Rather than give the entire lectionary and Psalter from the 1789 and 1892 Prayer Books, I have only noted the few differences between them and those in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Most of the changes were made in 1928; therefore, unless noted otherwise, the differences noted below apply to both the 1789 and 1892 Books.
| 4th Sunday in Advent | Collect worded slightly differently; ends with: ... through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honour and glory, world without end. Amen. |
| Christmas Day | No alternate collect or readings (1789 only) |
| Circumcision | Epistle is: Romans 4:8-14 |
| Christmas II | Readings for Circumcision used; no readings specific for this day |
| Epiphany II | Gospel is: John 2:1-11 |
| Epiphany III | Gospel is: Matthew 8:1-13 |
| Epiphany IV | Gospel is: Matthew 8:23-34 |
| Ash Wednesday | Three additional prayers, which appear on p. 62, 1928
BCP (1789 only; 1892 and 1928 have separate services). The phrase "until Palm Sunday" does not appear in the rubric following the collect. No rubric follwing the Gospel (1789 only). |
| Lent V | The term "Passion Sunday" for this day is not used. |
| Palm Sunday | The term "Palm Sunday" for this day is not
used. No rubric following the collect. |
| Monday before Easter | No collect |
| Tuesday before Easter | No collect |
| Wednesday before Easter | No collect |
| Thursday before Easter | The term "Maundy Thursday" is not used; No
collect. Epistle is: 1 Cor. 11:17-34; no alt. Gospel reading |
| Good Friday | Third collect different: "all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics", instead of "all who know thee not as thou art revealed in the Gospel of thy Son" |
| Easter Day | No rubric following the collect; Epistle is: Col.
3:1-7. No alternate readings (1789 only) |
| Monday in Easter Week | Use Collect for Easter Day |
| Tuesday in Easter Week | Use Collect for Easter Day |
| Ascension Day | Gospel is: Mark 16:14-20 No rubric following the Gospel (1789 only). |
| Whitsunday | The term "Pentecost" is not used. No rubric following the collect; No alt. readings |
| Monday in Whitsun Week | Use Collect for Whitsunday |
| Tuesday in Whitsun Week | Use Collect for Whitsunday |
| Trinity IX | Gospel is: Luke 16:1-9 |
| Trinity XXIV | No rubric following the Gospel. |
| Sunday next before Advent | Called "Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity" (1789 only) |
| St. Thomas | Epistle is: Ephesians 2:19-22 |
| Transfiguration | No readings (1789 only) |
| St. Luke | Different collect; see below |
| Ss. Simon & Jude | Epistle is: Jude 1-8 |
| All Saints | Epistle is: Rev. 7:2-12 |
The readings following those for All Saints Day (p. 258-269, 1928 BCP) do not appear in
the 1789 or 1892 Books.
The two rubrics at the beginning of the 1928 Lectionary do not appear in the 1789.
There are additionally some differences in capitalization, punctuation, etc.
Collect for St. Luke
ALMIGHTY God, who calledst Luke the Physician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an Evangelist and Physician of the soul; May it please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed; through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Psalters of the 1789, 1892, and 1928 BCP's appear to be completely identical, with the exception that pauses between lines (as noted by asterisks in the 1928 and colons in the 1892 Books) are missing in the 1789 BCP. Also, the verse numbering is very occasionally different. Psalms in the 1789 Book are identified by lower case Roman numerals.
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Updated: 13 November 1997.
Comments, corrections, etc., to: Charles Wohlers