Liturgical Calendar

Calendar of the Christian Year

The principal feasts, red-letter holy days, and national observances kept across the Ordinariate of Saint George.

The Christian Year consists of two cycles of holy days — the Paschal Cycle, which follows the lunar calendar from Lent through Eastertide, and the Incarnation Cycle, which follows the solar calendar from Advent through Epiphany. These feasts are observed throughout the chaplaincy in keeping with the Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Province of North America.

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Upcoming Feasts

Jun11
Barnabas the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jun24
The Nativity of John the Baptist
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jun29
Peter and Paul, Apostles
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jul1
Canada Day
National Day
Jul4
Independence Day (USA)
National Day
Jul22
Mary Magdalene
Red-Letter Holy Day

Principal Feasts

These feasts take precedence over any other day or observance.

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Easter Day

Movable Feast

The first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21.

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Ascension Day

Movable Feast

Forty days after Easter.

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The Day of Pentecost

Movable Feast

Fifty days after Easter.

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Trinity Sunday

Movable Feast

The Sunday after Pentecost.

Jan6

The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Principal Feast

Nov1

All Saints' Day

Principal Feast

Dec25

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ — Christmas

Principal Feast

The Year in Months

Red-Letter Holy Days and National Days observed throughout the year.

January

Jan1
The Circumcision and Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jan6
The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Principal Feast
Jan18
Confession of Peter the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jan25
Conversion of Paul the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jan28
John McCrae and All Physicians, Nurses, and Caregivers in War
National Day

February

Feb2
The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
Red-Letter Holy Day
Feb3
Feast of the Four Chaplains
National Day
Commemorating Fox, Goode, Washington, and Poling — USAT Dorchester, 1943.
Feb24
Matthias the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day

March

Mar8
Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy
Red-Letter Holy Day
Mar19
Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary and Guardian of Jesus
Red-Letter Holy Day
Mar25
The Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary
Red-Letter Holy Day

April

Apr9
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Red-Letter Holy Day
Apr13
Leslie Hardman
Red-Letter Holy Day
Apr23
Saint George, Martyr
Red-Letter Holy Day
Patron of the Ordinariate — observed across the chaplaincy with prayer and renewal of vows.
Apr25
Mark the Evangelist
Red-Letter Holy Day

May

May1
Philip and James, Apostles
Red-Letter Holy Day
May23
Father Emil Kapaun
Red-Letter Holy Day
May31
The Visitation
Red-Letter Holy Day

June

Jun11
Barnabas the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jun24
The Nativity of John the Baptist
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jun29
Peter and Paul, Apostles
Red-Letter Holy Day

July

Jul1
Canada Day
National Day
Jul4
Independence Day (USA)
National Day
Jul22
Mary Magdalene
Red-Letter Holy Day
Jul25
James the Elder, Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day

August

Aug6
The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Red-Letter Holy Day
Aug13
Florence Nightingale
Red-Letter Holy Day
Aug15
The Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Red-Letter Holy Day
Aug20
Jonathan Myrick Daniels
Red-Letter Holy Day
Aug24
Bartholomew the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day

September

Sep4
Father Vincent Capodanno
Red-Letter Holy Day
Sep14
Holy Cross Day
Red-Letter Holy Day
Sep21
Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Red-Letter Holy Day
Sep29
Holy Michael and All Angels
Red-Letter Holy Day
Michaelmas — intercession for chaplains in harm's way.

October

Oct18
Luke the Evangelist and Companion of Paul
Red-Letter Holy Day
Oct23
James of Jerusalem, Bishop and Martyr, Brother of Our Lord
Red-Letter Holy Day
Oct28
Simon and Jude, Apostles
Red-Letter Holy Day

November

Nov1
All Saints' Day
Principal Feast
Nov2
Feast of the Founders
National Day
Commemorating Bishops Leon Checkemian, James Martin, and Andrew Albert MacLaglen — the 1897 union that founded the Anglican Free Communion International. Established 9 June 2025 by Bishop Brent Edward Whetstone.
Nov10
Commemoration of the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
National Day
Remembering the 29 lives lost on Lake Superior, 1975 — and all who serve on the Great Lakes.
Nov11
Remembrance Day / Veterans Day
National Day
Prayer for veterans and for chaplains who serve them.
Nov30
Andrew the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day

December

Dec21
Thomas the Apostle
Red-Letter Holy Day
Dec25
The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ — Christmas
Principal Feast
Dec26
Stephen, Deacon and Martyr
Red-Letter Holy Day
Dec26
Desmond Tutu
Red-Letter Holy Day
Dec27
John, Apostle and Evangelist
Red-Letter Holy Day
Dec28
The Holy Innocents
Red-Letter Holy Day

Days of Discipline, Denial, and Special Prayer

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are traditionally observed as days of special devotion and total abstinence. The weekdays of Lent and every Friday outside the twelve days of Christmas and the fifty days of Eastertide are encouraged as days of fasting. Ember Days are set aside for prayers for those called to Holy Orders; Rogation Days, the three days preceding Ascension Day, are devoted to asking God's blessing on labour and the land.

"Praesens Inter Servientes" — Present among those who serve.