Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England
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Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England

A Biographical Companion to Common Worship

  1. 240 pages
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  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England

A Biographical Companion to Common Worship

About this book

Combining a stimulating mix of history and biography, Saints on Earth gives detailed information about the people commemorated in the Common Worship calendar of Holy Days.

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Calendar

Notes

In the printing of the Calendar, Principal Feasts and other Principal Holy Days and Festivals are printed in bold red; other Sundays and Lesser Festivals are printed in normal print. Commemorations are printed in standard italics.

January

1 The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus
2 Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 and 389
2 Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833
2 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in South India, Evangelist, 1945
6 The Epiphany
10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645
11 Mary Slessor, Missionary in West Africa, 1915
12 Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167
12 Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689
13 Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367
13 Kentigern (Mungo), Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603
13 George Fox, Founder of the Society of Friends (the Quakers), 1691
17 Antony of Egypt, Hermit, Abbot, 356
17 Charles Gore, Bishop, Founder of the Community of the Resurrection, 1932
18–25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
18 Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951
19 Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, 1095
20 Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349
21 Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
22 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304
24 Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
25 The Conversion of Paul
26 Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul
28 Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274
30 Charles, King and Martyr, 1649
31 John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888

February

1 Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525
2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)
3 Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865
4 Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189
6 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597
10 Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543
14 Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885
14 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269
15 Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045
15 Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730
17 Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977
23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155
27 George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633
Alternative dates
Matthias may be celebrated on 24 February instead of 14 May.

March

1 David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601
2 Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
7 Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
8 Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
8 Felix, Bishop, Apostle to th...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. The Common Worship Calendar – Holy Days
  6. Introduction
  7. January
  8. February
  9. March
  10. April
  11. May
  12. June
  13. July
  14. August
  15. September
  16. October
  17. November
  18. December
  19. Index of Names