The lectionary (Roman use) — Epistle + Gospel for the year

A Table of the Epistles and Gospels

The full title reads: "A Table of the Epistles and Gospels, after the Romane use, upon Sundaies, Holidaies, and other principal daies of the yere, for such as are desirous to know and reade them according to this translation. And therefore the Epistles taken out of the old Testament are omitted, till the edition thereof." Where the print omits an Epistle because it is drawn from the Old Testament, which the Douay had not yet published in 1582, the entry below shows only a Gospel; such places are marked in the print with a star. This edition does include the Old Testament, so wherever the Douay itself records the omitted reading, it is supplied here in italic: from its own Table of the Epistles, taken forth of the Old Testament, and from the lectionary rubrics printed in the margins of the Old Testament text. Between them these cover the festival days and part of Lent; the rest of the weekday Masses, the Ember days, and the votive Masses still show a Gospel alone.

The page numbers are the original 1582 New Testament's folio references and are reproduced exactly as printed.

Upon Sundays, Imber Days, and other Feries (the Temporal cycle)

Day / FeastEpistle (pag.)Gospel (pag.)
The 1. Sunday in Advent415199
The 2. Sunday in Advent41928
The 3. Sunday in Advent533217
Wednesday Imber in Advent(omitted, OT)135
Friday Imber in Advent(omitted, OT)136
Saturday Imber in Advent514143
The 4. Sunday in Advent432143
Christmas eve3814
Christmas day at the first Mass597139
Christmas day, second Mass598140
Christmas day, third Mass603216
S. Steven30566
S. John the EvangelistEcclesiasticus 15:1–7279
Childermas day7145
S. Thomas of Canterbury608248
The Sunday within the Octave of Christmas504as on Twelfth eve
The Circumcision of our Lord597140
Twelfth Eve5046
The Epiphanie of our Lord called Twelfth dayIsaias 60:1–75
The 1. Sunday after the Epiphanie412141
The 2. Sunday after the Epiphanie413220
The 3. Sunday after the Epiphanie41319
The 4. Sunday after the Epiphanie41420
The 5. Sunday after the Epiphanie54235
The 6. Sunday after the Epiphanie54636
The Sunday of Septuagesime44356
The Sunday of Sexagesime489159
The Sunday of Quinquagesime456191
Upon Ash wednesday(omitted, OT)15
Thursday after Ash wednesday(omitted, OT)20
Friday after Ash wednesday(omitted, OT)13
Saturday after Ash wednesday(omitted, OT)103
The 1. Sunday in Lent4819
Monday in the 1. week of Lent(omitted, OT)73
Tuesday(omitted, OT)59
Wednesday Imber(omitted, OT)32
Thursday(omitted, OT)42
Friday Imber(omitted, OT)229
Saturday Imber(omitted, OT)48
The 2. Sunday in Lent54948
Monday(omitted, OT)243
Tuesday3 Kings 17:864
Wednesday (vers. 17, the same that is upon the day of the Holy Cross)Esther 13:856
Thursday(omitted, OT)186
FridayGenesis 37:660
Saturday(omitted, OT)183
The 3. Sunday in Lent521170
Monday4 Kings 5:1146
Tuesday4 Kings 4:151
WednesdayExodus 20:1241
Thursday(omitted, OT)147
FridayNumbers 20:1225
Saturday(omitted, OT)242
The 4. Sunday in Lent505232
Monday3 Kings 3:16220
Tuesday(omitted, OT)239
Wednesday(omitted, OT)245
Thursday4 Kings 4:25156
Friday3 Kings 17:13250
Saturday(omitted, OT)242
Passion Sunday621244
Monday in Passion week(omitted, OT)240
Tuesday(omitted, OT)239
Wednesday(omitted, OT)245
Thursday(omitted, OT)157
Friday(omitted, OT)252
Saturday(omitted, OT)254
Palm Sunday, before the benediction of the palms(omitted, OT)58
Palm Sunday, at Mass52874
Monday in holy week(omitted, OT)253
Tuesday(omitted, OT)124
Wednesday(omitted, OT)201
Thursday (in holy week)449256
Friday (in holy week)(omitted, OT)268
Saturday (in holy week)54284
Easter Day433131
Monday in Easter week319211
Tuesday328212
Wednesday297278
Thursday311274
Friday66085
Saturday657274
The 1. Sunday after Easter, called Low Sunday685275
The 2. Sunday after Easter658248
The 3. Sunday after Easter657264
The 4. Sunday after Easter642264
The 5. Sunday after Easter (v. 8 unto 15)642265
The Rogation days651170
The Ascension eve518266
The Ascension day289132
The Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension662263
Whitsun-eve347260
Whitsunday293260
Monday in Whitsun week319223
Tuesday311248
Wednesday Imber in Whitsun week301234
Thursday310162
Friday Imber in Whitsun week(omitted, OT)149
Saturday Imber393147
Trinitie Sunday41185
The 1. Sunday after Pentecost683153
Corpus Christi day449235
The 2. Sunday after Pentecost681181
The 3. Sunday664182
The 4. Sunday400148
The 5. Sunday (v. 8 unto 15)66012
The 6. Sunday395107
The 7. Sunday39618
The 8. Sunday400185
The 9. Sunday445194 (vers. 41 unto 47)
The 10. Sunday454190
The 11. Sunday464106
The 12. Sunday476167
The 13. Sunday503188
The 14. Sunday50915
The 15. Sunday509156
The 16. Sunday517180
The 17. Sunday51863
Wednesday Imber in September(omitted, OT)110
Friday Imber in September(omitted, OT)157
Saturday Imber in September621178
The 18. Sunday after Pentecost (v. 4 unto the 9)42522
The 19. Sunday (verse 23 unto the 29)51962
The 20. Sunday521227
The 21. Sunday51452
The 22. Sunday (verse 15 to the 22)52662
The 23. Sunday53123
The 24. Sunday after Pentecost53668

For Saints and Festival Days, peculiar and proper (the Sanctoral)

Day / FeastEpistle (pag.)Gospel (pag.)
S. Andrew's Eve(omitted, OT)217
S. Andrew's day40810
S. Nicolas (v. 7 to the 18)63672 (v. 14 to the 24)
The Conception of our LadyProverbs 8:22363
S. Thomas the Apostle516275
In Cathedra S. Petri Romæ65544
The Conversion of S. Paul31554
Candlemas dayMalachias 3:1–5140
S. Matthias29029
The Annunciation of our LadyIsaias 7:1116135
S. George588 (v. 8 to the 11) & 591 (v. 10 to the 13)261
S. MarkEzechiel 1:514166
In maioribus Letaniis, upon S. Mark's day651170
SS. Philip & JamesWisdom 5:1–6259
Holy Rood day in May, or the Invention of the Holy Cross528222
S. Barnabas day322261
S. John Baptist's Eve(omitted, OT)134
S. John Baptist's Day called MidsummerIsaias 49:1–6 & v. 23137
SS. Peter's & Paul's eve296279
SS. Peter and Paul's day32444
The Commemoration of S. Paul49526
The Visitation of our LadyCanticle 2:815136
S. Marie MagdaleneCanticle 3:2–6 & ch. 8:68157
S. James43257
S. Dominike591175
The Transfiguration of our Lord66748
S. Laurence486254
Assumption eve(omitted, OT)171
Assumption of our LadyEcclesiasticus 24:1121168
S. Bartholomew (verse 26 to the 30)456152
S. Lewis king of France(omitted, OT)193
The Decollation of S. John BaptistJeremias 1:17 to the end101
The Nativitie of our LadyProverbs 8:22363
Holy Rood day in September, or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross528255
S. Matthew's eve(omitted, OT)149
S. Matthew's dayEzechiel 1:101522
Michaelmas day69850
S. Francis51129
S. Dionysius Areopagita343152 (as upon Allhallows eve)
S. Luke484166
SS. Simon and Jude518262
Allhallows eve708152
Allhallows day71211
All-souls day466230
S. MartinEcclesiasticus 44:25 & ch. 45:1–9171 (verse 33 to the 37)
S. Clement53170
S. CatharineEcclesiasticus 51:1–1371 (verse 1 to the 14, which is the Gospel for holy virgins)

For Saints generally and in common (the Common of Saints)

Day / FeastEpistle (pag.)Gospel (pag.)
Apostles eve(omitted, OT)262
For a Martyr that is a Bishop469 & 642181 and 45
For a Martyr that is no Bishopas upon S. George's day62
For one Martyr641, 662254 and 262
For many Martyrs393, 400, 481, 626, 632, 655, 713, 73411, 29, 68, 152, 172, 199, 265
For a Confessor that is a Bishop608, 615, 63670, 72, 123, 171
For a Confessor that is no Bishop432 and 531175, 193, 254
For holy Abbots(omitted, OT)54
For holy Virgins Martyrs(omitted, OT)36, 71
For holy Virgins not Martyrs438, 488 (vers. 17 to the 3 of the chapter following)as for holy Virgins Martyrs
For other holy women not Virgins(omitted, OT)36
For holy Widows578as for holy women not virgins
The Dedication of a Church, or Church Holyday741195

In votive Masses, that is, such as are said according to men's devotion for divers peculiar causes

IntentionEpistle (pag.)Gospel (pag.)
Of the B. Trinitie493263
Of the holy Ghost311260
Of the Passion of our Lord(omitted, OT)272
Of the holy Cross52856
Of our B. Lady598135, 140, 171, 272
Of the holy Angels708218
Of the blessed Apostles Peter & Paul30154
For any necessitie(omitted, OT)117
For remission of sinnes398170
For choosing of the Pope607260
Upon the Pope's creation & coronation day65544
Against schism, or for any necessitie of the Church518266
Against the Paganes(omitted, OT)170
In time of war(omitted, OT)68
For peace(omitted, OT)275 (verse 19 to the 24)
Against the plague(omitted, OT)147 (as upon Saturday in Whitsun week)
For the sicke65120
For Mariage52153

In Masses of Requiem

IntentionEpistle (pag.)Gospel (pag.)
Of Requiem466, 550, 725230, 234, 235, 251

The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.