It acts as a supplement to the liturgical calander 1979 Book of Common Prayer by providing additional feasts and commemorations of saints and notable figures in Christian history, early Catholic church, and the Anglican Communion.
[1] Lesser Feasts and Fasts includes biographies, collects, and scriptural readings for each saint or notable figure recognized by the Episcopal Church.
The 2022 edition is the most recent version, reflecting the church's recognition of both modern saints like Martin Luther King Jr. and ancient martyrs like Perpetua and her Companions.
[3] Each entry in Lesser Feasts and Fasts provides a biography, a collect (a short prayer), and suggested readings from the Bible.
[4] Lesser Feasts and Fasts is periodically updated to include new commemorations and to reflect changes approved by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.