1 2.

TO BE READ AT MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER, ON THE SUNDAYS,
AND OTHER HOLY-DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

St. Thomas

23

24

St. Stephen.
1st Lesson...
2d Lesson...

had been

-wren

mo Lavrany

the the Church thought as wobserve the Saturd a fast, steft

been changed porn the yos to the 1. day) fit to indulge the the Judaiziz iz etians so o far, far, as day of festival devotion; but the West held it a at Milan.

as a

2. There was no reason that the Goutite Xtions should keep the

:

Iswich festivals, in wh

Wh

were

they

were hot concerned,

Wh were in me:

a shadow of what was tercambio hontent festivals

bery early, tthand appointest

:siny of this wh rewitte tep of mencies conferred upon the whole world. and natione well as God has taught us that the celebration of solemn fer:

tivals is within 500

a part of the public vereise of religime stivats dis:

rears afte

we find the greatte festivats timpuished by the same names as we now call them. Saints-days were instituted in different churches beomme: :morate their martyrs & Confessors: and was called their Birth-days. - This was a custom as ancient as the times of Guating and Polycarp. When our Church reformed her liting the member of comme: saints was so great, that many were mitteth

morations of Saint

and a

day appointed for them all, wii all-waints day. Buty this also had been pequently by other particular Churches for the same reaton : nicther co the number avoid being very preat, as such Church had some favouritt Saint. the festivals retained in our Church are now theys of Obljatun ::: Wattend divine service & take rest from labour:- Accor Wthe Statute of Edw: Upealed by Eliz: renewed by James, this

all : but it wo appear porn later act that the Sunday is

now wbs kept with greate uversuce, and Ecclesiastical baba civil festival.

is not only an

3.

was

a particular bile the first Martyr.

retained for se Sephen as having

4. As bring the first who suffered on our Lords account. 3. Untit the last review this & . Hamabad day was not iwin, :cluded: probably because the becau first always, and the other often, fell in term-tome: during wh only certain great festivals whe W kept (when the profes were sittil as ordained by the con: : vocatiom in 1536: among wh the feasts of the apostles, 1:2: the twelve, were wbe kept. - But now these days are of squal obligation with the rest, by the act of Uniformitys

2. Probable Apocryphal lessons wue appointeet for these days, because the Romanists had exalted the brigin Mother abros

of God.

Herbert Acheron similar principles in lessons
Probably usion
Chosen upon Saints' days.

principles the lessons were gruerally

acknowledge the benefit they derive

5. That atians may
from from the the ministry of angels.

the

lesser

where Holyways clash, such as a

must

- alivays give way

Sunday to the greater.

* As a general mle,
+ anothe,
::: a sunday to a particular holiday - Where
as when the Annunciation happens in Passim-week,

445

doubt

or tt Andrews advent sunday happen together, reference ! be made to the Ordinary "Wappears all divusch."

Perhaps where an apocryphal chapter is appointed for the a conocical one may be read instead, Whit

Saints day,
w she is countenanced.

by the practiced the church on Sundays. this day altro in othes respects

ne no proper Lessons for

3.