Esther in the Daily Office Lectionary
The Daily Office Lectionary appoints Esther 8 times in its two-year course. The course reads 8 of its 10 chapters, 5 of them in full.
Chapter by chapter
- Year One does not read it in the course.
- Year Two reads chapters 1–8 during the Season after Pentecost, at Morning Prayer.
Esther chapters: Year Two only 1–8; not in the two-year course 9–10; in part 1–2, 8.
- 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.
The table allows Judith to be read in place of some of these lessons.
Year Two8 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week of Proper 19, Friday | Morning | Esther 1:1-4, 10-19 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 19, Saturday | Morning | Esther 2:5-8, 15-23 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 20, Sunday | Morning | Esther 3:1–4:3 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 20, Monday | Morning | Esther 4:4-17 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 20, Tuesday | Morning | Esther 5:1-14 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 20, Wednesday | Morning | Esther 6:1-14 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 20, Thursday | Morning | Esther 7:1-10 | 985 |
| Week of Proper 20, Friday | Morning | Esther 8:1-8, 15-17 | 985 |
Coming up
The next 7 offices on this site that read from Esther:
- Friday, September 17, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 1:1-4, 10-19
- Saturday, September 18, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 2:5-8, 15-23
- Sunday, September 19, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 3:1–4:3
- Monday, September 20, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 4:4-17
- Wednesday, September 22, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 6:1-14
- Thursday, September 23, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 7:1-10
- Friday, September 24, 2027Evening Prayer: Esther 8:1-8, 15-17