uld be used.
But in certain cases of occurrence, noticed in the following Table,
a memorial of the inferior day should be made, by using the Collect
appointed for it in addition to, and after, the Collect for the
superior day, at all services at which the Collect for the day is
to be said.
In other cases, the services of the inferior day must be entirely
omitted for that year, or transferred to the morrow, or some
subsequent date, in accordance with ancient custom. The Prayer-Book
gives no directions for such transference, but the total loss for
the year of such Festivals as the Annunciation of the Blessed
Virgin, or of the Dedication and the Title of a Church, would be
much to be regretted.
The following Table exhibits the precedence of Holy Days:
First Sunday in Advent takes precedence of St. Andrew's Day.
Fourth Sunday in Advent takes precedence of St. Thomas' Day.
St. Stephen's Day |
St. John the Evangelist's Day \ take precedence of First
Holy Innocents' Day / Sunday after Christmas.
The Circumcision |
The Epiphany takes precedence of Second Sunday after
Christmas.
The Conversion of St. Paul takes precedence of Third Sunday
after Epiphany, but memorial is to be made of the Sunday.
The Purification takes precedence of Fourth Sunday after
Epiphany, also of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima
Sundays, of which three Sundays memorial is to be made.
Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima Sundays take
precedence of Conversion of St. Paul and St. Matthias' Day.
Ash Wednesday takes precedence of St. Matthias' Day.
Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Sundays in Lent take precedence
of the Annunciation.
The services of the season from Evening Prayer on Wednesday in
Holy Week till Saturday in Easter Week, both inclusive, take
precedence of the Annunciation.
First Sunday after Easter takes precedence of the Annunciation,
St. Mark's Day, and SS. Philip and James' Day.
| take precedence of Second,
St. Mark's Day, / Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays
SS. Philip and James' Day \ after Easter.
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Ascension Day takes precedence of SS. Philip and James' Day.
The Services of the season from Whitsun Eve till Saturday in
Whitsun Week, both inclusive, take precedence of St. Barnabas' Day.
Trinity Sunday takes precedence o
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