The Lutheran Hymnal
The Calendar
The church-year calendar and commemorations included in The Lutheran Hymnal.
Advent Sunday
The Advent Season - four weeks
St. Thomas - Apostle [December 21]
CHRISTMAS DAY - The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
[December 25]
St. Stephen - Martyr [December 26]
St. John - Apostle, Evangelist. [December 27]
The Holy Innocents" - [December 28]
The Circumcision and the Name of Jesus (New Year's Day) [January
1]
The Epiphany of Our Lord [January 6]
The Epiphany Season - one to six weeks
The Transfiguration of Our Lord - The Last Sunday after the
Epiphany
Septuagesima Sunday
Sexagesima Sunday
Quinquagesima Sunday
The Conversion of St. Paul [January 25]
The Presentation of Our Lord and The Purification of Mary [February
2]
St. Matthias - Apostle [February 24]
Ash Wednesday - The First Day of Lent
The Lententide - forty-six days
Invocavit - First Sunday in Lent
Reminiscere - Second Sunday in Lent
Oculi - Third Sunday in Lent
Laetare - Fourth Sunday in Lent
Judica - Passion Sunday - Fifth Sunday in Lent
Palmarum - Sixth Sunday in Lent
Monday of Holy Week
Tuesday of Holy Week
Wednesday of Holy Week
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday - Easter Eve
EASTER DAY - The Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord
The Easter Season - forty days
Easter Monday
Easter Tuesday
The Annunciation [March 25]
Quasimodogeniti - First Sunday after Easter
Misericordias Domini - Second Sunday after Easter
Jubilate - Third Sunday after Easter
Cantate - Fourth Sunday after Easter
Rogate - Fifth Sunday after Easter
The Ascension of Our Lord
Exaudi- The Sunday after the Ascension
St. Mark - Evangelist [April 25]
St. Philip and St. James - Apostles [May 1]
WHITSUNDAY - The Feast of Pentecost
Monday of Whitsun Week
Tuesday of Whitsun Week
The Feast of the Holy Trinity
The Trinity Season - from 22 to 27 weeks
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist [June 24]
St. Peter and St. Paul - Apostles [June 29]
The Visitation [July 2]
St. Mary Magdalene [July 22]
St. James the Elder - Apostle [July 25]
St. Bartholomew - Apostle [August 24]
St. Matthew - Apostle, Evangelist [September 21]
St. Michael and All Angels [September 29]
St. Luke - Evangelist [October 18]
St. Simon and St. Jude - Apostles [October 28]
The Festival of the Reformation [October 31]
All Saints' Day [November 1]
St. Andrew - Apostle [November 30]