APPENDIX I. DISTRIBUTION OF THE SYRIAC NEW TESTAMENT INTO LESSONS AS READ IN THE PUBLIC WORSHIP. THE manuscripts of the Syriac New Testament are strangers to the modern division of the Books into Chapters and Verses: instead of which, they divide the several Books (except the Apocalypse) into reading Les sons,, which are of different lengths, but will average about fifteen of our verses. The printed Syriac New Testaments exhibit our division into Chapters and Verses, marked commonly in the side margin. The text of the London editions of 1816 and 1826 (which were intended for circulation in the East) is divided (except the Apocalypse) into paragraphs corresponding with the reading Lessons in the common manuscripts. These Lessons are separately numbered in each Book, and the occasions are stated on which they are to be read. This distribution into reading Lessons, its correspondence with the division into Chapters and Verses, and the occasions to which the Lessons are appropriated, are contained in the following Table:— Lessons. LESSONS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. The occasions which are starred [*] are omitted in the edition of 1826. MATTHEW. I. i. 1-17. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII VIII. 18-25. ii. 1-12. OCCASIONS. Sunday before Christmas (1). Vespers of Christmas (soi). レ 13-18. Matins (1) of Slaughter of the Infants. iii. 1-17. Feast of Epiphany (???). iv. 1-11.{tion of the FortyMartys Sunday, commencement of Lent (oo): and, Obla 12–25. Sunday after Epiphany (?). XXVII. { XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. 13-29. viii. 1-13. 14-22. viii. 23- OCCASIONS. Fathers Third Morning? The Apostles and Patriarchs 肌 ix. 9-17. Thursday of Week in Albis (Whitsun-week) xi. 25 xii. 8. Vespers, 2d Sunday after Epiphany. xii. 9-21. Saturday of 3d Week in Lent. 22-37. Vespers, the Sunday commencing Lent. XXXI. xiii. 1-23. Wednesday, 2d Week in Lent. 24-52. *Oblation, Sunday of Priests. XXXII. Vespers, 2d Sunday after the Resurrection. Vespers, 4th Sunday in Lent. Oblation on any day. Commemoration of the holy Apostles. Monday, 3d Week in Lent. XLIV. xviii. 1-14. XLV. XLVI. XLVII. XLIX. L. LI. LII. xix. 1-15. *Matins, Sunday after Feast of the Cross. 16-26. *Commemoration of F. Anthony and his Brethren XX. 1-16. Lesson for Paul the Apostle. 17-28. 5th Sunday after Pentecost. 29-34. Oblation, 5th Sunday in Lent. こ LESSONS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP-Continued. MATTHEW. Lessons. یاید LV. LVIII. J IX. Chap. and Ver. xxi. 1-16. 17-27. 28-46. xxii. 1-14. OCCASIONS. Vespers, Sunday of Hosannas (Palm Sunday.) xxii. 34xxiii. 12. LX. xxiii. 13–28. LXI. Matins, Tuesday in Passion Week. 1st Station, 3d Night in Passion Week. 29-39. 2d Service, 3d Night in Passion Week; and, of Stephen. LXII. xxiv. 1-35.*Vespers on Feast of the Cross. LXIII. LXIV. 36-44. *Lesson for the Dead. 45-51. *Oblation, Sunday of Priests. LXV. XXV. 1-13. 3d Station, 2d Night in Passion Week: LXVI. LXVII. *Also, Commemoration of the holy Women. 14-30. *Sunday of the Priests. 31-46. Commemoration of the Just and Righteous: LXVIII. xxvi. 1-16. Thursday of the Mysteries, (115) Holy Thursday. LXXI. xxvii. 1-25. LXXII. LXXIII. LXXIV. LXXV. LXXVI. Matins, Friday of the Crucifixion. 26-37. Lesson for the 3d Hour, (on Day of Crucifixion.) 38-44. Lesson for the 6th Hour, (Noon, Day of Crucifixion.) 45-56. Lesson for the 9th Hour, (Day of the Crucifixion.) 57-61. Vespers, Saturday of Annunciation. 62-66. Matins, Saturday of Annunciation. LXXVII. xxviii. 1-20. Vespers, Sunday of the Resurrection. Matins, 3d Sunday after the Resurrection. 6th Sunday after Pentecost. *Matins, Commemoration of Mary, Mother of God. 24-34. Saturday in Albis, (Whitsun Week.) v. 1-20. Matins, Thursday, 5th Week in Lent. 14-29. Matins, Decapitation of John Baptist. LESSONS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP-Continued. 24-37. 11-33. OCCASIONS. Lesson for Mid Lent. Thursday of Week in Albis, (Whitsun Week.) XVIII. vii. 1-23. XIX. XX. viii. 1-10. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI.{ XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. xiii. 37. XXXV. XXXVI. *Matins, on Feast of the Cross. xiv. 1-26. *Consecration of the Chrism, (on Holy Thursday.) Oblation, Sunday of Resurrection, (Easter Sunday.) 14-20. Oblation, on Ascension Day, Matins, Feast of the Nativity, (Christmas.) 21-35. Matins, Entrance of our Lord into the Temple. LUKE. I. II. III. IV. V. Lessons. LUKE. LESSONS FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP-Continued. Chap. and Ver. OCCASIONS. 36-50. Third Hour, Thursday of the Mysteries. viii. 1-15. Thursday, 2d Week in Lent. 16-21. *Commemoration of Mary the Mother of God. 40-56. Matins, 5th Sunday in Lent. ix. 1-11. Vespers, 5th Sunday after the Resurrection. 12-17. Oblation on any Day. 18-26. Feast of the Apostles. 27-36. *Matins, Feast of Tabernacles. XXII. 11-18 Oblation, Sunday, 4th Week in Lent. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. xii. 1-12. *Commemoration of the Martyrs. 37-50. Monday, 2d Week in Lent. 51-62. Vespers, 6th Sunday after the Resurrection. 38-41. *Commemoration of the Holy Women. 27-36. *Feast of Mary the Mother of God. 32-48. *Lesson for (the Ordination of) Bishops. 49-59. Lesson for Suplication, (Feast, or Fast, of the Ninevites.) XLVI. xiii. 19. *Lesson, 2d Sunday after the Feast of the Cross. 10-22. Vespers, 5th Saturday in Lent. 23-35. *Commemoration of the Just, and the Patriarchs. xiv. 1-24. Tuesday, 4th Week in Lent. 25XV. 10. *Commemoration of the Monks. 11-32. Vespers, Thursday before Lent. LIV. xvii. 1-10. Vespers, Friday, 1st Week in Lent. LV. LVI. LVII. xviii. 1-17. Vespers, 1st Saturday in Lent. 18-30. *Commemoration of F. Anthony and his fellow Saints Thursday, 6th Week in Lent. |