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John Keble's The Christian Year was written with the intentions that it would be used for the Church of England. As The Christian Year grew in popularity, this collection of poems began to seem applicable to other sects of religion. Regardless, The Christian Year was once described as "the most popular volume of verse in the nineteenth century." This, in my opinion, was due to the overwhelming control the Church of England had. The result of Henry VIII wanting an annulment from his wife Catherine of Aragon, the Church of England made its debut. As of today, the Church of England is recorded to have 25 million members. To create a sort of extension of the Bible, with chapters for every Sunday in the calendar year, is a marvelous feat by John Keble that spread with the spiritual fervor one can only dream about.