Feast of the Circumcision of Christ of the Church of England has listed this day as "The Naming and Circumcision of Jesus Christ." The "Book of Common Prayer" of the Anglican Church of Canada calls it "The Octave Day of Christmas, and the Circumcision of Our Lord, being New Year's Day". The 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church (United States) names this day "The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ", a Feast of the Lord. Since it was a feast of Christ and related directly to Scriptural passages (notably Luke 2:21), the Feast of Circumcision was retained by churches of the Lutheran
Feast of Christ the Priest The feast focuses firstly on Jesus’ Priestly Office (Latin: "Munus sacerdotale"). He is considered the model for believers, and for the clergy in particular, with priests acting "In persona Christi" (“In the person of Christ”). The laity are thus urged to pray that priests would be more like Christ, the compassionate and trustworthy high priest (Hebrews 2:17), ever-living to intercede for humanity before The Father (Heb 7:25). The Second Vatican Council taught many things about the Priesthood of Christ, and sharing in that one Priesthood through the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Orders. This development has been reflected in many