Faith Lutheran Church
Lesser Festivals and Commermorations
(Observed as part of the traditional service)
1 THE NAME OF JESUS
2 Johann Konrad Wilhelm Loehe, pastor, 1872
5 Kaj Munk, martyr, 1944
13 George Fox, renewer of society,1691
14 Eivind Josef Berggrav, Bishop of Oslo, 1959
15 Martin Luther King Jr., renewer of society, martyr, 1968
18 THE CONFESSION OF ST. PETER
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins
19 Henry, Bishop of Uppsala, missionary to Finland, martyr, 1156
25 THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL
Week of Prayer for Christian unity ends
26 Timothy, Titus and Silas
27 Lydia, Dorcas and Phoebe
2 THE PESENTATION OF OUR LORD
3 Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865
5 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597
14 Cyril, monk, 869; Methodius, bishop, 885; missionaries to the Slavs
18 Martin Luther, renewer of the Church, 1546
20 Rasmus Jensen, the first Lutheran pastor in North America, 1620
23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr, 156
; Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, missionary to India, 1719
24 ST. MATTHIAS, APOSTLE
25 Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, 1921
1 George Herbert, priest, 1633
2 John Wesley, 1791; Charles Wesley, 1788; renewers of the Church
7 Perpetua and her companions, martyrs at Carthage, 202
; Thomas Aquinas, teacher, 1274
12 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604
17 Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland, 461
19 Joseph, guardian of our Lord
22 Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to the American Indians, 1758
25 THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD
29 Hans Nielsen Hauge, renewer of the Church, 1824
31 John Donne, priest, 1631
6 Albrecht Dürer, painter, 1528; Michelangelo Buonarroti, artist, 1564
9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, teacher, 1945
10 Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku, 1557
19 Olavus Petri, priest, 1552; Laurentius Petri, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1573; renewers of the Church
21 Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1109
23 Toyohiko Kagawa, renewer of society, 1960
25 ST. MARK, EVANGELIST
29 Catherine of Siena, teacher, 1380
May Observances
1 ST. PHILIP AND ST. JAMES, APOSTLES,
2 Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373
4 Monica, mother of Augustine, 387
18 Erik, King of Sweden, martyr, 1160
19 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988
21 John Eliot, missionary to the American Indians, 1690
23 Ludwig Nommensen, missionary to Sumatra, 1918
24 Nicolaus Copenucus, 1543; Leonhard Euler, 1783; teachers
27 John Calvin, renewer of the Church, 1564
29 Jiri Tranovský, hymnwriter, 1637
31 THE VISITATION
June Observances
1 Justin, martyr at Rome, c. 165
3 John XXIII, Bishop of Rome, 1963
5 Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, missionary to Germany, martyr, 754
7 Seattle, chief of the Duwamish Confederacy, 1866
9 Columba, 597; Aidan, 651; Bede, 735; confessors
11 ST. BARNABAS, Apostle
14 Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379; Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople, c. 389; Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, c. 385;
21 Onesimos Nesib, translator, evangelist, 1931
24 THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
25 Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530; Philipp Melanchthon, renewer of the Church, 1560
28 Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 202
29 ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL, APOSTLES
30 Johan Olof Wallin, Archbishop of Uppsala, hymnwriter, 1839
July Observances
1 Catherine Winkworth, 1878; John Mason Neale, 1866; hymnwriters
6 Jan Hus, martyr, 1415
11 Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540
12 Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1931
15 Vladimir, first Christian ruler of Russia, 1015; Olga, confessor, 969
17 Bartolomé de Las casas, missionary to the Indies, 1566
22 ST. MARY MAGDALENE
23 Birgitta of Sweden, 1373
25 ST JAMES THE ELDER, APOSTLE
28 Johann Sebastian Bach, 1750; Heinrich Schütz, 1672; George Frederick Handel, 1759; musicians
29 Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany
; Olaf, King of Norway,martyr, 1030
August Observances
10 Lawrence, deacon, martyr
13 Florence Nightingale, 1910; Clara Maass, 1901; renewers of society
15 MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD
20 Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, 1153
24 ST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE
28 Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 430
31 John Bunyan, teacher, 1688
September Observances
2 Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig, bishop, renewer of the Church, 1872
4 Albert Schweitzer, missionary to Africa, 1965
13 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407
14 HOLY CROSS DAY
18 Dag Hammarskjöld, peacemaker, 1961
21 ST. MATTHEW, APOSTLE, AND EVANGELIST
25 Sergius of Radonezh, Abbot of Holy Trimty, Moscow, 1392
29 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS
30 Jerome, translator, teacher, 420
October Observances
4 Francis of Assisi, renewer of the Church, 1226; Theodor Fliedner, renewer of society, 1864
6 William Tyndale, translator, martyr, 1536
7 Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, missionary to America, 1787
17 Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, martyr, c. 115
18 ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST
23 James of Jerusalem, martyr
26 Philipp Nicolai, 1608; Johann Heermann, 1647; Paul Gerhardt, 1676; hymnwriters
28 ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE, APOSTLES
31 REFORMATION DAY
November Observances
1 ALL SAINTS' DAY
7 John Christian Frederick Heyer, missionary to India,1873
11 Martin, Bishop.of Tours, 397; Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, teacher, 1855
17 Elizageth of Thuringia, Princess of Hungary, 1231
23 Clement, Bishop of Rome, c. 100
25 Isaac Watts, hymnwriter, 1748
30 ST. ANDREW, APOSTLE
December Observances
3 Francis Xavier, missionary to Asia, 1552
6 Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342
7 Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 397
11 Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, missionary to India, 1910
14 John of the Cross, 1591, Teresa of Avila, 1582, renewers of the Church, 1582
21 ST THOMAS, APOSTLE
26 ST STEPHEN, DEACON AND MARTYR
27 ST. JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST
28 THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS