Common Worship texts

   Holy Days
     
     
    In the printing of the Calendar, Principal Feasts and other Principal Holy Days are printed in bold; Festivals are printed in roman typeface; other Sundays and Lesser Festivals are printed in ordinary roman typeface, in black. Commemorations are printed in italics.
     
     
    January  
     
1
   The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
2
   Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389
2
   Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833
2
   Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in South India, Evangelist, 1945
6
   The Epiphany
10
   William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
11
   Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915
12
   Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
12
   Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689
13
   Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367
13
   Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603
13
   George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers), 1691
17
   Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
17
   Charles Gore,Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
18-25
   Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
18
 Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951 
19
   Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
20
   Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349
21
   Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
22
   Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304
24
   Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
25
   The Conversion of Paul
26
   Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
28
   Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274
30
   Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
31
   John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888
     
     
     February  
     
1
   Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525
2
   The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
3
   Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865
4
   Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189
6
   The Martyrs of Japan, 1597      
10
   Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543
14
   Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885
14
   Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269 
15
   Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045
15
   Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730
17
   Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977
23
   Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155
27
   George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.
       
       
     March  
     
1
   David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601
2
   Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
7
   Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
8
   Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
8
   Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647
8
   Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929
17
   Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460
18
   Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386
19
   Joseph of Nazareth
20
   Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687 
21
   Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556
24
   Walter Hilton of Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic, 1396         
24
   Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980
24 
   Paul Courturier, Priest, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958 
25
   The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
26
   Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, 1883
31
   John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Chad may be celebrated with Cedd on 26 October instead of 2 March.
    Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4 September instead of 20 March.
       
       
     April  
     
1
   Frederick Denison Maurice, Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1872
9
   Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran Pastor, Martyr, 1945
10
   William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer, 1761
10
   William of Ockham, Friar, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1347
11
   George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, 1878
16
   Isabella Gilmore, Deaconess, 1923
19
   Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
21
   Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1109          
23
   George, Martyr, Patron of England, c.304
24
   Mellitus, Bishop of London, first Bishop at St Paul's, 624
24
 The Seven Martyrs of the Melanesian Brotherhood, Solomon Islands, 2003 
25
   Mark the Evangelist
27
   Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894
28
   Peter Chanel, Missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841
29
   Catherine of Siena, Teacher of the Faith, 1380
30
   Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922
       
       
     May  
     
1
   Philip and James, Apostles
2
   Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 373
4
   English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era             
8
   Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, c.1417  
14
   Matthias the Apostle
16
   Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877          
19
   Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
20
   Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804          
21
   Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330
24
   John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
25
   The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735          
25
   Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, 709       
26
   Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605     
26
   John Calvin, Reformer, 1564   
26
   Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595
28
   Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089
30
   Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906  
30
   Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431    
30
   Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933
31
   The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.
    The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31 May.
       
       
     June  
     
1
   Justin, Martyr at Rome, c.165
3
   The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885-7 and 1977
4
   Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century
5
   Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
6
   Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945
8
   Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711
9
   Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597   
9
   Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373
11
   Barnabas the Apostle
14
   Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691
15
   Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941
16
   Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
16
   Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752
17
   Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936
18
   Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896
19
   Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929
22
   Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c.250
23
   Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678
24
   The Birth of John the Baptist
27
   Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Teacher of the Faith, 444
28
   Irenæus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher of the Faith, c.200
29
   Peter and Paul, Apostles
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Peter the Apostle may be celebrated alone, without Paul, on 29 June.
       
       
     July  
     
1
   Henry, John, and Henry Venn the younger, Priests, Evangelical Divines, 1797, 1813 and 1873
3
   Thomas the Apostle
6
   Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Reformation Martyrs, 1535
11
   Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550
14
   John Keble, Priest, Tractarian, Poet, 1866
15
   Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862
15
   Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274
16
   Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099
18
   Elizabeth Ferard, first Deaconess of the Church of England , Founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883
19
   Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, and his sister Macrina, Deaconess, Teachers of the Faith, c.394 and c.379 
20
   Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century 
20
   Bartolomé de las Casas, Apostle to the Indies, 1566
22
   Mary Magdalene
23
   Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373
25
   James the Apostle
26
   Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
27
   Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher of the Faith, 1901
29
   Mary, Martha and Lazarus, Companions of our Lord
30
   William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson: Anti-Slavery Campaigners, 1833, 1797, 1846
31
   Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556
     
     
    Alternative dates
    The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth may be celebrated on 2 July instead of 31 May.
    Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July.
    Thomas Becket may be celebrated on 7 July instead of 29 December.
       
       
    August  
     
4
   Jean-Baptiste Vianney, Curé d'Ars, Spiritual Guide, 1859
5
   Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
6
   The Transfiguration of Our Lord
7
   John Mason Neale, Priest, Hymn Writer, 1866
8
   Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of Preachers, 1221
9
   Mary Sumner, Founder of the Mothers' Union, 1921
10
   Laurence, Deacon at Rome, Martyr, 258
11
   Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253
11
   John Henry Newman, Priest, Tractarian, 1890
13
   Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and Connor, Teacher of the Faith, 1667
13
   Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer, 1910
13
   Octavia Hill, Social Reformer, 1912
14
   Maximilian Kolbe, Friar, Martyr, 1941
15
   The Blessed Virgin Mary
20
   Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher of the Faith, 1153
20
   William and Catherine Booth, Founders of the Salvation Army, 1912 and 1890
24
   Bartholomew the Apostle
27
   Monica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
28
   Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Teacher of the Faith,430
29
   The Beheading of John the Baptist
30
   John Bunyan, Spiritual Writer, 1688
31
   Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 651
     
     
    Alternative dates
    The Blessed Virgin Mary may be celebrated on 8 September instead of 15 August.
       
       
     September  
     
1
   Giles of Provence, Hermit, c.710
2
   The Martyrs of Papua New Guinea, 1901 and 1942
3
   Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 604
4
   Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester (Oxon), Apostle of Wessex, 650
6
   Allen Gardiner, Missionary, Founder of the South American Mission Society, 1851
8
   The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9
   Charles Fuge Lowder, Priest, 1880
13
   John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407
14
   Holy Cross Day
15
   Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
16
   Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of the Picts, c.432
16
   Edward Bouverie Pusey, Priest, Tractarian, 1882
17
   Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179
19
   Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690
20
   John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871
21
   Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
25
   Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626
25
   Sergei of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher of the Faith, 1392
26
   Wilson Carlile, Founder of the Church Army,1942
27
   Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660
29
   Michael and All Angels
30
   Jerome, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4 September instead of 20 March.
     
     
     October  
     
1
   Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533
1
   Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885
3
 George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958 
4
   Francis of Assisi, Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226
6
   William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536
9
   Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions,Martyrs, c.250
9
   Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253
10
   Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
10
   Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674
11
   Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675
11
   James the Deacon, companion of Paulinus, 7th century
12
   Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop, Missionary, 709
12
   Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reformer, 1845
12
   Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915
13
   Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066
15
   Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith, 1582
16
   Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555
17
   Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, c.107
18
   Luke the Evangelist
19
   Henry Martyn, Translator of the Scriptures, Missionary in India and Persia, 1812
25
   Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.287
26
   Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
26
   Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664
28
   Simon and Jude, Apostles
29
   James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885
31
   Martin Luther, Reformer, 1546
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Chad may be celebrated with Cedd on 26 October instead of 2 March.
       
       
     November  
     
1
   All Saints' Day
2
   Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)
3
   Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher of the Faith, 1600
3
   Martin of Porres, Friar, 1639
6
   Leonard, Hermit, 6th century
6
   William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1944
7
   Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of Frisia, 739
8
   The Saints and Martyrs of England
9
   Margery Kempe, Mystic, c.1440
10
   Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 461
11
   Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397
13
   Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836
14
   Samuel Seabury, first Anglican Bishop in North America, 1796
16
   Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093
16
   Edmund Rich of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240
17
   Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
18
   Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231
19
   Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
19
   Mechtild, Béguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280
20
   Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
20
   Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876 
22
   Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c.230 
23
   Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100
25
   Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century
25
   Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748
29
   Day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church
30
   Andrew the Apostle
       
       
    December  
     
1
   Charles de Foucauld, Hermit in the Sahara, 1916
3
   Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552
4
   John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749
4
   Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637
6
   Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326
7
   Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397
8
   The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
13
   Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304
13
   Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784
14
   John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith,1591
17
   O Sapientia
17
   Eglantyne Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of 'Save The Children', 1928
24
   Christmas Eve
25
   Christmas Day
26
   Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr
27
   John, Apostle and Evangelist
28
   The Holy Innocents
29
   Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170
31
   John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384
     
     
    Alternative dates
    Thomas the Apostle may be celebrated on 21 December instead of 3 July.
    Thomas Becket may be celebrated on 7 July instead of 29 December.