Jonah in the Daily Office Lectionary
The Daily Office Lectionary appoints Jonah 6 times in its two-year course. The course reads all of its 4 chapters, each in full.
Chapter by chapter
- Year One reads chapters 2–4 during Epiphany and Easter, at Morning Prayer.
- Year Two reads chapters 1–4 during Christmas and the Season after Pentecost, at Morning Prayer.
Jonah chapters: both years 2–4; Year Two only 1.
- 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 One2 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week of Last Epiphany, Ash Wednesday | Morning | Jonah 3:1–4:11 | 950 |
| Easter Week, Monday | Morning | Jonah 2:1-9 | 958 |
Year Two4 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Day and Following, Jan. 5 | Morning | Jonah 2:2-9 | 941 |
| Week of Proper 23, Tuesday | Morning | Jonah 1:1-17 | 989 |
| Week of Proper 23, Wednesday | Morning | Jonah 1:17–2:10 | 989 |
| Week of Proper 23, Thursday | Morning | Jonah 3:1–4:11 | 989 |
Coming up
The next 5 offices on this site that read from Jonah:
- Wednesday, February 10, 2027Morning Prayer: Jonah 3:1–4:11
- Monday, March 29, 2027Morning Prayer: Jonah 2:1-9
- Tuesday, October 12, 2027Evening Prayer: Jonah 1:1-17
- Wednesday, October 13, 2027Evening Prayer: Jonah 1:17–2:10
- Thursday, October 14, 2027Evening Prayer: Jonah 3:1–4:11