1731 Lutheran Almanac

From a Festschrift in honor of the 200th anniversary of
the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession.

The 1731 Lutheran Almanac is a new addition to this catalog. It is of interest because it lists an observance for every feria of the year. Also included are the Gospel references for the Sundays. The titles listed in red are those which have not yet been clearly identified. They are, perhaps, saints that are of local or regional importance. The column at the right indicates the date of this festival in the universal calendar, if it differs from the day indicated in the almanac.

This 1731 Almanac appeared on two copper etchings celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession. The only difference between them is how various names are abbreviated. Copy A is a bit more readable than Copy B. (Please note that these graphics are about 2 megs each.) The Dedication page of this Festschrift has also been included.

        U C
January    Sunday Gospel   Date
1 New Year      
2 Abel / Seth      
3 Genovesa      
4 Titus     2/6
5 Thelesophorus     1/5
6 Epiphany     1/6
7 Epiphany I 12 year old Jesus    
8 Erhard      
9 Julianus     1/28
10 Paul the Hermit     1/15
11 Hygenius     1/11
12 Satyrus      
13 Hilary     1/14
14 Epiphany II Wedding at Cana    
15 Maurus     1/15
16 Marcellus     1/16
17 Anthony     1/17
18 Prisca     1/18
19 Sara      
20 Fabian & Sabastian     1/20
21 Septuagesima Parable of the vineyard    
22 Vincent (& Anastasius)     1/22
23 Ma Berm      
24 Timothy     1/24
25 Conversion of St Paul     1/25
26 Polycarp     1/26
27 John Chrysostom     1/27
28 Sexagesima The Sower's Seed    
29 Francis (de Sales?)     1/29
30 Adelgunda      
31 Peter Nolasco     1/31
         
February        
1 Ignatius     2/1
2 Candlemas     2/2
3 Blaise     2/3
4 Quinquagesima The Blind Man    
5 Agatha     2/5
6 Fastnacht      
7 Ash Wednesday      
8 Solomon      
9 Apollonia     2/9
10 Scholastica     2/10
11 Invocabit The Temptation of Christ    
12 Eulalia      
13 Agabus      
14 Ember Wednesday      
15 Faustinus (& Jovita?)     2/15
16 Juliana      
17 Donatus      
18 Reminiscere The Woman of Canan    
19 Susanna      
20 Eleutherius      
21 Eucherius      
22 St Peter's Chair (Antioch)     2/22
23 Vincent (de Paul)     7/19
24 Matthias     2/24
25 Oculi Casting out of the deamon    
26 Dionysius      
27 Alaxender      
28 Mitfasten      
         
March        
1 Albinus      
2 Simplicity      
3 Kunigunda      
4 Laetare Feeding of 5000    
5 Friderieus (frediericus)      
6 Toleta      
7 Thomas Aquinus     3/7
8 Philemon      
9 Francis (of Rome)     3/9
10 The Holy Forty Martyrs     3/10
11 Judica The Stoning of Jesus    
12 Gregory the Great     3/12
13 Ephrasia      
14 Zacharias      
15 Christop(her?)      
16 Heribert      
17 Gertrud      
18 Palmarum The Enrty into Jerusalem    
19 Joseph     3/19
20 Joachim      
21 Benedict     3/21
22 Maundy Thursday      
23 Good Friday      
24 Gabriel Archangel      
25 Easter Sunday      
26 Easter Monday      
27 EasterTuesday      
28 Malchus      
29 Armogast      
30 Guido      
31 Balbina      
         
April        
1 Quasimodo geniti The Closed Door    
2 Francis of Paula     4/2
3 Richardus      
4 Ambrose      
5 Vincent Ferrer     4/5
6 Sixtus      
7 Isaac      
8 Miserecordia Domini The Good Shepherd    
9 Mary of Egypt      
10 Daniel      
11 Ruffinus      
12 Mary's Seven Sorrows     9/15
13 Hermenegild     4/13
14 Tibertuis (& Valerian)     4/14
15 Jubilate A Little While    
16 Geroldus      
17 Rudolph      
18 Paphnuti (?)      
19 Ursmarus      
20 Sulpitus      
21 Anselm     4/21
22 Cantate I go to Him Who sent Me    
23 George     4/23
24 Adepheidus (or Adelbert)      
25 St Mark, Ev.     4/25
26 Cletus (& Marcellinus)     4/26
27 Anthimus (Anastasius?)      
28 Vitalis     4/28
29 Rogate If you ask of the Father    
30 Catherine of Siena     4/30
         
May        
1 Philip & James     5/1
2 Athanasius     5/2
3 Ascension Day      
4 Monica     5/4
5 Gotthard      
6 Exaudi When the Paraclete comes    
7 Gottfried      
8 Apparition of St Michael     5/8
9 Job      
10 Gordian (& Epimachus)     5/10
11 Mamertus      
12 Pancrati(us)      
13 Pentecost If anyone love Me    
14 Pentecost Monday      
15 Pentecost Tuesday      
16 Ember Wednesday      
17 Bruno of Cologne     10/6
18 Felix      
19 Potentia      
20 Trinity Sunday All power is given to Me    
21 Prude(ntia?)      
22 Helena     8/18
23 Desiderius      
24 Antiochus      
25 Urban     5/25
26 Bede     5/27
27 Trinity I The rich man (banquet)    
28 Wilhe(mina?)      
29 Maximin      
30 Felix, Pope     5/30
31 Petronilla     5/31
         
June        
1 Fortunatus      
2 Marcellus (Peter & Marcellinus?)     6/2
3 Trinity II The great banquet    
4 Optatus      
5 Boniface     6/5
6 Norbert     6/6
7 Robertus      
8 Medardus      
9 Primus (&Felician)     6/9
10 Trinity III The lost sheep    
11 Barnabus, Ap.     6/11
12 Onuphr      
13 Anthony of Padua     6/13
14 Basil the Great     6/14
15 Vitus (& others)     6/15
16 Benno      
17 Trinity IV The speck in the eye    
18 Mark (&Marcellianus)     6/18
19 Gervase (&Protase)     6/19
20 Sylverius, pope     6/20
21 Aloysius     6/21
22 Achatius      
23 Edeltrud      
24 Trinity V Draft of fishes    
25 Elogius      
26 Jerem(ius?)      
27 Ladislaus      
28 Leo, pope     7/3
29 Peter & Paul, Aps     6/29
30 Commemoraion of St Paul     6/30
         
July        
1 Trinity VI The righteousness of the Pharisees    
2 The Visitation     7/2
3 Cornelius      
4 Ulricus      
5 Demetrius      
6 Isias      
7 Wilibald      
8 Trinity VII Seven loaves of bread    
9 Cyril (& Methodius)     7/7
10 The Holy Seven Brothers     7/10
11 Eleonora      
12 Heinri(ch)     7/15
13 Margaret      
14 Bonaventure     7/14
15 Trinity VIII The false prophets    
16 Faustus      
17 Alexius     7/17
18 Rosina      
19 Rufin(us)      
20 Elias      
21 Praxedes     7/21
22 (Trinity IX) Mary Magdalene von ungere Hausz (?)   7/22
23 Apolinaris     7/23
24 Christina     7/24
25 St James, Ap     7/25
26 Anne, Mother of BVM     7/26
27 Pantaleon     7/27
28 Nazarius (& others)     7/28
29 Trinity X The destruction of Jerusalem    
30 Abdon (& Sennen)     7/30
31 Ignatius Lyola     7/31
         
August        
1 St Peter's Chains     8/1
2 Portiunc (?) (Gustavus)      
3 The Finding of (the body of) St Stephen     8/3
4 Dominic     8/4
5 Trinity XI The pharisee and the tax collecter    
6 Transfiguration     8/6
7 Afra      
8 Cyriacus      
9 Cajetan     8/7
10 Laurence     8/10
11 Susanna (TIbertius & Others)     8/11
12 Trinity XII The deaf and mute man    
13 Radegund      
14 Eusebius     8/14
15 The Assumption of Mary     8/15
16 Rochus      
17 Liberat      
18 Helena      
19 Trinity XIII The Good Samaritan    
20 Barnabas     8/20
21 Reginald      
22 Symphori(s)      
23 Zachaeus      
24 St Bartholomew, Ap     8/24
25 St Louis (Ludovicus), King     8/25
26 Trinity XIV the 10 Leppers    
27 Gebhard      
28 Augusgtine     8/28
29 Beheading of John the Baptist     8/29
30 Rebecca      
31 Razmond Nonnantus     8/31
         
September        
1 Ägebius (Giles)     9/1
2 Trinity XV The two masters    
3 Seraphia      
4 Rosalia      
5 Victorinus      
6 Magnus      
7 Regina      
8 Nativity of BVM     9/8
9 Trinity XVI The young man of Nain    
10 Nicholas of Tolentinum     9/10
11 (Protus &) Hyacinth     9/11
12 Syrus      
13 Maternus      
14 Exultation of the Holy Cross     9/14
15 Nicomedes     9/15
16 Trinity XVII The man with dropsy    
17 Lambertus      
18 Thomas Villanova     9/22
19 Ember Wednesday      
20 Eustace (& others)     9/20
21 St Matthew, Ap     9/21
22 Mauritius (& others)     9/22
23 Trinity XVIII The Great Commandment    
24 Rupertus      
25 Cleopha      
26 Cyprian (& Justina)     9/26
27 Cosmas & Damian     9/27
28 Wenceslaus     9/28
29 St Michael     9/29
30 Trinity XIX The man with palsy    
         
October        
1 Remigius     10/1
2 Leodegarius (Leobgarius)      
3 Candidus      
4 Francis (Sera.)     10/4
5 Placid (& others)     10/5
6 Bruno     10/6
7 Trinity XX The wedding feast is ready    
8 Bridget     10/8
9 Dionysius, Bp.      
10 Francis Borgia     10/10
11 Emilianus      
12 Maximin (Maximillian)      
13 Sympert      
14 Trinity XXI The mnobleman's son    
15 Teresa     10/15
16 Gallus (Gall)      
17 Eduard      
18 St Luke. Ev.     10/18
19 Ferdinand      
20 Caprasius      
21 Trinity XXII The wicked servant    
22 Corbul      
23 Severinus      
24 Evergetes      
25 Chrysanthus (& Darias)     10/25
26 Evaristus     10/26
27 Sabina      
28 Trinity XXIII The tax money    
29 Narcissus      
30 Zeno (Zenobi)      
31 Reformation Day (Wolffgang)      
         
November        
1 All Saints     11/1
2 All Souls     11/2
3 Gottleib      
4 Trinity XXIV Jairus' Daughter    
5 Blandina      
6 Leonhardus      
7 Wilibrod      
8 Four Crowned Martyrs     11/8
9 Theodore     11/9
10 Tryphon (& others)     11/10
11 (Trinity XXV) St Matrin von Verwüstun   11/11
12 Didacus      
13 Simp      
14 Calistus      
15 Leopoldus      
16 Othmarus      
17 Gregory (Tol) Thaumaturgus (?)     11/17
18 Trinity XXVI von Jüngst. Ge.    
19 Elisabeth, Queen     11/19
20 Edmund      
21 Presentation of the BVM     11/21
22 Cecilia     11/22
23 Clement     11/23
24 Chrysogonus     11/24
25 (Trinity XXVII) St Catherine The 5 wise virgins   11/25
26 Conrad      
27 Jacob Ind      
28 Mansueto      
29 Saturninus     11/29
30 St Andrew, Ap.     11/30
         
December        
1 Elegius      
2 Advent I The entry into Jerusalem    
3 Francis Xavier     12/3
4 Barbara     12/4
5 Sabbas     12/5
6 Nicholas     12/6
7 Ambrose     12/7
8 The Conception of the BVM     12/8
9 Advent II There will be signs    
10 Judith      
11 Damasus     12/11
12 Epimallus      
13 Lucia     12/13
14 Nicasius      
15 Eusebius      
16 Advent III John in Prison    
17 Lazarus      
18 Gratian      
19 Ember Wednesday      
20 Abraham (Christian)      
21 St Thomas, Ap.     12/21
22 Demetrius      
23 Advent IV The testimony of John the Baptist    
24 Adam & Eve      
25 Christmas     12/25
26 St Stephen     12/26
27 St John     12/27
28 Holy Innocents     12/28
29 St Thomas (Becket) or Canterbury     12/29
30 (Sunday in the Octave of Christmas) The birth of Jesus...   12/30
31 Sylvester     12/31

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