THE

RATIFICATION

OF THE

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.

By the Bishops, the Clergy, and the Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, in. Convention, this 16th Day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightynine.

THIS Convention having in their present Session set forth A Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, do hereby establish the said Book: And they declare it to be the Liturgy of this Church; and require, that it be received as such by all the Members of the same: And this Book shall be in Use from and after the 1st Day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR HOLY-DAYS.

HOLY-DAYS.

MORNING.

EVENING.

23

St Andrew.
Prov. 20

Prov. 21
St Thomas.

24 Nativity.

1 Lesson. Isaiah 9 to v 8 Isaiah 7 • 10 to 17

2 Lesson.'Luke 2 to v 15 Titus 3 • 4 to 9 St. Stephen.

1 1 Lesson, Prov. 28

Eccles. 4 2 Lesson. Acts 68 & ch 7 Acts 7 • 30 to 55 St. John.

to o 30 1 Lesson. Eccles. 5

Eccles. 6 2 Lesson. Rev. 1

Rev. 22 \Innocents.

Jerem. 31 to v 18 Wisd. 1
Circumcision.

1 Lesson. Gen. 17 to v 15 Deut. 10 v 12
2 Lesson Rom. 2

Col. 2
Epiphany
1 Lesson. Isaiah 60

Isaiah 49 2 Lesson. Rom. 11

John 2 to v 12 Corsersion of St. Paul. 1 Lesson. Wisd. 5

Wisd. 6 2 Lesson. Acts 22 to v 22 Acts 26 to v 24 Purif. Virgin Mary. Wisd. 9

Wisd. 12 St. Matthias.

19

Ecclus. 1
Arnxn. Virgin Mary.
Ecclus. 2

3
izh Wednesday.
1 Lesson. Isaiah 59

Jonah 3 2 Lesson. Luke 6 v 20 2 Pet. 8 Monday before Easter. 1 Lesson. Daniel 10

Hosea 11 2 Lesson. John 14 Tuesday before Easter.

1 Lesson. Daniel 11 to 30

2 Lesson. John 15 Tvednesday before Easter. 1 Lesson. Daniel 11 • 30

13 2 Lesson John 11 v 45 Thursday before Easter 1 Lesson. Daniel 19

Jer. 2 Lesson. John 13 Good-Friday.

1 Lesson. Gen. 22 to o 20 Isai. 52 u 13 & ch 53 2 Lesson. John 18

Phillip. 2

12

O

HOLY-DAYS.

MORNING.

EVENING

Easter Even.
1 Lesson. Zech. 9

Exod. 13
2 Lesson. Luke 23 v 50 Heb. 4
Mon. in Easter Week.
I Lesson. Exod. 16

Job 19
2 Lesson. Matt. 28

Acts Tues. in Easter Week.

1 Lesson. Isaiah 26 to v 20 Isaiah 12

2 Lesson. Luke 24 to v 13 12 Cor. St. Mark. Ecclus. 4

Ecclus. 5 St. Philip & St. James. 1 Lesson. 7

9 2 Lesson. John 1 0 43 Ascension. 1 Lesson.2 Kings 2

Deut. 10 2 Lesson. Luke 24 0 44 Eph. 4 to o 17 Mon. in Whit Week. 1 Lesson. Gen. 11 to o 10

Num. 11 2 Lesson. 1 Cor. 12

1 Cor. 14 to v 26 Tues. in Whit. Week.

1 Lesson.ll Sam. 19 19 Deut. 30
2 Lesson. 1 Thes. 5

Gal. 5
St. Barnabas.
1 Lesson. Ecclus. 10

Ecclus. 12 2 Lesson. Acts 14

Acts 15 to o 36 St. John Baptist. 1 Lesson. Malac. 8

Malac. 4 2 Lesson. Matt. 3

Matt. 14 to w 13 St. Peter. 1 Lesson. Ecclus. 15

Ecclus. 19
2 Lesson. Acts 3

Acts 4
St. James.
Ecclus. 21

Ecclus. 22
St. Bartholomew.

24

29 $t Matthew.

35

38 St. Michael. 1 Lesson. Gen. 32

Dan. 10 v 5 2 Lesson. Acts 12 to v 20 Jude v 5 to 16 St. Luke.

Job 1 St. Simon & St. Fude. Job 24 & 25

TABLES of Lessons of Holy Scripture, to be read at

Morning and Evening Prayer, throughout the Year.

A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR SUNDAYS.
SUNDAYS.
MORNING

EVENING

41

1st Lesson. 2d Lesson. | 1st Lesson. 2d Lesson. 1 S. in Ado. Isaiah 1 Luke 1 to v 39 Isai. 2 Rom.10 12

5
10 39
24

12 13

25

3 to v 19 28 to 023 14 4

30 Mat. 3 tou 13 32 1 Cor. 1 1 s. af. Chr. 35 Luke 2 v 25

40

2 12

Mark 1 to v 161 42 Heb. 2 1 5. af. Ep. 44 Mat. 2 v 13

45 1 Cor. 3 51 John 1 v 29

52 tov13 13 54. Mat 4 v 12

55 2 Cor.4 57 Lu. 4 v 14to331 59

5 61 Mat. 5

62 Gal. 2 16

65
6
66

3 Sept. Sund. Jerem.5

7 Jer. 22 Eph. 1 Sex. Sund. 35 Luke 7 v 19

36

2 Quin. Sund. Lam. 1 Mark 6 to v 30 Lam. 3 tov37

3 1 S. in Lent. Jerem.7 Mat. 10 Jere. 9

4 2 Ezek. 14 Luk. 10to 023 Eze. 18

5 20 to Mark 9 to v 30 20 v 27

6

0.27

Mic. 6 Luk. 19 v 28 Hab. 3
Hag. 2 to 21 Zec. 13

Phil. 1

3

0. 10

16

Dan. 9 Mar. 26 Mal. 3 & 4 Heb. 5 to v 1 Easter Day.Exo. 12 to Rom. 6 Exo. 12 v 37 Acts 2 v 22

0.37 1 S.af.East. Isai. 43 Acts 1 Isai. 48 1 Cor.15 12 Hos. 13

3 Hos. 14 Colos. 1 13 Joel 309! 5 Mic. 4

3 14 Mic. 5

6 Nah. 1 1 Thes.3 15 Zach. 8 80 5 Zec. 10

4 S. af. Ascen. Joel 2 John 17 Zeph. 3

2 Thes.3 tov17 Whitsunday. Deu. 16 to Acts 4 to 0 36 Isai. 11 Acts 19 tov21

0.18

a 3

12

SUADAYS.
MOR VIVO.

EVENING. 1st Lesson., 2d Lesson. 1st Lesson. 2 Lesson. Trin. Sund. ¡Gen. 1 Mat. 3 Gen. 2 1 John 5 1 S. ah. Tr| 3 Acts 9 tov32

6 1 Tim. 6 2

9 to
10

15 to

2 Tim. 2

0 20

0 19

7

4 9

5 34 1 Pet. 1 Josh. 24

2 Judg5

3 1Sam.17

4
2 Sam 19

5
1 Ki. 8 v 22 2 Pet. 1
to 62
18

2
2 Ki. 19

3 Dan. 7 1 John 1 Prov. 2

2 8

20 121 22 23 24 25 26 27

17 2 Ki. 5 Dan. 6 (Prov. 1

John 3

7 8 9 10 11 15 16