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READINGS for the Month of February - After THE EPIPHANY and start of LENTEN Season

• TUES, FEB 2 - Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Purification of Mary) (Color: White) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: Malachi 3:1-4
• PSALM 84 or 84:1-6
• SECOND LESSON: Hebrews 2:14-18
• GOSPEL: Luke 2:22-40
• COLLECT 187 or 239

Notes on the PRESENTATION:

• A form for the traditional Candlemas Procession, as an entrance rite for the Eucharist on this day, is found in the BOS, page 53
• Today candles for use during the year may be blessed
• SUN, FEB 7 - Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany (Color: Green) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13)
• PSALM 138
• SECOND LESSON: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
• GOSPEL: Luke 5:1-11
• COLLECT 164 or 216

Notes for this day:

• (In some places, today is kept as Sexagesima Sunday with propers found in the Anglican, American and English Missals.)
• The Seasonal Blessing is found on page 22 of the BOS-Book of Occasional Services, 2003
• SUN, FEB 14 - Last Sunday After the Epiphany (Color: Green) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: Exodus 34:29-35
• PSALM 99
• SECOND LESSON: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
• GOSPEL: Luke 9:28-36 (37-43)
• COLLECT 165 or 217

Notes for this day:

• (In some places, today is kept as Quinquagesima Sunday with propers found in the Anglican, American or English Missals.)
• TUES, FEB 16 - Shrove Tuesday (Color: Green) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: 2 Peter 3:11-18
• PSALMS: 90:1-6,13-17
• GOSPEL: Mark 12:13-17
• Common Preface
• WED, FEB 17 - Ash Wednesday - Day of fasting and special devotion (Color: Violet/Linen) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• No entrance hymn or acclamation
• FIRST LESSON: Joel 2:1-2,12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12
• PSALM 103 or 103:8-14
• SECOND LESSON: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
• GOSPEL: Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

Notes for this day:

• The proper liturgy for this day is found in the BCP- The Book of Common Prayer, 1979.
• Gloria is not used in Lent except where indicated as optional.
• The optional Eucharistic reading from Isaiah is duplicated on Friday and Saturday.

Notes for LENT:

• All lesser saints' days are optional, the weekdays of Lent being "Greater Ferias".. If these days are celebrated, the season is always commemorated.
• Alleluia is NOT sung or said during Mass or the offices.
• The Prayer Over the People may be sung or said before the final blessing at Mass. The text of these prayers may be found in the BOS-Book of Occasional Services, 2003, pages 24-26.
• The use of flowers and organ music should be limited during the season, except on the Fourth Sunday in Lent.
• Weddings should not be celebrated during the season.
• The Stations of the Cross is particularly appropriate, especially on Fridays. See the BOS-Book of Occasional Services, 2003, page 57 or TASB-The Anglican Service Book, page 693.
• Lent Array, or unbleached linen with limited ornamentation, may be used in place of violet vestments.
• The Great Litany may be sung in procession before the Principal Mass. See the BCP-The Book of Common Prayer, 1979, page 148 or TASB -The Anglican Service Book, page 152.
• Mass readings and collects for Lenten weekdays may be found in LEF-Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2006, pages 29-61.
• Crosses and images are veiled in purple either for the entire season or during the last two weeks of Lent.
• FRI, FEB 19 - Stations of the Cross (Color: Violet/Linen) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C

Notes for this day:

• The Way of the Cross (in the BOS- The Book of Occasional Services, 2003) is especially appropriate on Lenten Fridays.
• SUN, DEC 21 - First Sunday in Lent (Color: Violet/Linen) Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
• PSALM: 91:1-2,9-16
• SECOND LESSON: Romans 10:8b-13
• GOSPEL: Luke 4:1-13
• COLLECT: 166 or 218

Notes for this day:

• -Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of this week are the spring Ember Days. collect for these days may be found in the BCP -The Book of Common Prayer, 1979, page 205 and 2576 and in the TASB-The Anglican Service Book, page 144.
• Gloria is not used during Lent, except on those feasts where its optional use is noted.
• The Great Litany may be used in place of an entrance hymn but if the enrollment of candidates of Baptism takes place on this Sunday, the Litany is best postponed until the Second Sunday in Lent. It is also especially fitting on the Fifth Sunday in Lent.
• WED, FEB 24 - Saint Matthias, the Apostle - Ember Day (Color: Red) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: Acts 1:15-26
• PSALM: 15
• SECOND LESSON: Phillippians 3:13-21
• GOSPEL: John 15:1,6-16
• COLLECT: 188 or 239
• FRI, FEB 26 - Stations of the Cross - Ember Day (Color: Violet/Linen) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C

Notes for this day:

• The Way of the Cross (in the BOS- The Book of Occasional Services, 2003) is especially appropriate on Lenten Fridays.
• SUN, FEB 28 - Second Sunday in Lent (Color: Violet/Linen) -Eucharistic Lectionary Year C
• FIRST LESSON: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18
• PSALM: 27
• SECOND LESSON: Philippians 3:17-4:1
• GOSPEL: Luke 13:31-35
• COLLECT: 166 or 218

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