Ranking of Feasts
The Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church identifies four categories of feasts: Principal Feasts, other Feasts of our Lord (including Sundays), other Major Feasts, and minor feasts. Two major fast days are also listed (Ash Wednesday and Good Friday). In addition to these categories, further distinctions are made between feasts to determine the precedence of feasts used when more than one feast falls on the same day. In addition, Lesser Feasts and Fasts gives further rules for the relative ranking of feasts and fasts. These rules of precedence all establish a ranking, from most to least important, as follows:
- PRINCIPAL FEASTS
- The Feasts of the Holy Name, the Presentation, and Transfiguration
- Sundays through the year
- Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
- Feasts of our Lord
- Other Major Feasts
- Weekdays of Lent
- Minor Feasts
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