Readings for the principle services of Holy Communion on Wednesdays & Sundays in October.
3 October – Francis of Assisi (transferred)
Jeremiah 22.13-16; Psalm 148.7-14; Galatians 6.14-18; Matthew 11.25-30
7 October – Harvest Thanksgiving
Joel 2.21-27; Psalm 126; 1 Timothy 6.6-10; Matthew 6.25-33
10 October – Paulinus, bishop, missionary
Isaiah 2.2-5; Psalm 27.1–6; Matthew 5.14-16
14 October
Job 23.1-9,16-17; Psalm 22.1-15; Hebrews 4.12-16; Mark 10.17-31
17 October – Ignatius, bishop, martyr
Isaiah 43.16–21; Psalm 31.1-5; Romans 8.35–39; John 12.23–26
21 October
Job 38.1-7,34-41; Psalm 104.1-10,26,35c; Hebrews 5.1-10; Mark 10.35-45
24 October
Ephesians 3.2-12; Psalm 98; Luke 12.39-48
28 October – Simon & Jude, apostles
Isaiah 28.14-16; Psalm 119.89-96; Ephesians 2.19-22; John 15.17-27
31 October – Martin Luther
Isaiah 55.6–11; Psalm 46; Romans 3.21–28; John 15.1–11
Other festivals during October
- 1 October
Remigius, bishop, 533
Anthony Ashley Cooper, social reformer, 1884 - 6 October
William Tyndale, translator, martyr, 1536 - 9 October
Denys, bishop, and companions, martyrs, c 250
Robert Grosseteste, bishop, philosopher, scientist, 1253 - 11 October
Ethelburga, abbess, 675
James the Deacon, companion of Paulinus, 7th century - 12 October
Wilfrid, bishop, missionary, 709
Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer, 1845; Edith Cavell, nurse, 1915 - 13 October
Edward the Confessor, king, 1066 - 15 October
Teresa of Avila, teacher of the faith, 1582 - 16 October
Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer, bishops, martyrs, 1555 - 18 October
Luke the Evangelist - 19 October
Henry Martyn, translator, missionary, 1812 - 25 October
Crispin and Crispinian, martyrs, c 287 - 26 October
Alfred, king, scholar, 899
Cedd, abbot, bishop, 664 - 29 October
James Hannington, bishop, martyr, 1885
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