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A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
As a result, the Lutheran reformers retained a robust calendar of saints to be commemorated throughout the year. In addition to figures found in the Bible, early Christians such as Saint Lawrence and Martin of Tours were retained as saints on the calendar, as were extra-Biblical commemorations like the Assumption of Mary. Following the ...
The Church of England has no mechanism for canonising saints, and unlike the Roman Catholic Church it makes no claims regarding the heavenly status of those whom it commemorates in its calendar. For this reason, the Church of England avoids the use of the prenominal title "Saint" with reference to uncanonised individuals and is restrained in ...
16: Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, bishops and martyrs (died 1555) 17: Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr (died c. 107) 18: Luke, evangelist and martyr; 19: Henry Martyn, missionary and Bible translator (died 1812) 23: James of Jerusalem, brother of the Lord, martyr (died c. 62) 24: United Nations; 28: Simon and Jude, apostles and martyrs
The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebrations are a fixed annual date, or occur on a particular day of the week.
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.
The Tridentine calendar is the calendar of saints to be honoured in the course of the liturgical year in the official liturgy of the Roman Rite as reformed by Pope Pius V, implementing a decision of the Council of Trent, which entrusted the task to the Pope.
3 February: Blessed Iustus Takayama Ukon, martyr – Memorial; 5 February: Saints Paul Miki and companions, martyrs – Feast; 6 February: Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr – Memorial; 17 March: Our Lady of the Discovery of the Hidden Christians – Feast; 1 July: Saint Peter Kibe, priest and companions, martyrs – Memorial