THE CHURCH FESTIVALS. The movable festivals, with the exception of Advent Sunday, are determined by Easter, which is the first Sunday next after the full-moon that follows the twenty-first of March, but if this full-moon happen on a Sunday, Easter will be the next Sunday after. Septuagesima is nine weeks, Sexagesima eight weeks, Quinquagesima seven weeks, and the first week in Lent six weeks, respectively, before Easter. AshWednesday is the Wednesday after Quinquagesima, Ascension Day is forty days, Whitsunday seven weeks, and Trinity Sunday eight weeks, respectively, after Easter. Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the thirtieth day of November, whether before or after. Christmas always falls on the twenty-fifth of December, Epiphany on the sixth of January, and Good Friday in the week preceding Easter. All days appointed, by proper Ecclesiastical or Civil authority, for fasting or thanksgiving, are to be duly respected and observed. RULE FOR DETERMINING EASTER IN ANY YEAR. 1. Divide the number of the year by 19, and call the remainder a. In the Gregorian Calendar, M and N will have the following values : 6. Easter will be (22 + d + e) of March, or (d+e-9) of April. If a number is obtained beyond the 24th of April, seven days must be subtractoi In get the correct time of Easter. Sexagesima. 35 Luke 7 v. 19 Quinquagesima. Lamentations 1 Mark 6 to v.30 Lam. 3 to v. In Lent. 32 1 Corinthians 1 42 Hebrews 45 1 Corinthians 3 55 2 Corinthians 4 59 62 Galatians 66 22 Ephesians36 37 13 25 40 16 22 52 to v. 13 5 6 7 Jeremiah 334523128 4561 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 28 Habakkuk 21 Zechariah 3 Philippians 13 3 9 Matthew 26 Malachi 3 and 4 Hebrews 5to v.11 Easter Day. Exod. 12 to v. 37 Romans 6 Exodus 12 v. 37 Acts 2 v. 22 After Easter. 1. Isaiah 43 Acts 1 Isaiah 48 1 Corinthians 15 |