[Kolokotronis]

"Indeed; likewise for Lutherans and Episcopalians the Feast is transferred this year to March 26."

GASP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will you be celebrating Greek Independence Day tomorrow instead? :)

[lightman]

In the Western liturgical calendar Sundays in Lent and Eastertide take precedence over other Festivals. Those Festivals are then transferred to the first available weekday. Thus, tomorrow will be kept as the Fifth Sunday in Lent and the Annunciation moved to Monday March 26.

Likewise, when the Annunciation falls during Holy Week it must be transferred out of that week.

There is a little discrepancy between many Lutheran calendars and the rest of Western Christendom when it comes to precedence of Easter Week, or "Bright Week" as it is sometimes called. Next year March 25 will be on the Tuesday of Easter Week. Roman Catholics and Episcopalians will transfer the Annunciation to the Monday of the Second Week of Easter; but many Lutheran calendars will keep it on March 25.