table of variations in epistles and gospels

Table of Variations in the Epistles and Gospels in the 1662, 1928,

and 1962 Prayer Books.

This table compares the epistles and gospels in The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition with those contained in two other prayer books: BCP 1928 of the Episcopal Church, and

BCP 1962 of the Anglican Church of Canada.These books all use the traditional one-year lectionary

of the Western church (unlike more recent prayer books, which tend to use adaptations of the Revised Common Lectionary). Nevertheless, the 1928 and 1962 prayer books do make changes to the readings that are characteristic of the Anglican tradition (i.e. the ones found in the 1662 prayer book). This table will allow the reader to see those changes. It will also make it easier for someone familiar with either the 1928 or 1962 prayer book to use the new international edition of the 1662.

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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

First Sunday in AdventRom. 13:8-14

Matt. 21:1-13

Second Sunday in AdventRom. 15:4-13

Luke 21:25-33

Third Sunday in Advent1 Cor. 4:1-5

Matt. 11:2-10

Fourth Sunday in AdventPhil. 4:4-7

John 1:19-28 John 1:19-29

The Nativity of Our LordHeb. 1:1-12

John 1:1-14

Saint Stephen’s DayActs 7:55-60

Matt. 23:34-39

Saint John the Evangelist’s Day1 John 1 1 John 1:1-5

John 21:19-25

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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Innocents’ DayRev. 14:1-5

Matt. 2:13-18

The Sunday after Christmas DayGal. 4:1-7

Matt. 1:18-25

The Circumcision of ChristRom. 4:8-14 Phil. 2:9-13 Isa. 9:2-7

Luke 2:15-21

The EpiphanyEph. 3:1-12

Matt. 2:1-12

The First Sunday after the EpiphanyRom. 12:1-5

Luke 2:41-52

The Second Sunday after the EpiphanyRom. 12:6-16

John 2:1-11 Mark 1:1-11

The Third Sunday after the EpiphanyRom. 12:16-21

Matt. 8:1-13 John 2:1-11


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Fourth Sunday after the EpiphanyRom. 13:1-7

Matt. 8:23-34 Matt. 8:1-13 Mark 4:35-41

The Fifth Sunday after the EpiphanyCol. 3:12-17

Matt. 13:24-30

The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany1 John 3:1-8

Matt. 24:23-31

Septuagesima Sunday1 Cor. 9:24-27

Matt. 20:1-16

Sexagesima Sunday2 Cor. 11:19-31 2 Cor. 11:21-31

Luke 8:4-15

Quinquagesima Sunday1 Cor. 13

Luke 18:31-43

Ash WednesdayJoel 2:12-17 James 4:6-11

Matt. 6:16-21


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The First Sunday in Lent2 Cor. 6:1-10

Matt. 4:1-11

The Second Sunday in Lent1 Thess. 4:1-8 1 Thess. 4:1-7

Matt. 15:21-28

The Third Sunday in LentEph. 5:1-14

Luke 11:14-28 Luke 11:14-26

The Fourth Sunday in LentGal. 4:21-31 Gal. 4:26–5:1

John 6:1-14 John 6:5-14

The Fifth Sunday in LentHeb. 9:11-15

John 8:46-59 Matt. 20:20-28

The Sunday next before EasterPhil. 2:5-11

Matt. 27:1-54

Monday before EasterIsa. 63 Isa. 63:7-9

Mark 14


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

Tuesday before EasterIsa. 50:5-11 Isa. 50:5-9

Mark 15:1-39

Wednesday before EasterHeb. 9:16-28 Heb. 9:15-28

Luke 22

Thursday before Easter1 Cor. 11:17-34 1 Cor. 11:23-26 1 Cor. 11:23-29

Luke 23:1-49 Luke 23:1-49 or John 13:1-15

Good FridayHeb. 10:1-25

John 19:1-37 John 18:33–19:37

Easter Even1 Pet. 3:17-22

Matt. 27:57-66

Easter DayCol. 3:1-7 Col. 3:1-4 Col. 3:1-11

John 20:1-10

Monday in Easter WeekActs 10:34-43

Luke 24:13-35


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

Tuesday in Easter WeekActs 13:26-41 Acts 13:26-33

Luke 24:36-48

The First Sunday after Easter1 John 5:4-12

John 20:19-23

The Second Sunday after Easter1 Pet. 2:19-25

John 10:11-16

The Third Sunday after Easter1 Pet. 2:11-17

John 16:16-22

The Fourth Sunday after EasterJames 1:17-21

John 16:5-15

The Fifth Sunday after EasterJames 1:22-27

John 16:23-33

Ascension DayActs 1:1-11

Mark 16:14-20 Luke 24:49-53


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

Sunday after Ascension Day1 Pet. 4:7-11

John 15:26–16:4

WhitsundayActs 2:1-11

John 14:15-31 John 14:15-27

Monday in Whitsun WeekActs 10:34-48

John 3:16-21

Tuesday in Whitsun WeekActs 8:14-17

John 10:1-10

Trinity SundayRev. 4

John 3:1-15

The First Sunday after Trinity1 John 4:7-21

Luke 16:19-31

The Second Sunday after Trinity1 John 3:13-24

Luke 14:16-24 Luke 14:15-24


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Third Sunday after Trinity1 Pet. 5:5-11

Luke 15:1-10

The Fourth Sunday after TrinityRom. 8:18-23

Luke 6:36-42

The Fifth Sunday after Trinity1 Pet. 3:8-15

Luke 5:1-11

The Sixth Sunday after TrinityRom. 6:3-11

Matt. 5:20-26 Luke 6:27-36

The Seventh Sunday after TrinityRom. 6:19-23

Mark 8:1-9

The Eighth Sunday after TrinityRom. 8:12-17

Matt. 7:15-21

The Ninth Sunday after Trinity1 Cor. 10:1-13 1 Cor. 10:1-7, 12-17

Luke 16:1-9 Luke 15:11-32 Luke 16:1-10


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Tenth Sunday after Trinity1 Cor. 12:1-11

Luke 19:41-47

The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity1 Cor. 15:1-11

Luke 18:9-14

The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity2 Cor. 3:4-9

Mark 7:31-37

The Thirteenth Sunday after TrinityGal. 3:16-22 Gal. 5:16-24

Luke 10:23-37 Luke 10:25-37

The Fourteenth Sunday after TrinityGal. 5:16-24 Gal. 5:25–6:5

Luke 17:11-19

The Fifteenth Sunday after TrinityGal. 6:11-18

Matt. 6:24-34

The Sixteenth Sunday after TrinityEph. 3:13-21

Luke 7:11-17


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Seventeenth Sunday after TrinityEph. 4:1-6

Luke 14:1-11

The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity1 Cor. 1:4-8

Matt. 22:34-46 Mark 12:28-37

The Nineteenth Sunday after TrinityEph. 4:17-32

Matt. 9:1-8

The Twentieth Sunday after TrinityEph. 5:15-21

Matt. 22:1-14

The Twenty-first Sunday after TrinityEph. 6:10-20

John 4:46-54

The Twenty-second Sunday after TrinityPhil. 1:3-11

Matt. 18:21-35

The Twenty-third Sunday after TrinityPhil. 3:17-21

Matt. 22:15-22


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Twenty-fourth Sunday after TrinityCol. 1:3-12

Matt. 9:18-26

The Twenty-fifth Sunday after TrinityJer. 23:5-8

John 6:5-14 John 1:35-45

Saint Andrew’s DayRom. 10:9-21 Rom. 10:8-18

Matt. 4:18-22

Saint Thomas the ApostleEph. 2:19-22 Heb. 10:35–11:1

John 20:24-31 John 20:24-29

The Conversion of Saint PaulActs 9:1-22 Acts 21:40–22:16

Matt. 19:27-30 Luke 21:10-19

The Presentation of Christ in the TempleMal. 3:1-5

Luke 2:22-40

Saint Matthias’s DayActs 1:15-26

Matt. 11:25-30 John 15:1-11


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin MaryIsa. 7:10-15

Luke 1:26-38

Saint Mark’s DayEph. 4:7-16 Eph. 4:11-16

John 15:1-11 Mark 13:1-10

Saint Philip and Saint James’s DayJames 1:1-12

John 14:1-14

Saint Barnabas the ApostleActs 11:22-30 Acts 11:22-26

John 15:12-16

Saint John the Baptist’s DayIsa. 40:1-11

Luke 1:57-80

Saint Peter’s DayActs 12:1-11 1 Pet. 1:1-9

Matt. 16:13-19

Saint James the ApostleActs 11:27–12:3

Matt. 20:20-28 Mark 10:32-38


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1662 ie 1928 (US) 1962 (Canada)

Saint Bartholomew the ApostleActs 5:12-16 Acts 1:10-14

Luke 22:24-30

Saint Matthew the Apostle2 Cor. 4:1-6

Matt. 9:9-13

Saint Michael and All AngelsRev. 12:7-12 Rev. 12:7-11

Matt. 18:1-10

Saint Luke the Evangelist2 Tim. 4:5-15 2 Tim. 4:5-13

Luke 10:1-7 Luke 24:44-53

Saint Simon and Saint Jude, ApostlesJude 1-8 Eph. 2:19-22 Rev. 21:10-14

or Jude 1-4

John 15:17-27 John 14:21-27

All Saints’ DayRev. 7:2-12 Rev. 7:2-4, 9-17 Rev. 7:9-17

Matt. 5:1-12


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