Be it known, therefore, unto you that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it;

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.

That they may receive forgiveness of sins,

And inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse ;

And a branch shall grow out of his roots.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins;
And faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb;
And the leopard shall lie down with the kid;

And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together;

And a little child shall lead them.

And the cow and the bear shall feed;
Their young ones shall lie down together.
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain.

For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

Glory be to the Father, etc.

LENT.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil.

And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was afterwards an hungered.

And when the tempter came to him, he said,

If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

But He answered and said, It is written, man shall not live by bread alone,

But by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen?

To loose the bands of wickedness;

To undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry?

And that thou bring the poor that is cast out, to thy house?

When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning;
And thine health shall spring forth speedily;
And thy righteousness shall go before thee;
The glory of the Lord shall be thy rere-ward.
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer.
Thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I am.
Glory be to the Father, etc.

PASSION WEEK.

And when they were come to a place called Calvary, There they crucified Him and the malefactors.

And they parted his raiment,

Casting lots what every man should take.

And the sun was darkened,

And the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.

And He said, "It is finished; '

And He bowed his head and gave up the ghost.

Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world!

The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.
Surely He hath borne our griefs;

And carried our sorrows;

He was wounded for our transgressions;

He was bruised for our iniquities.

Let this mind be in you,

Which was also in Christ Jesus.

He humbled himself and became obedient unto

death,

Even the death of the Cross.

And they that are Christ's

Have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Who are these which are arrayed in white robes, and whence came they?

These are they which have come out of great tribulation,
And have washed their robes,

And made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Glory be to the Father, etc.

EASTER.

And very early in the morning, the first day of the week;

They came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves;

Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away,

For it was very great.

And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment,

And they were affrighted.

And he said unto them, Be not affrighted, ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified;

He is risen, He is not here, behold the place where they laid Him.

But go your way, tell his disciples, and Peter, that He goeth before you into Galilee.

There shall ye see Him as He said unto you.
Now is Christ risen from the dead;

And become the first-fruits of them that slept.
For since by man came death,

By man came also the resurrection of the dead.
For as in Adam all die,

Even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy,
We shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory
Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Glory be to the Father, etc.

ASCENSION.

What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where He was before?

No man hath ascended up to heaven, but He that came down from heaven, even the Son of man, which is in heaven.

When Jesus had spoken these things, while they beheld,

He was taken up; and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

Who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God;

Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto Him.

He was received up into heaven,

And sat on the right hand of God.

Wherefore He saith, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men. That ye may know what is the hope of his calling, And what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints;

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe.

According to the working of his mighty power which He wrought in Christ;

When He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at his own right hand in heavenly places.

To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Glory be to the Father, etc.

WHITSUNDAY.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God; I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh;

And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy ; And your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour-out, in those days of my Spirit ;

And they shall prophesy.

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,
They were all with one accord in one place.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind;

And it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire;

And it sat upon each of them.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost;

And began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit. gave them utterance.

When the Comforter is come,

Whom I will send unto you from the Father,

Even the Spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father,

He shall teach you all things,

And bring all things to your remembrance,

Whatsoever I have said unto you.

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God,

Whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

Long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
As many as are led by the Spirit of God,
They are the sons of God.

Glory be to the Father, etc.