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The calendar of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa is published in An Anglican Prayer Book 1989. ==Liturgical seasons== The church year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. The church year begins on -21 days}} and -21 days}} The church year is divided into a number of seasons: *Advent, Advent is the period which anticipates, prepares for, and builds up to Christmas. There are four Sundays in Advent. *Christmas, the Christmas season begins on Christmas Day which falls on the 25th of December each year. There are 12 days in Christmas. *The period of Ordinary time after Epiphany, Epiphany falls on the 6th of January each year, but is usually celebrated on the Sunday between 2nd and 8 January. *Lent, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday ( and ) *Easter lasts 50 days, using inclusive_counting and begins on the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord ( and ) *The period of Ordinary time after Pentecost. The preface to the calendar in the prayer book describes its purpose: The Church's year both commemorates and proclaims how God came down from heaven to earth in Jesus Christ, who still lives among us by the Holy Spirit until he comes again at the end of time. The yearly observance of the holy days of the calendar is a celebration of what God has done and is doing for our salvation. Holy days are distinguished as Great Festivals (being the principal celebrations), Festivals (celebrating New Testament events), Commemorations (recalling particular individuals and events), and other Special Days - the observance of the former taking precedence over the latter in the event of clashes. The preface to the calendar describes the commemorations as occasions: when the Church thankfully recalls the work and witness of men and women through whom Christ's saving victory has been manifested from the time of the apostles to the present day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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