[Magdalen] Calendar question

[Grace Cangialosi]

I believe the Feast of the Epiphany can also be moved to the following
Sunday.

On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 1:25 PM, Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:

> All Saints' is, as I read the BCP, the only feast day that is mentioned as
> being moved to the following Sunday (in addition to or in place of
> observance on Nov. 1 , p. 15, section 1, paragraph 2). There is no such
> provision for Ascension Day, as I read it, unless, of course, it's the
> parish name...then, it may fall under section 2, paragraph 2 on p. 16 (as
> Scott observed). But, ICBW.
>
> It seems to me the thought about "after" comes from the All Saints' note,
> and, perhaps, some reinforcement that some of our seasons only *begin* on
> the more widely observed secular day (e.g., Christmas and Easter), but I
> see no preference for single-day observances in the BCP to follow that line
> of thinking.
>
> The dates I mentioned were just pulled out of a hat. At St. James BR we've
> observed it, generally, on the Sunday nearest the 25th, whether that's
> before or after. In scheduling summer 2017, an interesting discussion of
> the BCP rubrics ensued. What could a parish that generally closed in the
> summer do, etc.?
>
> Peace,
> Jo
>
>
> On 5/9/2017 10:59 AM, Ann Markle wrote:
>
>> My understanding has been that traditionally, as with All Saints' and
>> Ascension, the observation would be moved to the Sunday AFTER the actual
>> feast day itself.  There are two St. Jameses, so perhaps that's the reason
>> for the two possible dates?  Why not just observe on the Sunday following
>> July 25?
>>
>
>


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