Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)

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

Days of observance

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:

Principal Feasts

Feasts of Our Lord

Other Major Feasts

Fasts

Days of Optional Observance ("black-letter days")

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

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

St Charles Stuart, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The calendar

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."

January

February

March

April

May

June

Olav II, July 29 (BCP)

July

August

September

October

Cedd October 26 (BCP)

November

December

Differences between the BCP and BAS

Changed dates of observation

Deletions

References

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