Prayer Book (Tables of Lessons) Act 1871

The Order how the rest of Holy Scripture is appointed to be read U.K.

The Old Testament is appointed for the First Lessons at Morning and Evening Prayer, so as the most part thereof will be read every year once, as in the Calendar is appointed.

The New Testament is appointed for the Second Lessons at Morning and Evening Prayer, and shall be read over orderly every year twice, once in the morning and once in the evening, besides the Epistles and Gospels, except the Apocalypse, out of which there are only certain Lessons appointed at the end of the year, and certain Proper Lessons appointed upon divers feasts.

And to know what Lessons shall be read every day, look for the day of the month in the Calendar following, and there ye shall find the chapters and portions of chapters that shall be read for the Lessons, both at Morning and Evening Prayer, except only the moveable feasts, which are not in the Calendar, and the immoveable, where there is a blank left in the column of Lessons, the Proper Lessons for all which days are to be found in the Table of Proper Lessons.

If Evening Prayer is said at two different times in the same place of worship on any Sunday (except a Sunday for which alternative Second Lessons are specially appointed in the table), the Second Lesson at the second time may, at the discretion of the minister, be any chapter from the four Gospels, or any Lesson appointed in the Table of Lessons from the four Gospels.

Upon occasions, to be approved by the Ordinary, other Lessons may, with his consent, be substituted for those which are appointed in the Calendar.

And note that whensoever Proper Psalms or Lessons are appointed, then the Psalms and Lessons of ordinary course appointed in the Psalter and Calendar (if they be different) shall be omitted for that time.

Note also that upon occasions to be appointed by the Ordinary, other Psalms may, with his consent, be substituted for those appointed in the Psalter.

If any of the Holy-days for which Proper Lessons are appointed in the table fall upon a Sunday, which is the first Sunday in Advent, Easter Day, Whitsunday, or Trinity Sunday, the Lessons appointed for such Sunday shall be read, but if it fall upon any other Sunday, the Lessons appointed either for the Sunday or for the Holy-day may be read at the discretion of the minister.

Note also that the Collect, Epistle, and Gospel appointed for the Sunday shall serve all the week after, where it is not in this Book otherwise ordered.

Table of Proper Lessons to be inserted in lieu of existing Table of Proper LessonsLESSONS PROPER LESSONS FOR SUNDAYS

Table of Proper Lessons to be inserted in lieu of existing Table or proper Lessons

Table of Proper Lessons to be inserted in lieu of existing Table or proper Lessons

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS

Table of Daily First and Second Lessons to be inserted in the Calendar prefixed to the Prayer Book in lieu of existing TableLESSONS PROPER FOR HOLY-DAYS