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Feast of Dedication, see October 1st.

Patronal Festival, that is the Festival of our Lord, or of the mystery, or of the saint in whose honour the church is dedicated. If this day is provided with proper lessons in the Table of Lessons these will be read, but if not, appropriate lessons should be chosen. Unless it is a Feast included in the Table of Psalms, the minister may choose psalms which seem to him suitable.

Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion
Exodus 16. 2–15; Exodus 24. 1–11; Proverbs 9. 1–5
Mark 14. 12–25; John 6. 22–35; 1 Corinthians 10. 1–17.

Thanksgiving for Harvest
Holy Communion Ps. 65; Deuteronomy 8. 7–10 or 26. 1–4; Galatians 6. 6–10; John 4. 31–36
Morning and Evening Prayer Ps. 65; 67; 104. 1–24 (–26 L); 104. 24–end (26–end L); 145; 147; 148; 150.
Genesis 1. 24–end; Deuteronomy 8; Deuteronomy 26. 1–11; Joel 2.21–27
Matthew 13. 24–30, 36–43; Luke 8., 4–15; Luke 12. 13–34; John 6. 26–35.

Commemoration of the Faithful Departed
(suitable for use on All Souls’ Day and on other appropriate occasions)
Ps. 13; 16; 23; 25; 27; 42; 43; 90; 116; 121; 130; 146
Isaiah 38. 10–20; Isaiah 43. 1–7; Job 19. 21–27a
John 5. 24–29; 1 Corinthians 15. 51–end; Revelation 1. 9–18.

and, except on November 2nd.
Wisdom 3. 1–9; Wisdom 4. 7–13; Wisdom 5. 1–15
John 11. 21–27; 1 Thessalonians 4. 13–end; Revelation 20. 11–13.

The Church Overseas; St. Andrew’s Tide and other missionary occasions
Ps. 2; 46; 47; 67; 72; 87; 96; 97; 100; 117
Isaiah 49. 1–13; Isaiah 61; Ezekiel 2.1 – 3.3; Jonah 3; Zechariah 8. 20–end
Luke 4. 16–21; John 4. 31–38; Acts 16. 6–15; Romans 10. 9–15; Ephesians 3. 1–11.

 

The Additional Alternative Lectionary provides psalms and readings for Holy Communion for the following Commons:
A martyr       Ps. 3; Jeremiah 11. 18–20; Heb. 11.32 – 12.2; Matthew 16. 24–27

A doctor or    Ps. 37. 30–35; Wisd. 7. 7–14; 1 Cor. 2. 6–13; Matthew 13. 51–52
confessor

A bishop       Ps. 99; Ezekiel 34. 11–16; 1 Timothy 3. 15–16; Mark 4. 26–32

An abbot or   Ps. 1; Proverbs 10. 27–32; 1 John 2. 15–17; Luke 6. 20–23a
abbess

Missionaries   Ps. 96. 7–13; Isaiah 61. 1–3; 2 Cor. 4. 5–10; Matthew 28. 16.20