church calendar


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Noun1.church calendar - a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
ecclesiastical calendar
Gregorian calendar, New Style calendar - the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
Holy Week, Passion Week - the week before Easter
Advent - the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
Shrovetide - immediately preceding Lent
Lent, Lententide - a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek - Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
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It just makes me weary, and grateful, every year, when November rolls around on the church calendar.
November reminds us to count our days aright
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