Ritualistic Calendar.

COLORS FOR THE ALTAR IN USE IN RITUALISTIC EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN THE UNITED STATES. White.-From the First Service (First Vespers) of Christmas Day to the Octave of Epiphany, Inclusive (except on the Feasts of Martyrs); on Maundy Thursday (for the celebration); from the First Service of Easter Day to the Vigil of Pentecost (except on Feasts of Martyrs and Rogation Days); on Trinity Sunday, Conversion of St. Paul, Purification, Annunciation, St. John Baptist, St. Michael, St. Luke, All Saints, Saints who are not Martyrs, and Patron Saints (Transfiguration and Dedication of Church).

Red. -From First Vespers of Pentecost to the First Vespers of Trinity Sunday (which includes Ember Days), Holy Innocents (if on a Sunday), and Feasts of all Martyrs.

Violet. From Septuagesima to Maundy Thursday (Easter Eve); Advent Sunday to Christmas Eve; Vigils, Ember Days (except in Whitsun Week), and Rogation Days; Holy Innocents (unless on Sunday).

Black.-Good Friday and at funerals.

Green. -All other days.

These regulations as to colors are general. A more minute code changing with each year is published in the church almanacs.

MARRIAGES should not be celebrated from Advent Sunday till eight days after Epiphany; Septuagesima'till eight days after Easter; Rogation till Trinity Sunday.

The year 5659 is an ordinary imperfect year of 353 days, and the year 5660 is an embolismic common year of 384 days,