The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy. Episcopal Church in Scotland
TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS
AND HOLY-DAYS BEGIN
Easter-day (on which the rest depend) is always the first Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon, or next after the Twenty-first day of March; and if the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.
Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St
Andrew, whether before or after.
Septuagesima | | nine |
Sexagesima \ Sunday is / eight \ weeks before Easter.
Quinquagesima / \ seven /
Quadragesima | | six |
Rogation Sunday | | five weeks |
Ascension-day \ is / forty days \ after Easter.
Whitsunday / \ seven weeks /
Trinity Sunday | | eight weeks |
A TABLE OF ALL THE FEASTS
THAT ARE TO BE OBSERVED IN THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
All Sundays in the Year.
| The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.
| The Epiphany.
| The Conversion of St. Paul.
| The Purification of the Blessed Virgin.
| St. Matthias the Apostle.
| The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.
| St. Mark the Evangelist.
| St. Philip and St. James the Apostles.
| The Ascension of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.
| St. Barnabas.
The days | The Nativity of St. John Baptist.
of the / St. Peter the Apostle.
Feasts \ St. James the Apostle.
of | St. Bartholomew the Apostle.
| St. Matthew the Apostle.
| St. Michael and all Angels.
| St. Luke the Evangelist.
| St. Simon and St. Jude the Apostles.
| All Saints.
| St. Andrew the Apostle.
| St. Thomas the Apostle.
| The NATIVITY of our LORD.
| St. Stephen the Martyr.
| St. John the Evangelist.
| The Holy Innocents
Monday and Tuesday in Easter-week.
Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week.
A TABLE OF THE
VIGILS, FASTS, AND DAYS OF ABSTINENCE
TO BE OBSERVED IN THE YEAR
| The NATIVITY of our LORD.
| The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
| The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.
| Easter-day.
The | Ascension-day.
Evens | Pentecost.
or / St. Matthias.
Vigils \ St. John Baptist.
before | St. Peter.
| St. James.
| St. Bartholomew.
| St. Matthew.
| St. Simon and St. Jude.
| St. Andrew.
| St. Thomas.
| All Saints.
Note that if any of these Feast-days fall upon a Monday, then the Vigil or Fast-day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday next before it.
DAYS OF FASTING, OR ABSTINENCE
I. The Forty Days of Lent.
II. The Ember Days at the four Seasons, being the Wednesday,
Friday, and Saturday after:
1. The first Sunday in Lent.
2. The Feast of Pentecost.
3. September 14.
4. December 13.
III. The three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord.
IV. All the Fridays in the year, except Christmas-day.
A SOLEMN DAY
FOR WHICH A PARTICULAR SERVICE IS APPOINTED
The sixth day of May, being the day on which His Majesty began his happy reign.
A TABLE OF THE MOVEABLE
FEASTS FOR FIFTY YEARS
———————————————————————————————————— | | | | | | YEAR | GOLDEN | THE | SUNDAY | SUNDAYS | SEPTUAGESIMA | THE FIRST OF OUR | NUMBER | EPACT | LETTER | AFTER | SUNDAY | DAY OF LORD | | | | EPIPHANY | | LENT | | | | | |———————————————————————————————————— 1912 | XIII | 11 | GF | Four | Feb. 4 | Feb. 21 1913 | XIV | 22 | E | One | Jan. 19 | Feb. 5 1914 | XV | 3 | D | Four | Feb. 8 | Feb. 25 1915 | XVI | 14 | C | Three | Jan. 31 | Feb. 17 1916 | XVII | 25 | BA | Six | Feb. 20 | Mar. 8 1917 | XVIII | 6 | G | Four | Feb. 4 | Feb. 21 1918 | XIX | 17 | F | Two | Jan. 27 | Feb. 13 1919 | I | 29 | E | Five | Feb. 16 | Mar. 5 1920 | II | 10 | DC | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18 | | | | | | 1921 | III | 21 | B | Two | Jan. 23 | Feb. 9 1922 | IV | 2 | A | Five | Feb. 12 | Mar. 1 1923 | V | 13 | G | Three | Jan. 28 | Feb. 14 1924 | VI | 24 | FE | Five | Feb. 17 | Mar. 5 1925 | VII | 5 | D | Four | Feb. 8 | Feb. 25 1926 | VIII | 16 | C | Three | Jan. 31 | Feb. 17 1927 | IX | 27 | B | Five | Feb. 13 | Mar. 2 1928 | X | 8 | AG | Four | Feb. 5 | Feb. 22 1929 | XI | 19 | F | Two | Jan. 27 | Feb. 13 1930 | XII | 0 | E | Five | Feb. 16 | Mar. 5 | | | | | | 1931 | XIII | 11 | D | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18 1932 | XIV | 22 | CB | Two | Jan. 24 | Feb. 10 1933 | XV | 3 | A | Five | Feb. 12 | Mar. 1 1934 | XVI | 14 | F | Three | Jan. 28 | Feb. 14 1935 | XVII | 25 | G | Five | Feb. 17 | Mar. 6 1936 | XVIII | 6 | ED | Four | Feb. 9 | Feb. 26 1937 | XIX | 17 | C | Two | Jan. 24 | Feb. 10 1938 | I | 29 | B | Five | Feb. 13 | Mar. 2 1939 | II | 10 | A | Four | Feb. 5 | Feb. 22 1940 | III | 21 | GF | Two | Jan. 21 | Feb. 7 | | | | | | 1941 | IV | 2 | E | Four | Feb. 9 | Feb. 26 1942 | V | 13 | D | Three | Feb. 1 | Feb. 18 1943 | VI | 24 | C | Six | Feb. 21 | Mar. 10 1944 | VII | 5 | BA | Four | Feb. 6 | Feb. 23 1945 | VIII | 16 | G | Three |