Calendar of saints (Scottish Episcopal Church)
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In the Calendar of the Scottish Episcopal Church, each holy and saint's day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. It is intended that feasts in categories 1 - 4 should be kept by the whole church. Days in categories 5 and 6 may be kept according to diocesan or local discretion. Commemorations not included in this calendar may be observed with the approval of the bishop.
Category 1
- Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
- Easter Day (and the weekdays following)
- Pentecost
- Ash Wednesday
- Holy Week
- Ascension Day
- Christmas Day
- Epiphany
- Sundays of Advent, Lent and Easter
Category 2
- Feasts of The Lord (Naming, Presentation, Annunciation, Transfiguration)
- Trinity Sunday
- All Saints' Day
- Dedication and Patronal Festivals
- Eves of Christmas and Pentecost
- First Sunday after Christmas
- First Sunday after Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord)
Category 3
- Sundays after Christmas (except Christmas 1)
- Sundays after Epiphany (except Epiphany 1)
- Sundays after Pentecost (except Pentecost 1)
- Weekdays in Lent
Category 4
- Feasts of the Apostles and Evangelists
- Saint Mary the Virgin, The Visit to Elizabeth
- Saint Joseph, Saint John the Baptist (Birth, Beheading)
- Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Michael and All Angels
- Saint James of Jerusalem
- Saint Stephen, The Holy Innocents
- Saint Kentigern, Saint Patrick, Saint Columba, Saint Ninian, Saint Margaret of Scotland
Category 5
- All Souls' Day, Holy Cross Day;
- Conception of Mary, Mother of the Lord, Birth of Mary, Mother of the Lord
- Thanksgiving for the Institution of the Holy Communion (Corpus Christi);
- Thanksgiving for Harvest
Category 6
- All other commemorations
