Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)

Book of Alternative Services Calendar

Days of observance

Principal Feasts

• Easter Day
• Ascension Day
• The Day of Pentecost
• Trinity Sunday
• All Saints Day
• Christmas Day
• Epiphany

  Feasts of Our Lord

• The Naming of Jesus
• The Baptism of the Lord
• The Presentation of the Lord
• The Annunciation of the Lord
• The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
• The Birth of St. John the Baptist
• The Transfiguration of the Lord
• Holy Cross Day

  Other Major Feasts

• All Feasts of Apostles
• All Feasts of Evangelists
• The Holy Innocents
• St. Joseph
• St. Mary Magdalene
• St. Stephen
• St. Mary the Virgin
• The Beheading of John the Baptist
• St. Michael and All Angels

  Fasts

• Ash Wednesday and other weekdays of Lent and Holy Week
• Good Friday and all other Fridays of the year, except in Christmas, Easter, and dominical Feasts

  Days of Optional Observance ("black-letter days")

• Memorials
• Commemorations
• Rogation Days
• Harvest Thanksgiving
• Ember days

The calendar

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Book of Common Prayer Calendar

The calendar

January

• 1 The Octave Day of Christmas and Circumcision of our Lord, being New Year's Day.
• 6 The Epiphany of our Lord with commemoration of his Baptism in the Octave.
• 10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1645.
• 12 Benedict Biscop, Abbot and Scholar, 689.
• *John Horden, Missionary, first Anglican Bishop of Moosonee, 1893.
• 13 The Octave Day of the Epiphany.
• *Hilary, Doctor, Bishop of Poitiers, France, 368.
• 19 Henry, Missionary, Bishop in Finland, 1150.
• 21
• 22 Vincent, Deacon and Martyr, Spain, c. 304.
• 24 St Timothy and St Titus, Apostolic men.
• 25 The Conversion of St Paul.
• 26 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Apostolic man, Martyr 155 or 156.
• 27 John Chrysostom, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 407.
• 30 Charles Stuart, King, beheaded 1649.

  February

• 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 3 Anskar, Missionary, first Bishop in Sweden, 864.
• 11 Cædmon, first recorded Christian Poet in England, c. 680.
• 14
• 23 Lindel Tsen, Bishop in China, consecrated 1929; and Paul Sasaki, Bishop in Japan, consecrated 1935.
• 24 St Matthias the Apostle.
• 27 George Herbert, Pastor and Poet, 1633.

  March

• 1 St David of Wales, Archbishop of Menevia, c. 544.
• 2 Chad, Missionary and first Bishop of Lichfield, 672.
• *John Wesley, Preacher, 1791; Charles Wesley, Poet, 1788.
• 6 Perpetua and her companions, Martyrs, Africa, 203.
• 7 Thomas Aquinas, Doctor and Poet, 1274.
• 12 Gregory the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Rome, 604.
• 17 St Patrick of Ireland, Missionary and Bishop, 461.
• 19 St Joseph of Nazareth, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• *Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Poet, 1711.
• 20 Cuthbert, Missionary, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 687.
• 21 Benedict, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Italy, c. 540.
• *Thomas Cranmer, Translator and Reviser of the Liturgy, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1556.
• 25 The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 29 John Keble of Oxford, Scholar and Poet, 1866.

  April

• 2 Henry Budd, first North American Indian to be ordained to the ministry, 1850.
• 3 Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253.
• *Reginald Heber, Bishop in India, Poet, 1826.
• 4 Ambrose, Doctor and Poet, Bishop of Milan, 397.
• 11 Leo the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Rome, 461.
• 19 Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr 1012.
• 21 Anselm, Doctor, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109.
• 23 St George of England, Martyr c. 304.
• 25 St Mark the Evangelist

  May

• 1 St Philip and St James, Apostles.
• St James the Brother of the Lord, Martyr 62.
• 2 Athanasius, Doctor, Bishop of Alexandria, 373.
• 4 Monnica, the mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387.
• 9 Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor, Bishop of Constantinople, 389.
• 11 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 885.
• 12 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, 1910.
• 19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988.
• 20 The Council of Nicaea, 325.
• 25 Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, Scholar and Poet, 709.
• 26 Augustine, Missionary, first Archbishop of Canterbury 597-605.
• 27 Bede, Presbyter, Doctor and Historian, 735.
• 30 Joan of Arc, 1431.

  June

• 1 Justin Martyr, Doctor, c. 165.
• 5 Boniface, Missionary, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, Martyr 754.
• 9 Columba, Abbot of Iona: Ireland and Scotland, 597.
• 11 St Barnabas the Apostle.
• 14 Basil the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia, 379.
• 22 Alban, first recorded Martyr in Britain, c. 304.
• 24 The Nativity of St John the Baptist.
• 28 Irenaeus, Doctor, Bishop of Lyon, France, c. 200.
• 29 St Peter and St Paul the Apostles, Martyrs c. 64.

  July

• 1 The Octave Day of St John the Baptist.
• *Confederation of Canada, 1867: Dominion Day.
• 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth.
• 6 The Octave Day of St Peter and St Paul.
• *Thomas More, Chancellor of England, Martyr 1535.
• 9 Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1228.
• 15 Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c. 862.
• 20
• 22 St Mary Magdalene.
• 25 St James the Apostle''', Martyr 44.
• 26
• 29 Olaf, King of Norway, Martyr 1030.
• *William Wilberforce, Emancipator of the Slaves, 1833.

  August

• 1 Lammas Day.
• *The Maccabean Martyrs.
• 5 Oswald, King of Northumbria, Martyr 641.
• 6 The Transfiguration of our Lord.
• 7 The Name of Jesus.
• 10 Laurence, Archdeacon of Rome, Martyr 258.
• 12 Charles Inglis, first Anglican Bishop in Canada, consecrated 1787.
• 13 Hippolytus, Doctor, Bishop in Rome, Martyr 235.
• *Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of Down, Ireland, 1667.
• 15 The Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 20 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, France, Doctor and Poet, 1153.
• 24 St Bartholomew the Apostle.
• 28 Augustine, Doctor, Bishop of Hippo, Africa, 430.
• *Robert McDonald, Missionary in the Western Arctic, 1913.
• 29 The Beheading of St John the Baptist.
• 31 Aidan, Missionary, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651.

  September

• 1 Giles, Abbot, southern France, c. 720.
• 3 Robert Wolfall, Presbyter. First recorded Anglican Communion Service in Canada, Frobisher Bay, 1578.
• 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 10 Edmund James Peck, Missionary to the Eskimo, 1924.
• 13 Cyprian, Doctor, Bishop of Carthage, Martyr 258.
• *First General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1893.
• 14 Holy Cross Day.
• 16 Ninian, Missionary, first Bishop in Galloway, Scotland, c. 430.
• 19 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690.
• 20 John Coleridge Patteson, Missionary, first Bishop of Melanesia, Martyr 1871.
• 21 St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist.
• 25 Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Translator of the Scriptures, 1626.
• 29 St Michael and All Angels.
• 30 Jerome, Doctor, Presbyter in Rome and Bethlehem, Translator of the Scriptures, 420.

  October

• 1 Remigius, Bishop of Reims, France, c. 530.
• 4 Francis of Assisi, 1226.
• 6 William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures into English, Martyr 1536.
• 9 St Denis of France, first Bishop of Paris, Martyr 272.
• *Robert Grosseteste, Scholar, Bishop of Lincoln, 1253.
• 10 Paulinus, Missionary, Archbishop of York, 644.
• 11 St. Philip of Caesarea, Apostolic man.
• 13 Edward the Confessor, King, Westminster, 1066.
• 16 Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, Martyrs 1555.
• 17 Etheldreda, or Audrey, Queen, Abbess of Ely, 679.
• 18 St Luke the Evangelist.
• 25
• 26 Cedd, Missionary, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664.
• *Alfred, King of the West Saxons, 899.
• 28 St Simon the Zealot and St Jude, the Apostles.
• *St Jude the Brother of the Lord.
• 29 James Hannington, Missionary and Bishop, Martyr 1885.

  November

• 1 All Saints.
• 2 All Souls: Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
• *Richard Hooker, Doctor of the Church of England, 1600.
• 7 Willibrord, Missionary, Bishop of Utrecht, the Netherlands, 739.
• 8 The Octave Day of All Saints:
• *The Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada.
• 11 Martin, Bishop of Tours, France, c. 397.
• 13 Charles Simeon of Cambridge, Pastor, 1836.
• 16 Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200.
• *Margaret, Queen of Scotland, 1093.
• 17 Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680.
• 20 Edmund, King of East Anglia, Martyr 870.
• 22
• 23 Clement, Apostolic man, Bishop of Rome, c. 100.
• 25
• 30 St Andrew the Apostle.

  December

• 4 Clement of Alexandria, Doctor, c. 210.
• 6
• 8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
• 16 O Sapientia.
• 17 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr in Rome c. 115.
• 21 St Thomas the Apostle.
• 25 The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day.
• 26 St Stephen the Martyr.
• 27 St John the Apostle and Evangelist.
• 28 The Innocents.
• 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170.
• 30 John Wycliffe of Oxford, Scholar, Translator of the Scriptures into English, 1384.
• 31 John West, Missionary, Red River, Canada, 1845.

  Differences between the BCP and BAS

Changed dates of observation

• Ambrose: From April 4 to December 7
• Lancelot Andrewes: From September 25 to September 26
• Thomas Aquinas: From March 7 to January 28
• Basil the Great: From June 14 to January 2
• Bede: From May 27 to May 25
• Benedict: From March 21 to July 11
• Clement of Alexandria: From December 4 to December 5
• Cyril and Methodius: From May 11 to February 14
• Founders, Benefactors, and Missionaries of the Church in Canada: From November 8 to September 18
• Gregory the Great: From March 12 to September 3
• Gregory of Nazianzus: From May 9 to January 2
• Reginald Heber: From April 3 to April 4
• Hilda of Whitby: From November 17 to November 18
• Richard Hooker: From November 2 to November 3
• Hugh of Lincoln: From November 16 to November 17
• Henry of Finland: From January 13 to July 13
• Ignatius of Antioch: From December 17 to October 17
• James of Jerusalem: From May 1 to October 23
• Thomas Ken: From March 19 to March 22
• Leo the Great: From April 11 to November 10
• Robert McDonald: From August 28 to August 30
• Monnica: From May 4 to August 27
• Name of Jesus From August 7 to January 1
• Charles Simeon: From November 13 to November 12
• Thomas the Apostle: From December 21 to July 3
• John and Charles Wesley: From March 2 to March 3
• John Wyclyf: From December 30 to October 30
• Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth: July 2 to May 31

  Deletions

• Aldhelm, Bishop, Scholar, and Poet, 709
• Alphege, Abp of Canterbury, Martyr, 1012
• First General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, 1893
• Benedict Biscop, Abbot and Scholar, 689
• Cædmon, Poet, 680
• Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr, 305
• Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr, c. 180
• Cedd, Missionary, Bishop, 664
• Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs, 285
• Denis, Bishop, Martyr, 272
• Ethelreda, Queen, Abbess, 679
• Giles, Abbot, 720
• Robert Grosseteste, Scholar, Bishop, 1253
• Hippolyte of Antioch, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, Martyr, 235
• Joan of Arc, Martyr, 1431
• Lammas Day
• Stephen Langton, Abp of Canterbury, 1228
• Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, Bishops, Martyrs, 1555
• Maccabean Martyrs
• Margaret of Antioch, Virgin and Martyr, 304
• The First Council of Nicea, 325
• O Sapientia
• Olaf of Norway, Martyr, 1030
• Oswald of Northumbria, Martyr, 641
• Philip of Caesarea, Deacon, 1st Cy.
• Remigius, Bishop, 530
• Swithun, Bishop, 862
• William Tyndale, Educator, Martyr, 1536
• St. Valentine''', Bishop and Martyr