December
1 Charles de Foucauld, Hermit, Servant of the Poor, 1916 2 Frances Perry, Founder of Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, 1892 3 Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies, missionary, 1552 4 John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c749 4 Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637 6 ADVENT 2 7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher of the Faith, 397 8 The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8 Richard Baxter, Pastor and Spiritual Writer, 1691 13 ADVENT 3 14 John of the Cross, Poet, Teacher of the Faith, 1591 16 Ember Day 17 O Sapientia 17 Eglantine Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of “Save the Children”, 1928 18 Ember Day 19 Ember Day 20 ADVENT 4 21 THOMAS, APOSTLE AND MARTYR 25 THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD; CHRISTMAS DAY 26 STEPHEN, DEACON AND FIRST MARTYR 27 JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST 28 HOLY INNOCENTS 29 Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr, 1170 30 Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1905 31 John Wyclif, Reformer, 1384
January
1 THE NAMING AND CIRCUMCISION OF JESUS: Solemnity of MARY, MOTHER OF GOD 2 Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishops, Teachers of the Faith, 379 & 389 2 Eliza Hassall, CMS Missionary in the Middle East, 1917 2 Seraphim, Monk of Sarov, Spiritual Guide, 1833 2 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, Bishop in South India, Evangelist, 1945 2 Votive of Mary 3 CHRISTMAS 1 6 THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD 8 Monthly Requiem 10 BAPTISM OF OUR LORD 10 William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1645 12 Aelred of Hexham, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 12 Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, Scholar, 689 12 Dedication of 1st Church, 1882 13 Hilary of Poitiers, Teacher of the Faith, 367 13 Kentigern [Mungo], Missionary Bishop in Strathclyde and Cumbria, 603 14 Sava, first Archbishop of the Serbian Church, 1235 17 EPIPHANY 2 18 CONFESSION OF PETER 19 Wulfstan, Bishop of Worchester, 1095 20 Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349 21 Agnes, Child-Martyr of Rome, 304 21 Mt Lamington Memorial Day (1951) 22 Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, First Martyr of Spain, 304 24 EPIPHANY 3 24 Obit of Herbert Frank Willoughby [P] 1974 25 CONVERSION OF PAUL 26 Australia Day 27 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, Teacher, 407 28 Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Teacher, 1274 30 Charles, King and Martyr, 1649 30 Laying of Foundation Stone of Oratory 1915 31 EPIPHANY 4
February
1 Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c525 2 THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE (Candlemas) 3 First Anglican Service in Australia, 1788 3 Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark & Sweden, 865 5 Monthly Requiem 5 Paul Miki and the Martyrs of Japan, 1597 6 Votive of Mary 7 SEXAGESIMA 10 Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c543 14 QUINQUAGESIMA 15 Thomas Bray, Priest, missionary, Founder of SPCK and the SPG, 1730 17 ASH WEDNESDAY 20 William Grant Broughton, first Bishop of Australia, 1853 21 LENT 1 23 Polycarp of Smyrna, Bishop of Smyrna, c155 24 MATTHIAS, APOSTLE AND MARTYR 26 Ember Day 27 Ember Day 27 George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 28 LENT 2
March
1 David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c601 2 Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672 5 Monthly Requiem 6 Votive of Mary 7 LENT 3 8 Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910 8 John of God, Worker among the Sick and poor, Spain, 1550 8 Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet, 1929 9 Sister Emma SSA, Superior of the Society of the Sacred Advent, Queensland, 1939 14 LENT 4 17 Patrick, Bishop of Armagh Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c460 18 Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386 19 JOSEPH OF NAZARETH 20 Cuthbert of Lindisfarne , Bishop and missionary (d. 687) or 4th Sept. 21 LENT 5 22 Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath & Wells, Teacher, 1711 24 Paul Couturier, Ecumenist, 1953 24 Walter Hilton of Thurgartan, Augustian Friar, Mystic, 1396 24 Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980 25 THE ANNUNCIATION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 26 Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, Clewer, 1883 28 PALM SUNDAY
April
1 MAUNDY THURSDAY 2 GOOD FRIDAY 3 EASTER EVEN 4 EASTER DAY 11 EASTER 2 12 The Annotine Easter 2010 16 Monthly Requiem 17 Votive of Mary 18 EASTER 3 21 Anselm, Abbot of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1109 25 GEORGE, MARTYR, PATRON SAINT, c304 (from 23rd) 25 ANZAC DAY 26 MARK, EVANGELIST AND MARTYR 28 Peter Chanel, Religious, missionary in the South Pacific, Martyr, 1841 29 Catherine of Siena, Mystic, Teacher, 1380 30 Pandita Mary Ramabai, Translator of the Scriptures, 1922
May
1 PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES AND MARTYRS 2 EASTER 5 4 English Saints & Martyrs of the Reformation Era 7 Monthly Requiem 8 Julian of Norwich, Mystic, Teacher, c1417 9 EASTER 6 10-12 Rogation Days 15 Votive of Mary 16 ASCENSION 19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988 20 Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 820 21 Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330 23 PENTECOST 24 John & Charles Wesley, Priest, Evangelists, Hymn Writers, 1792 & 1788 25 The Venerable Bede, Priest, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735 26 Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury, 605 26 Ember Day 26 John Calvin, Reformer, 1564 28 Ember Day 28 Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1089 29 Ember Day 30 TRINITY 30 Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906 30 Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933 31 THE VISIT OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO ELIZABETH
June
1 Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431 (from 30th June) 1 Justin, Martyr at Rome, c165 1 Laying of Foundation Stone of Rectory 1907 3 Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 & Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, 1977 3 John XXIII, bishop of Rome, reformer, 1963 4 Monthly Requiem 5 Votive of Mary 5 Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Archbishop of Mainz, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754 6 CORPUS CHRISTI 8 Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Non-Juror, Hymn Writer, 1711 9 Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597 9 Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373 11 BARNABAS, APOSTLE AND MARTYR 11 SACRED HEART 13 PENTECOST 3 13 Antony of Padua , Priest, Teacher of the Faith, 1231 14 Obit of Roger Francis Swetenham [P] 1977 14 Richard Baxter, Puritan Divine, 1691 15 Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941 16 Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253 18 Bernard Mizeki, Apostle to the MaShona, Martyr, 1896 19 Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929 20 PENTECOST 4 22 ALBAN, FIRST MARTYR OF BRITAIN, c209 23 Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c678 24 THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST 27 PENTECOST 5 28 Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher, Martyr, c200 29 PETER and PAUL, APOSTLES AND MARTYRS
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