Daniel in the Daily Office Lectionary
The Daily Office Lectionary appoints Daniel 16 times in its two-year course and twice on Holy Days. The course reads 9 of its 12 chapters, 5 of them in full.
Chapter by chapter
- Year One reads chapters 1–6, 12 during Easter, at Morning Prayer.
- Year Two reads chapters 7, 9 during Lent and Easter, at Morning Prayer.
Daniel chapters: Year One only 1–6, 12; Year Two only 7, 9; not in the two-year course 8, 10–11; in part 5, 7, 9, 12.
- Year One only
- Year Two only
- Both years
- Half filled: only part of the chapter
- Not in the two-year course
When both offices have two lessons, “the Old Testament Reading for the alternate year is used as the First Reading at Evening Prayer” (BCP p. 934). This site and the app follow that rubric, so most of these lessons are heard twice: at Morning Prayer in the year listed, and at Evening Prayer on the same day in the other year.
Year One14 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Week, Friday | Morning | Daniel 12:1-4, 13 | 958 |
| Week of 2 Easter, Monday | Morning | Daniel 1:1-21 | 958 |
| Week of 2 Easter, Tuesday | Morning | Daniel 2:1-16 | 958 |
| Week of 2 Easter, Wednesday | Morning | Daniel 2:17-30 | 958 |
| Week of 2 Easter, Thursday | Morning | Daniel 2:31-49 | 958 |
| Week of 2 Easter, Friday | Morning | Daniel 3:1-18 | 958 |
| Week of 2 Easter, Saturday | Morning | Daniel 3:19-30 | 958 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Sunday | Morning | Daniel 4:1-18 | 960 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Monday | Morning | Daniel 4:19-27 | 960 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Tuesday | Morning | Daniel 4:28-37 | 960 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Wednesday | Morning | Daniel 5:1-12 | 960 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Thursday | Morning | Daniel 5:13-30 | 960 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Friday | Morning | Daniel 6:1-15 | 960 |
| Week of 3 Easter, Saturday | Morning | Daniel 6:16-28 | 960 |
Year Two2 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week of 1 Lent, Sunday | Morning | Daniel 9:3-10 | 953 |
| Week of 6 Easter, Ascension Day | Morning | Daniel 7:9-14 | 963 |
On Holy Dayspages 996–1000, the same in both years
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Transfiguration | Evening | Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 | 998 |
| St. Michael & All Angels | Evening | Daniel 12:1-3 | 999 |
Coming up
The next 12 offices on this site that read from Daniel:
- Sunday, February 14, 2027Evening Prayer: Daniel 9:3-10
- Friday, April 2, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 12:1-4, 13
- Tuesday, April 6, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 2:1-16
- Wednesday, April 7, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 2:17-30
- Thursday, April 8, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 2:31-49
- Friday, April 9, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 3:1-18
- Saturday, April 10, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 3:19-30
- Sunday, April 11, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 4:1-18
- Monday, April 12, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 4:19-27
- Tuesday, April 13, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 4:28-37
- Wednesday, April 14, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 5:1-12
- Thursday, April 15, 2027Morning Prayer: Daniel 5:13-30
5 more through September 29, 2027; see the calendar.