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Book of Common Prayer · 1662

Table of Proper Lessons and Psalms (Holy-Days).

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Lessons Proper for Holy-Days.

  MattinsEvensong
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 Lesson1 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

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