These are the set readings in the Lectionary which the Church of England, along with many other churches follows. So, as we read and meditate on these Scriptures, we are, in a very real way, joining in with tens if not hundreds of millions of fellow Christians around the world!
Friday 24th Sep 2021
Holy Communion
Haggai 1.15b—2.9
Psalm 43
Luke 9.18–22
Morning Prayer
Psalms 51, 54
Wisdom 18.6–19
or 2 Chronicles 6.22–end
Mark 13.24–31
Evening Prayer
Psalm 38
1 Kings 18.21–end
Acts 21.1–16
Saturday 25th Sep 2021
Holy Communion
Zechariah 2.1–5, 10–11
Psalm 125
or Canticle: Jeremiah 31.10–13
Luke 9.43b–45
Morning Prayer
Psalm 68
Wisdom 19
or 2 Chronicles 7
Mark 13.32–end
Evening Prayer
Psalms 65, 66
1 Kings 19
Acts 21.17–36
Sunday 26th Sep 2021
17th Sunday after Trinity
Principal Service
Continuous:
Esther 7.1–6, 9, 10; 9.20–22
Psalm 124
James 5.13–end
Mark 9.38–end
Related:
Numbers 11.4–6, 10–16, 24–29
Psalm 19.7–end
James 5.13–end
Mark 9.38–end
3rd Service
Psalm 122
Isaiah 48.12–end
Luke 11.37–end
2nd Service
Psalms 120, 12
Exodus 24
Matthew 9.1–8
Monday 27th Sep 2021
Holy Communion
Zechariah 8.1–8
Psalm 102.12–22
Luke 9.46–50
Morning Prayer
Psalm 71
1 Maccabees 1.1–19
or 2 Chronicles 9.1–12
Mark 14.1–11
Evening Prayer
Psalms 72, 75
1 Kings 21
Acts 21.37—22.21
Tuesday 28th Sep 2021
Holy Communion
Zechariah 8.20–end
Psalm 87
Luke 9.51–56
Morning Prayer
Psalm 73
1 Maccabees 1.20–40
or 2 Chronicles 10.1—11.4
Mark 14.12–25
Evening Prayer
Psalm 74
1 Kings 22.1–28
Acts 22.22—23.11
or: 1st EP of Michael and All Angels: Psalm 91; 2 Kings 6.8–17; Matthew 18.1–6, 10
Wednesday 29th Sep 2021
Principal Service
Genesis 28.10–17
or Revelation 12.7–12Psalm 103.19–end
Revelation 12.7–12
or Hebrews 1.5–endJohn 1.47–end
3rd Service
MP Psalms 34, 150
Tobit 12.6–end or Daniel 12.1–4
Acts 12.1–11
2nd Service
EP Psalms 138, 148
Daniel 10.4–end
Revelation 5
Thursday 30th Sep 2021
Holy Communion
Nehemiah 8.1–12
Psalm 19.7–11
Luke 10.1–12
Morning Prayer
Psalm 78.1–39*
1 Maccabees 2.1–28
or 2 Chronicles 13.1—14.1
Mark 14.43–52
Evening Prayer
Psalm 78.40–end*
2 Kings 1.2–17
Acts 24.1–23
Friday 1st Oct 2021
Holy Communion
Baruch 1.15–end
or Deuteronomy 31.7–13Psalm 79.1–9
Luke 10.13–16
Morning Prayer
Psalm 55
1 Maccabees 2.29–48
or 2 Chronicles 14.2–end
Mark 14.53–65
Evening Prayer
Psalm 69
2 Kings 2.1–18
Acts 24.24—25.12
Saturday 2nd Oct 2021
Holy Communion
Baruch 4.5–12, 27–29 or Joshua 22.1–6
Psalm 69.33–37
Luke 10.17–24
Morning Prayer
Psalms 76, 79
1 Maccabees 2.49–end
or 2 Chronicles 15.1–15
Mark 14.66–end
Evening Prayer
Psalms 81, 84
2 Kings 4.1–37
Acts 25.13–end
Or, if the Dedication Festival is celebrated on Sunday 3 October:
Psalm 24
2 Chronicles 7.11–16
John 4.19–29