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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

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

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

January

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

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

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

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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May

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

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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July

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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August

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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September

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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October

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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November

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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December

Date	Name	Titles	Died	Vestments Color	Celebrated In	Notes

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

[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

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