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Principal Holy Day
Principal Holy Days are a type of observance in the Anglican Communion, including the Church of England. All Principal Feasts are also Principal Holy Days. All Principal Holy Days share equal status; however those which are not Principal Feasts, being fast days within the season of Lent, lack a festal character. They are considered to be the most significant type of observance, the others being Festival (Church of England), Festivals, Lesser Festivals, and Commemoration (observance), Commemorations. Observance of Principal Holy Days is considered obligatory. Principal Holy Days (other than Principal Feasts) in the Church of England *Ash Wednesday *Maundy Thursday *Good Friday See also *List of Anglican Church calendars *Principal Feast *Festival (Anglicanism) *Lesser Festival *Commemoration (observance) {{DEFAULTSORT:Principal Holy Day (Church Of England) Church of England festivals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other autocephalous national and regional churches in full communion. The traditional origins of Anglican doctrine are summarised in the Thirty-nine Articles (1571). The Archbishop of Canterbury (, Justin Welby) in England acts as a focus of unity, recognised as ' ("first among equals"), but does not exercise authority in Anglican provinces outside of the Church of England. Most, but not all, member churches of the communion are the historic national or regional Anglican churches. The Anglican Communion was officially and formally organised and recognised as such at the Lambeth Conference in 1867 in London under the leadership of Charles Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury. The churches of the Anglican Communion consider themselves to be part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. The English church renounced papal authority in 1534 when Henry VIII failed to secure a papal annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. The English Reformation accelerated under Edward VI's regents, before a brief restoration of papal authority under Queen Mary I and King Philip. The Act of Supremacy 1558 renewed the breach, and the Elizabethan Settlement charted a course enabling the English church to describe itself as both Reformed and Catholic. In the earlier phase of the English Reformation there were both Roman Catholic martyrs and radical Protestant martyrs. The later phases saw the Penal Laws punish Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Feast
Principal Feasts are a type of observance in some churches of the Anglican Communion, including the Church of England, the Episcopal Church (United States), and the Anglican Church of Canada. All Principal Feasts are also Principal Holy Days, sharing equal status with those Principal Holy Days which are not Principal Feasts. They are considered to be the most significant type of observance, the others being Festivals, Lesser Festivals, and Commemorations. As with all Principal Holy Days, their observance is obligatory. The Anglican Principal Feasts and Principal Holy Days are somewhat comparable to Roman Catholic Solemnities and Holy days of obligation. Principal Feasts in the Church of England * The Epiphany * The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) * The Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary *Easter Day *Ascension Day *Day of Pentecost *Trinity Sunday *All Saints' Day *Christmas Day Principal Feasts in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lent
Lent ( la, Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is a solemn religious observance in the liturgical calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry. Lent is observed in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Oriental Orthodox, Persian, United Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions. Some Anabaptist, Baptist, Reformed (including certain Continental Reformed, Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches), and nondenominational Christian churches also observe Lent, although many churches in these traditions do not. Which days are enumerated as being part of Lent differs between denominations (see below), although in all of them Lent is described as lasting for a total duration of 40 days. In Lent-observing Western Churches, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately six weeks later; depending on the Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival (Church Of England)
A Festival is a type of observance in the Churches of the Anglican Communion, considered to be less significant than a Principal Feast or Principal Holy Day, but more significant than a Lesser Festival or Commemoration. In ''Common Worship,'' each Festival is provided with a collect and an indication of liturgical colour. Fixed Festivals *1 January: The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus *25 January: The Conversion of Paul *19 March: Joseph of Nazareth *23 April: George, Martyr, Patron of England *25 April: Mark the Evangelist *1 May: Philip and James, Apostles *14 May: Matthias the Apostle *31 May: The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth *11 June: Barnabas the Apostle *24 June: The Birth of John the Baptist *29 June: Peter and Paul, Apostles *3 July: Thomas the Apostle *22 July: Mary Magdalene *25 July: James the Apostle *6 August: The Transfiguration of Our Lord *15 August: The Blessed Virgin Mary *24 August: Bartholomew the Apostle *14 September: Holy Cross Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Festival
Lesser Festivals are a type of observance in the Anglican Communion, including the Church of England, considered to be less significant than a Principal Feast, Principal Holy Day, or Festival, but more significant than a Commemoration. Whereas Principal Feasts must be celebrated, it is not obligatory to observe Lesser Festivals. They are always attached to a calendar date, and are not observed if they fall on a Sunday, in Holy Week, or in Easter Week. In ''Common Worship'' each Lesser Festival is provided with a collect and an indication of liturgical colour. Lesser Festivals in the Church of England ''Source: C of E website.'' January *2 January: Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389 *12 January: Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 *13 January: Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 *17 January: Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356 *19 January: Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095 *21 January: Agnes, Child Marty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commemoration (observance)
Commemorations are a type of religious observance in the many Churches of the Anglican Communion, including the Church of England. They are the least significant type of observance, the others being Principal Feasts, Principal Holy Days, Festivals, and Lesser Festivals. Whereas Principal Feasts must be celebrated, it is not obligatory to observe Commemorations. They are always attached to a calendar date, and are not observed if they fall on a Sunday, in Holy Week, or in Easter Week. In ''Common Worship'' Commemorations are not provided with collects or indications of liturgical colour. However, they may be celebrated as Lesser Festivals if local pastoral conditions suggest it. Examples of Commemorations in the Church of England *10 January: William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury 1633- 1645 *18 January: Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951 *20 January: Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349 *10 February: Scholastica, sister of Bened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent (the six weeks of penitence before Easter). It is observed by Catholics in the Roman Rite, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, Methodists, Nazarenes, as well as by some churches in the Reformed tradition (including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed, and Presbyterian churches). As it is the first day of Lent, many Christians begin Ash Wednesday by marking a Lenten calendar, praying a Lenten daily devotional, and making a Lenten sacrifice that they will not partake of until the arrival of Eastertide. Many Christians attend special church services, at which churchgoers receive ash on their foreheads. Ash Wednesday derives its name from this practice, which is accompanied by the words, "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or the dictum "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." The ashes ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday (also known as Great and Holy Thursday, Holy and Great Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, among other names) is the day during Holy Week that commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy) and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. "Maundy" comes from the Latin word ''mandatum'', or commandment, reflecting Jesus' words "I give you a new commandment." The day comes always between March 19 and April 22, inclusive, and will vary according to whether the Gregorian calendar or the Julian calendar is used. Eastern churches generally use the Julian system. Maundy Thursday initiates the Paschal Triduum, the period which commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus; this period includes Good Friday and Holy Saturday, and ends on the evening of Easter Sunday. The Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Friday
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday (also Holy and Great Friday), and Black Friday. Members of many Christian denominations, including the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, Oriental Orthodox, United Protestant and some Reformed traditions (including certain Continental Reformed, Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches), observe Good Friday with fasting and church services. In many Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist churches, the Service of the Great Three Hours' Agony is held from noon until 3 pm, the time duration that the Bible records as darkness covering the land to Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross. Communicants of the Moravian Church have a Good Friday tradition of cleaning gravestones in Moravian cemeteries. The date of Good Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Anglican Church Calendars
The Church of England uses a liturgical year that is in most respects identical to that of the Roman Catholic Church. While this is less true of the calendars contained within the ''Book of Common Prayer'' and the ''Alternative Service Book'' (1980), it is particularly true since the Anglican Church adopted its new pattern of services and liturgies contained within ''Common Worship'', 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 Feast of the Presentation (on 2 February or the nearest Sunday). Ordinary Time then begins after this period. The ''Book of Common Prayer'' contains within it the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival (Anglicanism)
A Festival is a type of observance in the Churches of the Anglican Communion, considered to be less significant than a Principal Feast or Principal Holy Day, but more significant than a Lesser Festival or Commemoration. In '' Common Worship,'' each Festival is provided with a collect and an indication of liturgical colour. Fixed Festivals *1 January: The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus *25 January: The Conversion of Paul *19 March: Joseph of Nazareth *23 April: George, Martyr, Patron of England *25 April: Mark the Evangelist *1 May: Philip and James, Apostles *14 May: Matthias the Apostle *31 May: The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth *11 June: Barnabas the Apostle *24 June: The Birth of John the Baptist *29 June: Peter and Paul, Apostles *3 July: Thomas the Apostle *22 July: Mary Magdalene *25 July: James the Apostle *6 August: The Transfiguration of Our Lord *15 August: The Blessed Virgin Mary *24 August: Bartholomew the Apostle *14 September: Holy Cross D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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