———————————————————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————————————————- |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
LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS
———————————————————————————————————————————— ———————————————————————————————————————————— |MATTINS |EVENSONG ———————————————————————————————————————————— Monday before Easter | | 1st Lesson |Lam. 1, to v. 15 |Lam. 2, v. 13 2nd Lesson |John 14, to v. 15 |John 14, v. 15 | | Tuesday before Easter | | 1st Lesson |Lam. 3, to v. 34 |Lam. 3, v. 34 2nd Lesson |John 15, to v. 14 |John 15, v. 14 | | Wednesday before Easter | | 1st Lesson |Lam. 4, to v. 21 |Dan. 9, v. 20 2nd Lesson |John 16, to v. 16 |John 16, v. 16 | | Thursday before Easter | | 1st Lesson |Hosea 13, to v. 15 |Hosea 14 2nd Lesson |John 17 |John 13, to v. 36 | | Good Friday | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 22, to v. 20 |Isaiah 52, v, 13 & 53 2nd Lesson |John 18 |1 Peter 2 | | Easter Even | | 1st Lesson |Zech. 9 |Hosea 5, v. 8 to 6, v. 4 2nd Lesson |Luke 23, v. 50 |Romans 6, to v. 14 | | Monday in Easter-week | | 1st Lesson |Exod. 15, to v. 22 |Cant. 2, v. 10 2nd Lesson |Luke 24, to v. 13 |Matt. 28, to v. 10 | | Tuesday in Easter-week | | 1st Lesson |2 Kings 13, v. 14 to v. 22 |Ezek. 37, to v. 15 2nd Lesson |John 21, to v. 15 |John 21, v. 15 | | St Mark | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 62, v. 6 |Ezek. 1, to v. 15 | | St Philip and St James | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 61 | 2nd Lesson |John 1, v. 43 | | | Ascension-day | | 1st Lesson |Dan. 7, v. 9 to v. 15 |2 Kings 2, to v. 16 2nd Lesson |Luke 24, v. 44 |Hebrews 4 | | Monday in Whitsun-week | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 11, to v. 10 |Num. 11, v. 16 to v. 31 2nd Lesson |1 Cor. 12, to v. 14 |1 Cor. 12, v. 27 & 13 | | Tuesday in Whitsun-week | | 1st Lesson |Joel 2, v. 21 |Micah 4, to v. 8 2nd Lesson |1 Thess. 5, v. 12 to v. 24 |1 John 4, to v. 14
LESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS
———————————————————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————————————————- |MATTINS |EVENSONG ———————————————————————————————————————————- St Barnabas | | 1st Lesson |Deut. 33, to v. 12 |Nahum 1 2nd Lesson |Acts 4, v. 31 |Acts 14, v. 8 | | St John Baptist | | 1st Lesson |Mal. 3, to v. 7 |Malachi 4 2nd Lesson |Matt. 3 |Matt. 14, to v. 13 | | St Peter | | 1st Lesson |Ezek. 3, v. 4 to v. 15 |Zech. 3 2nd Lesson |John 21, v. 15 to v. 23 |Acts 4, v. 8 to v. 23 | | St James | | 1st Lesson |2 Kings 1, to v. 16 |Jer. 26, v. 8 to v. 16 2nd Lesson |Luke 9, v. 51 to v. 57 | | | St Bartholomew | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 28, v. 10 to v. 18 |Deut. 18, v. 15 | | St Matthew | | 1st Lesson |1 Kings 19, v. 15 |1 Chron. 29, to v. 20 | | St Michael | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 32 |Dan. 10, v. 4 2nd Lesson |Luke 24, to v. 13 |Matt. 28, to v. 10 | | St Luke | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 55 |Ecclus. 38, to v. 15 | | St Simon and St Jude | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 28, v. 9 to v. 17 |Jer. 3, v. 12 to v. 19 | | All Saints | | 1st Lesson |Wisdom 3, to v. 10 |Wisdom 5, to v. 17 2nd Lesson |Heb. 11, v. 33 & 12, to v. 7 |Rev. 19, to v. 17 ———————————————————————————————————————————-
ADDITIONAL PROPER LESSONS
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.
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|FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG
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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 |
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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
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Sundays after the | | |
Epiphany | | |
The First 2nd Lesson | |John 1, to v. 35 |Matt. 3
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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
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Sundays after Easter | | |
Second 2nd Lesson | |John 10, to v. 11 |John 10, v. 23 to
| | | v. 31
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Sunday after | | |
Ascension-day | | |
2nd Lesson | |Eph. 1, v. 3 |Acts 1, to v. 12 or
| | | Hebrews 9, v. 24
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Whitsunday | | |
1st Lesson |Jer. 31, v. 31 to v. 38 | |
2nd Lesson |Acts 1, v. 12 or | |
| Hebrews 8, v. 3 | |
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Trinity Sunday | | |
1st Lesson |Numb. 6, v. 22 | |
2nd Lesson |2 Co. 13, v. 5 | |