English Church Union Kalendar.

A.D. 1863.

KALENDAR:

AN ECCLESIASTICAL ALMANAC

FOR THE YEAR OF GRACE

1863.

CONTAINING:

I. Notes on the Kalendar of the Church:

Short Notes upon the Lesser Holy Days of the English Church.
Suggestions for the Due Observance of the Rubrics and other Directions
of the Book of Common Prayer.

II. The Kalendar; with Tables of Lessons.

III. Statistics of the Church, at Home and Abroad.

IV. Miscellaneous Information, Religious and Secular.

VI.

Or, Some Account of the Religious Homes of England, Houses of Mercy,
Missions, Religious Associations, &c.

Guide to Divine Service:

In those Churches wherein the Holy Communion is celebrated Weekly;
or in which Daily Morning or Evening Prayer is said, in Great
Britain and Ireland: together with the Names of the Parochial Clergy.

VII. Report of the English Church Union for 1862.

LONDON:

JOSEPH MASTERS, 33, ALDERSGATE STREET,
AND 78, NEW BOND STREET.

ENGLISH CHURCH UNION, 11, BURLEIGH-STREET, STRAND, W.C.

Cal. 11126.

1863.

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PREFACE.

THE object of this publication is to supply a want which it is believed is much felt in the Church of England,—that, namely, of a Church Kalendar, containing, in addition to the matter usually given in such yearly registers, brief histories of those Lesser Festivals of the Church which occur throughout the year; practical Suggestions for the decent and orderly use of the Book of Common Prayer, and the administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church; together with some account of various religious and other Institutions in connection with the Church of England.

The Editor is well aware that this object is not this year so well attained as it might be. For a first attempt, however, it must be received with indulgence. The design of the Kalendar, and its execution also, may in another year be greatly improved; and the Editor invites suggestions and hints with this view.

It is proposed to present in next year's issue fuller, more definite, and yet more various Church information; and in preparing this the Editor hopes to receive the valuable aid of such as have it in their power to contribute to the completeness of this important purpose. Both the Liturgical and Church Work portions of the KALENDAR may be enlarged, and other items of intelligence may be added.

The Compiler of the Notes on the Lesser Holy-Days has had to prepare his allotted task under many disadvantages. He has endeavoured, however, to make the best use of the materials within his reach; and, as respects the events recorded, he has carefully sought to distinguish facts from mere tradition,-paying the utmost attention to the accuracy of the modes of representing the several Saints in works of Art, their emblems, and the number and the localities of the dedications in their name. In future issues of the KALENDAR these Notes may be enlarged and improved, and