Saturday

Lesson and Psalm

Psalm 149, 1^st lesson Genesis 6:5-8, 2^nd lesson Mark 7:14-23

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 149 Cantate Domino.

1. O SING unto the LORD a new song; * let the congregation of saints praise him.
2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, * and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King.
3. Let them praise his Name in the dance: * let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
4. For the LORD hath pleasure in his people, * and helpeth the meek-hearted.
5. Let the saints be joyful with glory; * let them rejoice in their beds.
6. Let the praises of God be in their mouth; * and a two-edged sword in their hands;
7. To be avenged of the nations, * and to rebuke the peoples;
8. To bind their kings in chains, * and their nobles with links of iron;
9. To execute judgment upon them; as it is written, * Such honour have all his saints.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 6^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 5^th verse.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 7^th chapter of St. Mark beginning at the 14^th verse.

And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

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WEEKLY READINGS

Sunday

SEPTUAGESIMA

Lessons and Psalms

The 1928 Book of Common Prayer on page xvi, xliv

Psalms 20, 121, 1^st Lesson *Joshua 1:1-9, 2^nd Lesson 2Timothy 2:1-13

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 20 Exaudiat te Dominus.

1. THE LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; * the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee:
2. Send thee help from the sanctuary, * and strengthen thee out of Sion:
3. Remember all thy offerings, * and accept thy burnt sacrifice:
4. Grant thee thy heart's desire, * and fulfil all thy mind.
5. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of the Lord our God: * the LORD perform all thy petitions.
6. Now know I that the LORD helpeth his anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven, * even with the wholesome strength of his right hand.
7. Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses; * but we will remember the Name of the LORD our God.
8. They are brought down and fallen; * but we are risen and stand upright.
9. Save, LORD; and hear us, O King of heaven, * when we call upon thee.

Psalm 121 Levavi oculos.

1. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills; * from whence cometh my help?
2. My help cometh even from the LORD, * who hath made heaven and earth.
3. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; * and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
4. Behold, he that keepeth Israel * shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5. The LORD himself is thy keeper; * the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand;
6. So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, * neither the moon by night.
7. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; * yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
8. The LORD shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in, * from this time forth for evermore.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 1^st chapter of *Joshua beginning at the 1^st verse.

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 2^nd chapter of II Timothy beginning at the 1^st verse.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Monday

Lessons and Psalms

Psalms 123,127, 1^st lesson Genesis 1:1-19, 2^nd lesson Mark 6:7-13

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 123 Ad te levavi oculos meos.

1. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, * O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
2. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, * even so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until he have mercy upon us.
3. Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us; * for we are utterly despised.
4. Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy, * and with the despitefulness of the proud.

Psalm 127 Nisi Dominus.

1. EXCEPT the LORD build the house, * their labour is but lost that build it.
2. Except the LORD keep the city, * the watchman waketh but in vain.
3. It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness; * for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
4. Lo, children, and the fruit of the womb, * are an heritage and gift that cometh of the LORD.
5. Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, * even so are the young children.
6. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; * they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 1^st chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the third day. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 6^th chapter of St. Mark beginning at the 7^th verse.

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Tuesday

PURIFICATION OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

Lessons and Psalms

Psalm 84, 1^st lesson 1Samuel 1:21, 2^nd lesson Galatians 4:1-7†, Romans 8:14-21

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 84 Quam dilecta!

1.O HOW amiable are thy dwellings, * thou LORD of hosts!
2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; * my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.
3. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young; * even thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
4. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; * they will be I praising thee.
5. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; * in whose heart are thy ways.
6. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; * and the pools are filled with water.
7. They will go from strength to strength, * and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion.
8. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; * hearken, O God of Jacob.
9. Behold, O God our defender, * and look upon the face of thine anointed.
10. For one day in thy courts * is better than a thousand.
11. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, * than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.
12. For the LORD God is a light and defence; * the LORD will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.
13. O LORD God of hosts, * blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 1^st chapter of I Samuel beginning at the 21^st verse.

And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever. And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young. And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 4^th chapter of Galatians beginning at the 1^st verse.

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: But when the ullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Romans 8:14-21

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

The Presentation of Christ

ALMIGHTY and everliving God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, as thy only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in substance of our flesh, so we may be presented unto thee with pure and clean hearts, by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Wednesday

Lessons and Psalms

Psalm 137:1-6 & 140, 1^st lesson Genesis 2:4-9, 16-25, 2^nd lesson Mark 6:30-44

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 137:1-6 Super flumina.

1. BY the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, * when we remembered thee, O Sion.
2. As for our harps, we hanged them up * upon the trees that are therein.
3. For they that led us away captive, required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness: * Sing us one of the songs of Sion.
4. How shall we sing the LORD'S song * in a strange land?
5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, * let my right hand forget her cunning.

6. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; * yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

Psalm 140 Eripe me, Domine.

1. DELIVER me, O LORD, from the evil man; * and preserve me from the wicked man;
2. Who imagine mischief in their hearts, * and stir up strife all the day long.
3. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; * adder's poison is under their lips.
4. Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the ungodly; * preserve me from the wicked men, who are purposed to overthrow my goings.
5. The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords; * yea, and set traps in my way.
6. I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God, * hear the voice of my prayers, O LORD.
7. O LORD God, thou strength of my health; * thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
8. Let not the ungodly have his desire, O LORD; * let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud.
9. Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them * that compass me about.
10. Let hot burning coals fall upon them; * let them be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they never rise up again.
11. A man full of words shall not prosper upon the earth: * evil shall hunt the wicked person to overthrow him.
12. Sure I am that the LORD will avenge the poor, * and maintain the cause of the helpless.
13. The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy Name; * and the just shall continue in thy sight.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 2^nd chapter of Genesis beginning at the 4^th verse.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 6^th chapter of St. Mark beginning at the 30^th verse.

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Thursday

Lessons and Psalm

Psalm 141, 1^st lesson Genesis 3, 2^nd lesson Mark 7:1-13

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 141 Domine, clamavi.

1. LORD, I call upon thee; haste thee unto me, * and consider my voice, when I cry unto thee.
2. Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense; * and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
3. Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, * and keep the door of my lips.
4. O let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing; * let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickedness, neither let me eat of such things as please them.

5. Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me; * yea, let not my head refuse their precious balms.
6. As for the ungodly, * I will pray yet against their wickedness.
7.Let their judges be overthrown in stony places, * that they may hear my words; for they are sweet.
8. Our bones lie scattered before the pit, * like as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the earth.
9. But mine eyes look unto thee, O LORD God; * in thee is my trust; O cast not out my soul.
10. Keep me from the snare that they have laid for me, * and from the traps of the wicked doers.
11. Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together, * and let me ever escape them.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 3^rd chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Here endeth the 1^st chapter.

Here beginnith the 2^nd chapter that is written in the 6^th chapter of St. Mark beginning at the 45^th verse.

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

Here endeth the 2^nd chapter.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Friday

Lesson and Psalm

Psalm 143, 1^st lesson Genesis 4:1-16, 2^nd lesson Mark 7:1-13

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 143 Domine, exaudi.

1. HEAR my prayer, O LORD, and consider my desire; * hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake.
2. And enter not into judgment with thy servant; * for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; * he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been long dead.
4. Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, * and my heart within me is desolate.
5. Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all thy works; * yea, I exercise myself in the works of thy hands.
6. I stretch forth my hands unto thee; * my soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land.
7. Hear me, O LORD, and that soon; for my spirit waxeth faint: * hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
8. O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning; for in thee is my trust: * show thou me the way that I should walk in; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9. Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies; * for I flee unto thee to hide me.
10. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God: * let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.
11. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy Name's sake; * and for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
12. And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, * and destroy all them that vex my soul; for I am thy servant.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 4^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 1^st verse.

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 7^th chapter of St. Mark beginning at the 1^st verse.

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. And ye suffer him no more

to do ought for his father or his mother; Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

Saturday

Lesson and Psalm

Psalm 149, 1^st lesson Genesis 6:5-8, 2^nd lesson Mark 7:14-23

The Book of Psalms

Psalm 149 Cantate Domino.

1. O SING unto the LORD a new song; * let the congregation of saints praise him.
2. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, * and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King.
3. Let them praise his Name in the dance: * let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
4. For the LORD hath pleasure in his people, * and helpeth the meek-hearted.
5. Let the saints be joyful with glory; * let them rejoice in their beds.
6. Let the praises of God be in their mouth; * and a two-edged sword in their hands;
7. To be avenged of the nations, * and to rebuke the peoples;
8. To bind their kings in chains, * and their nobles with links of iron;
9. To execute judgment upon them; as it is written, * Such honour have all his saints.

Here beginnith the 1^st lesson that is written in the 6^th chapter of Genesis beginning at the 5^th verse.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Here endeth the 1^st lesson.

Here beginnith the 2^nd lesson that is written in the 7^th chapter of St. Mark beginning at the 14^th verse.

And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Here endeth the 2^nd lesson.

The Collect

Septuagesima

O LORD, we beseech thee favourably to hear the prayers of thy people; that we, who are justly punished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by thy goodness, for the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.