Calendar of saints (Lutheran)

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The Lutheran Church has, from the time of the Reformation, continued the remembrance of saints. The theological basis for this remembrance may be best illustrated in the words of the Epistle to the Hebrews: "Seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us."^[1] The Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that the remembrance of the saints has three parts: "The first is thanksgiving. For we ought to give thanks to God because He has shown examples of mercy; because He has shown that He wishes to save men; because He has given teachers or other gifts to the Church. And these gifts, as they are the greatest, should be amplified, and the saints themselves should be praised, who have faithfully used these gifts, just as Christ praises faithful business-men (Matt. 25:21, 23). The second service is the strengthening of our faith; when we see the denial forgiven Peter, we also are encouraged to believe the more that grace truly superabounds over sin (Rom. 5:20). The third honor is the imitation, first, of faith, then of the other virtues, which every one should imitate according to his calling."^[2]

As a result, the Lutheran reformers retained a robust calendar of saints to be commemorated throughout the year. In addition to the saints found in Holy Scripture, such saints as Saint Lawrence and Saint Martin of Tours were retained on the Calendar, as were even extra-Biblical commemorations like the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Following the Reformation, most especially in the latter half of the twentieth century, many names were added to the Calendar, both new names and restored pre-Reformation commemorations.

The Calendar found below is a listing which aims to give a sense of the primary annual festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by various Lutheran Churches in the English-speaking world. The calendars of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in their present forms are listed below, as found in the 2006 Lutheran Service Book of the LCMS, and the 2006 Evangelical Lutheran Worship of the ELCA. In addition to these, some historic observances not currently found on the aforementioned calendars but appearing in earlier Lutheran uses are also provided.

While extensive, the Lutheran sanctoral calendar is not presently as strictly ranked as that of the Roman Catholic Church. Principal feasts are marked with BOLD CAPS, feasts of Christ with bold italics and other major feasts with bold text. If applicable, the country where a particular observed is also noted, if it is not commonly observed on that date in North America. For individuals, the date given is generally the date of their death or "heavenly birthday." The liturgical color for vestments and paraments is noted as follows: White (W), Red (R) or Violet (V). Commemorations are noted as being specific to the LCMS, ELCA, or an earlier source with a note following each entry, though commemorations and festivals held in common are not annotated.

For further information on the development of the calendar, see Liturgical calendar (Lutheran).

January[]

• 1 Octave of the Nativity - The Circumcision of Our Lord (W)
• 2 Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe, pastor, renewer of the church, 1872 (W)
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• 6 THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD (W)
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• 10 St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, c. 389; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 13 Octave of the Epiphany - The Baptism of Our Lord (W) - historic, now commonly observed on the Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany
• 14 Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian Lutheran bishop (Commemoration) W - ELCA
• 15 Martin Luther King Jr., renewer of society, martyr, 1968 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
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• 17 Antony of Egypt, renewer of the church, c. 356 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Pachomius, renewer of the church, 346 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 18 Confession of St. Peter (W)
  • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins - ELCA
• 19 Henry, Bishop of Uppsala, missionary to Finland, martyr, 1156 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 20 Saint Sebastian, Martyr (R) - Historic
  • Sarah, matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 21 Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (R)
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• 24 Saint Timothy, pastor (Lesser Festival) W - LCMS
  

  Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe
• 25 The Conversion of Saint Paul (W)
  • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ends - ELCA
• 26 Timothy, Titus, and Silas, missionaries (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Saint Titus, pastor (Lesser Festival) W - LCMS
• 27 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 (W) – LCMS
  • Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe, witnesses to the faith (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 28 Thomas Aquinas, teacher, 1274 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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February[]

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• 2 PURIFICATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD (W)
• 3 Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 5 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
  • Jacob, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 10 Silas, apostle (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 13 Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos (Commemoration) W – LCMS

• 14 Cyril, monk, 869; Methodius, bishop, 885; missionaries to the Slavs (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Valentine, martyr, 270 (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 15 Philemon and Onesimus (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 16 Philipp Melanchthon, confessor, 1560 (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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• 18 Martin Luther, doctor and confessor, renewer of the church, 1546 (Commemoration) W
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• 23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr 156 (Commemoration) R
• 24 Saint Matthias, Apostle (R) – LCMS (25th February in leap years)
• 25 Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, 1921 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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March[]

• 1 George Herbert, priest, hymnwriter, 1633 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 2 John Wesley, 1791; Charles Wesley, 1788; priests, renewers of the church (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 7 Perpetua and Felicity and companions, martyrs at Carthage, 202 (R)
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• 10 Harriet Tubman, 1913; Sojourner Truth, 1883; renewers of society (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 12 Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604 (W)
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• 17 Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland, 461 (Commemoration) W
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• 19 Saint Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord (W)
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• 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyr, 1556 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 22 Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to American Indians, 1758 (Commemoration) W - ELCA
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• 24 Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Bishop of El Salvador, martyr, 1980 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 25 THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD (W)
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• 29 Hans Nielsen Hauge, renewer of the church, 1824 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 30
• 31 John Donne, priest, poet, 1631 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Joseph, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS

April[]

• 1 Amalie Sieveking, philanthropist and social activist – ELCA
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• 4 Benedict the African, confessor, 1589 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 6 Albrecht Dürer, 1528; Lucas Cranach, 1553; artists (Commemoration) W
  • Matthias Grünewald, artist, 1529 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Michelangelo, artist, (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian, martyr, 1945 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 10 Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku, 1557 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 19 Olaus Petri, priest, 1552; Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1573; renewers of the church (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 20 Johannes Bugenhagen, pastor, 1558 (Commemoration) – LCMS
• 21 Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, 1109 (Commemoration) W

• 22 Caring for God's Creation [Earth Day] (Lesser Festival) W – ELCA
• 23 Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society, 1960 (Commemoration) W - ELCA
• 24 Johann Walter, musician, 1570 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 25 Saint Mark, Evangelist (R)
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• 29 Catherine of Siena, theologian, 1380 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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May[]

• 1 Saints Philip and James, Apostles (R)
• 2 Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373 (Commemoration) W
• 3 The Invention of the Holy Cross
• 4 Monica, mother of Augustine, 387 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Friedrich Wyneken, pastor, missionary, 1864 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 5 Frederick the Wise, Christian ruler, 1525 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 7 Carl F. W. Walther, pastor, theologian, 1887 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 8 Victor the Moor, martyr, 303 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
  • Julian of Norwich, renewer of the Church, c. 1416 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 9 Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, renewer of the church, hymnwriter, 1760 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Job, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS

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• 11 Cyril, 869 and Methodius, 885, missionaries to the Slavs (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 14 Saint Matthias, apostle (Lesser Festival) R – ELCA
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• 18 Erik, King of Sweden, martyr, 1160 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
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• 21 Saint Helena, mother of Constantine, c. 330 (W)
  • Emperor Constantine, Emperor of Rome, 337 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 24 Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543; Leonhard Euler, 1783; scientists (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Esther, matriarch, (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 25 Bede, theologian, 735 (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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• 27 John Calvin, renewer of the church, 1564 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 29 Juraj Tranovský, hymnwriter, 1637 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 30
• 31 The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (W) - modern date

June[]

• 1 Justin, martyr at Rome, c. 165 (Commemoration) R
• 2
• 3 Martyrs of Uganda, 1886 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
  • John XXIII, Bishop of Rome, 1963 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 5 Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, missionary to Germany, martyr, 754 (Commemoration) R
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• 7 Seattle, chief of the Duwamish Confederacy, 1866 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 9 Columba, 597; Aidan, 651; Bede, 735; teachers, renewers of the church (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 10
• 11 Saint Barnabas, Apostle (R)
• 12 First Ecumenical Council, 325 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 14 Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, c. 389; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Macrina, theologian, c. 379 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Elisha, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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• 21 Onesimos Nesib, translator, evangelist, 1931 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 24 THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST (W)
• 25 Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530 (Commemoration) W
  • Philipp Melanchthon, renewer of the church, 1560 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 26 Saints John and Paul, Martyrs
  • Jeremiah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 27 Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, 444 ( Commemoration) W
• 28 Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 202 (Commemoration) W
• 29 Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles (R)
• 30 Commemoration of Saint Paul the Apostle (R) - Historic

July[]

• 1 Catherine Winkworth, 1878; John Mason Neale, 1866; hymn translators (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 2 THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (W)
• 3 Saint Thomas, apostle (Lesser Festival) R – ELCA
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• 6 Jan Hus, martyr, 1415 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
  • Isaiah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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• 11 Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 12 Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1931 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 15 The Division of the Holy Apostles (R) - Historic
• 16 Ruth, matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 18 Bartolomé de Las Casas, missionary to the Indies, 1566 (Commemoration) W – ELCA^[3]
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• 20 Elijah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 21 Ezekiel, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 22 Saint Mary Magdalene, (W)
• 23 Birgitta of Sweden, renewer of the church, 1373 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 24
• 25 Saint James the Great, Apostle (R)
• 26 Saint Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary] (W)
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• 28 Johann Sebastian Bach, 1750 W
  • Heinrich Schütz, 1672; George Frederick Handel, 1759; musicians (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 29 Saint Martha, Virgin (W)
  • Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany (Commemoration) W
  • Olaf, King of Norway, martyr, 1030 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 30 Robert Barnes (martyr), confessor and martyr (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 31 Joseph of Arimathea (Commemoration) W – LCMS

August[]

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• 3 Joanna, Mary, and Salome, myrrh-bearing women (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 6 Transfiguration of Our Lord (W) - More commonly observed on the last Sunday after Epiphany
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• 8 Dominic, priest, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), 1221 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 9
• 10 St. Lawrence, deacon, martyr 258 (Commemoration) R
• 11 Clare, Abbess of San Damiano, renewer of the Church, 1253 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 13 Florence Nightingale, 1910; Clara Maass, 1901; renewers of society (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 14 Maximilian Kolbe, 1941; Kaj Munk, 1944; martyrs (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (W) (modern:Saint Mary, Mother of God)^[4][5][6]

• 16 Isaac, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 17 Johann Gerhard, theologian, 1637 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 19 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, hymnwriter, theologian 1153 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 20 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, hymnwriter, theologian, 1153 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Samuel, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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• 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle (R)
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• 27 Monica, mother of Augustine 387 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 28 Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor, 430 (W)
  • Moses the Black, monk, martyr, c. 400 (Commemoration) R - ELCA
• 29 The Decollation of St. John the Baptist (R) – LCMS
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September[]

• 1 Joshua, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 2 N. F. S. Grundtvig, bishop, renewer of the church, 1872 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Hannah, matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 3 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 4 Moses, prophet (Commemoration)) R – LCMS
• 5 Zechariah, prophet
  • Elizabeth, matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (W) - LCMS (19th century)
• 9 Peter Claver, priest, missionary to Colombia, 1654 (Commemoration) – ELCA
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• 13 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (R)
• 15
• 16 Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyr, c. 258 (Commemoration) R
• 17 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, 1179 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 18 Dag Hammarskjöld, renewer of society, 1961 (Commemoration) W – ELCA

• 19
• 20 Nelson Wesley Trout, bishop, 1996 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 21 St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (R)
• 22 Saint Maurice and Companions, Martyrs (R) - Historic
  • Jonah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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• 29 SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL (W)
• 30 Jerome, translator, teacher, 420 (Commemoration) W

October[]

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• 4 Francis of Assisi, renewer of the church, 1226 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
  • Theodor Fliedner, renewer of society, 1864 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 5
• 6 William Tyndale, translator, martyr, 1536 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 7 Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, pastor in North America, 1787 (Commemoration) W
• 8
• 9 Abraham, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 10 Massie L. Kennard, renewer of the church, 1996 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 11 Saint Phillip, deacon (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 15 Teresa of Ávila, teacher, renewer of the church, 1582 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 16
• 17 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, martyr, c. 115 (Commemoration) R
• 18 Saint Luke, Evangelist(R)
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• 23 James of Jerusalem, brother of Jesus and martyr, c. 62 (Lesser Festival) R

• 24
• 25 Lydia, Dorcas (Tabitha), and Phoebe, faithful women (Commemoration) – LCMS
• 26 Philipp Nicolai, 1608; Johann Heermann, 1647; Paul Gerhardt, 1676; hymnwriters (Commemoration) W
• 27
• 28 Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles(R)
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• 31 Reformation Day (Lesser Festival) R

November[]

• 1 THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS(W)
• 2 All Souls' Day or Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (W)
  • Daniel Payne, teacher, 1893 (Commemoration) – ELCA
• 3 Martín de Porres, renewer of society, 1639 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 6
• 7 John Christian Frederick Heyer, 1873; Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, 1719; Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, 1918; missionaries (Commemoration) W – ELCA

• 8 Johann von Staupitz, priest, 1524 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 9 Martin Chemnitz, pastor and confessor, 1586 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 10
• 11 Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop, 397 (W)
  • Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, teacher, 1855 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 12
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• 14 Emperor Justinian, confessor, emperor of New Rome, 565 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
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• 17 Elizabeth, renewer of society, 1231 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 18
• 19 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, 1231 (W) – LCMS
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• 23 Clement, bishop of Rome, c. 100 (Commemoration) W
  • Miguel Agustín Pro, priest, martyr, 1927 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
• 24 Justus Falckner, 1723; Jehu Jones, 1852; William Passavant, 1894; pastors in North America (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 25 Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr (R) - historic
  • Isaac Watts, hymnwriter, 1748 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
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• 29 Noah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 30 Saint Andrew, Apostle (R)

December[]

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• 2 Dorothy Kazel, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke and Jean Donovan, martyrs of El Salvador, 1980 (Commemoration) R - ELCA
• 3 Francis Xavier, missionary to Asia, 1552 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 4 John of Damascus, theologian and hymnwriter, c. 749 (Commemoration) W
• 5
• 6 Nicholas, bishop of Myra, c. 342 (Commemoration) W
• 7 Ambrose, bishop of Milan, 397 (Commemoration) W
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• 13 Lucy, martyr, 304 (Commemoration) R
• 14 John of the Cross, renewer of the church, 1591 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
• 15
• 16 Las Posadas, (Lesser Festival) P – ELCA
• 17 Daniel and the Three Young Men, prophets, (Commemoration) R – LCMS
• 18
• 19 Adam and Eve, patriarch and matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
• 20 Katharina von Bora Luther, renewer of the church, 1552 (Commemoration) W
• 21 Saint Thomas, Apostle(R) – LCMS
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• 23
• 24 The Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord (W)
• 25 THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD (W)
• 26 Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr (R)
• 27 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist (W)
• 28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs (R)
• 29 Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Martyr (R) - Historic
  • David, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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See also[]

• Moveable feast
• List of saints

References[]

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• Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship (1978). Lutheran Book of Worship: Minister's Desk Edition. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press. ISBN 978-9991472546.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Evangelical Lutheran Worship - Final Draft. Augsburg Fortress Press, 2006.
• Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (1982). Lutheran Worship. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0570010197.
• Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (2006). Lutheran Service Book. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. pp. x–xiii. ISBN 978-0-7586-1217-5.
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• Philip H. Pfatteicher (1980). Festivals and Commemorations: Handbook to the Calendar in Lutheran Book of Worship. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0806617572.