Advent through the last Sunday of the church year.
Liturgical Colors & Traditional Meanings
| 🖤 Black | Used on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, black signifies mourning and reflection on the cost of redemption. |
| 💙 Blue | Symbolizes hope and expectation as the church prepares for the coming of Christ. |
| 💛 Gold | An optional color representing value and glory, often used on special occasions such as Easter Sunday and Christ the King Sunday. |
| 💚 Green | Represents growth and life. It is the color of the season after Pentecost and is used during the Epiphany season, symbolizing the growth of the church. |
| 💜 Purple/Violet | A color of penitence and preparation, used during Advent and Lent. It signifies a time of reflection and preparation for the coming of Christ. |
| ❤️ Red/Crimson | Symbolizes the blood of Christ and the fire of the Holy Spirit. It is used on Pentecost, Reformation Day, and during Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Maundy Thursday. |
| 🤍 White | Represents purity, joy, and the light of Christ. It is used during the Christmas season, Easter, and on festivals such as Christ the King Sunday. |
church year and enhancing the worship environment.
Each color is chosen to reflect the specific message of the season or festival, guiding the congregation’s
understanding and engagement with the liturgical calendar.
The use of these colors is not merely decorative; it serves to deepen the worship experience and connect the
congregation with the broader narrative of salvation history.
| Past Sunday | Current Sunday | Next Sunday |
| 🤍First Sunday after the Epiphany – or – 🤍The Baptism of Our Lord | 💚Second Sunday after the Epiphany – or – 🤍The Confession of St. Peter | 🤍The Transfiguration of Our Lord |
| Past Sunday | Current Sunday | Next Sunday |
| 🤍The Baptism of Our Lord | 💚Epiphany 2 – or – 🤍Confession of St. Peter | 💚Third Sunday after the Epiphany – or – 🤍The Conversion of St. Paul |
1 Year Historic Lectionary Series
2025-2026
TIME OF CHRISTMAS
💜 ADVENT 💜
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2025 | 💜First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levai) | • Jeremiah 23:5–8 • Psalm 24 • Romans 13:(8–10) 11–14 • Matthew 21:1–9 |
| Dec. 7 | 💜Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion) | • Malachi 4:1–6 • Psalm 50:1–15 • Romans 15:4–13 • Luke 21:25–36 |
| Dec. 14 | 💜Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete) | • Isaiah 40:1–8 (9–11) • Psalm 85 • 1 Corinthians 4:1–5 • Matthew 11:2–10 (11) |
| Dec. 21 | 💜Fourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli) | • Deuteronomy 18:15–19 • Psalm 111 • Philippians 4:4–7 • John 1:19–28 or Luke 1:39–56 |
🤍 CHRISTMAS 🤍
🤍 EPIPHANY 🤍
TIME OF EASTER
💚 PRE-LENT 💚
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1 | 💚Septuagesima | • Exodus 17:1–7 • Psalm 95:1–9 • 1 Corinthians 9:24–10:5 • Matthew 20:1–16 |
| Feb. 8 | 💚Sexagesima | • Isaiah 55:10– 13 • Psalm 84 • 2 Corinthians 11:19–12:9 or Hebrews 4:9–13 • Luke 8:4–15 |
| Feb . 15 | 💚Quinquagesima | • 1 Samuel 16:1–13 or Isaiah 35:3– 7 • Psalm 89:18–29 or Psalm 146 • 1 Corinthians 13:1–13 • Luke 18:31–43 |
| Feb. 18 | 🖤Ash Wednesday | • Joel 2:12–19 or Jonah 3:1–10 • Psalm 51:1–13 (14–19) • 2 Peter 1:2–11 • Matthew 6:(1–6) 16–21 |
💜 LENT 💜
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22 | 💜First Sunday in Lent (Invocabit) | • Genesis 3:1–21 or 1 Samuel 17:40– 51 • Psalm 32 or Psalm 118:1– 13 • 2 Corinthians 6:1–10 or Hebrews 4:14–16 • Matthew 4:1–11 |
| Mar. 1 | 💜Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere) | • Genesis 32:22–32 • Psalm 121 • 1 Thessalonians 4:1–7 or Romans 5:1–5 • Matthew 15:21–28 |
| Mar. 8 | 💜Third Sunday in Lent (Oculi) | • Exodus 8:16–24 or Jeremiah 26:1–15 • Psalm 136:1–16 or Psalm 4 • Ephesians 5:1–9 • Luke 11:14–28 |
| Mar. 15 | 💜Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare) | • Exodus 16:2–21 or Isaiah 49:8–13 • Psalm 132:8–18 • Galatians 4:21–31 or Acts 2:41–47 • John 6:1–15 |
| Mar. 22 | 💜Fifth Sunday in Lent (Judica) | • Genesis 22:1–14 • Psalm 43 • Hebrews 9:11–15 • John 8:(42–45) 46–59 |
HOLY WEEK
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 29 | ❤️Palm Sunday Procession | • Matthew 21:1–9 or John 12:12–19 |
| Mar. 29 | ❤️Palm Sunday (Palmarum) | • Zechariah 9:9–12 • Psalm 118:19–29 or Psalm 31:9–16 • Philippians 2:5–11 • Matthew 26:1–27:66 or Matthew 27:11–54 |
| April 2 | 🤍Holy (Maundy) Thursday | • Exodus 12:1–14 or Exodus 24:3–11 • Psalm 116:12–19 • 1 Corinthians 11:23–32 • John 13:1–15 (34–35) |
| April 3 | 🖤Good Friday | • Isaiah 52:13–53:12 • Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 • 2 Corinthians 5:14–21 • John 18:1—19:42 |
EASTER
TIME OF THE CHURCH
HOLY TRINITY
3 Year Lectionary Series A
2025-2026
ADVENT
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2025 | 💙Advent 1 | • Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:(8-10) 11-14 • Matthew 21:1-11 or Matthew 24:36-44 |
| Dec. 7 | 💙Advent 2 | • Isaiah 11:1–10 • Psalm 72:1–7 • Romans 15:4–13 • Matthew 3:1–12 |
| Dec. 14 | 💙Advent 3 | • Isaiah 35:1–10 • Psalm 146 • James 5:7–11 • Matthew 11:2–15 |
| Dec. 21 | 💙Advent 4 | • Isaiah 7:10–17 • Psalm 24 • Romans 1:1–7 • Matthew 1:18–25 |
CHRISTMAS
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 24 | 🤍Eve of the Nativity of Our Lord | Christmas Eve • Isaiah 7:10–14 • Psalm 110:1–4 • 1 John 4:7–16 • Matthew 1:18–25 |
| Dec. 25 | 🤍The Nativity of Our Lord | Christmas Midnight • Isaiah 9:2–7 • Psalm 96 • Titus 2:11–14 • Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) Christmas Dawn • Isaiah 62:10–12 • Psalm 98 • Titus 3:4–7 • Luke 2:(1–14) 15–20 Christmas Day • Isaiah 52:7–10 • Psalm 2 • Hebrews 1:1–6 (7–12) • John 1:1–14 (15–18) |
| Dec. 28 | ❤️The Holy Innocents | • Jeremiah 31:15–17 • Psalm 54 • Revelation 14:1–5 • Matthew 2:13–18 |
| or | 🤍First Sunday after Christmas | • Isaiah 63:7–14 • Psalm 111 • Galatians 4:4–7 • Matthew 2:13–23 |
| Dec. 31 | 🤍Eve of the Circ. and Name of Jesus (New Year’s Eve) | • Isaiah 30:(8–14) 15–17 • Psalm 90:1–12 • Romans 8:31b–39 • Luke 12:35–40 |
| Jan. 1, 2026 | 🤍Circumcision and Name of Jesus (New Year’s Day) | • Numbers 6:22–27 • Psalm 8 • Galatians 3:23–29 • Luke 2:21 |
| Jan. 4 | 🤍Christmas 2 | • 1 Kings 3:4–15 • Psalm 119:97–104 • Ephesians 1:3–14 • Luke 2:40–52 |
EPIPHANY
TIME OF EASTER
LENT
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18 | 🖤Ash Wednesday | • Joel 2:12–19 • Psalm 51:1–13 (14–19) • 2 Corinthians 5:20b–6:10 • Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 |
| Feb. 22 | 💜First Sunday in Lent | • Genesis 3:1–21 • Psalm 32:1–7 • Romans 5:12–19 • Matthew 4:1–11 |
| March 1 | 💜Second Sunday in Lent | • Genesis 12:1–9 • Psalm 121 • Romans 4:1–8, 13–17 • John 3:1–17 |
| March 8 | 💜Third Sunday in Lent | • Exodus 17:1–7 • Psalm 95:1–9 • Romans 5:1–8 • John 4:5–26 (27–30, 39–42) |
| March 15 | 💜Fourth Sunday in Lent | • Isaiah 42:14–21 • Psalm 142 • Ephesians 5:8–14 • John 9:1–41 or John 9:1–7, 13–17, 34–39 |
| March 22 | 💜Fifth Sunday in Lent | • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • Psalm 130 • Romans 8:1–11 • John 11:1–45 (46–53) or John 11:17–27, 38–53 |
HOLY WEEK
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| March 29 | ❤️Palm Sunday (Palmarum) | • Isaiah 50:4–9a • Psalm 118:19–29 or Psalm 31:9–16 • Phil. 2:5–11 • John 12:12–19 Procession: • Matt. 26:1–27:66 or Matt. 27:11–66 or John 12:20–43 |
| April 2 | 🤍Holy (Maundy) Thursday | • Ex. 24:3–11 • Psalm 116:12–19 • Heb. 9:11–22 • Matt. 26:17–30 |
| April 3 | 🖤Good Friday | • Isaiah 52:13–53:12 • Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 • Heb. 4:14–16; 5:7–9 • John 18:1–19:42 or John 19:17– |
EASTER
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| April 5 | 🤍The Resurrection of Our Lord (Sunrise) | • Ex. 14:10–15:1 • Psalm 118:15–29 or The Song of Moses and Israel • 1 Cor. 15:1–11 • John 20:1–18 |
| 🤍The Resurrection of Our Lord | • Acts 10:34–43 or Jer. 31:1–6 • Psalm 16 • Col. 3:1–4 • Matt. 28:1–10 | |
| April 12 | 🤍Second S. of Easter | • Acts 5:29–42 • Psalm 148 • 1 Peter 1:3–9 • John 20:19–31 |
| April 19 | 🤍Third S. of Easter | • Acts 2:14a, 36–41 • Psalm 116:1–14 • 1 Peter 1:17–25 • Luke 24:13–35 |
| April 26 | 🤍Fourth S. of Easter | • Acts 2:42–47 • Psalm 23 • 1 Peter 2:19–25 • John 10:1–10 |
| May 3 | 🤍Fifth S. of Easter | • Acts 6:1–9; 7:2a, 51–60 • Psalm 146 • 1 Peter 2:2–10 • John 14:1–14 |
| May 10 | 🤍Sixth S. of Easter | • Acts 17:16–31 • Psalm 66:8–20 • 1 Peter 3:13–22 • John 14:15–21 |
| May 14 | 🤍The Ascension of Our Lord | • Acts 1:1–11 • Psalm 47 • Eph. 1:15–23 • Luke 24:44–53 |
| May 17 | 🤍Seventh S. of Easter | • Acts 1:12–26 • Psalm 68:1–10 • 1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:6–11 • John 17:1–11 |
TIME OF THE CHURCH
PENTECOST
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| May 24 | ❤️The Day of Pentecost | • Num. 11:24–30 • Psalm 25:1–15 • Acts 2:1–21 • John 7:37–39 |
| May 31 | 🤍The Holy Trinity | • Gen. 1:1–2:4a • Psalm 8 • Acts 2:14a, 22–36 • Matt. 28:16–20 |
| June 7 (Prop. 5) | 💚Second S. after Pentecost | • Hosea 5:15–6:6 • Psalm 119:65–72 • Rom. 4:13–25 • Matt. 9:9–13 |
| June 14 (Prop. 6) | 💚Third S. after Pentecost | • Ex. 19:2–8 • Psalm 100 • Rom. 5:6–15 • Matt. 9:35–10:8 (9–20) |
| June 21 (Prop. 7) | 💚Fourth S. after Pentecost | • Jer. 20:7–13 • Psalm 91:1–10 (11–16) • Rom. 6:12–23 • Matt. 10:5a, 21–33 |
| June 28 (Prop. 8) | 💚Fifth S. after Pentecost | • Jer. 28:5–9 • Psalm 119:153–160 • Rom. 7:1–13 • Matt. 10:34–42 |
| July 5 (Prop. 9) | 💚Sixth S. after Pentecost | • Zech. 9:9–12 • Psalm 145:1–14 • Rom. 7:14–25a • Matt. 11:25–30 |
| July 12 (Prop. 10) | 💚Seventh S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 55:10–13 • Psalm 65:(1–8) 9–13 • Rom. 8:12–17 • Matt. 13:1–9, 18–23 |
| July 19 (Prop. 11) | 💚Eighth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 44:6–8 • Psalm 119:57–64 • Rom. 8:18–27 • Matt. 13:24–30, 36–43 |
| July 26 (Prop. 12) | 💚Ninth S. after Pentecost | • Deut. 7:6–9 • Psalm 125 • Rom. 8:28–39 • Matt. 13:44–52 |
| Aug. 2 (Prop. 13) | 💚Tenth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 55:1–5 • Psalm 136:1–9 (23–26) • Rom. 9:1–5 (6–13) • Matt. 14:13–21 |
| Aug. 9 (Prop. 14) | 💚Eleventh S. after Pentecost | • Job 38:4–18 • Psalm 18:1–6 (7–16) • Rom. 10:5–17 • Matt. 14:22–33 |
| Aug. 16 (Prop. 15) | 💚Twelfth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 56:1, 6–8 • Psalm 67 • Rom. 11:1–2a, 13–15, 28–32 • Matt. 15:21–28 |
| Aug. 23 (Prop. 16) | 💚Thirteenth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 51:1–6 • Psalm 138 • Rom. 11:33–12:8 • Matt. 16:13–20 |
| Aug. 30 (Prop. 17) | 💚Fourteenth S. after Pentecost | • Jer. 15:15–21 • Psalm 26 • Rom. 12:9–21 • Matt. 16:21–28 |
| Sept. 6 (Prop. 18) | 💚Fifteenth S. after Pentecost | • Ezek. 33:7–9 • Psalm 32:1–7 • Rom. 13:1–10 • Matt. 18:1–20 |
| Sept. 13 (Prop. 19) | 💚Sixteenth S. after Pentecost | • Gen. 50:15–21 • Psalm 103:1–12 • Rom. 14:1–12 • Matt. 18:21–35 |
| Sept. 20 (Prop. 20) | 💚Seventeenth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 55:6–9 • Psalm 27:1–9 • Phil. 1:12–14, 19–30 • Matt. 20:1–16 |
| Sept. 27 (Prop. 21) | 💚Eighteenth S. after Pentecost | • Ezek. 18:1–4, 25–32 • Psalm 25:1–10 • Phil. 2:1–4 (5–13) 14–18 • Matt. 21:23–27 (28–32) |
| Sept. 29 | 🤍St. Michael and All Angels | • Daniel 10:10–14; 12:1–3 • Psalm 91 • Rev. 12:7–12 • Matt. 18:1–11 or Luke 10:17–20 |
| Oct. 4 (Prop. 22) | 💚Nineteenth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 5:1–7 • Psalm 80:7–19 • Phil. 3:4b–14 • Matt. 21:33–46 |
| Oct. 11 (Prop. 23) | 💚Twentieth S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 25:6–9 • Psalm 23 • Phil. 4:4–13 • Matt. 22:1–14 |
| Oct. 18 (Prop. 24) | 💚Twenty-first S. after Pentecost | • Isaiah 45:1–7 • Psalm 96:1–9 (10–13) • 1 Thess. 1:1–10 • Matt. 22:15–22 |
| or | ❤️St. Luke | • Isaiah 35:5–8 • Psalm 147:1–11 • 2 Tim. 4:5–18 • Luke 10:1–9 |
| Oct. 25 (Observed) | ❤️Reformation Day (Oct. 31) | • Rev. 14:6–7 • Psalm 46 • Rom. 3:19–28 • Matt. 11:12–19 or John 8:31–36 |
| or (Prop. 25) | 💚Twenty-second S. after Pentecost | • Lev. 19:1–2, 15–18 • Psalm 1 • 1 Thess. 2:1–13 • Matt. 22:34–46 |
| Nov. 1 | 🤍All Saints’ Day | • Rev. 7:(2–8)9–17 • Psalm 149 • 1 John 3:1–3 • Matt. 5:1–12 |
| Nov. 8 (Prop. 27) | 💚Twenty-fourth S. after Pentecost | • Amos 5:18–24 • Psalm 70 • 1 Thess. 4:13–18 • Matt. 25:1–13 |
| Nov. 15 (Prop. 28) | 💚Twenty-fifth S. after Pentecost | • Zeph. 1:7–16 • Psalm 90:1–12 • 1 Thess. 5:1–11 • Matt. 25:14–30 |
| Nov. 22 (Prop. 29) | 💚Last S. of the Church Year | • Ezek. 34:11–16, 20–24 • Psalm 95:1–7a • 1 Cor. 15:20–28 • Matt. 25:31–46 |
| Nov. 26 | 🤍Thanksgiving Day | • Deut. 8:1–10 • Psalm 67 • Phil. 4:6–20 or1 Tim. 2:1–4 • Luke 17:11–19 |