THE CALENDAR; WITH THE TABLE OF LESSONS. Note, that (a) Ecclus. 25. is to be read only to ver. 13. and (b) Ecclus. 30. only to ver. 18. and (c) Ecclus. 46. only to ver. 20. DECEMBER hath XXXI Days. NOVEMBER hath XXX Days. For the Moveable and Immoveable Feasts; together with the Days of Fasting and Abstinence, through the whole Year. RULES to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holydays begin. EAS MASTER-DAY (on which the rest depend) is always the First Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon, or next after the Twenty-first Day of March; and if the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after. Advent-Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of Saint Andrew, whether before or after. Septuagesima Nine Sexagesima Quinquagesima Quadragesima Six Rogation-Sunday Five Weeks Ascension-Day Whit-Sunday Seven Weeks Trinity-Sunday Weeks A TABLE Of all the Feasts that are to be observed in the Church of England throughout the Year. All Sundays in the Year. The Days of the Feasts of (The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. The Epiphany. The Conversion of Saint Paul. The Purification of the Blessed Virgin. Saint Matthias the Apostle. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. Saint Mark the Evangelist. Saint Philip and Saint James the Apostles. The Ascension of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. The Nativity of Saint John Baptist. Saint Peter the Apostle. Saint James the Apostle. Saint Bartholomew the Apostle. Saint Matthew the Apostle. Saint Michael and all Angels. Saint Luke the Evangelist. Saint Simon and Saint Jude the Apostles. Saint Andrew the Apostle. Monday and Tuesday in Easter-Week. Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-Week. Of the Vigils, Fasts, and Days of Abstinence, to be observed in the Year. The Evens or Vigils before The Nativity of our Lord. The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saint Matthias. Saint John Baptist. Saint James. Saint Bartholomew. Saint Matthew. Saint Simon and Saint Jude. Saint Andrew. Saint Thomas. All Saints. Note, That if any of these Feast-Days fall upon a Monday, then the Vigil or Fast-Day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday next before it. Days of Fasting, or Abstinence. 1. The Forty Days of Lent. II. The Ember Days at the Four The Feast of Pentecost. December 13. III. The Three Rogation-Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, before Holy-Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord. IV. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas-Day. Certain Solemn Days, for which particular Services are appointed. I. The Fifth Day of November, being the Day kept in Memory of the Papists' Conspi racy. II. The Thirtieth Day of Janu- III. The Twenty-ninth Day of The Numbers prefixed to the several Days, (in the foregoing Calendar) between the 21st Day of March and the 18th Day of April, both inclusive, denote the Days upon which those Full Moons do fall, which happen upon or next after the 21st Day of March, in those Years, of which they are respectively the Golden Numbers; and the Sunday Letter next following any such Full Moon points out Easter-Day for that Year. All which holds until the Year of our Lord 1899 inclusive; after which Year, the Place of these Golden Numbers will be to be changed, as is hereafter expressed. To be read at Morning and Evening Prayer on the Sundays throughout the Year. To be read at Morning and Evening Prayer on Holy-days S. Andrew S. Thomas the Apostle. Nativity of 1 Lesson. throughout the Year. (v.8 (to n. 17 Isaiah 9 to Isa. 7. v. 10! 2 Lesson. Luke 2 to Tit. 3. v. 4. (v. 15) to n. 9 Acts 6. v. Acts 7 v.30 8. & ch. 7 (to n. 55 5 Eccles. 6 Revel. 1 Revel. 22 Jer. 31 to Wisdom 1 (v. 18 |