PROPER LESSONS 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 4.2-6 Second Isaiah 5 Isaiah 11.1-11 or Isaiah 24 Third Isaiah 25 Isaiah 26 or Isaiah 28.5-19 Fourth Isaiah 30.1-27 Isaiah 32 or Isaiah 33.2-23 Sundays after Christmas The First Isaiah 35 Isaiah 38 or Isaiah 40 Second Isaiah 42 Isaiah 43 or Isaiah 44 Sundays after the Epiphany The First Isaiah 51 Isaiah 52.13-53.12 or Isaiah 54 Second Isaiah 55 Isaiah 57 or Isaiah 61 Third Isaiah 62 Isaiah 65 or Isaiah 66 Fourth Job 27 Job 28 or Job 29 Fifth Proverbs 1 Proverbs 3 or Proverbs 8 Sixth Proverbs 9 Proverbs 11 or Proverbs 15 Septuagesima Genesis 1.1-2.3 Genesis 2.4-24 or Job 38 Second Lesson Revelation 21.1-9 Revelation21.9-22.6 Sexagesima Genesis 3 Genesis 6 or Genesis 8 Quinquagesima Genesis 9.1-20 Genesis 12 or Genesis 13 Sundays in Lent The First Genesis 19.12-30 Genesis 22.1-20 or Genesis 23 Second Genesis 27.1-41 Genesis 28 or Genesis 32 Third Genesis 37 Genesis 39 or Genesis 40 Fourth Genesis 42 Genesis 43 or Genesis 45 Fifth Exodus 3 Exodus 5 or Exodus 6.1-14 Sixth Exodus 9 Exodus 10 or Exodus 11 Second Lesson Matthew 26 Luke 19.28-48 or Luke 20.9-21
Easter Day Exodus 12.1-28 Exodus 12.29-51 or Exodus 14 Second Lesson Revelation 1.10-19 John 20.11-19 or Revelation 5 Sundays after Easter The First Numbers 16.1-35 Numbers 16.36-50 or Numbers 17.1-12 Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 15.1-29 John 20.24-30 Second Numbers 20.1-13 Numbers 20.14-21.9 or Numbers 21.10-35 Third Numbers 22 Numbers 23 or Numbers 24 Fourth Deuteronomy 4.1-22 Deuteronomy 4.23-41 or Deuteronomy 5 Fifth Deuteronomy 6 Deuteronomy 9 or Deuteronomy 10 Sunday after Ascension Day Deuteronomy 30 Deuteronomy 34 or Joshua 1 Whitsunday Deuteronomy 16.1-18 Isaiah 11 or Ezekiel 36.25-38 Second Lesson Romans 8.1-18 Galatians 5.16-26 or Acts 18.24-19.21 Trinity Sunday Isaiah 6.1-11 Genesis 18 or Genesis 1.1-2.4 Second Lesson Revelation 1.1-9 Ephesians 4.1-17 or Matthew 3 Sundays after Trinity The First Joshua 3.7-4.15 Joshua 5.13-6.21 or Joshua 24 Second Judges 4 Judges 5 or Judges 6.11-40 Third 1 Samuel 2.1-27 1 Samuel 3 or 1 Samuel 4.1-19 Fourth 1 Samuel 12 1 Samuel 13 or Ruth 1 Fifth 1 Samuel 15.1-24 1 Samuel 16 or 1 Samuel 17 Sixth 2 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 12.1-24 or 2 Samuel 18 Seventh 1 Chronicles 21 1 Chronicles 22 or 1 Chronicles 28.1-21 Eighth 1 Chronicles 29.1-9 2 Chronicles 1 or 1 Kings 3.1-29 Ninth 1 Kings 10.1-25 1 Kings 11.1-15 or 1 Kings 11.26-43 Tenth 1 Kings 12 1 Kings 13 or 1 Kings 17 Eleventh 1 Kings 18 1 Kings 19 or 1 Kings 21 Twelfth 1 Kings 22.1-41 2 Kings 2.1-16 or 2 Kings 4.8-38 Thirteenth 2 Kings 5 2 Kings 6.1-24 or 2 Kings 7 Fourteenth 2 Kings 9 2 Kings 10.1-32 or 2 Kings 13 Fifteenth 2 Kings 18 2 Kings 19 or 2 Kings 23.1-31 Sixteenth 2 Chronicles 36 Nehemiah 1.1-2.9 or Nehemiah 8 Seventeenth Jeremiah 5 Jeremiah 22 or Jeremiah 35 Eighteenth Jeremiah 36 Ezekiel 2 or Ezekiel 13.1-17 Nineteenth Ezekiel 14 Ezekiel 18 or Ezekiel 24.1-15 Twentieth Ezekiel 34 Ezekiel 37 or Daniel 1
Twenty-first Daniel 3 Daniel 4 or Daniel 5 Twenty-second Daniel 6 Daniel 7.9-28 or Daniel 12 Twenty-third Hosea 14 Joel 2.21-32 or Joel 3.9-21 Twenty-fourth Amos 3 Amos 5 or Amos 9 Twenty-fifth Micah 4.1-5.8 Micah 6 or Micah 7 Twenty-sixth Habakkuk 2 Habakkuk 3 or Zephaniah 3 Twenty-seventh Ecclesiastes. 11 & 12 Haggai 2.1-10 or Malachi 3.1-4.5 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. MATTINS EVENSONG St. Andrew First Lesson Isaiah 54 Isaiah 65.1-17 Second Lesson John 1.35-43 John 12.20-42 St. Thomas First Lesson Job 42.1-7 Isaiah 35 Second Lesson John 20.19-24 John 14.1-8 Nativity of Christ First Lesson Isaiah 9.1-8 Isaiah 7.10-17 Second Lesson Luke 2.1-15 Titus 3.4-9 St. Stephen First Lesson Genesis 4.1-11 2 Chronicles 24.15-23 Second Lesson Acts 6 Acts 8.1-9 St. John Evangelist First Lesson Exodus 33.1-9 Isaiah 6 Second Lesson John 13.23-36 Revelation 1 Innocents Day First Lesson Jeremiah 31.1-18 Baruch 4.21-31 Circumcision First Lesson Genesis 17.1-9 Deuteronomy 10.12-22 Second Lesson Romans 2.1-17 Colossians 2.8-18 Epiphany First Lesson Isaiah 60 Isaiah 49.13-24 Second Lesson Luke 3.15-23 John 2.1-12
Conversion of St. Paul First Lesson Isaiah 49.1-13 Jeremiah 1.1-11 Second Lesson Galatians 1.1-11 Acts 26.1-21 Purification of Virgin Mary First Lesson Exodus 13.1-17 Haggai 2.1-10 S. Matthias First Lesson 1 Samuel 2.27-36 Isaiah 22.15-25 Annunciation of our Lady First Lesson Genesis 3.1-16 Isaiah 52.7-13 Ash Wednesday First Lesson Isaiah 58.1-13 Jonah 3 Second Lesson Mark 2.13-23 Hebrews 12.3-18 Monday before Easter First Lesson Lamentations 1.1-15 Lamentations 2.13-22 Second Lesson John 14.1-14 John 14.15-31 Tuesday before Easter First Lesson Lamentations 3.1-34 Lamentations 3.34-66 Second Lesson John 15.1-14 John 15.14-27 Wednesday before Easter First Lesson Lamentations 4.1-21 Daniel 9.20-27 Second Lesson John 16.1-15 John 16.16-33 Thursday before Easter First Lesson Hosea 13.1-15 Hosea 14 Second Lesson John 17 John 13.1-36 Good Friday First Lesson Genesis 22.1-20 Isaiah 52.13-53.12 Second Lesson John 18 1 Peter 2 Easter Even First Lesson Zechariah 9 Hosea 5.8-6.4 Second Lesson Luke 23.1-50 Roman 6.1-14 Monday in Easter Week First Lesson Exodus 15.1-22 Song of Songs 2.10 -end Second Lesson Luke 24.1-13 Matthew 28.1-10 Tuesday in Easter Week First Lesson 2 Kings 13.14-22 Ezekiel 37.1-15 Second Lesson John 21.1-14 John 21.15-25
St. Mark First Lesson Isaiah 62.1-6 Ezekiel 1.1-15 St. Philip and St. James First Lesson Isaiah 61 Zechariah 4 Second Lesson John 1.43-51 Ascension Day First Lesson Daniel 7.9-15 2 Kings 2.1-16 Second Lesson Luke 24.1-44 Hebrews 4 Monday in Whitsun Week First Lesson Genesis 11.1-10 Numbers 11.16-31 Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12.1-14 1 Corinthians 12.27-13.13 Tuesday in Whitsun Week First Lesson Joel 2.1-21 Micah 4.1-8 Second Lesson 1 Thessalonians 5.12-24 1 John 4.1-14 St. Barnabas First Lesson Deuteronomy 33.1-12 Nahum 1 Second Lesson Acts 4.1-31 Acts 14.8-28 St. John Baptist First Lesson Malachi 3.1-7 Malachi 4 Second Lesson Matthew 3 Matthew 14.1-13 St. Peter First Lesson Ezekiel 3.4-15 Zechariah 3 Second Lesson John 21.15-23 Acts 4.8-23 St. James First Lesson 2 Kings 1.1-16 Jeremiah 26.8-16 Second Lesson Luke 9.51-57 St. Bartholomew First Lesson Genesis 28.10-18 Deuteronomy 18.15-23 St. Matthew First Lesson 1 Kings 19.1-15 1 Chronicles 29.1-20 St. Michael First Lesson Genesis 32 Daniel 10.4-21 Second Lesson Acts 12.5-18 Revelation 14.14-20 St. Luke First Lesson Isaiah 55 Ecclesiasticus. 38.1-15
St. Simon and St. Jude First Lesson Isaiah 28.9-17 Jeremiah 3.12-19 All Saints First Lesson Wisdom 3.1-10 Wisdom 5.1-17 Second Lesson Hebrews 11.33-12.7 Revelation 19.1-17 Proper Psalms on Certain 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