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 | |
————————————————————————————————————————————————— |FIRST EVENSONG |MATTINS |EVENSONG ————————————————————————————————————————————————— OTHER DAYS | | | St Andrew | | | 2nd Lesson |Mark 1, v. 14 to v. 21 | | | | | St Thomas | | | 2nd Lesson |John 11, to v. 17 | | | | | Christmas-day | | | 2nd Lesson |Matt. 1, v. 18 | | | | | Innocents’-day | | | 2nd Lesson | |Matt. 18, to v. 15 |Mark 10, v. 13 to | | | v. 17 | | | The Circumcision | | | 2nd Lesson | | | |Phil. 2, v. 5 to v. 12 | | The Epiphany | | | 1st Lesson |Isaiah 61, and 62 to | | | v. 5 | | 2nd Lesson |Rom. 11, v. 11 to | | | v. 25 | | Conversion of St Paul | | | 2nd Lesson |Acts 21, v. 37 to | | | 22, v. 22 | | | | | Purification of the | | | Virgin Mary | | | 1st Lesson |1 Sam. 1, v. 21 | | 2nd Lesson |Luke 2, v. 15 to |Gal. 4, to v. 8 |Hebrews 10, to v. | v. 25 | | 10 | | | St Matthias | | | 1st Lesson |Jer. 23, to v. 9 | | 2nd Lesson |Acts 1, v. 15 |John 15, to v. 17 |John 6, v. 64 | | | Annunciation of our | | | Lady | | | 1st Lesson |Gen. 18, to v. 16 | | 2nd Lesson |John 1, to v. 15 |Hebrews 2, v. 5 |1 John 4, to v. 15 | | or Rev. 12 | | | | Wednesday in | | | Easter-week | | | 1st Lesson | |1 Kings 17, v. 17 |2 Kings 4, v. 17 | | | to v. 38 2nd Lesson | |Matt. 28, v. 9 to |Matt. 28, v. 16 | | v. 16 | | | | Thursday in | | | Easter-week | | | 1st Lesson | |Jonah 1, v. 17 |Zech. 2, v. 10 | | and 2 | 2nd Lesson | |Mark 16, to v. 9 |Mark 16, v. 9
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