![]() Lectionary Page
(a calendar for Sundays and Feast Days) Daily Lectionary (a calendar for weekdays) Book of Common Prayer (an online version of the BCP 1979) |
"The Church Year consists of two cycles of feasts and holy days..."
(Book of Common Prayer, p. 15) The calendar of the Book of Common Prayer orders the year into seasons which mark not just the passage of time, but also help to the story of God with us. The calendar also identifies and provides directions concerning days of special devotion and observance, and the remembrance of the saints.
The church year begins with the SEASON OF ADVENT - the first Sunday of Advent being the fourth Sunday before Christmas. It runs through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word for “coming," and the season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming of the Lord. The seasonal color is purple or sarum blue. |
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