Year A
JANUARY 2008< xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" prefix="o" namespace="">
1 Tue THE NAMING OF JESUS [2](DP Incarnation/Festivals)[White]
From 2 January to 5 January, the readings at the Eucharist and at Daily Prayer are identified by date.
Week of the Epiphany (DP Incarnation)
6 Sun THE EPIPHANY [1](DP Incarnation)[White]
From 7 January to 12 January, the readings at the Eucharist and at Daily Prayer are identified by date.
Week of Proper 1 (DP Week A)
13 Sun First Sunday after Epiphany: the Baptism of the Lord [2]
(DP Festivals)[White]
14 Mon Kentigern (or Mungo), Bishop, c 603 [4](DP Festivals)[White]
Week of Proper 2 (DP Week B)
20 Sun Second Sunday after Epiphany [3][Green]
(Third Sunday before Lent)
SPB Septuagesima [Violet]
25 Fri The Conversion of Paul, Apostle [4](DP Festivals)[White]
Week of Proper 3 (DP Week C)
27 Sun Third Sunday after Epiphany [3][Green]
(Second Sunday before Lent)
SPB Sexagesima [Violet]
FEBRUARY
2 Sat THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD [2](DP Festivals) [White]
Week of Proper 4 (see Week of the Beginning of Lent) (DP Week D)
3 Sun Sunday before Lent [3][Green]
SPB Quinquagesima [Violet]
6 Wed Ash Wednesday [1](DP Returning to God)
[Violet or Lenten Array]
Week of 1 Lent (DP Returning to God)
10 Sun First Sunday of Lent [1][Violet or Lenten Array]
Week of 2 Lent (DP Returning to God)
17 Sun Second Sunday of Lent [1][Violet or Lenten Array]
Week of 3 Lent (DP Returning to God)
24 Sun Third Sunday of Lent [1][Violet or Lenten Array]
MARCH
Week of 4 Lent (DP Returning to God)
2 Sun Fourth Sunday of Lent [1][Violet or Lenten Array]
Week of 5 Lent (DP The Suffering Christ)
9 Sun Fifth Sunday of Lent [1][Violet or Lenten Array]
11 Tue (Consecration of the Bishop of < xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" prefix="st1" namespace="">
Holy Week (DP The Suffering Christ)
16 Sun The Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday) [1][Red or Violet]
17 Mon Monday of Holy Week [1][Red or Violet]
18 Tue Tuesday of Holy Week [1][Red or Violet]
19 Wed Wednesday of Holy Week [1][Red or Violet]
20 Thu Maundy Thursday [1][White at the Eucharist]
21 Fri Good Friday [1][Red for the Liturgy][Hangings removed]
22 Sat Holy Saturday (Easter Eve)[1][Hangings removed]
[White at the Easter Vigil]
Easter Week (DP New Life: the Lord)
23 Sun EASTER DAY [1][White]
Week of 2 Easter (DP New Life: the Lord)
30 Sun Second Sunday of Easter [1][White]
SPB First Sunday after Easter
31 Mon THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD [2] (DP Festivals)
[White]
APRIL
1 Tue Patrick, Bishop, Patron of
2 Wed Joseph of
Week of 3 Easter (DP New Life: the Lord)
6 Sun Third Sunday of Easter [1][White]
SPB Second Sunday after Easter
Week of 4 Easter (DP New Life: the Lord)
13 Sun Fourth Sunday of Easter [1][White]
SPB Third Sunday after Easter
Week of 5 Easter (DP New Life: the Lord)
20 Sun Fifth Sunday of Easter [1][White]
SPB Fourth Sunday after Easter
25 Fri Mark, Evangelist [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
Week of 6 Easter (DP New Life: the Lord)
27 Sun Sixth Sunday of Easter [1][White]
SPB Fifth Sunday after Easter
MAY
1 Thu ASCENSION DAY [1][White]
2 Fri Philip and James, Apostles [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
3 Sat DP New Life: The Spirit
(until the evening of the Day of Pentecost)
Week of 7 Easter (DP New Life: the Spirit)
4 Sun Seventh Sunday of Easter [1][White]
SPB Sunday after Ascension Day
Week of Proper 6 (DP Week A)
11 Sun THE DAY OF PENTECOST (Whitsunday) [1]
(DP New Life: the Spirit)[Red]
14 Wed Matthias, Apostle [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
Week of Proper 7 (DP Week B)
18 Sun Trinity Sunday [2](Pentecost 1) (DP Festivals)[White]
22 Thu
Week of Proper 8 (DP Week C)
25 Sun Pentecost 2 [3](Green)
SPB Trinity 1
31 Sat The Visit of Mary to
JUNE
Week of Proper 9 (DP Week D)
1 Sun Pentecost 3 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 2
Week of Proper 10 (DP Week A)
8 Sun Pentecost 4 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 3
(Consecration of the Bishop of Argyll, 2004)
9 Mon Columba of
11 Wed Barnabas, Apostle [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
Week of Proper 11 (DP Week B)
15 Sun Pentecost 5 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 4
Week of Proper 12 (DP Week C)
22 Sun Pentecost 6 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 5
23 Mon (Installation of the Bishop of
24 Tue The Birth of John the Baptist [4](DP Festivals)[White]
Week of Proper 13 (DP Week D)
29 Sun Pentecost 7 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 6
30 Mon Peter, Apostle or Peter and Paul, Apostles [4]
(DP Festivals)[Red]
JULY
3 Thu Thomas, Apostle [4][Red](if not kept on 21 Dec)
Week of Proper 14 (DP Week A)
6 Sun Pentecost 8 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 7
Week of Proper 15 (DP Week B)
13 Sun Pentecost 9 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 8
Week of Proper 16 (DP Week C)
20 Sun Pentecost 10 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 9
22 Tue Mary Magdalene [4](DP Festivals)[White]
25 Fri James, Apostle [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
Week of Proper 17 (DP Week D)
27 Sun Pentecost 11 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 10
AUGUST
Week of Proper 18 (DP Week A)
3 Sun Pentecost 12 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 11
6 Wed THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD [2](DP Festivals)
[White]
Week of Proper 19 (DP Week B)
10 Sun Pentecost 13 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 12
15 Fri Mary the Virgin [4](DP Festivals)[White]
Week of Proper 20 (DP Week C)
17 Sun Pentecost 14 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 13
Week of Proper 21 (DP Week D)
24 Sun Pentecost 15 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 14
25 Mon Bartholomew, Apostle [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
29 Fri The Beheading of John the Baptist [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
Week of Proper 22 (DP Week A)
31 Sun Pentecost 16 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 15
SEPTEMBER
Week of Proper 23 (DP Week B)
7 Sun Pentecost 17 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 16
8 Mon The Birth of Mary, Mother of the Lord [5][White]
see Common
Week of Proper 24 (DP Week C)
14 Sun Pentecost 18 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 17
15 Mon Holy Cross Day [5][White or Red]
16 Tue Ninian of Whithorn, Bishop, c 430 [4](DP Festivals)[White]
Week of Proper 25 (DP Week D)
21 Sun Pentecost 19 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 18
22 Mon Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
(Consecration of the Bishop of
Week of Proper 26 (DP Week A)
28 Sun Pentecost 20 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 19
29 Mon Michael and All Angels [4](DP Festivals)[White]
OCTOBER
Week of Proper 27 (DP Week B)
5 Sun Pentecost 21 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 20
8 Wed (Consecration of the Bishop of Brechin, 2005)
Week of Proper 28 (DP Week C)
12 Sun Pentecost 22 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 21
13 Mon (Consecration of the Bishop of Moray, 2007)
18 Sat Luke, Evangelist [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
Week of Proper 29 (DP Week D)
19 Sun Pentecost 23 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 22
Week of Proper 30 (DP Week A)
26 Sun Pentecost 24 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 23
(Fifth Sunday before Advent)
28 Tue Simon and Jude, Apostles [4](DP Festivals)[Red]
NOVEMBER
1 Sat ALL SAINTS [2](DP Festivals)[White]
Week of Proper 31 (DP Week B)
2 Sun Pentecost 25 [3][Green]
SPB Trinity 24
(Fourth Sunday before Advent)
(Consecration of the Bishop of Edinburgh, 1993)
3 Mon All Souls [5](DP Commendation)[Violet or White]
Week of Proper 32 (DP Week C)