In the Calendar of the Scottish Episcopal Church, each holy and saint's day listed has been assigned a number which indicates its category. It is intended that feasts in categories 1 - 4 should be kept by the whole church. Days in categories 5 and 6 may be kept according to diocesan or local discretion. Commemorations not included in this Calendar may be observed with the approval of the bishop. Categories Category 1 Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday Easter Day (and the weekdays following) Pentecost Ash Wednesday Holy Week Ascension Day Christmas Day Epiphany Sundays of Advent, Lent and Easter Category 2 Feasts of The Lord (Naming, Presentation, Annunciation, Transfiguration) Trinity Sunday All Saints' Day Dedication and Patronal Festivals Eves of Christmas and Pentecost First Sunday after Christmas First Sunday after Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord) Category 3 Sundays after Christmas (except Christmas 1) Sundays after Epiphany (except Epiphany 1) Sundays after Pentecost (except Pentecost 1) Weekdays in Lent Category 4 Feasts of the Apostles and Evangelists Saint Mary the Virgin, The Visit to Elizabeth Saint Joseph, Saint John the Baptist (Birth, Beheading) Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Michael and All Angels Saint James of Jerusalem Saint Stephen, The Holy Innocents Saint Kentigern, Saint Patrick, Saint Columba, Saint Ninian, Saint Margaret of Scotland Category 5 All Souls' Day, Holy Cross Day; Conception of Mary, Mother of the Lord, Birth of Mary, Mother of the Lord Thanksgiving for the Institution of the Holy Communion (Corpus Christi); Thanksgiving for Harvest Category 6 All other commemorations Calendar days January 2 Seraphim of Sarov, 1833 10 William Laud, Bishop, 1645 11 David, King of Scots, 1153 14 Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Teacher of the Faith, c. 367 17 Anthony of Egypt, Abbot, 356 21 Agnes, Martyr, c. 304 24 Francis de Sales, Bishop, 1622 27 John Chrysostom, Bishop and Teacher of the Faith, 407 28 Thomas Aquinas, Teacher of the Faith, 1274 30 Charles I, King, 1649 31 Charles Mackenzie of Central Africa, Bishop, Missionary, Martyr, 1862 February 1 Brigid of Kildare, Abbess, c. 525 3 Saints and Martyrs of Europe 6 Paul Miki, Priest, and the Martyrs of Japan, 1597 10 Scholastica, Religious, 543 14 Cyril, Monk, 869, and Methodius, Bishop, 885, "Apostles of the Slavs" 15 Thomas Bray, Priest and Missionary, 1730 17 Finan of Lindisfarne, Bishop, 661 18 Colman of Lindisfarne, Bishop, 676 19 Martin Luther, 1545 23 Polycarp of