Feb 26, 2021 | liturgy |
A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa 2020pages 6-7
A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa 2020 (NZPB2020) describes different ranks of celebrations – this helps when two celebrations occur on the same day. For example, if Easter Day falls on the same day as the celebration of Richard of Chichester (Feast Day: 3 April), we celebrated Easter Day. Easter Day, a Principal Feast, takes precedence over Richard of Chichester, a Commemoration.
[Feasts and Holy Days are delineated on these pages. There is also mention of a “festival” category without any explanation. I am guessing that Feasts and Holy Days together make up the category of what NZPB calls “festivals” – but, who knows…