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Anno Domini 2021

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All numbers in brackets, indicating page numbers, refer to the Lectionary of the Ecclesia Gnostica, also known as the Book of Collects, Lessons and Gospels.  "Color" indicates the liturgical colors to be used in ceremony. Where "homily" appears, a homily by Rev. Steven Marshall is available for that day.

The 2021 Liturgical Calendar of the Ecclesia Gnostica is available in pdf format here.

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JANUARY

January 1	New Year's Day: White. Mass of same (p. 11). [homily]
January 3	Sunday After New Year's Day: White. Mass of same (p. 11). [homily]
January 6	The Epiphany: White. Mass of same (p. 13). [homily] Special Service of the Epiphany to be held within the Octave or on the Vigil. Collect and readings for Special Service of the Epiphany (p. 117).
January 10	Sunday After the Epiphany: White. Mass of same (p. 13). [homily]
January 17	Second Sunday after Epiphany: Green. Mass of same (p. 15). Second Collect for a Bishop, living (p. 180). Anniversary of the Consecration of Tau Rosamonde (Jan. 18).
January 24	Third Sunday after Epiphany: Green. Mass of same (p. 17).
January 31	Septuagesima Sunday: Red. Mass of the same (p. 21).

FEBRUARY

February 2	Candlemas Day: White. Mass of same (p. 119). [homily]
February 7	Sunday After Candlemas: White. Mass of Candlemas (p. 119). [homily] Blessing of candles and procession with the Most H. Sacrament. St. Blasius blessing. Second Collect of Sexagesima Sunday (p. 23).
February 14	Day of the H. Valentinus: White. Mass of the same (p. 122). [homily] Second Collect of the Quiquagesima Sunday (p. 25).
February 17	Ash Wednesday: Violet. Mass of First Sunday in Lent (p. 28). [homily] Blessing and distribution of ashes (p. 27).
February 21	First Sunday in Lent: Violet. Mass of the same (p 28). [homily] Blessing and distribution of ashes may be repeated (p 27).
February 28	Second Sunday in Lent: Violet.  Mass of the same (p 30). [homily]

MARCH

March 7	Third Sunday in Lent: Violet. Mass of same (p. 32).
March 14	Fourth Sunday in Lent: Rose or Violet. Mass of same (p. 34). Second Collect of Montségur Day (p. 124). [homily]
March 16	Montségur Day: Red.  Mass of same (p. 124). [homily]
March 21	Fifth Sunday in Lent (Passion Sunday): Violet. Mass of same (p. 36). Altar Cross veiled in Violet. Second Collect of Tau Harmonius (p. 126).
March 28	Palm Sunday: Violet. Mass of same (p. 38). [homily] Altar Cross and other crosses veiled in violet. Blessing and distribution of Palms. Second Collect of the Archangel Gabriel (p. 128). Third Collect of the Annunciation (p. 130).

APRIL

April 1	Maundy Thursday: White. Mass of same (p. 41). Foot-washing Ceremony and Blessing of Holy Oils by Bishop Procession with the Most H. Sacrament. Altar Cross and other crosses veiled in White.
April 2	Good Friday: Black. No Eucharist is celebrated. Special Service of Good Friday may be held. (Readings) Altar Cross veiled in black.
April 3	Holy Saturday: Violet and White. No Eucharist is celebrated. Blessing of Fire, of Baptismal Font, and of Paschal Candle (p. 43). (Longer form may be used)
April 4	Festival of the Risen Light (Easter): White. Mass of same (p. 45). [homily]
April 11	First Sunday after Easter (Low Sunday): White. Mass of same (p. 47). [homily] Second Collect for a Bishop, living (p. 180). Anniversary of the Consecration of Tau Stephanus (Apr. 9).
April 18	The Second Sunday after Easter: White. Mass of same (p. 49)
April 25	Third Sunday after Easter: White. Mass of same (p. 51). Second Collect of the H. Mani, the Prophet (p. 132).

MAY

May 2	Fourth Sunday after Easter: White Mass of the same (p. 53). Second Collect of the Holy Apostles, Philip and James (p. 134).
May 9	Fifth Sunday after Easter: White. Mass of same (p. 55).
May 13	Ascension Day: White. Mass of same (p. 57). [homily] Extinguishing of Paschal Candle.
May 16	Sunday after the Ascension: White. Mass of the Ascension (p. 57). Extinguishing of Paschal Candle may be repeated.
May 23	Pentecost (Whitsunday): Red. Mass of same (p. 59). [homily]
May 30	Trinity Sunday: White. Mass of same (p. 61). [homily]

JUNE

June 3	Corpus Christi: White. Mass of same (p. 63). [homily] Procession with the Most H. Sacrament.
June 6	Sunday after Corpus Christi and First Sunday after Trinity: White. Mass of Corpus Christi  (p. 63). Second Collect of the First Sunday after Trinity (p. 65). Procession with the Most H. Sacrament permissible. Second Collect of the Commemoration of C.G. Jung (p. 135).
June 13	Second Sunday after Trinity: Red. Mass of same (p. 67).
June 20	Third Sunday after Trinity: Red. Mass of same (p. 69).
June 28	Fourth Sunday after Trinity: Red. Mass of same (p. 71). Second Collect of the Day of the H. Archangel Uriel (p. 137). Second Collect of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (p. 139).

JULY

July 4	Fifth Sunday after Trinity: Red. Mass of same (p. 73). Second Collect of the Day of Independence of the U.S.A. (p 143). Third Collect of Sts Peter & Paul (p. 29).
July 11	Sixth Sunday after Trinity: Red. Mass of same (p. 75).
July 18	Seventh Sunday after Trinity: Red. Mass of same (p. 77).
July 22	Day of the H. Mary Magdalen: White. Mass of the same (p. 145). [homily]
July 25	Magdalen Sunday: White. Mass of the same (p. 145). [homily] Second Collect of the Eighth Sunday after Trinity(p. 79).

AUGUST

August 1	Ninth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of same (p. 81). Second Collect of the Master Phillipe (p 147).
August 6	Transfiguration of The Lord: White. Mass of same (p. 148).
August 8	Sunday after the Transfiguration of The Lord: White. Mass of same (p. 147). Second Collect of the Tenth Sunday after Trinity (p. 83).
August 15	Assumption of the H. Sophia: White. Mass of same (p. 149). [homily] Second Collect of the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity (p. 85).
August 22	Twelfth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 87). Second Collect of the Holy Stephan the King (p 152).
August 29	Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 89). Second Collect of the Beheading of St. John (p. 152).

SEPTEMBER

September 5	Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 91).
September 8	Descent of the H. Sophia: White. Mass of the same (p. 153). [homily]
September 12	Sunday After the Descent of the H. Sophia: White. Mass of the same (p. 153). Second Collect of the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (p. 93).
September 19	Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 95).
September 26	Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 97).
September 29	Day of the H. Archangel Michael (Michaelmas): White. Mass of same (p. 155).

OCTOBER

October 3	Michaelmas Sunday: White. Mass of same (p. 155). [homily] Second Collect of the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity (p. 99).
October 4	Day of the H. Francis of Assisi: White or Green. Mass of same (p. 157). Blessing of Animals may be performed.
October 10	Sunday after H. Francis Day: White or Green. Mass of same (p. 157). Blessing of Animals may be performed. Second Collect of the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (p. 101).
October 13	Day of the Martyrdom of the H. Templars: Red. Mass of the same (p. 159). [homily]
October 17	Templar Sunday: Red. Mass of the same (p. 159). [homily] Second Collect of the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity (p. 103).
October 24	Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 105).
October 31	Eve of All Saint's Day: White. Mass of same (p. 161). [homily] Second Collect of the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity (p. 107).

NOVEMBER

November 1	All Saint's Day: White. Mass of same (p. 161). [homily]
November 2	All Soul's Day: Black. General Requiem (p. 171). [homily]
November 8	Sunday in the Octave of All Soul's Day: Black. General Requiem (p. 171). [homily] Second Collect of Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity (p. 109).
November 14	Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Trinity: Green. Mass of the same (p. 111).
November 21	Sunday Next before Advent: Green. Mass of same (p. 115). Second Collect of the Gnostic Saints (p. 162).
November 25	Thanksgiving Day: Green. Mass of general Thanksgiving (p. 167).
November 28	Advent Sunday: Violet. Mass of same (p. 1). [homily] Second Collect of Thanksgiving Day (p. 167).

DECEMBER

December 5	Second Sunday in Advent: Violet. Mass of same (p 3). [homily] Second collect of the H. Nicholas (p 163).
December 12	Third Sunday in Advent: Rose or Violet. Mass of same (p 5). [homily]
December 19	Fourth Sunday in Advent: Violet. Mass of same (p 7).
December 21	Day of the H. Apostle Thomas: Red. Mass of same (p 163).
December 22	Day of the H. Archangel Raphael: White. Mass of same (p 165).
December 25	Feast of the Nativity (The Coming of the Divine Light: (This mass is traditionally celebrated starting at midnight on Christmas eve.) White. Mass of same (p 9). [homily] Procession of the Most H. Sacrament at Midnight Mass. Second Collect of General Thanksgiving (p 167).
December 26	First Sunday After the Nativity White. Mass of General Thanksgiving (p 167). Second Collect of the Feast of the Nativity (p 9). Third Collect of H. Thomas (p 163). Fourth Collect of H. Raphael (p 165).