Dominical
Letter.
Year.Paschal
Full
Moon.
Easter.Epact.Golden
Number.
ba3116April192301
g3117"815112
f3118March2831223
e3119April162034
dc3120"511145
b3121March2527256
a3122April131667
g3123"28178
fe3124March2223289
d3125April1012910
c3126March3042011
b3127April1824112
ag3128"781213
f3129March27312314
e3130April1520415
d3131"451516
cb3132March24272617
a3133April1216718
g3134"181819
d3401March212201
c3402April911112
b3403March293223
ag3404April172234
f3405"67145
e3406March2630256
d3407April141967
cb3408"310178
a3409March2326289
g3410April1115910
f3411March3172011
ed3412April1926112
c3413"8111213
b3414March2832314
a3415April1623415
gf3416"571516
e3417March25302617
d3418April1319718
c3419"241819

and in 1818. It has not occurred since, nor will not again till 2285, a period of 467 years. The reason that it does not occur on the 22d of March in this long period is, the paschal moon does not fall on the 21st, from the year 1900 to 2204, a period of 304 years. We refer to the tabular moon, not to the true or astronomical moon, which may occur on the 21st more than once in this long period.


CHAPTER VII.

CHURCH FEASTS AND FASTS WHOSE DATE DEPEND ON THE DATE OF EASTER.

Feasts, or Festivals, are days set apart by the church, either for the grateful memorial of the most remarkable events connected with the plan of redemption, or upon which to commemorate the actions and sufferings of such persons as have been most instrumental in carrying forward the designs of God for the salvation of mankind.

The ecclesiastical year is divided into eight seasons, namely: Advent-tide, Christmas-tide, Epiphany-tide, Lenten-tide, Easter-tide, Ascension-tide, Whitsun-tide, and Trinity-tide. The first day of each of these seasons has been, and is now observed by the church in commemoration of some of the most remarkable events connected with the plan of redemption. All these will be noticed in the order in which they occur in the ecclesiastical year, while many other days intervening, which are observed as feasts or fasts, will be given a passing notice.

a—Advent Sunday, which is the day nearest St. Andrew’s Day (Nov. 30), or the first Sunday after the 26th of November, has been recognized since the sixth century as the first day of the ecclesiastical year.