Calendar of saints (Church in Wales)

In the Calendar of the Church in Wales, each holy and saint's day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. Commemorations not included in this Calendar may be observed with the approval of the bishop.

Category 1 The First Sunday of Advent: 27 November – 3 December The Second Sunday of Advent: 4–10 December The Third Sunday of Advent: 11–17 December The Fourth Sunday of Advent: 18–24 December Christmas Day: 25 December The (First) Sunday of Christmas: 26–31 December The Epiphany of our Lord: 6 January The Presentation of Christ: 2 February The Second Sunday before Lent, Creation Sunday The Sunday before Lent, Transfiguration Sunday Ash Wednesday The First Sunday of Lent (Invocabit) The Second Sunday of Lent (Reminiscence) The Third Sunday of Lent (Oculi) The Fourth Sunday of Lent, Mothering Sunday The Fifth Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday The Sixth Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Eve Easter Day Monday to Saturday of Easter Week The Second Sunday of Easter The Third Sunday of Easter The Fourth Sunday of Easter The Fifth Sunday of Easter The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Rogation Sunday The Ascension of our Lord: Thursday The Day of Pentecost Trinity Sunday The Last Sunday after Pentecost, Bible Sunday: 23–29 October All Saints' Day: 1 November The First Sunday of the Kingdom: 30 October – 5 November The Second Sunday of the Kingdom: 6–12 November The Third Sunday of the Kingdom: 13–19 November The Fourth Sunday of the Kingdom, Christ the King: 20–26 November

Category 2 Christmas Eve: 24 December The Second Sunday of Christmas: 2–5 January (The Epiphany may be celebrated on this Sunday) The First (Second) Sunday of Epiphany, The Baptism of Christ: 7–13 January

Category 3 The Second (Third) Sunday of Epiphany: 14–20 January The Third (Fourth) Sunday of Epiphany: 21–27 January The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany: 28 January – 1 February The Fifth Sunday before Lent The Fourth Sunday before Lent The Third Sunday before Lent Eastertide: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism The Second to Twenty second Sundays after Pentecost

Category 4 Rogation Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Thursday: Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion

Calendar

January 1 The Naming of Jesus 3 Morris Williams (1874), Priest and Poet 6 The Epiphany of our Lord 10 William Laud (1645), Bishop 11 Rhys Prichard (1644), Priest and Poet 11 William Williams (1791), Deacon and Poet 11 Isaac Williams (1865), Priest and Poet 13 Hilary (368), Bishop 14 Kentigern (c 603), Bishop 17 Antony (356), Abbot 18 The Confession of Peter, Apostle 21 Agnes (304), Virgin and Martyr 23 Francis de Sales (1622), Bishop 24 Cadoc (6th century), Abbot 25 The Conversion of Paul, Apostle 26 Timothy and Titus, Companions of Paul 27 John Chrysostom (407), Bishop and Doctor 28 Thomas Aquinas (1274), Doctor

February 1 Bride or Bridget (6th century), Abbess 2 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) 3 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Europe 3 Seiriol (6th century), Abbot 4 Manche Masemola (1928), Martyr 9 Teilo (6th century), Bishop 14 Cyril (869), Monk and Missionary 14 Methodius (885), Bishop and Missionary 18 John of Fiesole (Fra Angelico) (1455), Priest, Religious and Painter 18 Andrei Rublev (c 1430), Religious, Painter 19 Thomas Burgess (1837), Bishop and Teacher of the Faith 20 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Africa 23 Polycarp (c 155), Bishop and Martyr 24 Matthias, Apostle 27 George Herbert (1633), Priest, and all Pastors

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Lent I

March 1 David (6th century), Bishop, Patron Saint of Wales 2 Chad, Bishop (672) 5 Non (5th century), Mother of David of Wales 7 Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions (203), Martyrs 9 Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop (395) 12 Gregory the Great (604), Bishop and Doctor 17 Patrick (5th century), Bishop, Patron Saint of Ireland 18 Cyril of Jerusalem (386), Bishop 19 Joseph of Nazareth 20 Cuthbert, Bishop (687) 21 Thomas Cranmer (1556), Bishop, Teacher of the Faith and Martyr 21 Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Robert Ferrar (1555), Bishops, Teachers of the Faith and Martyrs 24 Oscar Romero (1980), Bishop and Martyr 25 The Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary 29 Woolos (6th century), King 30 John Keble, Priest and Teacher (1886) 31 John Donne, Priest and Poet (1631)

Eastertide: Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism

April 3 Richard, Bishop (1253) 7 Brynach (5th century), Abbot 8 Griffith Jones (1761), Priest and Teacher of the Faith 9 Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of South America 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1945), Pastor, Teacher of the Faith and Martyr 11 George Augustus Selwyn (1878), Bishop and Missionary 15 Padarn (6th century), Bishop 20 Beuno (c 640), Abbot 21 Anselm (1109), Bishop and Doctor 23 George (304?), Martyr, Patron Saint of England 25 Mark, Evangelist 29 Catherine of Siena (1380), Writer

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following Pentecost

Thursday after Trinity Sunday: Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion

May 1 Philip and James, Apostles 2 Athanasius (373), Bishop and Doctor 3 Henry Vaughan (1695), Poet 4 Monica (378) 5 Asaph (6th century), Bishop 8 Julian of Norwich (c 1417) 9 Gregory of Nazianzus (390), Bishop 14 Matthias, Apostle 15 Edmund Prys (1624), Priest, Poet and Translator 15 John Davies (1644), Priest and Translator 19 Dunstan (988), Bishop 20 Chad (672), Bishop 24 Charles Wesley (1788) and John Wesley (1791), Priests and Missionaries 25 Julian of Norwich (c 1417) 25 Bede (735), Doctor 26 Augustine of Canterbury (605), Bishop 27 The Venerable Bede, Doctor (735) 28 Melangell (6th century), Abbess 31 The Visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following Pentecost

June 1 Justin (c 165), Apologist and Martyr 1 Euddogwy, Bishop (6th century) 2 Blandina and her Companions (177), Martyrs 3 James Hannington (1885), Bishop, Missionary and Martyr 3 Martyrs of Uganda (1886) 3 Janani Luwum, (1977), Bishop and Martyr 5 Boniface (754), Bishop, Missionary and Martyr 9 Columba (597), Abbot 10 Ephrem the Syrian (373), Deacon, Hymnwriter, and Teacher of the Faith 11 Barnabas, Apostle 14 Basil the Great (397), Bishop and Doctor 16 Richard (1253), Bishop 20 Alban (250), Martyr 20 Julius and Aaron (304–5), Martyrs 24 The Nativity of John the Baptist 28 Irenaeus (c 200), Bishop and Doctor 29 Peter, Apostle 29 Peter and Paul, Apostles 30 The Martyrdom of Paul, Apostle

July 1 Euddogwy (6th century), Bishop 2 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 3 Thomas, Apostle 4 Peblig (4th century), Abbot 6 Thomas More (1535), Martyr 11 Benedict (c 540), Abbot 14 John Keble (1886), Priest and Teacher of the Faith 18 Elizabeth of Russia (1918), Religious and Martyr 19 Gregory of Nyssa (c 394), Bishop, Teachers of the Faith 19 Macrina (c 379), Virgin, Teacher of the Faith 21 Howell Harris (1773), Preacher 22 Mary Magdalene 23 Bridget of Sweden (1373), Abbess 25 James, Apostle 26 Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary 26 Anne and Joachim Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary 27 Martha and Mary of Bethany 27 Martha, Mary and Lazarus of Bethany 28 Samson (5th century), Bishop of Dôl 29 William Wilberforce (1833), Josephine Butler (1906) and all Social Reformers 30 Silas, Missionary 31 Joseph of Arimathea 31 Ignatius of Loyola (1556), founder of the Society of Jesus

August 3 Germanus of Auxerre (5th century), Bishop 5 Oswald (642), King and Martyr 6 The Transfiguration of our Lord 7 Mary Sumner (1921) 8 Dominic of Toulouse (1221), Abbot and Preacher 9 Augustine Baker (1641), Priest and Religious 9 Mary Sumner (1921), Founder of the Mothers' Union 9 Edith Stein (1942), Teacher of the Faith, Religious and Martyr 10 Lawrence (258), Deacon and Martyr 11 Clare of Assisi (1253), Abbess, Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares) and Mendicant 12 Ann Griffiths (1805), Poet 13 Jeremy Taylor (1667), Bishop 14 Maximilian Kolbe (1941), Priest and Martyr 15 Mary, Mother of our Lord 20 Bernard (1153), Abbot 23 Tydfil (430), Martyr 24 Bartholomew, Apostle 25 Timothy and Titus 27 Monica (378), Mother of Augustine of Hippo 28 Augustine of Hippo (430), Bishop and Doctor 29 The Beheading of John the Baptist 31 Aidan (651), Bishop

September 2 Lucian Tapiedi (1942), Missionary and Martyr 2 Martyrs of Papua New Guinea (1901 & 1942) 3 Gregory the Great (604), Bishop and Doctor 4 Cuthbert (687), Bishop 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 10 William Salesbury (1584), Translator 10 William Morgan (1604), Bishop and Translator 11 Deiniol (6th century), Bishop 13 Cyprian (258), Bishop, Doctor and Martyr 14 Holy Cross 16 Ninian (c 430), Bishop 20 Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Australasia & the Pacific 21 Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 25 Sergei of Radonezh (1392), Abbot 25 Cadoc (6th century), Abbot 26 Lancelot Andrewes (1626), Bishop 27 Vincent de Paul (1660), Priest 29 Michael and All Angels 30 Jerome (420), Doctor

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 14 September

October 4 Francis of Assisi (1226), Friar 6 William Tyndale (1536), Translator and Martyr 9 Cynog (5th century), Abbot 13 Edward the Confessor (1066), King 14 Esther John (1960), Missionary and Martyr 15 Teresa of Avila (1582), Teacher of the Faith 16 Daniel Rowland (1790), Priest and Preacher 17 Ignatius (c 117), Bishop and Martyr 18 Luke, Evangelist 19 Henry Martyn (1812), Pastor, Translator and Missionary 23 James of Jerusalem, Bishop 25 Lewis Bayley (1631), Bishop and Writer 26 Alfred (899), King 28 Simon and Jude, Apostles 30 Richard Hooker (1600), Priest and Teacher of the Faith 31 Vigil of All Saints 31 Catholic and Protestant Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era

November 1 All Saints 2 The Commemoration of All Souls 3 The Martyrs and Confessors of our Time 3 Winifred (7th century), Abbess 4 The Saints and Martyrs of the Anglican Communion 5 Cybi (6th century), Abbot 6 Illtud (5th century), Abbot 7 Richard Davies (1581), Bishop and Translator 8 The Saints of Wales 10 Leo (461), Bishop and Doctor 11 Martin of Tours (c 397), Bishop 12 Tysilio (6th century), Abbot 13 Charles Simeon (1836), Priest and Teacher of the Faith 14 Dyfrig (5th – 6th century), Bishop 15 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of North America 16 Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045 – 1093), Queen 17 Hugh (1200), Bishop 18 Hilda (680), Abbess 19 Elizabeth of Hungary (1231), Princess 21 Paulinus (5th century), Abbot 22 Cecilia (230), Martyr 23 Clement (c 100), Bishop 25 John Donne (1631), Priest and Poet 29 Vigil and Day of Intercession for the Mission of the Church 30 Andrew, Apostle, Patron Saint of Scotland

December 1 Nicholas Ferrar (1637), Deacon 2 The Saints, Martyrs and Missionaries of Asia 3 Francis Xavier (1552), Missionary 6 Nicholas (c 342), Bishop 7 Ambrose (397), Bishop and Doctor 8 Cynidr (6th century), Bishop 13 Lucy (304), Martyr 14 John of the Cross (1591), Priest, Poet and Teacher of the Faith 17 O Wisdom! 18 O Adonai! 19 O Root of Jesse! 20 O Key of David! 21 O Dayspring! 21 Thomas, Apostle 22 O King of the nations! 23 O Emmanuel! 24 Vigil 25 Nativity of the Lord: Christmas Day 26 Stephen, Deacon and First Martyr 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist 28 The Innocents 29 Thomas of Canterbury (1170), Bishop and Martyr 30 Tathan (6th century), Abbot 31 John Wycliffe (1384), Priest and Translator

Ember Days: Wednesday, Friday & Saturday following 13 December

Calendar of saints (Church in Wales)

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