The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy
Chapter 6
MORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- I. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- Ezek. 13, v. 17 |1 Cor. 11, v. 17 ||Ezek. 14, to v. 12 |Mark 5, v. 21 --14, v. 12 |--12, to v. 28 ||--16, v. 44 |--6, to v. 14 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --18, to v. 19 |--12, v. 28 & 13 ||--18, v. 19 |--6, v. 14 to v. 30 --20, to v. 18 |--14, to v. 20 ||--20, v. 18 to v. 33 |--6, v. 30 --20, v. 33 to v. 44 |--14, v. 20 ||--22, v. 23 |--7, to v. 24 --24, v. 15 |--15, to v. 35 ||--26 |--7, v. 24 to 8, v. 10 --27, to v. 26 |--15, v. 35 ||--27, v. 26 |--8, v. 10 to 9, v. 2 --28, to v. 20 |--16 ||--31 |--9, v. 2 to v. 30 --32, to v. 17 |2 Cor. 1, to v. 23 ||--33, to v. 21 |--9, v. 30 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --33, v. 21 |--1, v. 23 to 2, v. 14 ||--34, to v. 17 |--10, to v. 32 --34, v. 17 |--2, v. 14 & 3 ||--36, v. 16 to v. 33 |--10, v. 32 --37, to v. 15 |--4 ||--37, v. 15 |--11, to v. 27 --47, to v. 13 |--5 ||Dan. 1 |--11, v. 27 to 12, | || | v. 13 Dan. 2, to v. 24 |--6, & 7, v. 1 ||--2, v. 24 |--12, v. 13 to v. 35 --3 |--7, v. 2 ||--4, to v. 19 |--12, v. 35 to 13, | || | v. 14 --4, v. 19 |--8 ||--5, to v. 17 |--13, v. 14 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --5, v. 17 |--9 ||--6 |--14, to v. 27 --7, to v. 15 |--10 ||--7, v. 15 |--14, v. 27 to v. 53 --9, to v. 20 |--11, to v. 30 ||--9, v. 20 |--14, v. 53 --10, to v. 20 |--11, v. 30 to 12, ||--12 |--15, to v. 42 | v. 14 || | ..................... |--12, v. 14 & 13 ||..................... |--15 v. 42 & 16 Hosea 2, v. 14 |Gal. 1 ||Hosea 4, to v. 13 |--Luke 1, to v. 26 --5, v. 8 to 6, v. 7 |--2 ||--7, v. 8 |--1, v. 26 to v. 57 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --8 |--3 ||--9 |--1, v. 57 --10 |--4, to v. 21 ||--11, & 12, to v. 7 |--2, to v. 21 --13, to v. 15 |--4, v. 21 to 5, v. 13 ||--14 |--2, v. 21 Joel 1 |--5, v. 13 ||Joel 2, to v. 15 |--3, to v. 23 --2, v. 15 to v. 28 |--6 ||--2, v. 28 to 3, v. 9 |--4, to v. 16 ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... --3, v. 9 |Eph. 1 ||Amos 1, & 2, to v. 4 |--4, v. 16 ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in the original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the table and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are the right-hand portion.]
OCTOBER HATH XXXI DAYS
1| A |Remigius, Bishop of Rheims | | 2| b | 3| c | 4| d | 5| e | 6| f |Faith, Virgin and Martyr 7| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8| A | 9| b |Saint Denys, Areopagite, Bishop and Martyr 10| c | 11| d | | | 12| e | 13| f |Translation of King Edward Confessor 14| g | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15| A | 16| b | 17| c |Etheldreda, Virgin 18| d |_Saint Luke, Evangelist_ 19| e | 20| f | | | 21| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 22| A | 23| b | 24| c | 25| d |Crispin, Martyr 26| e | | | 27| f | _Fast_ 28| g |_Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles and Martyrs_ -------------------------------------------------------------------- 29| A | 30| b | | | 31| c | _Fast_ --------------------------------------------------------------------
MORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- I. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- Amos 2, v. 4 to 3, |Eph. 2 ||Amos 4, v. 4 |Luke 5, to v. 17 v. 9 | || | --5, to v. 18 |--3 ||5, v. 18 to 6, v. 9 |--5, v. 17 --7 |--4, to v. 25 ||--8 |--6, to v. 20 --9 |--4, v. 25 to 5, v. 22 ||Obadiah |--6, v. 20 Jonah 1 |--5, v. 22 to 6, v. 10 ||Jonah 2 |--7, to v. 24 --3 |--6, v. 10 ||--4 |--7, v. 24 Micah 1, to v. 10 |Phil. 1 ||Micah 2 |--8, to v. 26 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --3 |--2 ||--4 |--8, v. 26 --5 |--3 ||--6 |--9, to v. 28 --7 |--4 ||Nahum 1 |--9, v. 28 to v. 51 Nahum 2 |Col. 1, to v. 21 ||--3 |--9, v. 51 to 10, | || | v. 17 Habak. 1 |--1, v. 21 to 2, v. 8 ||Habak. 2 |---10, v. 17 --3 |--2, v. 8 ||Zeph. 1, to v. 14 |--11, to v. 29 Zeph. 1, v. 14 to 2, |--3, to v. 18 ||--2, v. 4 |--11, v. 29 v. 4 | || | ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --3 |--3, v. 18 & 4 ||Haggai 1 |--12, to v. 35 Haggai 2, to v. 10 |1 Thess. 1 ||2, v. 10 |--12, v. 35 Zech. 1, to v. 18 |--2 ||Zech. 1, v. 18 & 2 |--13, to v. 18 ..................... |--3 ||..................... |--13 v 18 --3 |--4 ||--4 |--14, to v. 25 --5 |--5 ||--6 |--14, v. 25 to 15, | || | v. 11 --7 |2 Thess. 1 ||--8, to v. 14 |--15, v. 11 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --8, v. 14 |--2 ||--9, v. 9 |--16 --10 |--3 ||--11 |--17, to v. 20 --12 |1 Tim. 1, to v. 18 ||--13 |--17, v. 20 --14 |--1, v. 18 & 2 ||--Mal. 1 |--18, to v. 31 Mal. 2 |--3 ||--3, to v. 13 |--18, v. 31 to 19, | || | v. 11 --3, v. 13 & 4 |--4 ||Wisdom 1 |--19,0. 11 to v. 28 ..................... |--5 ||..................... |--19, v. 28 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- Wisdom 2 |--6 ||--4, v. 7 |--20, to v. 27 --6, to v. 22 |2 Tim. 1 ||--6, v. 22 to 7, v. 15|--20, v. 27 to 21, | || | v. 5 --7, v. 15 |--2 ||--8, to v. 19 |--21, v. 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in the original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the table and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are the right-hand portion.]
Days marked with an asterisk * are those for which proper Collects, Epistles, and Gospels are canonically sanctioned in the Scottish Church.
NOVEMBER HATH XXX DAYS
1| d |_All Saints' Day_ 2| e | 3| f | | | 4| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5| A | 6| b |Leonard, Confessor 7| c | | | 8| d | 9| e | 10| f | 11| g |Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12| A | 13| b |Britius, Bishop 14| c | 15| d |Machutus, Bishop 16| e |* _Margaret, Queen of Scotland_ 17| f |Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln 18| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19| A | 20| b |Edmund, King and Martyr 21| c | 22| d |Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr 23| e |Saint Clement I., Bishop of Rome, and Martyr 24| f | 25| g |Catherine, Virgin and Martyr -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26| A | 27| b | 28| c | 29| d | _Fast_ 30| e |_Saint Andrew, Apostle and Martyr_ | | --------------------------------------------------------------------
MORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- I. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... Wisdom 9 |2 Tim. 3 ||Wisdom 11, to v. 15 |Luke 22, to v. 31 --11, v. 15 to 12, |--4 ||--17 |--22, v. 31 to v. 54 v. 3 | || | Ecclus. 1, to v. 14 |Titus 1 ||Ecclus. 2 |--22, v. 54 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --3, v. 17 to v. 30 |--2 ||--4, v. 10 |--23, to v. 26 --5 |--3 ||--7, v. 27 |--23, v. 26 to v. 50 --10, v. 18 |Philemon ||--14, to v. 20 |--23, v. 50 to 24, | || | v. 13 --15, v. 9 |Heb. 1 ||--16, v. 17 |--24, v. 13 --18, to v. 15 |--2, & 3, to v. 7 ||--18, v. 15 |John 1, to v. 29 --19, v. 13 |--3, v. 7 to 4, v. 14 ||--22, v. 6 to v. 24 |--1, v. 29 --24, to v. 24 |--4, v. 14 & 5 ||--24, v. 24 |--2 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --33, v. 7 to v. 23 |--6 ||--34, v. 15 |--3, to v. 22 --35 |--7 ||--37, v. 8 to v. 19 |--3, v. 22 --39, to v. 13 |--8 ||--39, v. 13 |--4, to v. 31 --41, to v. 14 |--9 ||--42, v. 15 |--4, v. 31 --44, to v. 16 |--10, to v. 19 ||--50, to v. 25 |--5, to v. 24 --51, v. 10 |--10, v. 19 ||Baruch 4, to v. 21 |--5, v. 24 Baruch 4, v. 36 & 5 |--11, to v. 17 ||Isaiah 1, to v. 21 |--6, to v. 22 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- Isaiah 1, v. 21 |--11, v. 17 ||--2 |--6, v. 22 to v. 41 --3, to v. 16 |--12 ||--4, v. 2 |--6, v. 41 --5, to v. 18 |--13 ||--5, v. 18 |--7, to v. 25 --6 |James 1 ||--7, to v. 17 |--7, v. 25 --8, v. 5 to v. 18 |--2 ||--8, v. 18 to 9, v. 8 |--8, to v. 31 --9, v. 8 to 10, v. 5 |--3 ||--10, v. 5 to v. 20 |--8, v. 31 --10, v. 20 |--4 ||--11, to v. 10 |--9, to v. 39 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --11, v. 10 |-- 5 ||--12 |--9, v. 39 to 10, | || | v. 22 --13 |1 Pet. 1, to v. 22 ||--14, to v. 24 |--10, v. 22 --17 |--1, v. 22 to 2, v. 11 ||--18 |--11, to v. 17 --19, to v. 16 |--2, v. 11 to 3, v. 8 ||--19, v. 16 |--11, v. 17 to v. 47 ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in the original text. The Kalendar is the left-hand portion of the table and the lessons appointed for Morning and Evening Prayer are the right-hand portion.]
DECEMBER HATH XXXI DAYS
1| f | | | 2| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3| A | 4| b | 5| c | 6| d |Nicolas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia 7| e | 8| f |Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10| A | 11| b | 12| c | 13| d |Lucy, Virgin and Martyr | | 14| e | | | 15| f | 16| g |O Sapientia -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17| A | 18| b | 19| c | 20| d | _Fast_ 21| e |_Saint Thomas, Apostle and Martyr_ 22| f | 23| g | -------------------------------------------------------------------- 24| A | _Fast_ 25| b |_Christmas-day_ 26| c |_Saint Stephen, the first Martyr_ 27| d |_Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist_ 28| e |_Innocents'-day_ 29| f | 30| g | 31| A |Silvester, Bishop of Rome --------------------------------------------------------------------
MORNING PRAYER ||EVENING PRAYER ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- I. LESSON |II. LESSON ||I. LESSON |II. LESSON ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- Isaiah 21, to v. 13 |--1 Pet. 3, v. 8 to 4, ||Isaiah 22, to v. 15 |John 11, v. 47 to | v. 7 || | 12, v. 20 --22, v. 15 |--4, v. 7 ||--23 |--12, v. 20 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --24 |--5 ||--25 |--13, to v. 21 --26, to v. 20 |2 Pet. 1 ||--26, v. 20 & 27 |--13, v. 21 --28, to v. 14 |--2 ||--28, v. 14 |--14 --29, to v. 9 |--3 ||--29, v. 9 |--15 --30, to v. 18 |1 John 1 ||--30, v. 18 |--16, to v. 16 --31 |--2, to v. 15 ||--32 |--16, v. 16 --33 |--2, v. 15 ||--34 |--17 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --35 |--3, to v. 16 ||--40, to v. 12 |--18, to v. 28 --40, v. 12 |--3, v. 16 to 4, v. 7 ||--41, to v. 17 |--18, v. 28 --41, v. 17 |--4, v. 7 ||--42, to v. 18 |--19, to v. 25 --42, v. 18 to 43, |--5 ||--43, v. 8 |--19, v. 25 v. 8 | || | --44, to v. 21 |2 John ||--44, v. 21 to 45, |--20, to v. 19 | || v. 8 | --45, v. 8 |3 John ||--46 |--20, v. 19 --47 |Jude ||--48 |--21 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --49, to v. 13 |Rev. 1 ||--49, v. 13 |Rev. 2, to v. 18 --50 |--2, v. 18 to 3, v. 7 ||--51, to v. 9 |3, v. 7 --51, v. 9 |--4 ||--52, to v. 13 |--5 --52, v. 13, & 53 |--6 ||--54 |--7 ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... --55 |--8 ||--56 |--10 --57 |--11 ||--58 |--12 ----------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------- --59 |--14 ||--60 |--15 ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... ..................... |..................... ||..................... |..................... ..................... |--16 ||..................... |--18 --61 |--19, to v. 11 ||--62 |--19, v. 11 --63 |--20 ||--64, & 65, to v. 8 |--21, to v. 15 --65, v. 8 |--21, v. 15 to 22, ||--66 |--22, v. 6 | v. 6 || | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TABLES AND RULES FOR THE
MOVEABLE AND IMMOVEABLE FEASTS
TOGETHER WITH THE
DAYS OF FASTING AND ABSTINENCE
THROUGH THE WHOLE YEAR
RULES TO KNOW WHEN THE MOVEABLE FEASTS
AND HOLY-DAYS BEGIN
Easter-day (on which the rest depend) is always the first Sunday after the Full Moon which happens upon, or next after the Twenty-first day of March; and if the Full Moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter-day is the Sunday after.
Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St Andrew, whether before or after.
Septuagesima | | nine | Sexagesima \ Sunday is / eight \ weeks before Easter. Quinquagesima / \ seven / Quadragesima | | six |
Rogation Sunday | | five weeks | Ascension-day \ is / forty days \ after Easter. Whitsunday / \ seven weeks / Trinity Sunday | | eight weeks |
A TABLE OF ALL THE FEASTS
THAT ARE TO BE OBSERVED IN THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
All Sundays in the Year.
| The Circumcision of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. | The Epiphany. | The Conversion of St Paul. | The Purification of the Blessed Virgin. | St Matthias the Apostle. | The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. | St Mark the Evangelist. | St Philip and St James the Apostles. | The Ascension of our Lord JESUS CHRIST. | St Barnabas. The days | The Nativity of St John Baptist. of the / St Peter the Apostle. Feasts \ St James the Apostle. of | St Bartholomew the Apostle. | St Matthew the Apostle. | St Michael and all Angels. | St Luke the Evangelist. | St Simon and St Jude the Apostles. | All Saints. | St Andrew the Apostle. | St Thomas the Apostle. | The NATIVITY of our LORD. | St Stephen the Martyr. | St John the Evangelist. | The Holy Innocents
Monday and Tuesday in Easter-week.
Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun-week.
A TABLE OF THE
VIGILS, FASTS, AND DAYS OF ABSTINENCE
TO BE OBSERVED IN THE YEAR
| The NATIVITY of our LORD. | The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. | The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. | Easter-day. The | Ascension-day. Evens | Pentecost. or / St Matthias. Vigils \ St John Baptist. before | St Peter. | St James. | St Bartholomew. | St Matthew. | St Simon and St Jude. | St Andrew. | St Thomas. | All Saints.
Note that if any of these Feast-days fall upon a Monday, then the Vigil or Fast-day shall be kept upon the Saturday, and not upon the Sunday next before it.
DAYS OF FASTING, OR ABSTINENCE
I. The Forty Days of Lent.
II. The Ember Days at the four Seasons, being the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after:
1. The first Sunday in Lent.
2. The Feast of Pentecost.
3. September 14.
4. December 13.
III. The three Rogation Days, being the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord.
IV. All the Fridays in the year, except Christmas-day.
A SOLEMN DAY
FOR WHICH A PARTICULAR SERVICE IS APPOINTED
The sixth day of May, being the day on which His Majesty began his happy reign.
[Transcriber's note: The following two tables face each other in the original text. The first table is the left hand portion and the second is the right-hand portion.]
A TABLE OF THE MOVEABLE
FEASTS FOR FIFTY YEARS