Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the
Faith, 397
8
The Second Sunday of Advent
11
Ember Day
12
Cury (Corentin), Bishop
13
Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304
Ember Day
14
John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the
Faith, 1591
Ember Day
15
The Third Sunday of Advent
17
O Sapientia
22
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
24
Christmas Eve
25
CHRISTMAS DAY
26
Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr
27
John, Apostle and Evangelist
28
The Holy Innocents
29
The First Sunday of Christmas
JANUARY
1
The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
2
Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus,
Bishops,
Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389
5
The Second Sunday of Christmas
6
THE EPIPHANY
12
The Baptism of Christ
The First Sunday of Epiphany
13
Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of
the Faith, 367
17
Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
19
The Second Sunday of Epiphany
21
Agnes, Child-Martyr at Rome, 304
24
Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva,
Teacher of the Faith, 1622
25
The Conversion of Paul
26
The Third Sunday of Epiphany
28
Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher,
Teacher of the Faith, 1274
30
Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
FEBRUARY
1
Euny, Abbot
2
THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE
(CANDLEMAS)
3
Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg,
Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865
Ordinary Time begins
6
The Accession of Queen Elizabeth II
9
The Fourth Sunday before Lent
14
Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs,
869 and 885
15
Adwenna, Virgin
16
The Third Sunday before Lent
17
Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda,
Martyr, 1977
23
The Second Sunday before Lent
27
George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
MARCH
1
David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of
Wales, c.601
2
The Sunday next before Lent
5
ASH WEDNESDAY
6
Piran of Cornwall, Abbot (transferred
from 5th)
7
Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions,
Martyrs at Carthage, 203
8
Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
9
The First Sunday of Lent
12
Paul Aurelian, Bishop
Ember Day
14
Ember Day
15
Ember Day
16
The Second Sunday of Lent
17
Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of
Ireland, c.460
19
Joseph of Nazareth
20
Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne,
Missionary, 687
21
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of
Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556
23
The Third Sunday of Lent
25
THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
30
The Fourth Sunday of Lent
Mothering Sunday
APRIL
6
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
10
William Law, Priest, Spiritual Writer,
1761
13
Palm Sunday
14
Monday of Holy Week
15
Tuesday of Holy Week
16
Wednesday of Holy Week
17
MAUNDY THURSDAY
18
GOOD FRIDAY
19
Easter Eve
20
EASTER DAY
21
Monday of Easter Week
22
Tuesday of Easter Week
23
Wednesday of Easter Week
24
Thursday of Easter Week
25
Friday of Easter Week
26
Saturday of Easter Week
27
The Second Sunday of Easter
28
George, Martyr, Patron of England,
c. 304 (transferred from 23rd)
29
Mark the Evangelist (transferred
from 25th)
30
Endelienta, Virgin
MAY
1
Philip and James, Apostles
2
Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria,
Teacher of the Faith, 373
3
Buriana, Virgin
4
The Third Sunday of Easter
6
Germoe, Bishop
7
Goran, Hermit
8
Michael, Protector of Cornwall
9
Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer,
c.1417
11
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
14
Matthias the Apostle
16
Carantoc, Abbot
18
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
19
Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Restorer of Monastic Life, 988
20
Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours,
804
24
John and Charles Wesley, Evangelists,
Hymn Writers, 1791 and 1788
25
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
26
Augustine, first Archbishop of
Canterbury, 605
Rogation Day
27
Rogation Day
28
Rogation Day
29
ASCENSION DAY
30
Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906
31
The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to
Elizabeth
JUNE
1
The Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sunday after Ascension Day
4
Petroc of Cornwall, Abbot
5
Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop,
Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754
7
Meriadoc, Bishop
8
THE DAY OF PENTECOST
9
Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597
Ordinary Time resumes
11
Barnabas the Apostle
15
TRINITY SUNDAY
16
Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
17
Nectan, Hermit
19
Corpus Christi (Day of Thanksgiving for
the Institution of Holy
Communion)
22
The First Sunday after Trinity
23
Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678
24
The Birth of John the Baptist
25
Ember Day
26
Ember Day
27
Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher of
the Faith, c.200
Ember Day
29
Peter and Paul, Apostles
It is recommended to celebrate Peter and
Paul (or Peter alone) on Sunday June 29th. If preferred, the Second
Sunday after Trinity may be celebrated and Peter and Paul transferred to
June 30th
JULY
3
Thomas the Apostle
6
The Third Sunday after Trinity
11
Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte
Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism,
c.550
13
The Fourth Sunday after Trinity
14
John Keble, Priest, Tractarian, Poet,
1866
15
Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862
19
Gregory of Nyssa, and his Sister Macrina,
Deaconess, Teachers of the Faith,
c.394 and c.379
20
The Fifth Sunday after Trinity
22
Mary Magdalene
23
Conan, Bishop
25
James the Apostle
26
Anne and Joachim, Parents of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
27
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
28
Samson, Bishop
29
Mary, Martha and Lazarus, Companions of
our Lord
30
William Wilberforce, Social Reformer,
1833
31
Neot, Hermit
AUGUST
3
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
5
Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr, 642
6
The Transfiguration of our Lord
8
Dominic, Priest, Founder of the Order of
Preachers, 1221
9
Mary Sumner, Founder of the Mothers’
Union, 1921
10
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
11
Clare of Assisi, Founder of the
Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253
13
Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down and
Connor, Teacher of the Faith, 1667
15
The Blessed Virgin Mary
17
The Ninth Sunday after Trinity
20
Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, Teacher of
the Faith, 1153
24
Bartholomew the Apostle
It is recommended to celebrate
Bartholomew on Sunday August 29th. If preferred, the Tenth Sunday after
Trinity may be celebrated and Bartholomew transferred to August 25th.
(In this case, Melor and Erme are not observed)
25
Melor and Erme, Martyrs
26
Rumon, Bishop
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
The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
SEPTEMBER
3
Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome,
Teacher of the Faith, 604
7
The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
8
The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
13
John Chrysostom, Bishop of
Constantinople, Teacher of the Faith, 407
14
Holy Cross Day
It is recommended to celebrate Holy
Cross Day on Sunday September 14th. If preferred, the Thirteenth Sunday
after Trinity may be celebrated and Holy Cross transferred to September
15th (In this case, Cyprian is not observed)
15
Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr, 258
16
Ninian, Bishop of Galloway, Apostle of
the Picts, c.432
17
Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary,
1179
20
John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of
Melanesia, and his Companions,
Martyrs, 1871
21
Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
It is recommended to celebrate Matthew
on Sunday September 21st. If preferred, the Fourteenth Sunday after
Trinity may be celebrated and Matthew transferred to September 22nd
24
Ember Day
25
Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester,
Spiritual Writer, 1626
26
Ember Day
27
Vincent de Paul, Founder of the
Congregation of the Mission (Lazirists), 1660
Ember Day
28
The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity
29
Michael and All Angels
OCTOBER
1
German, Bishop
4
Francis of Assisi, Friar, Deacon,
Founder of the Firars Minor, 1226
5
The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
6
William Tyndale, Translator of the
Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536
10
Paulinus of York, Missionary, 644
12
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
13
Edward the Confessor, King of England,
1066
15
Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith,
1582
17
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr,
c.107
18
Luke the Evangelist
19
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
26
The Last Sunday after Trinity
28
Simon and Jude, Apostles
29
James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern
Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885
NOVEMBER
1
ALL SAINTS’ DAY (or
on 2nd)
2
ALL SAINTS’ DAY (or
on 1st)
It is recommended that the principal
celebration of All Saints should take place on a Sunday. If preferred,
the Fourth Sunday before Advent may be celebrated on Sunday November
2nd, and All Saints’ Day kept on November 1st. It is also permissible
to use All Saints’ Tide material on both occasions.
3
Commemoration of the Faithful
Departed (All Souls’ Day)
(transferred from 2nd)
4
Dedication of Truro Cathedral (transferred
from 3rd)
7
Willibrord of York, Bishop, Apostle of
Frisia, 739
8
The Saints and Martyrs of England
9
The Third Sunday before Advent
Remembrance Sunday
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
Columb, Virgin
16
The Second Sunday before Advent
17
Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200
18
Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of
Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231
19
Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
20
Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr,
870
23
Christ the King
The Sunday next before Advent
30
The First Sunday of Advent
Common Worship Year C begins
DECEMBER
1
Andrew the Apostle (transferred
from 30th November)
CW Weekday Lectionary Year 2 begins
6
Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326
7
The Second Sunday of Advent
8
The Conception of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
10
Ember Day
12
Cury (Corentin), Bishop
Ember Day
13
Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304
13
Ember Day
14
The Third Sunday of Advent
17
O Sapientia
21
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
24
Christmas Eve
25
CHRISTMAS DAY
26
Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr
27
John, Apostle and Evangelist
28
The Holy Innocents
It is recommended to celebrate
Holy Innocents’ Day on Sunday December 28th. If preferred, the First
Sunday of Christmas may be celebrated and Holy Innocents transferred to
December 29th. (In this case, Thomas of Canterbury is not
observed)
29
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury,
Martyr, 1170
How to use this Calendar
This Diocesan Calendar is
authorised by the Bishop of Truro for use within the Diocese. It is based upon
the Calendar authorised by the General Synod as part of Common Worship.
The calendar lists all the
Sundays, Principal Feasts, Festivals and Lesser Festivals from Common
Worship as they fall during the period Advent 2002 - Christmas 2003. It
also includes diocesan additions to this general calendar, consisting of
saints honoured in three or more places throughout the diocese, or those after
whom Cathedral stalls are named. For the most part, saints are included on the
days when they are celebrated in their particular area, but occasionally a
saint's day has been moved by one or two days so as not to clash with a
festival already in CW. However, in two cases where there is a clash of dates
involving a diocesan observance kept as a Festival - Michael, Protector of
Cornwall (May 8th) and the Dedication of the Cathedral (November 3rd -
transferred this year to November 4th) the lesser festival in CW has been
transferred in favour of the diocesan observance.
The categories of observance
accord with those in CW:
PRINCIPAL FEASTS AND PRINCIPAL HOLY DAYS
Festivals
Sundays and Lesser Festivals
(In addition to these three categories, CW has a large number of Commemorations
which do not appear in this Calendar, but which may be observed if required.
These appear in italics in Common Worship and hagiographies for these
holy men and women appear in Exciting Holiness.)
Canon Law (B14) dictates that on PRINCIPAL FEASTS and PRINCIPAL HOLY
DAYS (except for Good Friday) the Holy Communion is celebrated in every
parish church, and the liturgical provision for Morning and Evening Prayer is
of the Feast. In addition, for PRINCIPAL FEASTS (except Christmas Day
and Easter Day) the celebration of the feast begins with Evening Prayer on the
day before the feast.
Festivals are not normally displaced.
For each day there is full liturgical provision in CLC for the Holy Communion
and for Morning and Evening Prayer. It is to be hoped that all parishes will
observe in full the diocesan additions to the list of festivals:
Piran of Cornwall, Abbot (March 5th)
Michael, Protector of Cornwall (May 8th)
Petroc of Cornwall, Abbot (June 4th)
German, Bishop (October 1st)
Dedication of Truro Cathedral (November
3rd)
Lesser Festivals are observed
at the level appropriate to a particular church. At the Holy Communion the
collect and readings provided in CW may supersede the collect of the week and
the daily eucharistic lectionary. The daily psalms and readings at Morning and
Evening Prayer are not normally superseded by those for lesser
festivals.
Commemorations (not shown in the
Diocesan Calendar) are made by a mention in prayers of intercession and
thanksgiving, and do not replace the usual weekday provision at any
service.
For a complete list of the rules to order the service, reference should be
made to Common Worship main volume pp 526 - 533.
