The following tables summarize various rubrics in the 1928 BCP concerning portions of the Liturgy for Morning/Evening Prayer and Holy Communion which change for certain days or seasons. This information is spread throughout the BCP; in "The Order for Morning/Evening Prayer", "The Order for Holy Communion", and the "Collects, Epistles and Gospels". This tabular form allows quick access to the information in the rubrics without having to search through multiple sections of the BCP. Items to be used on more than one day have their usage noted in italics.
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Advent (seasonal) Christmas Day Epiphany Lent (seasonal) Good Friday |
Easter Day Ascension Day Whitsunday Trinity Sunday Thanksgiving Day (Morning Prayer Only) |
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Sundays in Advent Christmas Day daily until Epiphany Epiphany and 7 Days After Monday in Easter Week until Ascension Day Ascension Day until Whitsunday Whitsunday and 6 Days After |
Trinity Sunday Purification Annunciation Transfiguration Other Festivals with a Proper Epistle and Gospel (e.g. Saints days) |
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Thanksgiving Day (Replaced) Easter Day (Replaced; may also be used throughout the Octave) |
Ash Wednesday (Omitted) Good Friday (Omitted) |
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St. Andrew St. Thomas St. Paul Presentation (Purification) St. Matthias |
Annunciation St. Mark St. Philip & St. James St. Barnabas St. John Baptist |
St. Peter St. James Transfiguration St. Bartholomew St. Matthew |
St. Michael & All Angels St. Luke St. Simon & St. Jude All Saints |
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Christmas Day - Throughout the Octave Epiphany - Throughout the Octave Easter Day - Throughout the Octave Ascension Day - Throughout the Octave Whitsunday - Throughout the Week |
Trinity Sunday Purification Annunciation Transfiguration All Saints - Throughout the Octave |
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Advent - Every day until Christmas Christmas Day - Throughout the Octave Epiphany - Throughout the Octave Ash Wednesday - Throughout Lent until Palm Sunday Palm Sunday - Holy Week until Maundy Thursday |
Easter Day - Throughout the Octave Ascension Day - Throughout the Octave Whitsunday - Throughout the Week All Saints - Throughout the Octave |
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Ash Wednesday Monday Before Easter Tuesday Before Easter Wednesday Before Easter Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday |
Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Rogation Monday Rogation Tuesday Rogation Wednesday Whitsun Monday Whitsun Tuesday Ember Days |
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