The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2022-A007 |
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| Title: | Authorize Entry of Commemorations into the Church Calendar |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the commemorations proposed by the 79th General Convention and authorized for trial use (Resolution 2018-A065), be now finally authorized and entered in the Calendar of the Church Year (BCP, pp. 19-ff.) and in future revisions of Lesser Feasts and Fasts; and
That the commemorations as authorized for entry into the Calendar of the Church Year are as follows:
January
4 [Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vowed Religious and Educator, 1821]
5 [Sarah, Theodora, and Syncletica of Egypt, Desert Mothers, 4th – 5th century]
14 [Richard Meux Benson, Priest; and Charles Gore, Bishop, 1915 and 1932]
21 Agnes [and Cecilia] of Rome, Martyr[s], 304 and c. 230
31 [Marcella of Rome, Monastic and Scholar, 410]
February
4 [Manche Masemola, Martyr, 1928]
5 [Agatha of Sicily, Martyr, c. 251]
8 [Josephine Margaret (Bakhita), Monastic, 1947]
10 [Scholastica, Monastic, 543]
11 [Theodora, Empress, c 867]
19 [Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, 1856; Agatha Lin Zhao, 1858; and Lucy Yi Zhenmei, Catechists and Martyrs, 1862]
20 [Frederick Douglass, Social Reformer, 1895]
22 [Margaret of Cortona, Monastic, 1297]
25 [Emily Malbone Morgan, Lay Leader and Contemplative, 1937]
26 [Photini (The Samaritan Woman), c. 67]
March
15 [Vincent de Paul, Priest, and Louise de Marillac, Vowed Religious, Workers of Charity, 1660]
26 [Harriet Monsell, Monastic, 1883]
28 [James Solomon Russell, Priest, 1935]
April
3 [Mary of Egypt, Hermit and Penitent, c. 421]
5 [Harriet Starr Cannon, Monastic, 1896]
14 [Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione, Unmercenary Physicians, c 100, c 117]
15 [Damien, Priest, 1889; and Marianne Cope, Monastic, 1918]
16 [Peter Williams Cassey, Deacon, and Annie Besant Cassey, 1917, 1875]
17 [Kateri Tekakwitha, Lay Contemplative, 1680]
18 [Juana Inés de la Cruz, Monastic and Theologian, 1695]
22 [Hadewijch of Brabant, Poet and Mystic, thirteenth century]
23 [Toyohiko Kagawa, Social Reformer, 1960]
27 [Zita of Tuscany, Worker of Charity, 1271]
May
3 [Elisabeth Cruciger, Poet and Hymnographer, 1535]
5 [Martyrs of the Reformation Era]
11 [Johann Arndt, and Jacob Boehme, Mystics, 1621, 1624]
13 [Frances Perkins, Social Reformer, 1965]
15 [Pachomius of Tabenissi, Monastic, 348]
21 [Lydia of Thyatira, Coworker of the Apostle Paul]
22 [Helena of Constantinople, Protector of Holy Places, 330]
28 [Mechthild of Magdeburg, Mystic, c 1282]
June
4 [John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), Bishop, 1963]
8 [Melania the Elder, Monastic, 410]
17 [Marina the Monk, Monastic, 5th century]
19 [Adelaide Teague Case, Educator, 1948]
26 [Isabel Florence Hapgood, Ecumenist, 1928]
July
2 [Moses the Black, Monastic and Martyr, ca. 400]
6 [Eva Lee Matthews, Monastic, 1928]
8 [Priscilla and Aquila, Coworkers of the Apostle Paul]
14 [Argula von Grumbach, Scholar and Church Reformer, c. 1554]
21 [Maria Skobtsoba, Monastic and Martyr, 1945]
23 [John Cassian, Monastic and Theologian, 435]
28 [Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer,1750]
August
3 [Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-bearing Women]
9 [Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Philosopher, Monastic, and Martyr, 1942]
29 [The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist]
30 [Margaret Ward, Margaret Clitherow, and Anne Line, Martyrs, 1588, 1586, 1601]
September
3 [Phoebe, Deacon]
5 [Katharina Zell, Church Reformer and Writer, 1562]
6 [Hannah More, Religious Writer and Philanthropist, 1833]
7 [Kassiani, Poet and Hymnographer, 865]
8 [The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
15 [Catherine of Genoa, Mystic and Nurse, 1510]
23 [Thecla of Iconium, Proto-Martyr among Women, c. 70]
24 [Anna Ellison Butler Alexander, Deaconess and Teacher, 1947]
27 [Euphrosyne/Smaragdus of Alexandria, Monastic, 5th century]
28 [Paula and Eustochium of Rome, Monastics and Scholars, 404 and c. 419]
October
1 [Therese of Lisieux, Monastic, 1898]
3 [John Raleigh Mott, Lay Leader and Ecumenist, 1955]
7 [Birgitta of Sweden, Mystic, 1373]
12 [Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915]
25 [Tabitha (Dorcas) of Joppa]
30 [Maryam of Qidun, Monastic, 4th century]
November
8 [Ammonius, Hermit, 4th century]
9 [Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, and Margery Kempe, Mystics, 1349, 1396, and c. 1440]
15 [Herman of Alaska, Missionary, 1837]
21 [Mechthilde of Hackeborn and Gertrude the Great, Mystics, 1298 and 1302]
24 [Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara of Nicomedia and Margaret of Antioch, Martyrs c. 305]
December
1 [Charles de Foucauld, Monastic and Martyr, 1916]
3 [Francis Xavier, Priest and Missionary, 1552]
12 [Francis de Sales, Bishop, and Jane de Chantal, Vowed Religious, 1622 and 1641]
13 [Lucy of Syracuse, Martyr, 304]
14 [John of the Cross, Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1591]
15 [Nino of Georgia, Missionary, c. 332]
17 [Dorothy L. Sayers, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1957]
20 [Katharina von Bora, Church Reformer, 1552]
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 530-533. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music presented its Report #38 on Resolution A007 (Authorize Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022) and moved adoption of a substitute.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A007)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the volume Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018, with revisions approved at this 80th General Convention, be authorized for use throughout the Church. Commemorations shall be listed using the most accurate dates. On dates when multiple observances result, they shall appear with the earlier observance listed first.
Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the commemorations proposed by the 79th General Convention and authorized for trial use (Resolution 2018-A065), be now finally authorized and entered in the Calendar of the Church Year (BCP, pp. 19-ff.) and in future revisions of Lesser Feasts and Fasts; and
That the commemorations as authorized for entry into the Calendar of the Church Year are as follows:
January
4 [Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vowed Religious and Educator, 1821]
5 [Sarah, Theodora, and Syncletica of Egypt, Desert Mothers, 4th – 5th century]
14 [Richard Meux Benson, Priest; and Charles Gore, Bishop, 1915 and 1932]
21 Agnes [and Cecilia] of Rome, Martyr[s], 304 and c. 230
31 [Marcella of Rome, Monastic and Scholar, 410]
February
4 [Manche Masemola, Martyr, 1928]
5 [Agatha of Sicily, Martyr, c. 251]
8 [Josephine Margaret (Bakhita), Monastic, 1947]
10 [Scholastica, Monastic, 543]
11 [Theodora, Empress, c 867]
19 [Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, 1856; Agatha Lin Zhao, 1858; and Lucy Yi Zhenmei, Catechists and Martyrs, 1862]
20 [Frederick Douglass, Social Reformer, 1895]
22 [Margaret of Cortona, Monastic, 1297]
25 [Emily Malbone Morgan, Lay Leader and Contemplative, 1937]
26 [Photini (The Samaritan Woman), c. 67]
March
15 [Vincent de Paul, Priest, and Louise de Marillac, Vowed Religious, Workers of Charity, 1660]
26 [Harriet Monsell, Monastic, 1883]
28 [James Solomon Russell, Priest, 1935]
April
3 [Mary of Egypt, Hermit and Penitent, c. 421]
5 [Harriet Starr Cannon, Monastic, 1896]
14 [Zenaida, Philonella, and Hermione, Unmercenary Physicians, c 100, c 117]
15 [Damien, Priest, 1889; and Marianne Cope, Monastic, 1918]
16 [Peter Williams Cassey, Deacon, and Annie Besant Cassey, 1917, 1875]
17 [Kateri Tekakwitha, Lay Contemplative, 1680]
18 [Juana Inés de la Cruz, Monastic and Theologian, 1695]
22 [Hadewijch of Brabant, Poet and Mystic, thirteenth century]
23 [Toyohiko Kagawa, Social Reformer, 1960]
27 [Zita of Tuscany, Worker of Charity, 1271]
May
3 [Elisabeth Cruciger, Poet and Hymnographer, 1535]
5 [Martyrs of the Reformation Era]
11 [Johann Arndt, and Jacob Boehme, Mystics, 1621, 1624]
13 [Frances Perkins, Social Reformer, 1965]
15 [Pachomius of Tabenissi, Monastic, 348]
21 [Lydia of Thyatira, Coworker of the Apostle Paul]
22 [Helena of Constantinople, Protector of Holy Places, 330]
28 [Mechthild of Magdeburg, Mystic, c 1282]
June
4 [John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), Bishop, 1963]
8 [Melania the Elder, Monastic, 410]
17 [Marina the Monk, Monastic, 5th century]
19 [Adelaide Teague Case, Educator, 1948]
26 [Isabel Florence Hapgood, Ecumenist, 1928]
July
2 [Moses the Black, Monastic and Martyr, ca. 400]
6 [Eva Lee Matthews, Monastic, 1928]
8 [Priscilla and Aquila, Coworkers of the Apostle Paul]
14 [Argula von Grumbach, Scholar and Church Reformer, c. 1554]
21 [Maria Skobtsoba, Monastic and Martyr, 1945]
23 [John Cassian, Monastic and Theologian, 435]
28 [Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer,1750]
August
3 [Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-bearing Women]
9 [Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), Philosopher, Monastic, and Martyr, 1942]
29 [The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist]
30 [Margaret Ward, Margaret Clitherow, and Anne Line, Martyrs, 1588, 1586, 1601]
September
3 [Phoebe, Deacon]
5 [Katharina Zell, Church Reformer and Writer, 1562]
6 [Hannah More, Religious Writer and Philanthropist, 1833]
7 [Kassiani, Poet and Hymnographer, 865]
8 [The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary]
15 [Catherine of Genoa, Mystic and Nurse, 1510]
23 [Thecla of Iconium, Proto-Martyr among Women, c. 70]
24 [Anna Ellison Butler Alexander, Deaconess and Teacher, 1947]
27 [Euphrosyne/Smaragdus of Alexandria, Monastic, 5th century]
28 [Paula and Eustochium of Rome, Monastics and Scholars, 404 and c. 419]
October
1 [Therese of Lisieux, Monastic, 1898]
3 [John Raleigh Mott, Lay Leader and Ecumenist, 1955]
7 [Birgitta of Sweden, Mystic, 1373]
12 [Edith Cavell, Nurse, 1915]
25 [Tabitha (Dorcas) of Joppa]
30 [Maryam of Qidun, Monastic, 4th century]
November
8 [Ammonius, Hermit, 4th century]
9 [Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton, and Margery Kempe, Mystics, 1349, 1396, and c. 1440]
15 [Herman of Alaska, Missionary, 1837]
21 [Mechthilde of Hackeborn and Gertrude the Great, Mystics, 1298 and 1302]
24 [Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara of Nicomedia and Margaret of Antioch, Martyrs c. 305]
December
1 [Charles de Foucauld, Monastic and Martyr, 1916]
3 [Francis Xavier, Priest and Missionary, 1552]
12 [Francis de Sales, Bishop, and Jane de Chantal, Vowed Religious, 1622 and 1641]
13 [Lucy of Syracuse, Martyr, 304]
14 [John of the Cross, Mystic and Monastic Reformer, 1591]
15 [Nino of Georgia, Missionary, c. 332]
17 [Dorothy L. Sayers, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1957]
20 [Katharina von Bora, Church Reformer, 1552]
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #87)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Music presented its Report #68 on HB Message #87 on Resolution A007 (Authorize Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022) and moved concurrence.
Ballot #1 - Vote by Orders
A Vote by Orders was taken on Resolution A007.
Ballot #1 taken by orders
Results of Ballot #1: Vote By Orders of Resolution A007
The President read the results of Ballot #1.
| Type | Total | Necessary | Yes | No | Divided | No+Divided | Result |
| Lay: | 106 | 54 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Clergy: | 106 | 54 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #283)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music, Reports to the 80th General Convention, 2022, pp. 466-618. |
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| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention authorizes and enters into the Calendar of the Church Year, and in future revisions of Lesser Feasts and Fasts, commemorations proposed by the 79th General Convention. |