Ecclesiasticus

The first lesson Ecclesiasticus 43. 11-26 is read by the Dean of Windsor.

The First Lesson, Ecclesiasticus 43. 11-26, will be read by the Dean of Windsor.

And Ecclesiasticus, willing to go all the way, puts it simply: “Instead of a friend, become not an enemy.”

Not only is it written in Latin, it’s from the book of Ecclesiasticus, not contained in the modern Protestant Bible.

Some information as to these compulsory alms, though not of course as to the voluntary almsgiving of the nuns, is given in the Valor Ecclesiasticus.