1 TABLES and RULES for the Moveable aud Immoveahte Feasts; together with the days of Fasting and Abstinence through the whole year.

RULES, to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy days begin.

EASTER-DAY, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the Full Moon, which happens upon or next after the twenty. first day of March; and if the Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.

Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after.

Septuagesima

Nine

Sexagesima

Quinquagesima

Seven

Weeks before
Easter.

Quadragesima

Six

Rogation Sunday

Five Weeka

Whitsunday

A TABLE OF FEASTS, to be observed in this Church through

All Sundays in the Year.

St. James he Apostle.

The Circumcision of our Lord JE- St. Bartholomew the Apostle.

Other Days of Fasting; on which the Church requires such a mensure of Abstinence, as is more especially

nary Acts and Exercises of Devotion.

1st. The forty days of Lent.

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2nd. The Ember-days at the four seasons, being the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, the Feast of Pentecost, September 14, and December 13.

3rd. The three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord. 4th. All the Fridays in the Year, except Christmas-day.

In addition to the above, the first Thursday in November (or, if any other day be appointed by the civil authority, then such day) shall be observed as a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the Fruits of the Earth, and all other Blessings of his merciful Providence.

A TABLE to find Easter-Day, from the present Time, till the Year, 1899, inclusive.

Golden Day of the Sunday

Month. Letter.

Number.

THIS Table contains so much of the Calen

dar as is necessary for the determining of Easter; to find which, look for the Golden Number of the year in the first column of the Table, against which stands the day of the Paschal Full Mcon: then look in the third column for the Sunday Letter, next after the day of the Full Moon; and the day of the month standing against that Sunday Letter is Easter-Day. If the Full Moon happen upon a Sunday, then (according to the first rule) the next Sunday after is Easter-Day.

To find the Golden Number or Prime, add 1 to the year of our Lord, and then divide by 19; the remainder, if any, is the Golden Number but if nothing remain, then 19 is the Golden Number.

A

To find the Dominical or Sunday Letter according to the Calendar until the year 1899 inclusive, add to the year of our Lord its fourth part, omitting fractions, divide the sum by 7, and if there be no remainder, then A is the Sunday Let-3 ter; but if any number remain, then the 4 D Letter standing against that number in 5 C the small annexed Table, is the Sun-6B) day Letter.

Note,--That in all Bissextile or LeapYears, the Letter found as above will be the Sunday Lester from the intercalated day exclusive, to the end of the year.

Gold.

Another TABLE to find Easter, till the Year 1899, inclusive.

Num. A

B

с

DI E F

G

1. Ap. 16

17

18 19

20

14

II. Ap. 91

3

4 5

6

7

III. Mar.26)

27

28/29

23

24

IV. Ap. 16

V. Ap. 2

VI.Ap. 23

VII Ap

9

VIII. Ap. 2

IX.Ap. 16

X.

Ap. 9

XI. Mar.26

XII. Ap. 16

XIII. Ap. 2

XIV. Mar.26

XV. Ap. 16

XVI. Ap

2

XVII. AP 23

21

18:19 20

AVIA 9

10

1112

XIX.. Mr.27

231291

30

L

15 But,

8 Note, That the nume 25 of the Month is set on

15 the Left hand, or just 31 Ap. with the Figure, and 211 22 followeth not as in 8 other Tables, by dea31 Ap.1cent, but collaterally.

A TABLE of the days on which Easter will fall for thirty-eight Years, being the Time of two Cycles of the Moon.

Gold.

Num.

The

Epact

Sund.f

Letter

East.

Day.

A TABLE of the Moveable Feasts, according to the several Days that Easter e possibly fall upon.

Easter Sun.

Sep. 1st Day Ascen. Whit- Sunday | Advent

Day. af. Epi. Sund. of Lent. Day. sunday. af. Trin. Sund.

Note,-That in a Bissextile or

Leap Year, the number of Sundays after Epiphany will be the same as if Easter-Day had fallen one day later than it really does. And, for the same reason, one Day must, in every Leap Year, be added to the day of the Month given by the Table for Septuagesima Sunday, and for the first day of Lent.