The lessons for the next few days.

Good morning! I'm leaving this morning for Write! Canada, a national writer's conference sponsored by the Word Guild in Guelph, Ontario. I won't be back until Saturday evening.
So, here are the readings for Morning and Evening Prayer for the next few days.

THE ORDER FOR
MORNING PRAYER
DAILY THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR Book of Common Prayer, Canada, 1962

SCROLL DOWN ABOUT 2/3's OF THE WAY WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE ABOVE LINK FOR EVENING PRAYER

(Or click on a previous post where I've pasted the whole order for Morning Prayer if you want to know where the Psalms, and readings go)


WEDNESDAY MORNING

Psalms: 79, 80, 81

First lesson: Job 17 :3-end

Second lesson: I Peter 2 : 11- I Peter 3: -7

Collect of the Day:

O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WEDNESDAY EVENSONG

Psalms: 82, 83, 84, 85

First lesson: Job 18

Second lesson: Mark 6 : 1-29
Collect of the Day:

O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THURSDAY MORNING

Psalms: 86, 87, 88

First lesson: Job 19

Second lesson: I Peter 3 : 8- I Peter 4: -6

Collect of the Day:

O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THURSDAY EVENSONG

Psalms: 33, 33

First lesson: Hosea 11: 1-9

Second lesson: John 19 : 31-37

Collect of the Day:

O God, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: Grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render Him the service of our devotion and piety, may likewise fulfil the duty of worthy satisfaction; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

FRIDAY THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

FRIDAY MORNING

Psalms: 89: 1-18

First lesson: Jeremiah 31 :31-34

Second lesson: Ephesians 2 : 4-10

Collect of the Day:

O God, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: Grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render Him the service of our devotion and piety, may likewise fulfil the duty of worthy satisfaction; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

EUCHARIST

Epistle: Ephesians 3:14-end

Gospel: Matthew 11: 25-29

FRIDAY EVENSONG

Psalms: 23, 42, 43

First lesson: Isaiah 12: 1-6

Second lesson: John 7 : 37-39

Collect of the Day:

O God, who in the Heart of thy Son, wounded by our sins, dost mercifully vouchsafe to bestow upon us the boundless treasures of thy love: Grant, we beseech thee, that we who now render Him the service of our devotion and piety, may likewise fulfil the duty of worthy satisfaction; through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

SATURDAY June 19

SATURDAY MATTINS

Psalms: 95, 96, 97

First lesson: Job 24

Second lesson: I Peter 5

Collect of the Day:

O God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

SATURDAY EVENSONG

Psalms: 98, 99, 100, 101

First lesson: Job 25 and Job 26

Second lesson: Mark 7 : 24- Mark 8 : 10

Collect of the Day:

O Lord, who never failest to help and govern them whom thou does bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpectual fear and love of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.