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

Movable Dates

• The Baptism of Our Lord
• The Transfiguration of Our Lord
• Lent and Ash Wednesday
• Palm Sunday
• Maundy Thursday
• Good Friday
• Holy Saturday
• The Resurrection of Our Lord–Easter Sunday
• The Easter Season–The Great Fifty Days
• The Ascension of Our Lord
• The Day of Pentecost
• The Holy Trinity