The Book of Common Prayer Part 5

RULES 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 | s.e.xagesima 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 Circ.u.mcision 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 Sat.u.r.day, 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 Sat.u.r.day after: