Dates in bold print are principal feasts of Christ. Dates in italics are commemorations.
January
- 1–Circumcision and Name of Jesus
- 2–J.K. Wilhelm Loehe, Pastor
- 6–The Epiphany of Our Lord
- 10–Basil the Great of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa, Pastors and Confessors
- 18–The Confession of St. Peter
- 20–Sarah
- 24–St. Timothy, Pastor and Confessor
- 25–The Conversion of St. Paul
- 26–St. Titus, Pastor and Confessor
- 27–John Chrysostom, Preacher
February
- 2–The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord
- 5–Jacob (Israel), Patriarch
- 10–Silas, Fellow Worker of St. Peter and St. Paul
- 13–Aquila, Priscilla, Apollos
- 14–Valentine, Martyr
- 15–Philemon and Onesimus
- 16–Philipp Melanchthon (birth), Confessor
- 18–Martin Luther, Doctor and Confessor
- 23–Polycarp of Smyrna, Pastor and Martyr
- 24–St. Matthias, Apostle
March
- 7–Perpetua and Felicitas, Martyrs
- 17–Patrick, Missionary to Ireland
- 19–St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus
- 25–The Annunciation of Our Lord
- 31–Joseph, Patriarch
April
- 6–Lucas Cranach and Albrecht Dürer, Artists
- 20–Johannes Bugenhagen, Pastor
- 21–Anselm of Canterbury, Theologian
- 24–Johann Walter, Kantor
- 25–St. Mark, Evangelist
May
- 1–St. Philip and St. James, Apostles
- 2–Athanasius of Alexandria, Pastor and Confessor
- 4–Friedrich Wyneken, Pastor and Missionary
- 5–Frederick the Wise, Christian Ruler
- 7–C.F.W. Walther, Theologian
- 9–Job
- 11–Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs
- 21–Emperor Constantine, Christian Ruler, and Helena, Mother of Constantine
- 24–Esther
- 25–Bede the Venerable, Theologian
- 31–The Visitation
June
- 1–Justin, Martyr
- 5–Boniface of Mainz, Missionary to the Germans
- 11–St. Barnabas, Apostle
- 12–The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- 14–Elisha
- 24–The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- 25–Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
- 26–Jeremiah
- 27–Cyril of Alexandria, Pastor and Confessor
- 28–Irenaeus of Lyons, Pastor
- 29–St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
July
- 6–Isaiah
- 16–Ruth
- 20–Elijah
- 21–Ezekiel
- 22–St. Mary Magdalene
- 25–St. James the Elder, Apostle
- 28–Johann Sebastian Bach, Kantor
- 29–Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany
- 30–Robert Barnes, Confessor and Martyr
- 31–Joseph of Arimathea
August
- 3–Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrhbearers
- 10–Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
- 15–St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord
- 16–Isaac
- 17–Johann Gerhard, Theologian
- 19–Bernard of Clairvaux, Hymnwriter and Theologian
- 20–Samuel
- 24–St. Bartholomew, Apostle
- 27–Monica, Mother of Augustine
- 28–Augustine of Hippo, Pastor and Theologian
- 29–The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
September
- 1–Joshua
- 2–Hannah
- 3–Gregory the Great, Pastor
- 4–Moses
- 5–Zechariah and Elizabeth
- 14–Holy Cross Day
- 16–Cyprian of Carthage, Pastor and Martyr
- 21–St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
- 22–Jonah
- 29–St. Michael and All Angels
- 30–Jerome, Translator of Holy Scripture
October
- 7–Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Pastor
- 9–Abraham
- 11–Philip the Deacon
- 17–Ignatius of Antioch, Pastor and Martyr
- 18–St. Luke, Evangelist
- 23–St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr
- 25–Dorcas (Tabitha), Lydia, and Phoebe, Faithful Women
- 26–Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heerman, and Paul Gerhardt, Hymnwriters
- 28–St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
- 31–Reformation Day
November
- 1–All Saints’ Day
- 8–Johannes von Staupitz, Luther’s Father Confessor
- 9–Martin Chemnitz (birth), Pastor and Confessor
- 11–Martin of Tours, Pastor
- 14–Emperor Justinian, Christian Ruler and Confessor of Christ
- 19–Elizabeth of Hungary
- 23–Clement of Rome, Pastor
- 29–Noah
- 30–St. Andrew, Apostle
December
- 4–John of Damascus, Theologian and Hymnwriter
- 6–Nicholas of Myra, Pastor
- 7–Ambrose of Milan, Pastor and Hymnwriter
- 13–Lucia, Martyr
- 17–Daniel the Prophet and the Three Young Men
- 19–Adam and Eve
- 20–Katharina von Bora Luther
- 21–St. Thomas, Apostle
- 24–The Nativity of Our Lord–Christmas Eve
- 25–The Nativity of Our Lord–Christmas Day
- 26–St. Stephen, Martyr
- 27–St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
- 28–The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
- 29–David
- 31–Eve of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus
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