An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church

Sanctorale

The section of a service book such as a missal or breviary that provided the variable portions of services for the fixed dates of the church calendar. The propers for the fixed holy days appeared in the Sanctorale, with the exception of those in the Christmas season which were in the Temporale. The propers for the seasons of the church year that were centered on the date of Christmas or Easter also appeared in the Temporale.

Glossary definitions provided courtesy of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY,(All Rights reserved) from “An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, A User Friendly Reference for Episcopalians,” Don S. Armentrout and Robert Boak Slocum, editors.