A TABLE OF LESSONS FOR DECEMBER 20 Calendar. Morning Prayer. Evening Prayer. 1 Lesson. 2 Lesson. 1 Lesson. ¡2 Lesson. 1 f Isaiah 14 Acts 11 to v 19 Isaiah 15 Heb. 7 16 11 v 19 17 18 12 19 9 20, 21 13 to v 14 10 5 23 13 v 14 24 11 6d 25 14 to v 19 26 12 7e 27 14 v 19 28 13 8f 29 15 30 James 1 9 g 31 16 tov 14 32 10 A 33 16 v 14 34 3 116 35 17 to v 16 36 4 12c 37 17 v 16 38 5 13d 39 18 to v 18 40 1 Pet. 14le 41 18 v 18 42 15 f 43 19 to v 21 44 3 16 8 45 19 v 21 46 4 17A 47 48 5 18b 49 20 v 17 50 Pet. 1 19 51 121 52 2 20 d 53 22 54 3 21 St. Thomas. 23 1 John 1 55 24 56 23 57 25 58 241 59 26 60 25 Christ D. 26 c St. Stephen. 27 1 ist John E. Innocents. 27 to v 21 29f 61 ! 27 v 21 62 2 John. 63 28 to v 17 64 3 John. 31/A 65 28 v 17 66 Jude. 28 e 308 I TABLES and RULES for the Mourable and Inmoveable Feasts ; together with the Days of Fasting and Abstinence through the whole Year. RULES, To knowo when Moveable ests and Huly-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 happen apon a Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after. Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday io the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after. A TABLE OF FEASTS, I TABLES and RULES for the Mourable and Inmoveable Feasts ; together with the Days of Fasting and Abstinence through the whole Year. RULES, To know when the Moveable Feasts and Huly-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 happen apon a Sunday, Easter-Day is the Sunday after. Advent Suaday is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew, whether before or after. To be obscircil in this Church, throughoul 'hc Yerir. TABLE OF FEASTS, &c. A TABLE OF FASTS. Ash-Wednesday. Good-Friday. Other Days of Fasting; on which the Church requires such a Measure of Abstinence, as is more especially suited to extraordinary Acts and Exercises of Devotion. 1st. The Season of Lent. 2d. The Ember-days at the Four Seasons, being the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, after the first Sunday in Lent, the Feast of Pentacost, September 14, and December 13. 3d. The three Rogation Days, being the Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday before Holy Thursday, or the Ascension of our Lord. 41h. All the Fridays in the year, except ChristmasDay. In addition to the above, the first Thursday in November, (or, if any other day be appointed by the civil authority, then such day,) shall be observed as a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the fruits of the Earth, and all other Blessings of his Mierciful Providence. |