2000

March

Sundays: Year B
Wed 1 David, Bishop of Menevia, Patron of Wales, c.601
II, Thursday Office, of Bishops, p 436
Thu 2 Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Missionary, 672
III, Thursday Office,
of Missionaries, p 437
Fri 3 Friday Office
Sat 4 Saturday Office; EP Collect of morrow
Sun 5 The Sunday Next Before Lent
Sunday Office, Office Week 7, p 369
Mon 6 Monday Office
Tue 7 Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203
Tuesday Office, p 437; EP of the day, with Alleluias
Wed 8 ASH WEDNESDAY
I, Friday Office, propers, pp 370-371
Thu 9 Friday Office
Fri 10 Friday Office
Sat 11 Friday Office
Sun 12 The First Sunday of Lent
Mon 13 Friday Office
Tue 14 Friday Office 
Wed 15 Friday Office 
Thu 16 Friday Office 
Fri 17 Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460
II, Monday Office, of Missionaries, p 438
Sat 18 Friday Office; EP Collect of morrow
Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386
Sun 19 The Second Sunday of Lent
Friday Office, Office Week 2, p 373
Mon 20 Joseph of Nazareth (transferred from 19 March)
II, Wednesday Office, propers, p 439
Tue 21 Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556
III, Friday Office,
of Martyrs, p 440
Wed 22 Friday Office
Thu 23 Friday Office
Fri 24 Friday Office; Eve of morrow
Walter Hilton of Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic, 1396
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980
Sat 25 THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
I, Wednesday Office, propers, p 441 Eve of the day
Sun 26 The Third Sunday of Lent
Friday Office, Office Week 3, p 374
Mon 27 Friday Office
Tue 28 Friday Office
Wed 29 Friday Office
Thu 30 Friday Office
Fri 31 Friday Office
John Donne, Priest, Poet, 1631

Lesser Festivals and Commemorations omitted this year except, where appropriate, by a mention in prayer

8  March Edward King, Bishop of Lincoln, 1910
             Felix, Bishop, Apostle to the East Angles, 647
             Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Priest, Poet , 1929
20 March Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687
26 March Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, Clewer, 1883

Other dates

Chad may be celebrated with Cedd on 26 October instead of 2 March
Cuthbert may be celebrated on 4 September instead of 20 March
Ember Days -
see note


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