Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, August 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
the Week of Proper 15 / Ordinary 20
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Bible Dictionaries
Red Letter Days
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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Those Festivals of the Church for which Collect, Epistle and Gospel are provided in the Prayer-book. They are so called from having been printed in the Calendar in red letters. The words have passed into popular use to denote any notably auspicious or favorable day; a day to be remembered.
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Bibliography Information
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Red Letter Days'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/r/red-letter-days.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Red Letter Days'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/r/red-letter-days.html. 1901.
