Calendar of saints (Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil)

The calendar of saints of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil (Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil, IEAB) follows the tradition of The Episcopal Church (TEC), of which it was a missionary district until 1965.[1]

History

The most recent edition of the calendar, elaborated by IEAB's Liturgical Commission for the liturgical year which has started on Advent Sunday (30 November 2014), tried to balance the number of male and female figures.[2] In its 2021 edition, it began addressing God as "God Father and Mother".[3]

Characteristics

There is no single, unified calendar for the various provinces of the Anglican Communion; each makes its own calendar suitable for its local situation. As a result, the IEAB calendar contains some important figures in the history of Brazil, such as Black warrior Zumbi dos Palmares, Native warrior Sepé Tiaraju, and environmentalist Chico Mendes. At the same time, there are figures from other provinces as well as post-Reformation Catholics, such as nun Dulce Pontes.[2]

The holy days are divided in principal feasts, festivals and lesser festivals. To settle any doubts regarding the sanctity of post-Reformed, uncanonized figures, all of them are commemorated in lesser Festivals, whose celebration is optional.[2]

January
February
March
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

References

  1. ^ "Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil to celebrate 125 years". Anglican Communion News Service. 5 June 2015. Accessed 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c (in Portuguese) "Normas para o Ano Cristão". Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil. 27 November 2014. Available for download at: [1] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 26, 2015.
  3. ^ (in Portuguese) Normas para o Ano Cristão. Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil. 2021.
  • "Normas para o Ano Cristão". Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil. 27 November 2014. Available for download at: [2] Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 26, 2015.