Commemoration (Anglicanism)

{{Mcn|date=April 2025}}{{short description|Type of religious observance in many Anglican churches}}

Commemorations are a type of religious observance in the many Churches of the Anglican Communion, including the Church of England. {{Cite web |title=Why Do Anglicans Celebrate Feast Days? |url=https://saintandrewsrec.com/why-do-anglicans-celebrate-feast-days/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Saint Andrews REC |language=en-US}}They are the least significant type of observance, the others being Principal Feasts, Principal Holy Days, Festivals, and Lesser Festivals. {{Cite web |title=Lesson 7 |url=https://www.anglicanbreviary.net/commemoration |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=anglican-breviary |language=en}}Whereas Principal Feasts must be celebrated, it is not obligatory to observe Commemorations. They are always attached to a calendar date, and are not observed if they fall on a Sunday, in Holy Week, or in Easter Week. In Common Worship Commemorations are not provided with collects or indications of liturgical colour. However, they may be celebrated as Lesser Festivals if local pastoral conditions suggest it.