Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)

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Prior to the revision of the Anglican Church of Canada's (ACC) Book of Common Prayer (BCP) in 1962, the national church followed the liturgical calendar of the 1918 Canadian Book of Common Prayer. Throughout most of the twentieth century, the situation in Canada resembled that which pertained in much of the Anglican Communion: There was uncertainty as to whether post-Reformation figures (with the exception of the martyred Charles I) could or should be commemorated. In the words of the calendar's introduction, "New names have been added from the ancient calendars, and also from the history of the Anglican Communion, without thereby enrolling or commending such persons as saints of the Church." The 1962 revision added twenty-six post-Reformation individuals, as well as commemorations of the first General Synod and of "The Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada." Of the calendar days, twenty-eight were highlighted as "red-letter days" — that is, days of required observation.

With the publication of the Book of Alternative Services (BAS) in 1985, a revised and expanded calendar was introduced. This was supplemented, in 1994, with the publication of For All The Saints; a book of propers, short biographies and descriptions of the commemorations, and readings by or about the individuals or events commemorated (there were also some very minor changes to the 1985 calendar). As the BAS has largely supplanted the BCP for most Canadian Anglicans, so too has its calendar. Nonetheless, the BCP calendar is still in use and individuals and parishes can legitimately choose to observe it.

The chief difference between the 1962 and 1985 calendars is the elimination of observations for several European figures, in order to include individuals of interest to the Canadian Church, and to the worldwide Anglican Communion. Similar to the Calendar of saints of the Church of England, the Patriarchs of Old are omitted in both the Book of Common Prayer and the newer Book of Alternative Services, for the Anglican Church of Canada.

In the ACC, the calendar is officially referred to as the Canadian Calendar of Holy Persons.

Shrine of Saint Alban, first British martyr, commemorated on June 22

Book of Alternative Services Calendar[edit]

Days of observance[edit]

The revised calendar follows the Anglican custom of delineating between days of required observance ("red-letter days") and days of optional observance ("black letter days"). The way the calendar breaks these down is as follows:[1]

Principal Feasts[edit]

Feasts of Our Lord[edit]

Other Major Feasts[edit]

Fasts[edit]

Days of Optional Observance ("black-letter days")[edit]

In addition, some parishes observe other days commemorated elsewhere in the Christian tradition, such as Corpus Christi, Lammas-day, etc. Some individual parishes have their own calendars, which include the names of individuals significant to the parish or its identity, with which they supplement the national calendar.

The calendar[edit]

The following is the calendar of the Anglican Church of Canada according to the Book of Alternative Services. On those days in which there are two commemorations, a pattern of alternating the observance by year is recommended.

January[edit]

Charles, King and Martyr, the only saint canonized by the Anglican Church, commemorated January 30
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
1 The Naming of Jesus (known in BCP as "The Circumcision of our Lord") n/a Holy day
2 St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith 379, 389 Memorial
6 The Epiphany of the Lord n/a Principal feast
10 William Laud, Abp of Canterbury 1645 Commemoration
11 (or Dec 28) The Holy Innocents n/a Holy day
12 Marguerite Bourgeoys, Educator† 1700 Commemoration
12 John Horden, Bishop, Missionary 1893 Commemoration
13 St. Hilary of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith 367 Memorial
15 Richard Meux Benson, Religious 1915 Commemoration
17 St. Antony of Egypt, Abbot 356 Memorial
18 The Confession of St. Peter the Apostle n/a Holy day
21 St. Agnes of Rome, Martyr 304 Commemoration
22 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon 304 Commemoration
24 Francis de Sales, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith† 1622 Commemoration
25 The Conversion of St. Paul n/a Holy day
26 St. Timothy and St. Titus, Missionaries n/a Memorial
27 St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 407 Memorial
28 St. Thomas Aquinas, Teacher of the Faith 1274 Memorial
30 Charles Stuart, King of England and Scotland, Martyr 1649 Commemoration

February[edit]

St. Thomas Aquinas, commemorated January 28
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
2 The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) n/a HD
3 St. Anskar, Missionary 865 Com
5 Martyrs of Japan 1597 Mem
9 Hannah Grier Coome, Religious 1921 Com
14 Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries 869, 885 Mem
15 Thomas Bray, Priest, Missionary 1730 Mem
23 St. Polycarp of Smyrna, Bishop, Martyr 156 Mem
24 Philip Lindel Tsen, Bishop 1954 Com
24 Paul Shinji Sasaki, Bishop 1946 Com
26 Florence Li Tim Oi, Priest2 1992 Mem
27 George Herbert, Priest, Poet 1633 Com

March[edit]

John Keble, commemorated March 29
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
1 St. David of Wales, Abbot Bishop c. 544 Mem
2 St. Chad of Mercia, Bishop, Missionary 672 Com
3 John and Charles Wesley, Priests, Evangelists 1791, 1788 Com
7 St. Perpetua of Carthage and Her Companions, Martyrs 202 Mem
8 Edward King, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 1910 Com
9 St. Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 395 Mem
10 Robert Machray, Archbishop 1904 Com
17 St. Patrick, Missionary, Bishop 461 Mem
18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 386 Com
19 St. Joseph n/a HD
20 St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop, Missionary 687 Com
21 Thomas Cranmer, Abp of Canterbury, Martyr 1556 Com
22 Thomas Ken, Bishop 1711 Com
23 Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop 332 Com
25 The Annunciation of the Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary n/a HD
27 Charles Henry Brent, Bishop 1929 Com
29 John Keble, Priest 1866 Com
31 John Donne, Priest, Poet 1631 Com

April[edit]

St George, commemorated April 23
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
1 Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest 1872 Com
2 Henry Budd, Priest 1875 Com
3 St. Richard of Chichester, Bishop 1253 Com
4 Reginald Heber, Bishop 1826 Com
5 Emily Ayckbowm, Religious2 1900 Mem
9 William Law, Priest 1761 Com
11 George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop, Missionary 1878 Com
16 Mollie Brant, Matron 1796 Com
21 St. Anselm of Canterbury, Abp of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith 1109 Mem
23 St. George 4th Century Com
24 Martyrs of the Twentieth Century n/a Mem
25 St. Mark the Evangelist n/a HD
29 St. Catherine of Siena, Religious 1380 Mem
30 Marie of the Incarnation, Religious, Educator 1672 Com

May[edit]

The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commemorated May 31 on the new calendar
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
1 Philip and James, Apostles n/a HD
6 (or Dec 27) John the Evangelist n/a HD
8 Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Teacher c. 1417 Com
12 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer 1910 Com
14 St. Matthias the Apostle n/a HD
19 St. Dunstan of Canterbury, Abp of Canterbury 988 Com
25 Bede, Priest, Religious, Scholar, Teacher of the Faith 735 Com
26 St. Augustine of Canterbury, Abp of Canterbury 605 Mem
27 John Charles Roper, Bishop 1940 Com
30 Roberta Elizabeth Tilton, Founder of the Anglican Church Women 1925 Com
31 Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth n/a HD

June[edit]

Florence Nightingale, commemorated May 12
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
1 St. Justin, Martyr, Teacher of the Faith c. 167 Mem
2 Martyrs of Lyon 177 Com
3 Martyrs of Uganda and Janani Luwum, Archbishop, Martyr 1886, 1977 Mem
4 St. John XXIII, Bishop, Reformer 1963 Com
5 St. Boniface, Archbishop, Martyr 754 Mem
6 William Grant Broughton, Bishop 1853 Com
9 St. Columba, Abbot, Missionary 597 Mem
11 St. Barnabas the Apostle n/a HD
16 Joseph Butler, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 1752 Com
18 Bernard Mizeki, Catechist, Martyr 1896 Mem
22 St. Alban, Martyr c. 209 Mem
24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist n/a HD
28 St. Irenaeus, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith c. 202 Mem
29 St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles n/a HD

July[edit]

Mary Magdalene, commemorated July 22
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
3 St. Thomas the Apostle n/a HD
6 Thomas More 1535 Com
11 St. Benedict of Nursia, Abbot 547 Mem
13 St. Henry of Finland, Bishop, Missionary 1156 Com
22 St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles n/a HD
25 James the Apostle n/a HD
26 St. Anne, Mother of the BVM n/a Com
29 William Wilberforce, Social Reformer 1833 Com

August[edit]

St. Mary the Virgin, August 15, the traditional date of her Dormition and one of six Marian feasts in the calendar
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
3 (or Dec 26) St. Stephen, Deacon, Martyr n/a HD
6 The Transfiguration of the Lord n/a HD
7 John Mason Neale, Priest 1866 Com
8 St. Dominic, Priest, Friar 1221 Mem
10 St. Laurence, Deacon, Martyr 258 Mem
11 St. Clare of Assisi, Abbess 1253 Mem
12 The Consecration of Charles Inglis (1787) n/a Com
13 Jeremy Taylor, Bishop, Spiritual Teacher 1667 Mem
14 Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Maximilian Kolbe, Martyrs 1945, 1941 Com
15 St. Mary the Virgin n/a HD
16 Holy Women of the Old Testament n/a Mem
17 John Stuart, Priest, Missionary 1811 Com
20 St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot 1153 Mem
24 St. Bartholemew the Apostle n/a HD
27 St. Monnica, Matron 387 Com
28 St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 430 Mem
29 The Beheading of John the Baptist n/a HD
30 Robert McDonald, Priest, Missionary 1913 Com
31 St. Aidan, Bishop, Missionary 651 Com

September[edit]

St. Michael the Archangel, commemorated on September 29
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
2 Martyrs of New Guinea 1942 Mem
3 St. Gregory the Great, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 604 Mem
4 First Anglican Eucharist in Canada (1578) n/a Com
8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary n/a Mem
10 Edmund James Peck, Priest, Missionary 1924 Mem
13 St. Cyprian of Carthage, Bishop, Martyr 258 Mem
14 Holy Cross Day n/a HD
16 St. Ninian, Bishop c. 430 Mem
18 Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries
of the Anglican Church of Canada
n/a Mem
19 Theodore of Tarsus, Abp of Canterbury 690 Com
20 John Coleridge Patteson (Bishop)
and His Companions, Martyrs
1871 Com
21 St. Matthew the Evangelist n/a HD
25 St. Sergius of Zagorsk, Abbot, Spiritual Teacher 1392 Com
26 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop 1626 Com
29 St. Michael and All Angels n/a HD
30 St Jerome, Teacher of the Faith 420 Mem

October[edit]

James Hannington, commemorated October 29
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
4 St. Francis of Assisi, Friar, Spiritual Teacher 1226 Mem
10 St. Paulinus of York, Bishop, Missionary 644 Com
13 St. Edward the Confessor, King 1066 Com
15 St. Teresa of Avila, Religious, Spiritual Teacher, Reformer 1582 Com
15 St. John of the Cross, Priest, Spiritual Teacher 1591 Com
17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr c. 115 Mem
18 St. Luke the Evangelist n/a HD
19 Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues
and Their Companions, Missionaries and Martyrs
1642–1649 Mem
23 James of Jerusalem c. 62 Mem
26 Alfred the Great, King 899 Com
28 St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles n/a HD
29 James Hannington (Bishop) and His Companions, Martyrs 1885 Com
30 John Wyclyf, Priest, Reformer 1384 Com
30 Jan Hus, Priest, Reformer 1415 Com
31 Saints of the Reformation Era n/a Com

November[edit]

Richard Hooker, commemorated November 3
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
1 All Saints Day n/a PF
2 All Souls Day n/a Mem
3 Richard Hooker, Priest, Teacher of the Faith 1600 Com
4 Saints of the Old Testament n/a Mem
7 St. Willibrord, Religious, Archbishop 739 Com
10 Leo the Great, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 461 Mem
11 St. Martin of Tours, Abbot, Bishop 397 Mem
12 Charles Simeon, Priest 1836 Com
14 The Consecration of Samuel Seabury (1784) n/a Com
16 St. Margaret of Scotland, Queen, Reformer 1093 Com
17 St. Hugh of Lincoln, Bishop 1200 Com
18 St. Hilda of Whitby, Abbess 680 Com
19 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Reformer 1231 Com
20 St. Edmund the Martyr, King, Martyr 870 Com
23 St. Clement of Rome, Bishop c. 100 Com
30 St. Andrew the Apostle n/a HD

December[edit]

Nicholas Ferrar, commemorated December 4
Day Commemoration Year of death Type1
3 Francis Xavier, Missionary 1552 Com
4 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon
and the Community of Little Gidding
1637 Com
5 St. Clement of Alexandria, Priest, Teacher of the Faith c. 210 Com
6 St. Nicholas of Myra, Bishop c. 342 Com
7 St. Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith 397 Mem
8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary n/a Mem
9 Prophets of the Old Testament n/a Mem
14 Simon Gibbons, Priest, Missionary 1896 Com
25 The Nativity of our Lord n/a PF
29 St. Thomas Becket, Abp of Canterbury, Martyr 1170 Com
31 John West, Priest, Missionary 1845 Com

1PF: Principal Feast; HD: Holy Day; Mem: Memorial; Com: Commemoration
2Added to the calendar by resolution of the Council of General Synod, May, 2005.

Book of Common Prayer Calendar[edit]

The calendar[edit]

The calendar of the Prayer Book stipulates: "When two lesser commemorations fall on the same day and it is desired to remember both, it is recommended that one of them be transferred to the nearest day before or after for which no special provision has been made."[2]

January[edit]

  • 1 The Octave Day of Christmas and Circumcision of our Lord, being New Year's Day.
  • 6 The Epiphany of our Lord with commemoration of his Baptism in the Octave.
  • 10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1645.
  • 12 Benedict Biscop, Abbot and Scholar, 689.
  • 13 The Octave Day of the Epiphany.
  • 19 Henry, Missionary, Bishop in Finland, 1150.
  • 21 (Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, Rome, c. 304.)
  • 22 Vincent, Deacon and Martyr, Spain, c. 304.
  • 24 St Timothy and St Titus, Apostolic men.
  • 25 The Conversion of St Paul.
  • 26 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Apostolic man, Martyr 155 or 156.
  • 27 John Chrysostom, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 407.
  • 30 Charles Stuart, King, beheaded 1649.

February[edit]

  • 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • 3 Anskar, Missionary, first Bishop in Sweden, 864.
  • 11 Cædmon, first recorded Christian Poet in England, c. 680.
  • 14 (Valentine, Bishop and Martyr.)
  • 23 Lindel Tsen, Bishop in China, consecrated 1929; and Paul Sasaki, Bishop in Japan, consecrated 1935.
  • 24 St Matthias the Apostle.
  • 27 George Herbert, Pastor and Poet, 1633.

March[edit]

  • 1 St David of Wales, Archbishop of Menevia, c. 544.
  • 2 Chad, Missionary and first Bishop of Lichfield, 672.
    • John Wesley, Preacher, 1791; Charles Wesley, Poet, 1788.
  • 6 Perpetua and her companions, Martyrs, Africa, 203.
  • 7 Thomas Aquinas, Doctor and Poet, 1274.
  • 12 Gregory the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Rome, 604.
  • 17 St Patrick of Ireland, Missionary and Bishop, 461.
  • 19 St Joseph of Nazareth, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
    • Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Poet, 1711.
  • 20 Cuthbert, Missionary, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 687.
  • 21 Benedict, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Italy, c. 540.
    • Thomas Cranmer, Translator and Reviser of the Liturgy, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1556.
  • 25 The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • 29 John Keble of Oxford, Scholar and Poet, 1866.

April[edit]

May[edit]

  • 1 St Philip and St James, Apostles.
  • St James the Brother of the Lord, Martyr 62.
  • 2 Athanasius, Doctor, Bishop of Alexandria, 373.
  • 4 Monnica, the mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387.
  • 9 Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 389.
  • 11 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 885.
  • 12 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, 1910.
  • 19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988.
  • 20 The Council of Nicaea, 325.
  • 25 Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, Scholar and Poet, 709.
  • 26 Augustine, Missionary, first Archbishop of Canterbury 597–605.
  • 27 Bede, Presbyter, Doctor and Historian, 735.
  • 30 Joan of Arc, 1431.

June[edit]

Olav II, July 29 (BCP)
  • 1 Justin Martyr, Doctor, c. 165.
  • 5 Boniface, Missionary, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, Martyr 754.
  • 9 Columba, Abbot of Iona: Ireland and Scotland, 597.
  • 11 St Barnabas the Apostle.
  • 14 Basil the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia, 379.
  • 22 Alban, first recorded Martyr in Britain, c. 304.
  • 24 The Nativity of St John the Baptist.
  • 28 Irenaeus, Doctor, Bishop of Lyon, France, c. 200.
  • 29 St Peter and St Paul the Apostles, Martyrs c. 64.

July[edit]

  • 1 The Octave Day of St John the Baptist.
  • 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth.
  • 6 The Octave Day of St Peter and St Paul.
    • Thomas More, Chancellor of England, Martyr 1535.
  • 9 Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1228.
  • 15 Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862.
  • 20 (Margaret, Virgin and Martyr, Antioch of Pisidia.)
  • 22 St Mary Magdalene.
  • 25 St James the Apostle, Martyr 44.
  • 26 (St Anne, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary.)
  • 29 Olaf, King of Norway, Martyr 1030.
    • William Wilberforce, Emancipator of the Slaves, 1833.

August[edit]

  • 1 Lammas Day.
  • 5 Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr 641.
  • 6 The Transfiguration of our Lord.
  • 7 The Name of Jesus.
  • 10 Laurence, Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr 258.
  • 12 Charles Inglis, first Anglican Bishop in Canada, consecrated 1787.
  • 13 Hippolytus, Doctor, Bishop in Rome, Martyr 235.
    • Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Ireland, 1667.
  • 15 The Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • 20 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, France, Doctor and Poet, 1153.
  • 24 St Bartholomew the Apostle.
  • 28 Augustine, Doctor, Bishop of Hippo, Africa, 430.
    • Robert McDonald, Missionary in the Western Arctic, 1913.
  • 29 The Beheading of St John the Baptist.
  • 31 Aidan, Missionary, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651.

September[edit]

  • 1 Giles, Abbot, southern France, c. 720.
  • 3 Robert Wolfall, Presbyter. First recorded Anglican Communion Service in Canada, Frobisher Bay, 1578.
  • 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • 10 Edmund James Peck, Missionary to the Eskimo, 1924.
  • 13 Cyprian, Doctor, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr 258.
  • 14 Holy Cross Day.
  • 16 Ninian, Missionary, first Bishop in Galloway, Scotland, c. 430.
  • 19 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690.
  • 20 John Coleridge Patteson, Missionary, first Bishop of Melanesia, Martyr 1871.
  • 21 St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist.
  • 25 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Translator of the Scriptures, 1626.
  • 29 St Michael and All Angels.
  • 30 Jerome, Doctor, Presbyter in Rome and Bethlehem, Translator of the Scriptures, 420.

October[edit]

Cedd October 26 (BCP)

November[edit]

  • 1 All Saints.
  • 2 All Souls: Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
    • Richard Hooker, Doctor of the Church of England, 1600.
  • 7 Willibrord, Missionary, Bishop of Utrecht, the Netherlands, 739.
  • 8 The Octave Day of All Saints:
    • The Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada.
  • 11 Martin, Bishop of Tours, France, c. 397.
  • 13 Charles Simeon of Cambridge, Pastor, 1836.
  • 16 Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200.
    • Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093.
  • 17 Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680.
  • 20 Edmund, King of East Anglia, Martyr 870.
  • 22 (Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr, Rome.)
  • 23 Clement, Apostolic man, Bishop of Rome, c. 100.
  • 25 (Catherine, Virgin and Martyr, Alexandria.)
  • 30 St Andrew the Apostle.

December[edit]

  • 4 Clement of Alexandria, Doctor, c. 210.
  • 6 (Nicolas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342.)
  • 8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • 16 O Sapientia.
  • 17 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr in Rome c. 115.
  • 21 St Thomas the Apostle.
  • 25 The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day.
  • 26 St Stephen the Martyr.
  • 27 St John the Apostle and Evangelist.
  • 28 The Innocents.
  • 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170.
  • 30 John Wycliffe of Oxford, Scholar, Translator of the Scriptures into English, 1384.
  • 31 John West, Missionary, Red River, Canada, 1845.

Differences between the BCP and BAS[edit]

Changed dates of observation[edit]

  • Ambrose: From April 4 to December 7
  • Lancelot Andrewes: From September 25 to September 26
  • Thomas Aquinas: From March 7 to January 28
  • Basil the Great: From June 14 to January 2
  • Bede: From May 27 to May 25
  • Benedict: From March 21 to July 11
  • Clement of Alexandria: From December 4 to December 5
  • Cyril and Methodius: From May 11 to February 14
  • Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada: From November 8 to September 18
  • Gregory the Great: From March 12 to September 3
  • Gregory of Nazianzus: From May 9 to January 2
  • Reginald Heber: From April 3 to April 4
  • Hilda of Whitby: From November 17 to November 18
  • Richard Hooker: From November 2 to November 3
  • Hugh of Lincoln: From November 16 to November 17
  • Henry of Finland: From January 13 to July 13
  • Ignatius of Antioch: From December 17 to October 17
  • James of Jerusalem: From May 1 to October 23
  • Thomas Ken: From March 19 to March 22
  • Leo the Great: From April 11 to November 10
  • Robert McDonald: From August 28 to August 30
  • Monnica: From May 4 to August 27
  • Name of Jesus From August 7 to January 1 (as the Naming of Jesus)
  • Charles Simeon: From November 13 to November 12
  • Thomas the Apostle: From December 21 to July 3
  • John and Charles Wesley: From March 2 to March 3
  • John Wyclyf: From December 30 to October 30
  • Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: July 2 to May 31

Deletions[edit]

  • Aldhelm, Bishop, Scholar, and Poet, 709 (May 25)
  • Alphege, Abp of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012 (April 19)
  • First General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1893 (September 13)
  • Benedict Biscop, Abbot and Scholar, 689 (January 12)
  • Cædmon, Poet, 680 (February 11)
  • Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr, 305 (November 25)
  • Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr, c. 180 (November 22)
  • Cedd, Missionary, Bishop, 664 (October 26)
  • Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs, 285 (October 25)
  • Denis, Bishop, Martyr, 272 (October 9)
  • Ethelreda, Queen, Abbess, 679 (October 17)
  • Giles, Abbot, 720 (Sept. 1)
  • Robert Grosseteste, Scholar, Bishop, 1253 (October 9)
  • Hippolyte of Antioch, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, Martyr, 235 (August 13)
  • Joan of Arc, Martyr, 1431 (May 30)
  • Lammas Day (August 1)
  • Stephen Langton, Abp of Canterbury, 1228 (July 9)
  • Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, Martyrs, 1555 (October 16)
  • Maccabean Martyrs (August 1)
  • Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr, 304 (July 20)
  • The First Council of Nicea, 325 (May 20)
  • O Sapientia (December 16)
  • Olaf of Norway, Martyr, 1030 (July 29)
  • Oswald of Northumbria, Martyr, 641 (August 5)
  • Philip of Caesarea, Deacon, 1st Cy. (October 11)
  • Remigius, Bishop, 530 (October 1)
  • Swithun, Bishop, 862 (July 15)
  • William Tyndale, Educator, Martyr, 1536 (October 6)
  • St. Valentine, Bishop and Martyr (February 14)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Book of Alternative Services. Anglican Book Centre. 1985. pp. 14–33. ISBN 0-919891-27-6.
  2. ^ The Book of Common Prayer and the Administration of the Sacraments and the and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Anglican Church of Canada together with the psalter as it is appointed to be said or sung in churches and the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. Anglican Book Centre. 1997. pp. ix–xii.
  • Anglican Church of Canada, Book of Common Prayer, Toronto, 1962.
  • Anglican Church of Canada, Book of Alternative Services, Toronto, 1985.
  • Anglican Church of Canada, For All the Saints: Prayers and Readings for Saints' Days, Toronto, 1994.