Calendar of saints (Lutheran)

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Background

* Christianity
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* Reformation
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Doctrine and theology

|  Bible

* Old Testament
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Creeds

* Apostles' Creed
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Book of Concord

* Augsburg Confession

* Apology of the Augsburg Confession

* Luther's Small / Large Catechism

* Smalcald Articles

* Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope

* Formula of Concord

Distinctive theological concepts

* Theology of Martin Luther

* Justification
* Law and Gospel

* Sola gratia
* Sola scriptura

* Christology
* Sanctification

* Two kingdoms
* catholicity

* Two states of the Church

* Priesthood of all believers

* Divine Providence
* Marian theology

* Theology of the Cross

* Sacramental Union

Other relevant topics

* Homosexuality

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* Baptism
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* Liturgical calendar
* Calendar of saints
* Lutheran hymn
* Lutheran hymnwriters
* Normative principle
* Lutheran art

Organization

* Confessional Evangelical
Lutheran Conference

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Missional Lutheran Forum

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* Denominations
* Lutheranism by region

Movements

* History of Lutheranism
* Crypto-Lutherans
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* Lutheran orthodoxy
* Pietists
* Radical Pietism
* Haugeans
* Laestadians
* Finnish Awakening
* Old Lutherans
* Neo-Lutherans
* High church Lutherans
* Confessional Lutheranism

Key figures

Missionaries

* John Campanius
* Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
* Hans Egede
* Johann Heinrich Callenberg
* Johann Phillip Fabricius
* Paul Henkel
* John Christian Frederick Heyer
* Karl Graul
* Martti Rautanen
* Wilhelm Sihler
* F. C. D. Wyneken
* Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder
* Lars Olsen Skrefsrud
* Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen
* Onesimos Nesib
* Paul Olaf Bodding
* Johann Flierl
* Christian Keyser
* Jens Christensen

Bible Translators

* Martin Luther
* Casiodoro de Reina
* Kjell Magne Yri
* Onesimos Nesib
* Aster Ganno
* Kristian Osvald Viderø
* Jákup Dahl
* Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg

* Johann Phillip Fabricius

* William Tyndale
* John Rogers
* George Constantine
* Jozef Roháček
* Johannes Avetaranian
* Guðbrandur Þorláksson
* Ludvig Olsen Fossum
* Hans Egede / Paul Egede
* Otto Fabricius
* Nils Vibe Stockfleth
* Olaus Petri / Laurentius Petri
* Martti Rautanen
* Primož Trubar
* Jurij Dalmatin
* Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen
* Sebastian Krelj
* Mikael Agricola

* Norwegian Bible Society
* Swedish Bible Society
* Samuel Ludwik Zasadius
* Stanislovas Rapolionis

* Laurentius Andreae
* Hans Tausen
* Olaf M. Norlie
* Jonas Bretkūnas
* Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder
* Antonio Brucioli
* Mikołaj Jakubica
* Matthias Bel
* Johann Ernst Glück
* William F. Beck

Theologians

* Martin Luther / Katharina von Bora
* Philip Melanchthon
* Johannes Bugenhagen
* Johannes Brenz
* Justus Jonas
* Hans Tausen
* Laurentius Petri
* Olaus Petri
* Mikael Agricola
* Matthias Flacius
* Martin Chemnitz
* Johann Gerhard
* Abraham Calovius
* Johannes Andreas Quenstedt
* Johann Wilhelm Baier
* Philipp Spener
* David Hollaz
* August Hermann Francke
* Henry Muhlenberg
* Lars Levi Laestadius
* Charles Porterfield Krauth
* C. F. W. Walther
* Søren Kierkegaard
* Albrecht Ritschl
* Wilhelm Herrmann
* F. W. Stellhorn
* Rudolf Otto
* Ernst Troeltsch
* Rudolf Bultmann
* Paul Tillich
* Hermann Sasse
* Dietrich Bonhoeffer
* Wolfhart Pannenberg
* Robert Jenson

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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 is understood as being connected to the words of the Epistle to the Hebrews 12:1.[a] The Apology of the Augsburg Confession states that the remembrance of the saints has three parts: thanksgiving to God, the strengthening our faith, and the imitation of the saints' holy living.[b][3]

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

The Calendar found below is a listing of the primary annual feasts, 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.[4]

While extensive, the Lutheran sanctoral calendar is not presently as strictly ranked as that of the Roman Catholic Church. Principal festivals are marked with BOLD CAPS and lesser festivals with bold text. If applicable, the country where a particular observed is also noted,[clarification needed] 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 specific to the LCMS, ELCA, or an earlier source are noted following each entry. Commemorations and festivals held in common are not annotated.

## January

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Gregory of Nazianzus

* 1 Circumcision and Name of Jesus (LCMS) Name of Jesus (ELCA) (W)
* 2 Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe, pastor, renewer of the church, 1872 (W)
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6 THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD (W)
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 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
* 11
* 12
* 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
* 16
* 17 Anthony of Egypt, renewer of the church, c. 356 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* Pachomius, renewer of the church, 346 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 18 Confession of Peter (W)
* Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins - ELCA
* 19 Henry, Bishop of Uppsala, missionary to Finland, martyr, 1156 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
* 20 Sebastian, Martyr (R) - Historic
* Sarah, matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 21 Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (R)
* 22
* 23
* 24 Saint Timothy, pastor (Lesser Festival) W - LCMSJohann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe
* 25 Conversion of Paul the Apostle (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
* 29
* 30
* 31

## February

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* 1
* 2 Presentation of our Lord (W)
* 3 Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden, 865 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 4
* 5 The Martyrs of Japan, 1597 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
* Jacob, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10 Silas, apostle (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 11
* 12
* 13 Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos (Commemoration) W – LCMS

Martin Luther's face and hands cast at his death.

* 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
* 17
* 18 Martin Luther, doctor and confessor, renewer of the church, 1546 (Commemoration) W
* 19
* 20
* 21
* 22
* 23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr 156 (Commemoration) R
* 24 Matthias, Apostle (R) – LCMS (25th February in leap years)
* 25 Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, 1921 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 26
* 27
* 28
* 29

## March

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Simon Ushakov, The Last Supper

* 1 George Herbert, priest, hymnwriter, 1633 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 2 John Wesley, 1791; Charles Wesley, 1788; priests, renewers of the church (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7 Perpetua and Felicity and companions, martyrs at Carthage, 202 (R)
* 8
* 9
* 10 Harriet Tubman, 1913; Sojourner Truth, 1883; renewers of society (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 11
* 12 Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, 604 (W)
* 13
* 14
* 15

Saint Joseph

* 16
* 17 Patrick, bishop, missionary to Ireland, 461 (Commemoration) W
* 18
* 19 Joseph, Guardian of Jesus (W)
* 20
* 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyr, 1556 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
* 22 Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to American Indians, 1758 (Commemoration) W - ELCA
* 23
* 24 Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Bishop of El Salvador, martyr, 1980 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
* 25 Annunciation of Our Lord (W)
* 26
* 27
* 28
* 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

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Michelangelo

* 1 Amalie Sieveking, philanthropist and social activist – (Germany)
* 2
* 3
* 4 Benedict the African, confessor, 1589 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 5
* 6 Albrecht Dürer, 1528; Lucas Cranach, 1553; artists (Commemoration) W
* Matthias Grünewald, artist, 1529 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* Michelangelo, artist, (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 7
* 8
* 9 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian, martyr, 1945 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 10 Mikael Agricola, Bishop of Turku, 1557 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 11
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* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
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* 18
* 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

Catherine of Siena

* 22 Day of 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 Mark, Evangelist (R)
* 26
* 27
* 28
* 29 Catherine of Siena, theologian, 1380 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 30

## May

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* 1 Philip and James, Apostles (R)
* 2 Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373 (Commemoration) W
* 3
* 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
* 6
* 7 Carl F. W. Walther, pastor, theologian, 1887 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 8 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

Sts. Constantine and Helen

* 10
* 11 Cyril, 869 and Methodius, 885, missionaries to the Slavs (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 12
* 13
* 14 Matthias, apostle (Lesser Festival) R – ELCA
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18 Erik, King of Sweden, martyr, 1160 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
* 19
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* 21 Helena, mother of Constantine, c. 330 (W)
* Emperor Constantine, Emperor of Rome, 337 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 22
* 23
* 24 Nicolaus Copernicus, 1543; Leonhard Euler, 1783; scientists (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* Esther, matriarch, (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 25 Bede, theologian, 735 (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 26
* 27 John Calvin, renewer of the church, 1564 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 28
* 29 Juraj Tranovský, hymnwriter, 1637 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 30
* 31 Visit of Mary to Elizabeth \-- minor festival (W) - modern date

## June

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* 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
* 4
* 5 Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, missionary to Germany, martyr, 754 (Commemoration) R
* 6
* 7 Seattle, chief of the Duwamish Confederacy, 1866 (Commemoration) W – ELCA[5]
* 8
* 9 Columba, 597; Aidan, 651; Bede, 735; teachers, renewers of the church (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 10
* 11 Barnabas, Apostle (R)
* 12 First Ecumenical Council, 325 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 13
* 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
* 15

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Philipp Melanchthon

* 16
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* 18
* 19
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* 21 Onesimos Nesib, translator, evangelist, 1931 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 22
* 23
* 24 John the Baptist (W)
* 25 Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530 (Commemoration) W
* Philipp Melanchthon, renewer of the church, 1560 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 26 John and Paul, Martyrs \- LCMS
* Jeremiah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 27 Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, 444 (Commemoration) W
* 28 Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, c. 202 (Commemoration) W
* 29 Peter and Paul, Apostles (R)
* 30 Commemoration of Paul the Apostle (R) - Historic

## July

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Benedict of Nursia

* 1 Catherine Winkworth, 1878; John Mason Neale, 1866; hymn translators (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 2
* 3 Thomas, apostle (Lesser Festival) R – ELCA
* 4
* 5 St. Cyril and Methodius (Lesser festival) - amongst Slovak Lutherans
* 6 Jan Hus, martyr, 1415 (Commemoration) R – ELCA
* Isaiah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11 Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, c. 540 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 12 Nathan Söderblom, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1931 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 13
* 14
* 15 The Division of the Holy Apostles (R) - Historic
* 16 Ruth, matriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 17 Bartolomé de Las Casas, missionary to the Indies, 1566 (Commemoration) W – ELCA[5]
* 18
* 19

Elias Gottlob Haussmann, Johann Sebastian Bach

* 20 Elijah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 21 Ezekiel, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 22 Mary Magdalene, (W)
* 23 Birgitta of Sweden, renewer of the church, 1373 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 24
* 25 James, Apostle (R)
* 26
* 27
* 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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Florence Nightingale

* 1
* 2
* 3 Joanna, Mary, and Salome, myrrh-bearing women (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 4
* 5
* 6 Transfiguration of Our Lord (W) - More commonly observed on the last Sunday after Epiphany
* 7
* 8 Dominic, priest, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), 1221 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 9
* 10 Lawrence, deacon, martyr 258 (Commemoration) R
* 11 Clare, Abbess of San Damiano, renewer of the Church, 1253 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 12
* 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 Mary (W) (modern:Mary, Mother of Our Lord)<[6]

Mary, Mother of Our Lord

* 16 Isaac, patriarch (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 17 Johann Gerhard, theologian, 1637 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 18
* 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
* 21
* 22
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* 24 Bartholomew, Apostle (R)
* 25
* 26
* 27 Monica, mother of Augustine 387 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 28 Augustine, Bishop and Doctor, 430 (W)
* Moses the Black, monk, martyr, c. 400 (Commemoration) R - ELCA
* 29 The Martyrdom of John the Baptist (R) – LCMS
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## September

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* 1 Joshua, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 2 Nikolai Frederik Severin 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
* 6
* 7
* 8 Nativity of Mary (W) - LCMS (19th century)
* 9 Peter Claver, priest, missionary to Colombia, 1654 (Commemoration) – ELCA
* 10
* 11
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* 13 John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, 407 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 14 Holy Cross Day (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

Carlo Crivelli, Francis of Assisi

* 19
* 20 Nelson Wesley Trout, bishop, 1996 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 21 Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (R)
* 22 Maurice and Companions, Martyrs (R) - Historic
* Jonah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 23
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* 29 Michael and All Angels (W)
* 30 Jerome, translator, teacher, 420 (Commemoration) W

## October

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* 1
* 2
* 3
* 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 Phillip, deacon (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 12
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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 Luke, Evangelist(R)
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* 23 James of Jerusalem, brother of Jesus and martyr, c. 62 (Lesser Festival) R

Gianlorenzo Bernini The Ecstasy of St. Teresa

* 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 Simon and Jude, Apostles(R)
* 29
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* 31 Reformation Day (Lesser Festival) R

## November

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* 1 All Saints' Day(W)
* 2 **Daniel Payne, teacher, 1893 (Commemoration) – ELCA [The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed - All Soul's Day]
* 3 Martín de Porres, renewer of society, 1639 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 4
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* 7 John Christian Frederick Heyer, 1873; Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg, 1719; Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, 1918; missionaries (Commemoration) W – ELCA

Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg

* 8 Johann von Staupitz, priest, 1524 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 9 Martin Chemnitz, pastor and confessor, 1586 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 10
* 11 Martin of Tours, Bishop, 397 (W)
* Søren Aabye Kierkegaard, teacher, 1855 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 12
* 13
* 14 Emperor Justinian, confessor, emperor of New Rome, 565 (Commemoration) W – LCMS
* 15
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* 17 Elizabeth, renewer of society, 1231 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 18
* 19 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 Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr (R) - historic
* Isaac Watts, hymnwriter, 1748 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 26
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* 29 Noah, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
* 30 Andrew, Apostle (R)

## December

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* 1
* 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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Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Saint Lucy

* 13 Lucy, martyr, 304 (Commemoration) R
* 14 John of the Cross, renewer of the church, 1591 (Commemoration) W – ELCA
* 15
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* 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 Thomas, Apostle(R) – LCMS
* 22
* 23
* 24 VIGIL OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD (W)
* 25 NATIVITY OF OUR LORD (W)
* 26 Stephen, Deacon and Martyr (R)
* 27 John, Apostle and Evangelist (W)
* 28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs (R)
* 29 Thomas of Canterbury, Martyr (R) - Historic
* David, prophet (Commemoration) R – LCMS
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## See also

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* Christianity portal
* Saints portal

* Moveable feast
* List of saints
* Liturgical calendar (Lutheran)

## Notes

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1. ^ " "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]
2. ^ "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]

## References

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1. ^ Hebrews 12:1
2. ^ Apology of the Augsburg Confession, XXI.4-6
3. ^ Lutheran Service Book. Concordia Publishing House. 2006. pp. xii. ISBN 978-0-7586-1217-5. "The Lutheran reformers understood that there was great benefit in remembering the saints whom God has given to His Church. The Apology of the Augsburg Confession (Article 21) gives three reasons for such honor. First, we thank God for giving faithful servants to His Church. Second, through such remembrance our faith is strengthened as we see the mercy that God extended to His saints of old. Third, these saints are examples by which we may imitate both their faith and their holy living according to our calling in life. [...] 'Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings to closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.' Hebrews 12:1"
4. ^ Mayes, Benjamin T. G. "Martyrology of W Loehe".
5. ^ a b "The Church Year" (PDF). Renewing Worship. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 8, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
6. ^ Evangelical Lutheran Worship Leaders Desk Edition (8th (2019) Printing ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress. 2006. p. 58\. ISBN 978-0-8066-5620-5.

## Bibliography

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* Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship (1978). Lutheran Book of Worship. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press. ISBN 9780800633301.
* 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.
* "Commemorations - Church Year". The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
* "Feasts and Festivals - Church Year". The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Archived from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
* Philip H. Pfatteicher (1980). Festivals and Commemorations: Handbook to the Calendar in Lutheran Book of Worship. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0806617572.

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