The Compiler begs to acknowledge with thanks the permission kindly granted for the use of copyright hymns in this book, by the Proprietors of "Hymns Ancient and Modern;" Bishops How, Maclagan, and Woodford; the Revs. Canon Baynes, Dr. Bright, Dr. Littledale, Borthwick Brown, V. S. S. Coles, G. Moultrie; Messrs. Masters & Co., Messrs. Nisbet & Co., and George Rawson, Esq.; also the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, for Hymn No. 28, a translation from the Greek by Rev. J. H. Lupton.

SECOND EDITION.

THE Compiler takes this opportunity of thanking the many friends who have kindly offered suggestions for the improvement of this Manual; and he especially desires to acknowledge the invaluable assistance given by Mr. W. T. Brooke in revising the present Edition.

Advent, 1882.

A TABLE OF ALL THE FEASTS

THAT ARE TO BE OBSERVED IN

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND

THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

All Sundays in the Year.

The Circumcision of our Lord

JESUS CHRIST. Jan. 1.

The Epiphany. Jan. 6.-

The Conversion of S. Paul. Jan. 25.

The Purification of the B. V.

Mary. Feb. 2.

S. Matthias. Feb. 24.

The Nativity of S. John the Bap-

tist. June 24.

S. Peter. June 29.

S. James. July 25.

S. Bartholomew. Aug. 24.

S. Matthew. Sept. 21.

S. Michael and all Angels. Sept. 29.
S. Luke the Evangelist. Oct. 18.

The Annunciation of the B. V. S. Simon and S. Jude. Oct. 28.

Mary. March 25.

S. Mark the Evangelist. Apr. 25.

S. Philip and S. James. May 1.

The Ascension of our Lord JESUS

CHRIST.

S. Barnabas. June 11,

All Saints. Nov. 1.

S. Andrew. Nov. 30.

S. Thomas. Dec. 21.

The Nativity of our Lord. Dec. 25.

S. Stephen. Dec. 26.

S. John. Dec. 27.

The Holy Innocents. Dec. 28.

Monday and Tuesday in Easter-Week.
Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-Week.

NOTE.-Easter-Day (on which all other moveable Feasts depend) is
always the First Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon or
next after the Twenty-first Day of March; and if the Full Moon hap-
pens on a Sunday, Easter-Day is the next Sunday.

THE MINOR HOLY DAYS.

NOTE, that if any of these Feast-Days fall upon a Monday, then the Vigil or Fast-Day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday next before it.

DAYS OF FASTING, OR ABSTINENCE.

I. The Forty Days of Lent.

II. The Ember-Days at the Four Seasons, being the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after

1. The First Sunday in Lent.

2. The Feast of Pentecost.

3. September 14.

4. December 13.

III. The Three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our LORD.

IV. All the Fridays in the Year, except CHRISTMAS-DAY.