The

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uses a liturgical year that is in most respects identical to that of the

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. While this is less true of the calendars contained within the ''

Book of Common Prayer The ''Book of Common Prayer'' (BCP) is the name given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches historically related to Anglicanism. The original book, published in 1549 in the reign ...

'' and the ''

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'' (1980), it is particularly true since the Anglican Church adopted its new pattern of services and liturgies contained within ''

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'', in 2000. Certainly, the broad division of the year into the Christmas and Easter seasons, interspersed with periods of Ordinary Time, is identical, and most Festivals and Commemorations are also celebrated, with some exceptions. In some Anglican traditions (including the Church of England), the Christmas season is followed by an Epiphany season, which begins on the Eve of the Epiphany (on 6 January or the nearest Sunday) and ends on the

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(on 2 February or the nearest Sunday). Ordinary Time then begins after this period. The ''

'' contains within it the traditional Western Eucharistic lectionary which traces its roots to the Comes of St Jerome in the 5th century. Its similarity to the ancient lectionary is particularly obvious during Trinity season (Sundays after the Sunday after Pentecost), reflecting that understanding of sanctification. Sparrow, Anthony and

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. ''A Rationale upon the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England'', Oxford, UK

Calendars of saints' days in churches throughout the Anglican Communion

The list is organised alphabetically by the name of the province, with the exception of single countries separated into several provinces, i.e. North India and South India. :A * Calendar of saints (Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia) *

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Australia) The calendar of the Anglican Church of Australia (as published in ''A Prayer Book for Australia'' 995 follows Anglican tradition with the addition of significant people and events in the church in Australia. ''Principal festivals'' (principal ho ...

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Calendar of saints (Church of Bangladesh) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Bermuda) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil) The calendar of saints of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (''Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil'', IEAB) follows the tradition of Episcopal Church (United States), The Episcopal Church (TEC), of which it was a missionary district until 19 ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Burundi) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada) Prior to the revision of the Anglican Church of Canada's (ACC) Book of Common Prayer#Canada, Book of Common Prayer (BCP) in 1962, the national church followed the liturgical year, liturgical calendar of the 1918 Canadian Book of Common Prayer. Throu ...

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Central Africa) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church in Central America) 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. The word "feast" in this context does ...

Calendar of saints (Church of Ceylon) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of the Congo) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church of Cuba) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Church of England) The Church of England commemorates many of the same saints as those in the General Roman Calendar, mostly on the same days, but also commemorates various notable (often post-Reformation) Christians who have not been canonised by Rome, with a part ...

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Calendar of saints (Parish of the Falkland Islands) 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. The word "feast" in this context does ...

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Calendar of saints (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui) The Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, also known as the Hong Kong Anglican Church (Episcopal), an Anglican Church in Hong Kong and Macau, has its own calendar of saints. History Characteristics See also * Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of ...

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Calendar of saints (Church of North India) 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. The word "feast" in this context does ...

Calendar of saints (Church of South India) 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. The word "feast" in this context does ...

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean) The calendar of saints is the traditional Christianity, 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. The word "feast" in thi ...

Calendar of saints (Church of Ireland) 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. The word "feast" in this context does ...

:J * Calendar of saints (

Anglican Communion in Japan The ''Nippon Sei Ko Kai'' ( ja, 日本聖公会, translit=Nippon Seikōkai, lit=Japanese Holy Catholic Church), abbreviated as NSKK, sometimes referred to in English as the Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan, is the national Christian church rep ...

) *

Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

:K *

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Kenya) 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. The word "feast" in this context does ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Korea) The Anglican Church of Korea has its own calendar of saints. History Characteristics See also * Calendar of saints (Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui) {{Calendar of Saints Korean Calendar A calendar is a system of organizing days. Th ...

:L * Calendar of saints (Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church) :M *

Calendar of saints (Macedonian Church in Macedonia Emily) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Mexico) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Myanmar) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Church of Nigeria) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Church of Pakistan) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the Philippines) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church of Rwanda) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Scottish Episcopal Church) In the Calendar of the Scottish Episcopal Church, each holy and saint's day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. It is intended that feasts in categories 1 - 4 should be kept by the whole church. Days in categories 5 and ...

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of South East Asia) The calendar of saints is the traditional Christianity, 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. The word "feast" in thi ...

Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Southern Africa) The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has its own calendar of saints. History The calendar of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa was published in 1989 in the book ''An Anglican Prayer Book 1989''. Characteristics See also * Anglic ...

* Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of the Americas) *

Calendar of saints (Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church of the Sudan) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Tanzania) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of Uganda) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

* Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church) - Episcopal Church in the United States of America :W *

Calendar of saints (Church in Wales) In the Calendar of the Church in Wales, each holy and saint's day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. Commemorations not included in this Calendar may be observed with the approval of the bishop. Category 1 * Advent ...

Calendar of saints (Church of the Province of West Africa) The calendar of saints is the traditional Christianity, 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. The word "feast" in thi ...

Calendar of saints (Church in the Province of the West Indies) 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. The word "feast" in this context d ...

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