The Calendar of the Church Year is the liturgical calendar found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer[1] and in Lesser Feasts and Fasts,[2] with additions made at recent General Conventions.
The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church (United States) is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important and influential people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term saint is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Episcopalians believe in the communion of saints in prayer[3][4][5] and as such the Episcopal liturgical calendar accommodates feasts for saints.[6]
^,The Book of Common Prayer(PDF). New York: Church Publishing. 1979. p. 15. ISBN 9780898690804.
^Lesser Feasts and Fasts(PDF). New York: Church Publishing. 2006. p. 9. ISBN 9780898695106.
^"Lesser Feasts and Fasts". Retrieved Aug 21, 2019.
^"Thirty-Nine Articles". Retrieved Aug 21, 2019.
^Sokol, David F. (2001). The Anglican Prayer Life: Ceum Na Corach', the True Way. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-595-19171-0. In 1556 Article XXII in part read ... 'The Romish doctrine concerning ... invocation of saints, is a fond thing vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the word of God.' The term 'doctrina Romanensium' or Romish doctrine was substituted for the 'doctrina scholasticorum' of the doctrine of the school authors in 1563 to bring the condemnation up to date subsequent to the Council of Trent. As E. J. Bicknell writes, invocation may mean either of two things: the simple request to a saint for his prayers (intercession), 'ora pro nobis', or a request for some particular benefit. In medieval times the saints had come to be regarded as themselves the authors of blessings. Such a view was condemned but the former was affirmed.
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