PROPER LESSONS
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TO BE READ AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER ON THE SUNDAYS AND
OTHER HOLY-DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
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LESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS
———————————————————————————————————————————- |MATTINS |EVENSONG ———————————————————————————————————————————- Sundays of Advent | | The First |Isaiah 1 |Isaiah 2 or Isaiah 4, v. 2 Second |—5 |—11, to v. 11 "—24 Third |—25 |26 "—28, v. 5 to v. 19 Fourth |—30, to v. 27 |—32 "—33, v. 2 to v. 23 | | Sundays after | | Christmas | | The First |—35 |—38 "—40 Second |—42 |—43 "—44 | | Sundays after the | | Epiphany | | The First |—51 |—52, v. 13 & 53 "—54 Second |—55 |—57 "—61 Third |—62 |—65 "—66 Fourth |Job 27 |Job 28 " Job 29 Fifth |Prov. 1 |Prov. 3 " Prov. 8 Sixth |—9 |—11 "—15 | | Septuagesima |Gen. 1 & 2, to v. 4 |Gen 2., v. 4 " Job 38 2nd Lesson |Rev. 21, to v. 9 |Rev. 21, v. 9 to | | 22, v. 6 Sexagesima |Gen. 3 |Gen. 6 " Gen. 8 | | Quinquagesima |—9, to v. 20 |—12 "—13 | | Sundays in Lent | | The First |—19, v. 12 to v. 30 |—22, to v. 20 "—23 Second |—27, to v. 41 |—28 "—32 Third |—37 |—39 "—40 Fourth |—42 |—43 "—45 Fifth |Exod. 3 |Exod. 5 " Exod. 6, to v. 14 Sixth |—9 |—10 "—11 | | 2nd Lesson |Matt. 26 |Luke 19, v. 28 " Luke 20, v. 9 to | | v. 21 Easter-day |Exod. 12, to v. 29 |Exod. 12, v. 29 " Exod. 14 2nd Lesson |—Rev. 1, v. 10 to |John 29, v. 11 " Rev. 5 | v. 10 | Sundays after | | Easter | | The First |Numb. 16, to v. 36 |Numb. 16, v. 36 " Numb. 17, to v. 12 2nd Lesson |1 Cor. 15, to v. 29 |John 20, v. 24 | | to v. 30 Second |Numb. 20, to v. 14 |Numb. 20, v. 14 "—, v. 10 | | to 21, v. 10 Third |—22 |—23 "—24
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LESSONS PROPER FOR SUNDAYS
———————————————————————————————————————————- |MATTINS |EVENSONG ———————————————————————————————————————————- Sundays after | | Easter | | Fourth |Deut. 4, to v. |Deut. 4, v. 23 to or Deut. 5 | 23 | v. 41 Fifth |—6 |—9 "—10 | | Sunday after | | Ascension-day |—30 |—34 " Joshua 1 | | Whitsunday |—16, to v. 18 |Isaiah 11 " Ezek. 36, v. 25 2nd Lesson |Rom. 8, to v. 18 |Gal. 5, v. 16 " Acts 18, v. 24 to 19, | | v. 21 Trinity Sunday |Isaiah 6, to v. |Gen. 18 " Gen. 1&2, to v. 4 | 11 | 2nd Lesson |Rev. 1, to v. 9 |Eph. 4, to v. 17 " Matt. 3 | | Sundays after | | Trinity | | Second |Judges 4 |Judges 5 " Judges 6, v. 11 Third |1 Sam. 2, to v. |1 Sam. 3 " 1 Sam. 4, to v. 19 | 27 | Fourth |—12 |—13 " Ruth 1 Fifth |—15, to v. 24 |—16 " 1 Sam. 17 Sixth |2 Sam. 1 |2 Sam. 12, to v. 24 " 2 Sam. 18 Seventh |1 Chron. 21 |1 Chron. 22 " 1 Chron. 28, v. 21 Eighth |—29, v. 9 to |2 Chron. 1 " 1 Kings 3 | 29 | Ninth |1 Kings 10, to |1 Kings 11, to v. 15 "—11, v. 26 | 25 | Tenth |—12 |—13 "—17 Eleventh |—18 |—19 "—21 Twelfth |—22, to v. 41 |2 Kings 2, to v. 16 " 2 Kings 4, v. 8 to | | v. 38 Thirteenth |2 Kings 5 |—6, to v. 32 "—7 Fourteenth |—9 |—10, to v. 32 "—13 Fifteenth |—18 |—19 "—23, to v. 31 Sixteenth |2 Chron. 36 |Nehem. 1&2, to v. 9 " Nehem. 8 Seventeenth |Jerem. 5 |Jerem. 22 " Jerem. 35 Eighteenth |—36 |Ezek. 2 " Ezek. 13, to v. 17 Nineteenth |Ezek. 14 |—18 "—24, v. 15 Twentieth |—24 |—37 " Daniel 1 Twenty-first |Daniel 3 |Daniel 4 "—5 Twenty-second |—6 |—7, v. 9 "—12 Twenty-third |Hosea 14 |Joel 2, v. 21 " Joel 3, v. 9 Twenty-fourth |Amos 3 |Amos 5 " Amos 9 Twenty-fifth |Micah 4&5, to |Micah 6 " Micah 7 | v. 8 | Twenty-sixth |Habak. 2 |Habak. 3 " Zephaniah 3 Twenty-seventh |Eccles. 11&12 |Haggai 2, to v. 10 " Malachi 3&4 ———————————————————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————————————————-
Note that the Lessons appointed in the above Table for the Twenty-seventh Sunday after Trinity shall always be read on the Sunday next before Advent.
LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS
———————————————————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————————————————- |MATTINS |EVENSONG ———————————————————————————————————————————- St Andrew | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 54 |Isaiah 65 to v. 17 2nd Lesson |John 1, v. 35 to v. 43 |John 12, v. 20 to v. 42 | | St Thomas | | 1st Lesson |Job 42, to v. 7 |Isaiah 35 2nd Lesson |John 20, v. 19 to v. 24 |John 14, v. 8 | | Nativity of Christ | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 9, to v. 8 |Isaiah 7, v. 10 to v. 17 2nd Lesson |Luke 2, to v. 15 |Titus 3, v. 4 to v. 9 | | St Stephen | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 4, to v. 11 |2 Chron. 24, v. 15 to v. 23 2nd Lesson |Acts 6 |Acts 8, to v. 9 | | St John Evangelist | | 1st Lesson |Exod. 33, v. 9 |Isaiah 6 2nd Lesson |John 13, v. 23 to v. 36 |Rev. 1 | | Innocents'-day | | 1st Lesson |Jerem. 31, to v. 18 |Baruch 4, v. 21 to v. 31 | | Circumcision | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 17, v. 9 |Deut. 10, v. 12 2nd Lesson |Rom. 2, v. 17 |Col. 2, v. 8 to v. 18 | | Epiphany | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 60 |Isaiah 49, v. 13 to v. 24 2nd Lesson |Luke 3, v. 15 to v. 23 |John 2, to v. 12 | | Conversion of St Paul | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 49, to v. 13 |Jerem. 1, to v. 11 2nd Lesson |Gal. 1, v. 11 |Acts 26, to v. 21 | | Purification of the | | Virgin Mary | | 1st Lesson |Exod. 13, to v. 17 |Haggai 2, to v. 10 | | St Matthias | | 1st Lesson |1 Sam. 2, v. 27 to v. 36 |Isaiah 22, v. 15 | | Annunciation of our | | Lady | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 3, to v. 16 |Isaiah 52, v. 7 to v. 13 | | Ash Wednesday | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 58, to v. 13 |Jonah 3 2nd Lesson |Mark 2, v. 13 to v. 23 |Heb. 12, v. 3 to v. 18