February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

A memorial service has been held for the former Dean of Canterbury, Dr Robert Willis, who became famous around the world for his on-line reflections during the pandemic. The choral evensong was held ...

The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...

It belongs to me." (Exodus 13:2) The writers of the Eastern church speak of Mary's being prepurified (protokathareises) by the Holy Spirit at the Annunciation. The name Candlemas comes to us from ...

However, in medieval times, people would leave their festive decorations up until Candlemas. It marks the official end of the festive period in England and falls exactly 40 days after Christmas and is ...

Patrick Kidd is churchwarden of All Saints’, Blackheath, and Diary editor of The Times.

Christmas decorations are typically put up on Advent Sunday, the fourth Sunday before the big day and most people take them down on the Twelfth NIght (12 days after Christmas) - although some may ...

It was quite the command performance. Three Technicolor lions, their massive glittery heads covered in fur and festooned in lavish decorative patterns, gilded through the parish hall of St ...

The Church of England celebrates Twelfth Night on 5th ... according to the traditions of Candlemas, which commemorates the ...