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{{Short description|Calendar of the Church in Wales}}
{{Short description|Calendar of the 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.
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The [[Church in Wales]] has its own [[calendar of the saints]].


== History ==
== Category 1 ==
* [[Advent Sunday|The First Sunday of Advent]]: [[November 27|27 November]] – [[December 3|3 December]]
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* [[Advent|The Second Sunday of Advent]]: [[December 4|4]] - [[December 10|10 December]]
* [[Gaudete Sunday|The Third Sunday of Advent]]: [[December 11|11]] - [[December 17|17 December]]
* [[Advent|The Fourth Sunday of Advent]]: [[December 18|18]] - [[December 24|24 December]]
* [[Christmas|Christmas Day]]: [[December 25|25 December]]
* [[Christmas Sunday|The (First) Sunday of Christmas]]: [[December 26|26]] – [[December 31|31 December]]
* [[Epiphany (holiday)|The Epiphany of our Lord]]: [[January 6|6 January]]
* [[Presentation of Jesus at the Temple|The Presentation of Christ]]: [[February 2|2 February]]
* [[Sexagesima|The Second Sunday before Lent]], [[Creation Sunday]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Second Sunday before Lent - Creation Sunday|url=https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/publications/word-lord/year-B/Two_before_Lent/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Church in Wales|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Quinquagesima|The Sunday before Lent]], [[Transfiguration sunday|Transfiguration Sunday]]
* [[Ash Wednesday]]
* [[Quadragesima Sunday|The First Sunday of Lent]] (Invocabit)
* [[Lent|The Second Sunday of Lent]] (Reminiscere)
* [[Lent|The Third Sunday of Lent]] (Oculi)
* [[Laetare Sunday|The Fourth Sunday of Lent]], [[Mothering Sunday]]
* [[Passion Sunday|The Fifth Sunday of Lent]], [[Passion Sunday]]
* [[Palm Sunday|The Sixth Sunday of Lent]], [[Palm Sunday]]
* [[Holy Monday|Monday]], [[Holy Tuesday|Tuesday]] and [[Holy Wednesday|Wednesday]] of [[Holy Week]]
* [[Maundy Thursday]]
* [[Good Friday]]
* [[Holy Saturday|Easter Eve]]
* [[Easter|Easter Day]]
* [[Easter Monday|Monday to Saturday of Easter Week]]
* [[Second Sunday of Easter|The Second Sunday of Easter]]
* [[Third Sunday of Easter|The Third Sunday of Easter]]
* [[Fourth Sunday of Easter|The Fourth Sunday of Easter]]
* [[Fifth Sunday of Easter|The Fifth Sunday of Easter]]
* [[Eastertide|The Sixth Sunday of Easter]], [[Rogation Sunday]]
* [[Feast of the Ascension|The Ascension of our Lord]]: [[Ascension Thursday|Thursday]]
* [[Pentecost|The Day of Pentecost]]
* [[Trinity Sunday]]
* [[Liturgical year|The Last Sunday after Pentecost]], [[Bible Sunday]]: [[October 23|23]] - [[October 29|29 October]]
* [[All Saints' Day|All Saints’ Day]]: [[November 1|1 November]]
* The First Sunday of the Kingdom: [[October 30|30 October]] - [[November 5|5 November]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The First Sunday of The Kingdom (B)|url=https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/publications/word-lord/year-B/First_Sunday_Kingdom/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Church in Wales|language=en}}</ref>
* The Second Sunday of the Kingdom: [[November 6|6]] - [[November 12|12 November]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Second Sunday of The Kingdom (B)|url=https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/publications/word-lord/year-B/Second_Sunday_Kingdom/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Church in Wales|language=en}}</ref>
* The Third Sunday of the Kingdom: [[November 13|13]] - [[November 19|19 November]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Third Sunday of The Kingdom|url=https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/publications/word-lord/year/third_Sunday_Kingdom/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Church in Wales|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Feast of Christ the King|The Fourth Sunday of the Kingdom]], [[Christ the King]]: [[November 20|20]] - [[November 26|26 November]]


== Characteristics ==
== Category 2 ==
* [[Christmas Eve]]: [[December 24|24 December]]
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* The Second Sunday of Christmas: [[January 2|2]] - [[January 5|5 January]] ([[Epiphany (holiday)|The Epiphany]] may be celebrated on this [[Sunday]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Second Sunday of Christmas (B)|url=https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/publications/word-lord/year-B/Christmas_Two/|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Church in Wales|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Feast of the Baptism of the Lord|The First (Second) Sunday of Epiphany]], [[Epiphany (holiday)|The Baptism of Christ]]: [[January 7|7]] – [[January 13|13 January]]

== Category 3 ==
* The Second (Third) Sunday of Epiphany: [[January 14|14]] – [[January 20|20 January]]
* The Third (Fourth) Sunday of Epiphany: [[January 21|21]] – [[January 27|27 January]]
* The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: [[January 28|28 January]] – [[February 1|1 February]]
* [[Passion Sunday|The Fifth Sunday before Lent]]
* [[Laetare Sunday|The Fourth Sunday before Lent]]
* [[Quinquagesima|The Third Sunday before Lent]]
* [[Eastertide]]: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism|url=http://justus.anglican.org/~ss/commonworship/word/thanksbaptism.html|access-date=2021-06-23|website=justus.anglican.org}}</ref>
* The Second to Twenty second Sundays after Pentecost

== Category 4 ==
* [[Rogation days|Rogation Days]]: [[Monday]], [[Tuesday]] and [[Wednesday]]
* [[Thursday]]: [[Feast of Corpus Christi|Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion]]

== Calendar ==

=== January ===
* 1 [[Presentation of Jesus at the Temple|The Naming of Jesus]]
* 3 [[Morris Williams]] (1874), Priest and Poet
* 6 [[Epiphany (holiday)|The Epiphany of our Lord]]
* 10 [[William Laud]] (1645), Bishop
* 11 [[Rhys Prichard]] (1644), Priest and Poet
* 11 [[William Williams Pantycelyn|William Williams]] (1791), Deacon and Poet
* 11 [[Isaac Williams]] (1865), Priest and Poet
* 13 [[Hilary of Poitiers|Hilary]] (368), Bishop
* 14 [[Saint Mungo|Kentigern]] (c 603), Bishop
* 17 [[Anthony the Great|Antony]] (356), Abbot
* 18 [[Confession of Peter|The Confession of Peter, Apostle]]
* 21 [[Agnes of Rome|Agnes]] (304), Virgin and Martyr
* 23 [[Francis de Sales]] (1622), Bishop
* 24 [[Cadoc]] (6th century), Abbot
* 25 [[Conversion of Paul the Apostle|The Conversion of Paul, Apostle]]
* 26 [[Saint Timothy|Timothy]] and [[Saint Titus|Titus]], Companions of Paul
* 27 [[John Chrysostom]] (407), Bishop and Doctor
* 28 [[Thomas Aquinas]] (1274), Doctor

=== February ===
* 1 [[Brigid of Kildare|Bride or Bridget]] (6th century), Abbess
* 2 [[Presentation of Jesus at the Temple|The Presentation of Christ in the Temple]] ([[Candlemas]])
* 3 [[List of European saints|The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Europe]]
* 3 [[Seiriol]] (6th century), Abbot
* 4 [[Manche Masemola]] (1928), Martyr
* 9 [[Saint Teilo|Teilo]] (6th century), Bishop
* 14 [[Saints Cyril and Methodius|Cyril]] (869), Monk and Missionary
* 14 [[Saints Cyril and Methodius|Methodius]] (885), Bishop and Missionary
* 18 [[Fra Angelico|John of Fiesole]] ([[Fra Angelico]]) (1455), Priest, Religious and Painter
* 18 [[Andrei Rublev]] (c 1430), Religious, Painter
* 19 [[Thomas Burgess (bishop, born 1756)|Thomas Burgess]] (1837), Bishop and Teacher of the Faith
* 20 [[List of saints from Africa|The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Africa]]
* 23 [[Polycarp]] (c 155), Bishop and Martyr
* 24 [[Saint Matthias|Matthias]], Apostle
* 27 [[George Herbert]] (1633), Priest, and all [[Pastor|Pastors]]

[[Ember days|Ember Days]]: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following [[Quadragesima Sunday|Lent I]]

=== March ===
* 1 [[Saint David|David]] (6th century), Bishop, Patron Saint of Wales
* 2 [[Chad of Mercia|Chad]], Bishop (672)
* 5 [[Saint Non|Non]] (5th century), Mother of David of Wales
* 7 [[Perpetua and Felicity|Perpetua]], [[Perpetua and Felicity|Felicity]] and [[Perpetua and Felicity|their Companions]] (203), Martyrs
* 9 [[Gregory of Nyssa]], Bishop (395)
* 12 [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory the Great]] (604), Bishop and Doctor
* 17 [[Saint Patrick|Patrick]] (5th century), Bishop, Patron Saint of Ireland
* 18 [[Cyril of Jerusalem]] (386), Bishop
* 19 [[Saint Joseph|Joseph of Nazareth]]
* 20 [[Cuthbert]], Bishop (687)
* 21 [[Thomas Cranmer]] (1556), Bishop, Teacher of the Faith and Martyr
* 21 [[Hugh Latimer]], [[Nicholas Ridley (martyr)|Nicholas Ridley]], and [[Robert Ferrar]] (1555), Bishops, Teachers of the Faith and Martyrs
* 24 [[Óscar Romero|Oscar Romero]] (1980), Bishop and Martyr
* 25 [[Annunciation|The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
* 29 [[Gwynllyw|Woolos]] (6th century), King
* 30 [[John Keble]], Priest and Teacher (1886)
* 31 [[John Donne]], Priest and Poet (1631)

Eastertide: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism

=== April ===
* 3 [[Richard of Chichester|Richard]], Bishop (1253)
* 7 [[Brynach]] (5th century), Abbot
* 8 [[Griffith Jones (priest)|Griffith Jones]] (1761), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
* 9 [[List of South American saints|Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of South America]]
* 9 [[Dietrich Bonhoeffer]] (1945), Pastor, Teacher of the Faith and Martyr
* 11 [[George Selwyn (bishop of Lichfield)|George Augustus Selwyn]] (1878), Bishop and Missionary
* 15 [[Padarn]] (6th century), Bishop
* 20 [[Beuno]] (c 640), Abbot
* 21 [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]] (1109), Bishop and Doctor
* 23 [[Saint George|George]] (304?), Martyr, Patron Saint of England
* 25 [[Mark the Evangelist|Mark]], [[Four Evangelists|Evangelist]]
* 29 [[Catherine of Siena]] (1380), Writer

[[Ember days|Ember Days]]: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following [[Pentecost]]

[[Thursday]] after [[Trinity Sunday]]: [[Feast of Corpus Christi|Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion]]

=== May ===
* 1 [[Philip the Apostle|Philip]] and [[James, son of Alphaeus|James]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostles]]
* 2 [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]] (373), Bishop and Doctor
* 3 [[Henry Vaughan]] (1695), Poet
* 4 [[Saint Monica|Monica]] (378)
* 5 [[Saint Asaph|Asaph]] (6th century), Bishop
* 8 [[Julian of Norwich]] (c 1417)
* 9 [[Gregory of Nazianzus]] (390), Bishop
* 14 [[Saint Matthias|Matthias]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 15 [[Edmund Prys|Edmwnd Prys]] (1624), Priest, Poet and Translator
* 15 [[John Davies (Mallwyd)|John Davies]] (1644), Priest and Translator
* 19 [[Dunstan]] (988), Bishop
* 20 [[Chad of Mercia|Chad]] (672), Bishop
* 24 [[Charles Wesley]] (1788) and [[John Wesley]] (1791), Priests and Missionaries
* 25 [[Julian of Norwich]] (c 1417)
* 25 [[Bede]] (735), Doctor
* 26 [[Augustine of Canterbury]] (605), Bishop
* 27 [[Bede|The Venerable Bede]], Doctor (735)
* 28 [[Melangell]] (6th century), Abbess
* 31 [[Visitation (Christianity)|The Visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth]]

[[Ember days|Ember Days]]: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following [[Pentecost]]

=== June ===
* 1 [[Justin Martyr|Justin]] (c 165), Apologist and Martyr
* 1 [[Oudoceus|Euddogwy]], Bishop (6th century)
* 2 [[Blandina]] and [[Blandina|her Companions]] (177), Martyrs
* 3 [[James Hannington]] (1885), Bishop, Missionary and Martyr
* 3 [[Uganda Martyrs|Martyrs of Uganda]] (1886)
* 3 [[Janani Luwum]], (1977), Bishop and Martyr
* 5 [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]] (754), Bishop, Missionary and Martyr
* 9 [[Columba]] (597), Abbot
* 10 [[Ephrem the Syrian]] (373), Deacon, Hymnwriter and Teacher of the Faith
* 11 [[Barnabas]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 14 [[Basil of Caesarea|Basil the Great]] (397), Bishop and Doctor
* 16 [[Richard of Chichester|Richard]] (1253), Bishop
* 20 [[Saint Alban|Alban]] (250), Martyr
* 20 [[Julius and Aaron]] (304-5), Martyrs
* 24 [[Nativity of Saint John the Baptist|The Nativity of John the Baptist]]
* 28 [[Irenaeus]] (c 200), Bishop and Doctor
* 29 [[Saint Peter|Peter]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 29 [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul|Peter and Paul]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostles]]
* 30 [[Paul the Apostle|The Martyrdom of Paul, Apostle]]

=== July ===
* 1 [[Oudoceus|Euddogwy]] (6th century), Bishop
* 2 [[Visitation (Christianity)|The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
* 3 [[Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 4 [[Saint Elen|Peblig]] (4th century), Abbot
* 6 [[Thomas More]] (1535), Martyr
* 11 [[Benedict of Nursia|Benedict]] (c 540), Abbot
* 14 [[John Keble]] (1886), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
* 18 [[Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)|Elizabeth of Russia]] (1918), Religious and Martyr
* 19 [[Gregory of Nyssa]] (c 394), Bishop, Teachers of the Faith
* 19 [[Macrina the Younger|Macrina]] (c 379), Virgin, Teacher of the Faith
* 21 [[Howell Harris]] (1773), Preacher
* 22 [[Mary Magdalene]]
* 23 [[Bridget of Sweden]] (1373), Abbess
* 25 [[James the Great|James]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 26 [[Saint Anne|Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary]]
* 26 [[Saint Anne|Anne]] and [[Joachim]] Parents of the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Blessed Virgin Mary]]
* 27 [[Martha]] and [[Mary of Bethany|Mary]] of [[Bethany]]
* 27 [[Martha]], [[Mary of Bethany|Mary]] and [[Lazarus of Bethany|Lazarus]] of [[Bethany]]
* 28 [[Samson of Dol|Samson]] (5th century), [[Ancient Diocese of Dol|Bishop of Dôl]]
* 29 [[William Wilberforce]] (1833), [[Josephine Butler]] (1906) and all [[Reform movement|Social Reformers]]
* 30 [[Silas]], Missionary
* 31 [[Joseph of Arimathea]]
* 31 [[Ignatius of Loyola]] (1556), founder of the Society of Jesus

=== August ===
* 3 [[Germanus of Auxerre]] (5th century), Bishop
* 5 [[Oswald of Northumbria|Oswald]] (642), King and Martyr
* 6 [[Transfiguration of Jesus|The Transfiguration of our Lord]]
* 7 [[Mary Sumner]] (1921)
* 8 [[Saint Dominic|Dominic of Toulouse]] (1221), Abbot and Preacher
* 9 [[Augustine Baker]] (1641), Priest and Religious
* 9 [[Mary Sumner]] (1921), Founder of the Mothers’ Union
* 9 [[Edith Stein]] (1942), Teacher of the Faith, Religious and Martyr
* 10 [[Saint Lawrence|Lawrence]] (258), Deacon and Martyr
* 11 [[Clare of Assisi]] (1253), Abbess, [[Minoresses|Founder of the Minoresses]] ([[Poor Clares]]) and [[Mendicant]]
* 12 [[Ann Griffiths]] (1805), Poet
* 13 [[Jeremy Taylor]] (1667), Bishop
* 14 [[Maximilian Kolbe]] (1941), Priest and Martyr
* 15 [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary, Mother of our Lord]]
* 20 [[Bernard of Clairvaux|Bernard]] (1153), Abbot
* 23 [[Tydfil]] (430), Martyr
* 24 [[Bartholomew the Apostle|Bartholomew]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 25 [[Saint Timothy|Timothy]] and [[Saint Titus|Titus]]
* 27 [[Saint Monica|Monica]] (378), Mother of [[Augustine of Hippo]]
* 28 [[Augustine of Hippo]] (430), Bishop and Doctor
* 29 [[Beheading of John the Baptist|The Beheading of John the Baptist]]
* 31 [[Aidan of Lindisfarne|Aidan]] (651), Bishop

=== September ===
* 2 [[Lucian Tapiedi]] (1942), Missionary and Martyr
* 2 [[Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea|Martyrs of Papua New Guinea]] (1901 & 1942)
* 3 [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory the Great]] (604), Bishop and Doctor
* 4 [[Cuthbert]] (687), Bishop
* 8 [[Nativity of Mary|The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
* 10 [[William Salesbury]] (1584), Translator
* 10 [[William Morgan (Bible translator)|William Morgan]] (1604), Bishop and Translator
* 11 [[Deiniol]] (6th century), Bishop
* 13 [[Cyprian]] (258), Bishop, Doctor and Martyr
* 14 [[Feast of the Cross|Holy Cross]]
* 16 [[Ninian]] (c 430), Bishop
* 20 [[List of saints from Oceania|Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Australasia & the Pacific]]
* 21 [[Matthew the Apostle|Matthew]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]] and [[Four Evangelists|Evangelist]]
* 25 [[Sergius of Radonezh|Sergei of Radonezh]] (1392), Abbot
* 25 [[Cadoc]] (6th century), Abbot
* 26 [[Lancelot Andrewes]] (1626), Bishop
* 27 [[Vincent de Paul]] (1660), Priest
* 29 [[Michaelmas|Michael and All Angels]]
* 30 [[Jerome]] (420), Doctor

[[Ember days|Ember Days]]: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following [[Feast of the Cross|14 September]]

=== October ===
* 4 [[Francis of Assisi]] (1226), Friar
* 6 [[William Tyndale]] (1536), Translator and Martyr
* 9 [[Cynog ap Brychan|Cynog]] (5th century), Abbot
* 13 [[Edward the Confessor]] (1066), King
* 14 [[Esther John]] (1960), Missionary and Martyr
* 15 [[Teresa of Ávila|Teresa of Avila]] (1582), Teacher of the Faith
* 16 [[Daniel Rowland (preacher)|Daniel Rowland]] (1790), Priest and Preacher
* 17 [[Ignatius of Antioch|Ignatius]] (c 117), Bishop and Martyr
* 18 [[Luke the Evangelist|Luke]], [[Four Evangelists|Evangelist]]
* 19 [[Henry Martyn]] (1812), Pastor, Translator and Missionary
* 23 [[James, brother of Jesus|James of Jerusalem]], Bishop
* 25 [[Lewis Bayly|Lewis Bayley]] (1631), Bishop and Writer
* 26 [[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] (899), King
* 28 [[Simon the Zealot|Simon]] and [[Jude the Apostle|Jude]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostles]]
* 30 [[Richard Hooker]] (1600), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
* 31 [[Vigil of all saints|Vigil of All Saints]]
* 31 [[List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation|Catholic]] and [[List of Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation|Protestant]] Saints and Martyrs of the [[Reformation|Reformation Era]]

=== November ===
* 1 [[All Saints' Day|All Saints]]
* 2 [[All Souls' Day|The Commemoration of All Souls]]
* 3 The [[Martyr|Martyrs]] and [[Confessor of the Faith|Confessors]] of our Time
* 3 [[Saint Winifred|Winifred]] (7th century), Abbess
* 4 [[Saints in Anglicanism|The Saints and Martyrs of the Anglican Communion]]
* 5 [[Cybi]] (6th century), Abbot
* 6 [[Illtud]] (5th century), Abbot
* 7 [[Richard Davies (bishop)|Richard Davies]] (1581), Bishop and Translator
* 8 [[List of Welsh saints|The Saints of Wales]]
* 10 [[Pope Leo I|Leo]] (461), Bishop and Doctor
* 11 [[Martin of Tours]] (c 397), Bishop
* 12 [[Tysilio]] (6th century), Abbot
* 13 [[Charles Simeon]] (1836), Priest and Teacher of the Faith
* 14 [[Dubricius|Dyfrig]] (5th - 6th century), Bishop
* 15 [[List of American saints and beatified people|The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of North America]]
* 16 [[Saint Margaret of Scotland|Margaret of Scotland]] (c. 1045 - 1093), Queen
* 17 [[Hugh of Lincoln|Hugh]] (1200), Bishop
* 18 [[Hilda of Whitby|Hilda]] (680), Abbess
* 19 [[Elizabeth of Hungary]] (1231), Princess
* 21 [[Paulinus of Nola|Paulinus]] (5th century), Abbot
* 22 [[Saint Cecilia|Cecilia]] (230), Martyr
* 23 [[Pope Clement I|Clement]] (c 100), Bishop
* 25 [[John Donne]] (1631), Priest and Poet
* 29 Vigil and Day of Intercession for the Mission of the Church<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holy Days|url=https://churchinwales.contentfiles.net/media/documents/English-Lectionary-Holy-Days-from-Advent-17.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206020226/https://churchinwales.contentfiles.net/media/documents/English-Lectionary-Holy-Days-from-Advent-17.pdf |archive-date=2020-12-06 }}</ref>
* 30 [[Andrew the Apostle|Andrew]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]], Patron Saint of Scotland

=== December ===
* 1 [[Nicholas Ferrar]] (1637), Deacon
* 2 [[List of saints from Asia|The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Asia]]
* 3 [[Francis Xavier]] (1552), Missionary
* 6 [[Saint Nicholas|Nicholas]] (c 342), Bishop
* 7 [[Ambrose]] (397), Bishop and Doctor
* 8 [[Cynidr]] (6th century), Bishop
* 13 [[Saint Lucy|Lucy]] (304), Martyr
* 14 [[John of the Cross]] (1591), Priest, Poet and Teacher of the Faith
* 17 [[O Antiphons|O Wisdom!]]
* 18 [[O Antiphons|O Adonai!]]
* 19 [[O Antiphons|O Root of Jesse!]]
* 20 [[O Antiphons|O Key of David!]]
* 21 [[O Antiphons|O Dayspring!]]
* 21 [[Thomas the Apostle|Thomas]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]]
* 22 [[O Antiphons|O King of the nations!]]
* 23 [[O Antiphons|O Emmanuel!]]
* 24 [[Christmas Eve|Vigil]]
* 25 [[Nativity of the Lord]]: [[Christmas|Christmas Day]]
* 26 [[Saint Stephen|Stephen]], Deacon and [[List of protomartyrs|First Martyr]]
* 27 [[John the Apostle|John]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]] and [[Four Evangelists|Evangelist]]
* 28 [[Massacre of the Innocents|The Innocents]]
* 29 [[Thomas Becket|Thomas of Canterbury]] (1170), Bishop and Martyr
* 30 [[Tathan]] (6th century), Abbot
* 31 [[John Wycliffe]] (1384), Priest and Translator

[[Ember days|Ember Days]]: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following [[Saint Lucy's Day|13 December]]


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 22:16, 19 September 2022

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

Category 2

Category 3

Category 4

Calendar

January

February

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Lent I

March

Eastertide: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism

April

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Pentecost

Thursday after Trinity Sunday: Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion

May

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following Pentecost

June

July

August

September

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 14 September

October

November

December

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 13 December

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Second Sunday before Lent - Creation Sunday". Church in Wales. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "The First Sunday of The Kingdom (B)". Church in Wales. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  3. ^ "The Second Sunday of The Kingdom (B)". Church in Wales. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  4. ^ "The Third Sunday of The Kingdom". Church in Wales. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  5. ^ "The Second Sunday of Christmas (B)". Church in Wales. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  6. ^ "Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism". justus.anglican.org. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  7. ^ "Holy Days" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-06.

External links

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