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Morning.

Evening

Advent Sunday

Second Sunday in Advent. The igns of the Times.

Third Sunday in Advent. The Travellers.

Fourth Sunday in Advent. Dimness.

Christmas Day.

St. Stephen's Day..

St. John's Day.

The Holy Innocents.

First Sunday after Christmas. The Sun-dial of Ahaz.

The Circumcision.

Second Sunday after Christmas. The Pilgrim's Song.

The Epiphany

First Sunday after Epiphany. The Nightingale.

Second Sunday after Epiphany. The Secret of per-

petual Youth..

Third Sunday after Epiphany. The Good Centurion.

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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. The World is for

Excitement, the Gospel for Soothing.

59

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Cure Sin and you

cure Sorrow.

63

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany. The Benefits of Un-

certainty.

67

Septuagesima Sunday.

72

Sexagesima Sunday.

75

Quinquagesima Sunday.

79

Ash Wednesday.

82

First Sunday in Lent. The City of Refuge.

85

Second Sunday in Lent. Esau's Forfeit.

88

Third Sunday in Lent. The Spoils of Satan.

92

Fourth Sunday in Lent. The Rosebud

95

Fifth Sunday in Lent. The Burning Bush.

99

Sunday next before Easter. The Children in the

Temple.

103

Monday before Easter. Christ waiting for the

Cross.

106

Tuesday before Easter. Christ refusing the Wine

and Myrrh.

109

Wednesday before Easter. Christ in the Garden. 112

Thursday before Easter. The Vision of the latter

days.

117

Good Friday.

120

Easter Eve.

123

Easter Day.

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Monday in Easter week. St. Peter and Cornelius. . 130

Tuesday in Easter week. The Snow-drop.

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First Sunday after Easter. The Restless Pastor re-

proved.

137

Second Sunday after Easter. Balaam.

141

Third Sunday after Easter. Languor and Travail. . 144

Fourth Sunday after Easter. The Dove on the Cross. 147

Fifth Sunday after Easter. The Priest's Intercessor. 152

Ascension Day.

156

Sunday after Ascension Day. Seed-time.

159

Whitsunday.

163

Monday in Whitsun-week. The City of Confusion. 166

Tuesday in Whitsun-week. Holy Orders.

171

Trinity Sunday.

175

First Sunday after Trinity. Israel among the Ruins
of Canaan.

179

Second Sunday after Trinity. Charity the Life of

Faith.

181

Third Sunday after Trinity. Comfort for Sinners in

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presence of the Good.

185

Fourth Sunday after Trinity. The Groans of Nature. 188

Fifth Sunday after Trinity. The Fishermen of Beth-

saida.

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Sixth Sunday after Trinity. The Psalmist repenting: 197

Seventh Sunday after Trinity. The Feast in the Wil-

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Eighth Sunday after Trinity. The Disobedient Pro-

phet.

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Ninth Sunday after Trinity. Elijah in Horeb. 207

Tenth Sunday after Trinity. Christ weeping over

Jerusalem.

210

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Gehazi reproved. 213

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. The Deaf and Dumb. 216

Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Moses on the Mount. 220

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Ten Lepers. 225

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Flowers of the

Field.

228

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. Hope is better than

Ease.

231

Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Ezekiel's Vision

in the Temple. .

234

Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. The Church in the

Wilderness.

238

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. Shadrach, Me-

shach, and Abednego.

243

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. Mountain Scenery. 246

Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. The Redbreast

in September.

249

Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. The Rule of

Christian Forgiveness.

252

Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. Forest Leaves

in Autumn.

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Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. Imperfection

of Human Sympathy.

258

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. Thetwo Rainbows. 262

Sunday next before Advent. Self-examination before

Advent.

265

St. Andrew's Day.

270

St. Thomas the Apostle.

273

Conversion of St. Paul.

277

Purification of St. Mary the Virgin.

282

St. Matthias' Day.

286

Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

289

St. Mark's Day...

292

St. Philip and St. James's Day.

294

St. Barnabas the Apostle.

297

St. John Baptist's Day.

301

St. Peter's Day.

304

St. James the Apostle.

308

St. Bartholomew the Apostle.

311

St. Matthew the Apostle.

315

St. Michael and all Angels.

319

St. Luke the Evangelist..

323

St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles.

328

All Saints' Day.

331

Holy Communion.

334

Holy Baptism.

338

Catechism.

341

Confirmation.

343