A Liturgical Calendar

For the Year 2013

With Links to the Lessons From the Revised Common Lectionary,
as approved for use in Episcopal worship

Note: The weekday celebrations on this calendar follow the most recent edition of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, the last calendar revision to be given final approval.

The General Convention of 2009 gave approval for trial use of Holy Women, Holy Men, intended as a replacement for Lesser Feasts and Fasts. It was expected that the General Convention of 2012 would either give Holy Women, Holy Men final approval or reject it. However, because a consensus opinion about Holy Women, Holy Men had not emerged, the Convention extended the trial period to 2015 and directed the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to continue revising Holy Women, Holy Men. You can get a pdf of the resolution from the General Convention web site.

Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2006 remains the last calendar of saints to be given final approval.

Return to The Lectionary Page.

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Month:

| January | February | March | April | May | June |

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| July | August | September | October | November | December |

Notes:

The Episcopal Lectionary is based on the Revised Common Lectionary, which is, itself, based on the Roman Catholic Lectionary, a product of Vatican II. So it is that, most often, the Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic and other churches are using the same lessons, with slight variations. The lessons presented here follow the Episcopal form of the Revised Common Lectionary. If you are a member of one of the other denominations, these may also be your lessons, but (!) double check before you base a sermon on them.

The Sunday Lectionary is a three year cyclical lectionary. The year which begins with Advent 2012 and ends at Advent 2013 is Year C. The year which began at Advent 2011 and ended at Advent 2012 was Year B. The First Sunday of Advent 2013 begins Year A.

The Bible translation used is The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.

The collects and the Psalms are from the Book of Common Prayer. The collects use the contemporary wording.

The liturgical color appropriate for the day is indicated, when the color is green, red or purple, by the color of the numeral against a light grey background. When the liturgical color is white, the numeral is black against a white background.

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Last updated on May 30, 2012