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The Lutheran liturgical calendar is a listing which details the primary annual festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by various Lutheran churches. The calendars of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are from the 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship and the calendar of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and ...
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 .
The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, [1] [2] consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.
The Lutheran church does not officially recognize saints. However, it does have a liturgical calendar which commemorates some specific individuals whom it believes to have been particularly devoted to spreading the Christian faith. The individuals listed below are all included on at least one Lutheran liturgical calendar.
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The following are Marian festivals celebrated within the Lutheran liturgical calendar: February 2 Presentation of the Lord, usually referred to as "The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord" together (sometimes the order of terms is switched for emphasis), also known as Candlemas; March 25 Annunciation of Our Lord
People celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar (4 C, 96 P) Pages in category "Liturgical calendars" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
The Feast of the Corpus Christi was retained in the main calendar of the Lutheran Church up until about 1600, [26] but continues to be celebrated by some Lutheran congregations. [27] On this feast day the consecrated host is displayed on an altar in a monstrance and, in some churches, the rites of the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and ...