ADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS
Reading edition
The column headed First Evensong contains Lessons Proper for Evensong on the days before Sundays and Holy-days.
Note.—The Gospel of the Day may be read as the Second Lesson at Evensong on all Sundays and Holy-days.
————————————————————————————————————————————————— |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Sundays of Advent | | | The First 2nd Lesson | |Luke 17, v. 20 to |Matt. 24, to v. 29 | |18, v. 9 | Second " " | |1 Thess. 5, to v. 12 |—24, v. 29 Third " " | |Mark 1, to v. 16 |—25, to v. 31 Fourth " " | |James 5, v. 7 or |—25, v. 31 | | 2 Peter 3, to v. 15 | | | | Sundays after | | | Christmas | | | The First 2nd Lesson | |Luke 2, to v. 15 |Luke 2, v. 15 to v. 21 Second " " | |Eph. 1, v. 3 to v. 15|Hebrews 6&7, to v. 4 | | | Sundays after the | | | Epiphany | | | The First 2nd Lesson | |John 1, to v. 35 |Matt. 3 | | | Sundays in Lent | | | The First 2nd Lesson | |Hebrews 2, v. 14 |2 Cor. 7, to v. 12 | | and 3 | Fourth " " | | |John 6, v. 41 | |Matt. 20, v. 17 to |1 Cor. 1, v. 18 to Fifth " " | | v. 29 |2, v. 3 | | | Sundays after Easter | | | Second 2nd Lesson | |John 10, to v. 11 |John 10, v. 23 to | | | v. 31 | | | Sunday after | | | Ascension-day | | | 2nd Lesson | |Eph. 1, v. 3 |Acts 1, to v. 12 or | | | Hebrews 9, v. 24 | | | Whitsunday | | | 1st Lesson |Jer. 31, v. 31 to v. 38 | | 2nd Lesson |Acts 1, v. 12 or | | | Hebrews 8, v. 3 | | | | | Trinity Sunday | | | 1st Lesson |Numb. 6, v. 22 | | 2nd Lesson |2 Co. 13, v. 5 | |