Book of Common Prayer/A Table of Proper Lessons and Psalms

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Book of Common Prayer
A Table of Proper Lessons and Psalms


To be Read at Morning and Evening Prayer, on the Sundays,
And Other Holy-days Throughout the Year

Lessons proper for Sundays
Mattins Evensong
Sundays of Advent
The First Isaiah 1 Isaiah 2 or Isaiah 4:2
Second 5 11:1–11 " 24
Third 25 26 " 28:5–19
Fourth 30:1–27 32 " 33:2–23
Sundays after Christmas
The First 35 38 " 40
Second 42 43 " 44
Sundays after the Epiphany
The First 51 52:13 & 53 " 54
Second 55 57 " 61
Third 62 65 " 66
Fourth Job 27 Job 28 " Job 29
Fifth Proverbs 1 Proverbs 3 " Proverbs 8
Sixth 9 11 " 15
Septuagesima
First Lesson Genesis 1:1–2:4 Genesis 2:4 " Job 38
Second Lesson Rev. 21:1–9 Rev. 21:9–22:6
Sexagesima Genesis 3 Genesis 6 " Genesis 8
Quinquagesima 9:1–20 12 " 13
LENT
First Sunday 19:12–30 22:1–20 " 23
Second 27:1–41 28 " 32
Third 37 " 40
Fourth 42 43 " 45
Fifth Exodus 3 Exodus 5 " Exodus 6:1–14
Sixth 9 10 " 11
Second Lesson Matt. 26 Luke 19:28 " Luke 20:9–21
Easter–Day
First Lesson Exodus 12:1–29 Exodus 12:29 " Exodus 14
Second Lesson Rev. 1:10–19 John 20:11–19 " Rev. 5
Sundays after Easter
The First Num. 16:1–36 Num. 16:36 " Num. 17:1–12
Second Lesson 1 Cor. 15:1–29 John 20:24–30
Second Num. 20:1–14 Nm. 20:14–21:10 " 21:10
Third 22 23 " 24
Fourth Deut. 4:1–23 Deut. 4:23–41 " Deut. 5
Fifth 6 9 " 10
Sunday after Ascension–Day 30 34 " Joshua 1
Whit–Sunday
First Lesson 16–18 Isaiah 11 " Ezekiel 36:25
Second Lesson Rom. 8:1–18 Gal. 5:16 " Acts 18:24–19:21
Trinity–Sunday
First Lesson Isaiah 6:1–11 Genesis 18 " Genesis 1:1–2:4
Second Lesson Rev. 1–9 Eph. 4–17 " Matt. 3
Sundays after Trinity
First Josh. 3:7–4:15 Josh. 5:13–6:21 " Joshua 24
Second Judges 4 Judges 5 " Judges 6:11
Third 1 Sam. 2:1–27 1 Samuel 3 " 1 Sam. 4:1–19
Fourth 12 13 " Ruth 1
Fifth 15:1–24 16 " 1 Sam. 17
Sixth 2 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 12:1–24 " 2 Samuel 18
Seventh 1 Chron. 21 1 Chron. 22 " 1 Chron. 28:1–21
Eighth 29:9–29 2 Chron. 1 " 1 Kings 3
Ninth 1 Kings 10:1–25 1 Kings 11:1–15 " 11:26
Tenth 12 13 " 17
Eleventh 18 19 " 21
Twelfth 22–41 2 Kings 2:1–16 " 2 Kings 4:8–38
Thirteenth 2 Kings 5 6:1–24 " 7
Fourteenth 9 10:1–32 " 13
Fifteenth 18 19 " 23:1–31
Sixteenth 2 Chron. 36 Nehem. 1:1–2:9 " Nehem 8
Seventeenth Jerem. 5 Jerem. 22 " Jerem 35
Eighteenth 36 Ezekiel 2 " Ezekiel 13:1–17
Nineteenth Ezekiel 14 18 " 24:15
Twentieth 34 37 " Daniel 1
Twenty-first Daniel 3 Daniel 4 " 5
Twenty-second 6 7:9 " 12
Twenty-third Hosea 14 Joel 2:1–21 " Joel 3:9
Twenty-fourth Amos 3 Amos 5 " Amos 9
Twenty-fifth Micah 4:1–5:8 Micah 6 " Micah 7
Twenty-sixth Habakkuk 2 Habakkuk 3 " Zephaniah 3
Twenty-seventh Eccles. 11 & 12 Haggai 2:1–10 " Malachi 3 & 4
Lessons proper for Holy-Days
Mattins Evensong
St. Andrew
First Isaiah 54 Isaiah 65:1–17
Second John 1:35–43 John 12:20–42
St. Thomas
First Job 42:1–7 Isaiah 35
Second John 20:19–24 John 14:1–8
Nativity of Christ
First Isaiah 9:1–8 Isaiah 7:10–17
Second Luke 2:1–15 Titus 3:4–9
St. Stephen
First Genesis 4:1–11 2 Chron. 24:15–23
Second Acts 6 Acts 8:1–9
St. John, Evangelist
First Exodus 33:9 Isaiah 6
Second John 13:23–36 Revelation 1
Innocents' Day
First Jeremiah 31:1–18 Baruch 4:21–31
Circumcision
First Genesis 17:9 Deuteronomy 10:12
Second Romans 2:17 Colossians 2:8–18
Epiphany
First Isaiah 60 Isaiah 49:13–24
Second Luke 3:15–23 John 2:1–12
Conversion of St. Paul
First Isaiah 49:1–13 Jeremiah 1:1–11
Second Galatians 1:11 Acts 26:1–21
Purification of the Virgin Mary
First Exodus 13:1–17 Haggai 2:1–10
St. Matthias
First Lesson 1 Samuel 2:27–36 Isaiah 22:15
Annunciation of our Lady
First Genesis 3:1–16 Isaiah 52:7–13
Ash-Wednesday
First Isaiah 58:1–13 Jonah 3
Second Mark 2:13–23 Hebrew 12:3–18
Monday before Easter
First Lamentations 1:1–15 Lamentations 2:13
Second John 14:1–15 John 14:15
Tuesday before Easter
First Lamentations 3:1–34 Lamentations 3:34
Second John 15:1–14 John 15:14
Wednesday before Easter
First Lamentations 4:1–21 Daniel 9:20
Second John 16:1–16 John 16:16
Thursday before Easter
First Hosea 13:1–15 Hosea 14
Second John 17 John 13:1–36
Good Friday
First Genesis 22:1–20 Isaiah 52:13 & 53
Second John 18 1 Peter 2
Easter Even
First Zechariah 9 Hosea 5:8–6:4
Second Luke 23:50 Romans 6:1–14
Monday in Easter-Week
First Exodus 15:1–22 Canticles 2:10
Second Luke 24:13 Matthew 28:1–10
Tuesday in Easter-Week
First 2 Kings 13:14–22 Ezekiel 37:1–15
Second John 21:1–15 John 21:15
St. Mark
First Isaiah 62:6 Ezekiel 1:1–15
SS. Philip and James
First Isaiah 61 Zechariah 4
Second John 1:43
Ascension-Day
First Daniel 7:9–15 2 Kings 2:1–16
Second Luke 24:44 Hebrews 4
Monday in Whitsun-Week
First Genesis 11:1–10 Numbers 11:16–31
Second 1 Corinthians 12:1–14 1 Corinthians 12:27 & 13
Tuesday in Whitsun-Week
First Joel 2:21 Micah 4:8
Second 1 Thess. 5:12–24 1 John 4:1–14
St. Barnabas
First Deuteronomy 33:1–12 Nahum 1
Second Acts 4:31 Acts 14:8
St. John Baptist
First Malachi 3:1–7 Malachi 4
Second Matthew 3 Matthew 14:1–13
St. Peter
First Ezekiel 3:4–15 Zechariah 3
Second John 21:15–23 Acts 4:8–23
St. James
First 2 Kings 1:1–16 Jeremiah 26:8–16
Second Luke 9:51–57
St. Bartholomew
First Genesis 28:10–18 Deuteronomy 18:15
St. Matthew
First 1 Kings 19:15 1 Chronicles 29:1–20
St. Michael
First Genesis 32 Daniel 10:4
Second Acts 12:5–18 Revelation 14:14
St. Luke
First Isaiah 55 Ecclus. 38:1–15
SS. Simon & Jude
First Isaiah 28:9–17 Jeremiah 3:12–19
All Saints
First Wisdom 3:1–10 Wisdom 3:10
Second Hebrews 11:33–12:7 Revelation 19:1–17
Lessons proper for Holy-Days
Mattins Evensong
Christmas Day Psalm 19, 45, 85 Psalm 89, 110, 132
Ash Wednesday 6, 32, 38 102, 130, 143
Good Friday 22, 40, 54 69, 88
Easter Day 2, 57, 111 113, 114, 118
Ascension Day 8, 15, 21 24, 47, 108
Whitsunday 48, 68 104, 145


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