Tables and Rules.

For the Moveable and immovable Feasts; Together with the
Days of Fasting and Abstinence, Through the Whole Year.

RULES to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy-days begin.

EASTER DAY (on which the rest depend) is always the First Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon, or next after the Twenty-first Day of March; and if the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after.

Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after.

Septuagesima
Sexagesima
Quinquagesima
Quadragesima		 } Sunday is { Nine
Eight
Seven
Six		 } Weeks before Easter.
Rogation Sunday
Ascension Day
Whitsunday
Trinity Sunday		 } is { Five Weeks
Forty Days
Seven Weeks
Eight Weeks		 } after Easter.

A Table of All the Feasts That Are to Be Observed in
The Church of England Throughout the Year.

All Sundays in the Year
The
Days
of the
Feasts
of		 { The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.
The Epiphany.
The Conversion of St. Paul.
The Purification of the Blessed Virgin.
St. Matthias the Apostle.
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.
St. Mark the Evangelist.
St. Philip and St. James the Apostles.
The Ascension of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.
St. Barnabas. The Nativity of St. John Baptist.
St. Peter the Apostle.
St. James the Apostle.
 The
Days
of the
Feasts
of		 { St. Bartholomew the Apostle.
St. Matthew the Apostle.
St. Michael and all Angels.
St. Luke the Evangelist.
St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles.
All Saints.
St. Andrew the Apostle.
St. Thomas the Apostle.
The NATIVITY of our LORD.
St. Stephen the Martyr.
St. John the Evangelist.
The Holy Innocents.
Monday and Tuesday in Easter Week.
Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun Week.

A Table of the Vigils, Fasts, and Days of Abstinence,
To be Observed in the Year.

The
Evens
or Vigils
before		 { The Nativity of our Lord.
The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.
Easter Day.
Ascension Day.
Pentecost.
St. Matthias.
St. John Baptist.
 The
Evens
or Vigils
before		 { St. Peter.
St. James.
St. Bartholomew.
St. Matthew.
St. Simon and St. Jude.
St. Andrew.
St. Thomas.
All Saints.
Note, that if any of these Feast-Days fall upon a Monday, then the Vigil or Fast-Day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday next before it.
Days of Fasting, or Abstinence.
I. The Forty Days of Lent. { The First Sunday in Lent.
The Feast of Pentecost.
September 14, and December 13.
II. The Ember-Days at the Four Seasons, being the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after
III. The Three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord.
IV. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas Day.

A Solemn Day, for which a particular Service is appointed.

The Anniversary of the Day of the Accession of the Reigning Sovereign.
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