The Lutheran Calendar of Saints is a listing which details the primary annual festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by the Lutheran Church. The calendars of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) are from the 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship and the 1982 Lutheran Worship. Elements unique to the ELCA have been updated from the Lutheran Book of Worship to reflect changes resulting from the publication of Evangelical Lutheran Worship in 2006. The elements of the calendar unique to the LCMS have also been updated from Lutheran Worship and the Lutheran Book of Worship to reflect the 2006 publication of the Lutheran Service Book.

The event commemorated is listed with the type of event afterwards in parenthesis as well as the country where it is observed (if not commonly observed on that date in North America). For individuals, the date given is the date of their death or "heavenly birthday." The single letter listed after each event is the designated color for vestments and paraments: White (W), Red (R) or Purple (P). Commemorations are noted as being specific to the ELCA or LCMS following the particular entry. Commemorations and Festivals that are held in common are not annotated.

For further information on the development of the calendar, see Liturgical calendar (Lutheran).


Festivals

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Date Name Vestments Color Length Notes
Varries Easter W 50 Days
Jan 06 Epiphany of our Lord W 1 Day


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Lesser Festivals

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Date Name Title Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes
Jan 02 Holy Name of Jesus W All
Jan 18 Confession of Saint Peter W All
Jan 24 Saint Timothy Pastor W LCMS [1]
Jan 25 Conversion of Saint Paul W All
Jan 26 Saint Titus pastor W LCMS [2]
Feb 02 Presentation of our Lord W All [3]
Feb 24 Saint Matthias Apostle R LCMS [4]

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Commemorations

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January

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Date Name Titles Died Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes
Jan 02 Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe Pastor, renewer of the Church 1872 W All
Jan 10 Basil the Great
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nyssa
Bishop of Caesarea
Bishop of Constantinople
Bishop of Nyssa
379
389
385
W LCMS [5]
Jan 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Renewer of society, martyr 1968 R ELCA
Jan 17 Antony of Egypt Renewer of the church c. 356 W ELCA
Jan 17 Pachomius Renewer of the church 346 W ELCA
Jan 18 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Begins ELCA
Jan 19 Henry Bishop of Uppsala, missionary to Finland, martyr, 1156 R ELCA
Jan 20 Sarah Matriarch W LCMS
Jan 21 Agnes Martyr R ELCA
Jan 25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ends ELCA
Jan 26 Timothy, Titus, and Silas Missionaries W ELCA
Jan 27 Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe Witnesses to the faith W ELCA
Jan 27 John Chrysostom Bishop of Constantinople 407 W LCMS [6]
Jan 28 Thomas Aquinas Teacher 1274 W ELCA

February

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Date Name Titles Died Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes
Feb 03 Ansgar Archbishop of Hamburg, missionary to Denmark and Sweden 865 W ELCA
Feb 05 The Martyrs of Japan 1597 R ELCA
Feb 05 Jacob Patriarch W LCMS
Feb 10 Silas Apostle W LCMS [7]
Feb 13 Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos Apostles W LCMS
Feb 14 Cyril
Methodius
Monk
Bishop
Missionaries to the Slavs
869
885
W ELCA [8]
Feb 14 Valentine Martyr 270 R LCMS
Feb 15 Philemon and Onesimus New Testament Person W LCMS
Feb 16 Philipp Melanchthon Confessor 1560 R LCMS [9]
Feb 18 Martin Luther Doctor and confessor, renewer of the church 1546 W All
Feb 23 Polycarp Bishop of Smyrna, martyr 156 R All
Feb 25 Elizabeth Fedde Deaconess 1921 W ELCA

March

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Date Name Titles Died Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes
Mar 1 George Herbert Priest, hymnwriter 1633 W ELCA
Mar 2 John
Charles Wesley
Priests, renewers of the church 1791
1788
W ELCA


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April

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Date Name Titles Died Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes

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Date Name Titles Died Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes
Feb 14 Cyril
Methodius
Monk
Bishop
Missionaries to the Slavs
869
885
W LCMS [10]


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June

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Date Name Titles Died Vestments Color Celebrated In Notes

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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  1. ^ Timothy is a commemoration on Jan. 26 in the ELCA
  2. ^ Titus is a lesser festival in the ELCA on the same date
  3. ^ Known as “Presentation of our Lord and Purification of Mary” in the LCMS
  4. ^ Saint Matthias is a Lesser Festival on May 14 in the ELCA
  5. ^ Commemorated on June 14 in the ELCA
  6. ^ John Chrysostom is commemorated on Sept. 13 in the ELCA
  7. ^ Timothy is a commemoration on Jan. 26 in the ELCA
  8. ^ Cyril and Methodius are commemorated on May 11 in the LCMS
  9. ^ Philipp Melancthon is commemorated on June 25 in the ELCA
  10. ^ Cyril and Methodius are commemorated on Feb 14 in the ELCA