annunciation.

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Good Friday and all other Fridays of the year, in commemoration of theLord’s crucifixion, except for Fridays in the Christmas and Easterseasons, and any Feasts of our Lord which occur on a Friday.

5. Days of Optional Observance

Subject to the rules of precedence governing Principal Feasts, Sundays,

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and Holy Days, the following may be observed with the Collects, Psalms,and Lessons duly authorized by this Church:

Commemorations listed in the CalendarOther Commemorations, using the Common of SaintsThe Ember Days, traditionally observed on the Wednesdays, Fridays, andSaturdays after the First Sunday in Lent, the Day of Pentecost, HolyCross Day, and December 13The Rogation Days, traditionally observed on Monday, Tuesday, andWednesday before Ascension DayVarious Occasions.

Provided, that there is no celebration of the Eucharist for any suchoccasion on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and HolySaturday; and provided further, that none of the Propers appointed forVarious Occasions is used as a substitute for, or as an addition to, theProper appointed for the Principal Feasts.

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January

1 A The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ2 b3 c4 d5 e6 f The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ7 g8 A9 b Julia Chester Emery, Missionary, 192210 c William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 164511 d12 e Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 116713 f Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, 36714 g15 A Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader, 1968 (or April 4)16 b17 c Antony, Abbot in Egypt, 35618 d The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle19 e Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 109520 f Fabian, Bishop and Martyr of Rome, 25021 g Agnes, Martyr at Rome, 30422 A Vincent, Deacon of Saragossa, and Martyr, 30423 b Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, 189324 c [Ordination of Florence Li Tim-Oi,

First Woman Priest in the Anglican Communion, 1944]25 d The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle26 e Timothy and Titus, Companions of Saint Paul27 f John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 40728 g Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Friar, 127429 A30 b31 c

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February

1 d Brigid (Bride), 5232 e The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple3 f Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg,, Missionary to

Denmark and Sweden, 8654 g Cornelius the Centurion5 A The Martyrs of Japan, 15976 b7 c8 d9 e10 f11 g12 A13 b Absalom Jones, Priest, 181814 c Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop, Missionaries

to the Slavs, 869, 88515 d Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary, 173016 e17 f [Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, and Martyr, 1977]18 g Martin Luther, 154619 A20 b21 c22 d23 e Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr of Smyrna, 15624 f Saint Matthias the Apostle25 g26 A27 b George Herbert, Priest, 163328 c29

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March

1 d David, Bishop of Menevia, Wales, c. 5442 e Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, 6723 f John and Charles Wesley, Priests, 1791, 17884 g5 A6 b7 c Perpetua and her Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 2028 d9 e Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 39410 f11 g12 A Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 60413 b14 c15 d16 e17 f Patrick, Bishop and Missionary of Ireland, 46118 g Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 38619 A Saint Joseph20 b Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 68721 c Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1711

14 22 d James De Koven, Priest, 18793 23 e Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop and Missionary of

Armenia, c. 33224 f

11 25 g The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to theBlessed Virgin Mary

26 A19 27 b Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of the Philippines, and of

Western New York, 19298 28 c

29 d John Keble, Priest, 186616 30 e5 31 f John Donne, Priest, 1631

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April

1 g Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, 187213 2 A James Lloyd Breck, Priest, 18762 3 b Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253

4 c Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader, 1968 (or January 15th)

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18 7 f7 8 g William Augustus Muhlenberg, Priest, 1877

9 A Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastor and Theologian, 194515 10 b William Law, Priest, 17614 11 c George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand,

and Litchfield, 187812 d

12 13 e1 14 f

15 g9 16 A17 17 b6 18 c

19 d Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Martyr, 101220 e21 f Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 110922 g23 A24 b25 c Saint Mark the Evangelist26 d27 e28 f29 g Catherine of Siena, 138030 A

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May

1 b Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles2 c Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 3733 d4 e Monnica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 3875 f6 g7 A8 b Dame Julian of Norwich, c. 14179 c Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, 38910 d11 e12 f13 g14 A15 b16 c17 d18 e19 f Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 98820 g Alcuin, Deacon, and Abbot of Tours, 80421 A22 b23 c24 d Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop in the

United States,187025 e Bede, the Venerable, Priest, and Monk of Jarrow, 73526 f Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 60527 g28 A29 b30 c31 d The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The First Book of Common Prayer, 1549, is appropriately

observed on a weekday following the Day of Pentecost.

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June

1 e Justin, Martyr at Rome, c. 1672 f The Martyrs of Lyons, 1773 g The Martyrs of Uganda, 18864 A5 b Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary to Germany,

and Martyr, 7546 c7 d8 e9 f Columba, Abbot of Iona, 59710 g Ephrem of Edessa, Syria, Deacon, 37311 A Saint Barnabas the Apostle12 b Emmegahbowh, Priest and Missionary, 190213 c14 d Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 37915 e Evelyn Underhill, 194116 f Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, 175217 g18 A Bernard Mizeki, Catechist and Martyr in Rhodesia, 189619 b20 c21 d22 e Alban, First Martyr of Britain, c. 30423 f24 g The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist25 A26 b27 c28 d Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 20229 e Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles30 f

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July

1 g2 A3 b4 c Independence Day5 d6 e7 f8 g9 A10 b11 c Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Casino, c. 54012 d13 e14 f15 g16 A17 b William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania, 183618 c19 d Macrina, 37920 e Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner

Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman, Liberators and Prophets21 f22 g Saint Mary Magdalene23 A24 b Thomas a Kempis, Priest, 147125 c Saint James the Apostle26 d The Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary27 e William Reed Huntington, Priest, 190928 f29 g Mary and Martha of Bethany30 A William Wilberforce, 183331 b Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, Monastic, 1556

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August

1 c Joseph of Arimathaea2 d3 e4 f5 g6 A The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ7 b John Mason Neale, Priest, 18668 c Dominic, Priest and Friar, 12219 d10 e Laurence, Deacon, and Martyr at Rome, 25811 f Clare, Abbess at Assisi, 125312 g Florence Nightengale, Nurse, Social Reformer, 191013 A Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Connor, and

Dromore, 166714 b Jonathan Myrick Daniels, Seminarian and Witness for Civil Rights, 196515 c Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ16 d17 e18 f William Porcher DuBose, Priest, 191819 g20 A Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 115321 b22 c23 d24 e Saint Bartholomew the Apostle25 f Louis, King of France, 127026 g27 A Thomas Gallaudet, 1902, with Henry Winter Syle, 189028 b Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 43029 c30 d31 e Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651

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September

1 f David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionaryof the Cheyenne, 1931

2 g The Martyrs of New Guinea, 19423 A4 b Paul Jones, Bishop and Peace Advocate, 19415 c6 d7 e8 f9 g Constance, Nun, and her Companions,

Commonly called “The Martyrs of Memphis,” 187810 A Alexander Crummel, Priest, Missionary, and Educator, 189811 b12 c John Henry Hobart, Bishop of New York, 183013 d Cyprian, Bishop and Martyr of Carthage, 25814 e Holy Cross Day15 f16 g Ninian, Bishop in Galloway, c. 43017 A Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen and Mystic, 117918 b Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, 188219 c Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 69020 d John Coleridge Patteson, Bishop of Melanesia, and his

Companions, Martyrs, 187121 e Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist22 f [Philander Chase, Bishop of Ohio, and of Illinois, 1852]23 g24 A25 b Sergius, Abbot of Holy Trinity, Moscow, 139226 c Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, 162627 d28 e29 f Saint Michael and All Angels30 g Jerome, Priest, and Monk of Bethlehem, 420

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October

1 A Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, c. 5302 b3 c4 d Francis of Assisi, Friar, 12265 e6 f William Tyndale, Priest, 15367 g8 A9 b Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, 125310 c11 d Philip, Deacon and Evangelist12 e13 f14 g Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, Bishop

of Shanghai, 190615 A Teresa of Avila, Nun, 158216 b Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, 1555

and Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 155617 c Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, and Martyr, c. 11518 d Saint Luke the Evangelist19 e Henry Martyn, Priest and Missionary to India

and Persia, 181220 f21 g22 A23 b Saint James of Jerusalem, Brother of

Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Martyr, c. 6224 c25 d26 e Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, 89927 f28 g Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles29 A James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial

Africa, and his Companions, Martyrs, 188530 b31 c

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November

1 d All Saints2 e Commemoration of All Faithful Departed3 f Richard Hooker, Priest, 16004 g5 A6 b [William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944]7 c Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary to

Frisia, 7398 d9 e10 f Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 46111 g Martin, Bishop of Tours, 39712 A Charles Simeon, Priest, 183613 b14 c Consecration of Samuel Seabury, First American

Bishop, 178415 d16 e Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 109317 f Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 120018 g Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 68019 A Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary, 123120 b Edmund, King of East Anglia, 87021 c22 d [Clive Staples Lewis, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1963]23 e Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 10024 f25 g James Otis Sargent Huntington, Priest and Monk, 193526 A27 b28 c Kamehameha and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, 1864, 188529 d30 e Saint Andrew the Apostle

Thanksgiving is observed on the fourth Thursday in November

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December

1 f Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, 16372 g Channing Moore Williams, Missionary Bishop in

China and Japan, 19103 A4 b John of Damascus, Priest, c. 7605 c Clement of Alexandria, Priest, c. 2106 d Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 3427 e Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 3978 f9 g10 A11 b12 c13 d14 e15 f16 g17 A18 b19 c20 d21 e Saint Thomas the Apostle22 f23 g24 A25 b The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ26 c Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr27 d Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist28 e The Holy Innocents29 f Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 117030 g31 A

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The Titles of the SeasonsSundays and Major Holy Daysobserved in this Church throughout the Year

Advent Season

The First Sunday of AdventThe Second Sunday of AdventThe Third Sunday of AdventThe Fourth Sunday of Advent

Christmas Season

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Day, December 25The First Sunday after Christmas DayThe Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, January 1The Second Sunday after Christmas Day

Epiphany Season

The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, January 6The First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of Our Lord

Jesus ChristThe Second Sunday through the Eighth Sunday after the EpiphanyThe Last Sunday after the Epiphany

Lenten Season

The First Day of Lent, or Ash WednesdayThe First Sunday in LentThe Second Sunday in LentThe Third Sunday in LentThe Fourth Sunday in LentThe Fifth Sunday in Lent

Holy Week

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm SundayMonday in Holy Week

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Tuesday in Holy WeekWednesday in Holy WeekMaundy ThursdayGood FridayHoly Saturday

Easter Season

Easter EveThe Sunday of the Resurrection, or Easter DayMonday in Easter WeekTuesday in Easter WeekWednesday in Easter WeekThursday in Easter WeekFriday in Easter WeekSaturday in Easter WeekThe Second Sunday of EasterThe Third Sunday of EasterThe Fourth Sunday of EasterThe Fifth Sunday of EasterThe Sixth Sunday of EasterAscension DayThe Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension DayThe Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday

The Season After Pentecost

The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity SundayThe Second Sunday through the Twenty-Seventh Sunday after PentecostThe Last Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Days

Saint Andrew the Apostle, November 30Saint Thomas the Apostle, December 21Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, December 26Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist, December 27The Holy Innocents, December 28The Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle, January 18

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The Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle, January 25The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple,

also called the Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin, February 2Saint Matthias the Apostle, February 24Saint Joseph, March 19The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary, March 25Saint Mark the Evangelist, April 25Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles, May 1The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, May 31Saint Barnabas the Apostle, June 11The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, June 24Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles, June 29Saint Mary Magdalene, July 22Saint James the Apostle, July 25The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, August 6Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, August 15Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, August 24Holy Cross Day, September 14Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, September 21Saint Michael and All Angels, September 29Saint Luke the Evangelist, October 18Saint James of Jerusalem, Brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

and Martyr, October 23Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles, October 28All Saints’ Day, November 1

National DaysIndependence Day, July 4Thanksgiving Day

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