Advent through the last Sunday of the church year.
Liturgical Colors & Traditional Meanings
| π€ Black | Used on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, black signifies mourning and reflection on the cost of redemption. |
| π Blue | Symbolizes hope and expectation as the church prepares for the coming of Christ. |
| π Gold | An optional color representing value and glory, often used on special occasions such as Easter Sunday and Christ the King Sunday. |
| π 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. |
| π 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. |
| β€οΈ 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. |
| π€ 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 | Holiday | Next Sunday |
| πSexagesima | πQuinquagesima | π€Ash Wednesday | π First Sunday in Lent (Invocabit) |
| Past Sunday | Current Sunday | Holiday | Next Sunday |
| πFifth Sunday after the Epiphany | π€The Transfiguration of Our Lord | π€Ash Wednesday | πFirst Sunday in Lent |
1 Year Historic Lectionary Series
2025-2026
TIME OF CHRISTMAS
π ADVENT π
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2025 | πFirst Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levai) | β’ Jeremiah 23:5β8 β’ Psalm 24 β’ Romans 13:(8β10) 11β14 β’ Matthew 21:1β9 |
| Dec. 7 | πSecond Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion) | β’ Malachi 4:1β6 β’ Psalm 50:1β15 β’ Romans 15:4β13 β’ Luke 21:25β36 |
| Dec. 14 | πThird Sunday in Advent (Gaudete) | β’ Isaiah 40:1β8 (9β11) β’ Psalm 85 β’ 1 Corinthians 4:1β5 β’ Matthew 11:2β10 (11) |
| Dec. 21 | πFourth Sunday in Advent (Rorate Coeli) | β’ Deuteronomy 18:15β19 β’ Psalm 111 β’ Philippians 4:4β7 β’ John 1:19β28 or Luke 1:39β56 |
π€ CHRISTMAS π€
π€ EPIPHANY π€
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 6 | π€The Epiphany of Our Lord | β’ Isaiah 60:1β6 β’ Psalm 24 β’ Ephesians 3:1β12 or Colossians 1:23β27 β’ Matthew 2:1β12 |
| Jan. 11 | π€First Sunday after the Epiphany | β’ 1 Kings 8:6β13 β’ Psalm 50:1β15 β’ Romans 12:1β5 β’ Luke 2:41β52 |
| or | π€The Baptism of Our Lord | β’ Joshua 3:1β3, 7β8, 13β17 or Isaiah 42:1β7 β’ Psalm 85 β’ 1 Corinthians 1:26β31 β’ Matthew 3:13β17 |
| Jan. 18 | πSecond Sunday after the Epiphany | β’ Exodus 33:12β23 or Amos 9:11β15 β’ Psalm 67 or Psalm 111 β’ Romans 12:6β16 or Ephesians 5:22β33 β’ John 2:1β11 |
| or | π€The Confession of St. Peter | β’ Acts 4:8β13 β’ Psalm 118:19β29 β’ 2 Peter 1:1β15 β’ Mark 8:27β35 (36β9:1) |
| Jan. 25 | π€The Transfiguration of Our Lord | β’ Exodus 34:29β35 or Exodus 3:1β14 β’ Psalm 2 β’ 2 Peter 1:16β21 β’ Matthew 17:1β9 |
TIME OF EASTER
π PRE-LENT π
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1 | πSeptuagesima | β’ Exodus 17:1β7 β’ Psalm 95:1β9 β’ 1 Corinthians 9:24β10:5 β’ Matthew 20:1β16 |
| Feb. 8 | πSexagesima | β’ Isaiah 55:10β 13 β’ Psalm 84 β’ 2 Corinthians 11:19β12:9 or Hebrews 4:9β13 β’ Luke 8:4β15 |
| Feb . 15 | πQuinquagesima | β’ 1 Samuel 16:1β13 or Isaiah 35:3β 7 β’ Psalm 89:18β29 or Psalm 146 β’ 1 Corinthians 13:1β13 β’ Luke 18:31β43 |
| Feb. 18 | π€Ash Wednesday | β’ Joel 2:12β19 or Jonah 3:1β10 β’ Psalm 51:1β13 (14β19) β’ 2 Peter 1:2β11 β’ Matthew 6:(1β6) 16β21 |
π LENT π
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22 | πFirst Sunday in Lent (Invocabit) | β’ Genesis 3:1β21 or 1 Samuel 17:40β 51 β’ Psalm 32 or Psalm 118:1β 13 β’ 2 Corinthians 6:1β10 or Hebrews 4:14β16 β’ Matthew 4:1β11 |
| Mar. 1 | πSecond Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere) | β’ Genesis 32:22β32 β’ Psalm 121 β’ 1 Thessalonians 4:1β7 or Romans 5:1β5 β’ Matthew 15:21β28 |
| Mar. 8 | πThird Sunday in Lent (Oculi) | β’ Exodus 8:16β24 or Jeremiah 26:1β15 β’ Psalm 136:1β16 or Psalm 4 β’ Ephesians 5:1β9 β’ Luke 11:14β28 |
| Mar. 15 | πFourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare) | β’ Exodus 16:2β21 or Isaiah 49:8β13 β’ Psalm 132:8β18 β’ Galatians 4:21β31 or Acts 2:41β47 β’ John 6:1β15 |
| Mar. 22 | πFifth Sunday in Lent (Judica) | β’ Genesis 22:1β14 β’ Psalm 43 β’ Hebrews 9:11β15 β’ John 8:(42β45) 46β59 |
HOLY WEEK
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Mar. 29 | β€οΈPalm Sunday Procession | β’ Matthew 21:1β9 or John 12:12β19 |
| Mar. 29 | β€οΈPalm Sunday (Palmarum) | β’ Zechariah 9:9β12 β’ Psalm 118:19β29 or Psalm 31:9β16 β’ Philippians 2:5β11 β’ Matthew 26:1β27:66 or Matthew 27:11β54 |
| April 2 | π€Holy (Maundy) Thursday | β’ Exodus 12:1β14 or Exodus 24:3β11 β’ Psalm 116:12β19 β’ 1 Corinthians 11:23β32 β’ John 13:1β15 (34β35) |
| April 3 | π€Good Friday | β’ Isaiah 52:13β53:12 β’ Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 β’ 2 Corinthians 5:14β21 β’ John 18:1β19:42 |
EASTER
TIME OF THE CHURCH
HOLY TRINITY
3 Year Lectionary Series A
2025-2026
ADVENT
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2025 | πAdvent 1 | β’ Isaiah 2:1-5 β’ Psalm 122 β’ Romans 13:(8-10) 11-14 β’ Matthew 21:1-11 or Matthew 24:36-44 |
| Dec. 7 | πAdvent 2 | β’ Isaiah 11:1β10 β’ Psalm 72:1β7 β’ Romans 15:4β13 β’ Matthew 3:1β12 |
| Dec. 14 | πAdvent 3 | β’ Isaiah 35:1β10 β’ Psalm 146 β’ James 5:7β11 β’ Matthew 11:2β15 |
| Dec. 21 | πAdvent 4 | β’ Isaiah 7:10β17 β’ Psalm 24 β’ Romans 1:1β7 β’ Matthew 1:18β25 |
CHRISTMAS
EPIPHANY
TIME OF EASTER
LENT
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18 | π€Ash Wednesday | β’ Joel 2:12β19 β’ Psalm 51:1β13 (14β19) β’ 2 Corinthians 5:20bβ6:10 β’ Matthew 6:1β6, 16β21 |
| Feb. 22 | πFirst Sunday in Lent | β’ Genesis 3:1β21 β’ Psalm 32:1β7 β’ Romans 5:12β19 β’ Matthew 4:1β11 |
| March 1 | πSecond Sunday in Lent | β’ Genesis 12:1β9 β’ Psalm 121 β’ Romans 4:1β8, 13β17 β’ John 3:1β17 |
| March 8 | πThird Sunday in Lent | β’ Exodus 17:1β7 β’ Psalm 95:1β9 β’ Romans 5:1β8 β’ John 4:5β26 (27β30, 39β42) |
| March 15 | πFourth Sunday in Lent | β’ Isaiah 42:14β21 β’ Psalm 142 β’ Ephesians 5:8β14 β’ John 9:1β41 or John 9:1β7, 13β17, 34β39 |
| March 22 | πFifth Sunday in Lent | β’ Ezekiel 37:1β14 β’ Psalm 130 β’ Romans 8:1β11 β’ John 11:1β45 (46β53) or John 11:17β27, 38β53 |
HOLY WEEK
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| March 29 | β€οΈPalm Sunday (Palmarum) | β’ Isaiah 50:4β9a β’ Psalm 118:19β29 or Psalm 31:9β16 β’ Phil. 2:5β11 β’ John 12:12β19 Procession: β’ Matt. 26:1β27:66 or Matt. 27:11β66 or John 12:20β43 |
| April 2 | π€Holy (Maundy) Thursday | β’ Ex. 24:3β11 β’ Psalm 116:12β19 β’ Heb. 9:11β22 β’ Matt. 26:17β30 |
| April 3 | π€Good Friday | β’ Isaiah 52:13β53:12 β’ Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 β’ Heb. 4:14β16; 5:7β9 β’ John 18:1β19:42 or John 19:17β |
EASTER
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| April 5 | π€The Resurrection of Our Lord (Sunrise) | β’ Ex. 14:10β15:1 β’ Psalm 118:15β29 or The Song of Moses and Israel β’ 1 Cor. 15:1β11 β’ John 20:1β18 |
| π€The Resurrection of Our Lord | β’ Acts 10:34β43 or Jer. 31:1β6 β’ Psalm 16 β’ Col. 3:1β4 β’ Matt. 28:1β10 | |
| April 12 | π€Second S. of Easter | β’ Acts 5:29β42 β’ Psalm 148 β’ 1 Peter 1:3β9 β’ John 20:19β31 |
| April 19 | π€Third S. of Easter | β’ Acts 2:14a, 36β41 β’ Psalm 116:1β14 β’ 1 Peter 1:17β25 β’ Luke 24:13β35 |
| April 26 | π€Fourth S. of Easter | β’ Acts 2:42β47 β’ Psalm 23 β’ 1 Peter 2:19β25 β’ John 10:1β10 |
| May 3 | π€Fifth S. of Easter | β’ Acts 6:1β9; 7:2a, 51β60 β’ Psalm 146 β’ 1 Peter 2:2β10 β’ John 14:1β14 |
| May 10 | π€Sixth S. of Easter | β’ Acts 17:16β31 β’ Psalm 66:8β20 β’ 1 Peter 3:13β22 β’ John 14:15β21 |
| May 14 | π€The Ascension of Our Lord | β’ Acts 1:1β11 β’ Psalm 47 β’ Eph. 1:15β23 β’ Luke 24:44β53 |
| May 17 | π€Seventh S. of Easter | β’ Acts 1:12β26 β’ Psalm 68:1β10 β’ 1 Peter 4:12β19; 5:6β11 β’ John 17:1β11 |
TIME OF THE CHURCH
PENTECOST
| Date | Festival | Lectionary Readings |
|---|---|---|
| May 24 | β€οΈThe Day of Pentecost | β’ Num. 11:24β30 β’ Psalm 25:1β15 β’ Acts 2:1β21 β’ John 7:37β39 |
| May 31 | π€The Holy Trinity | β’ Gen. 1:1β2:4a β’ Psalm 8 β’ Acts 2:14a, 22β36 β’ Matt. 28:16β20 |
| June 7 (Prop. 5) | πSecond S. after Pentecost | β’ Hosea 5:15β6:6 β’ Psalm 119:65β72 β’ Rom. 4:13β25 β’ Matt. 9:9β13 |
| June 14 (Prop. 6) | πThird S. after Pentecost | β’ Ex. 19:2β8 β’ Psalm 100 β’ Rom. 5:6β15 β’ Matt. 9:35β10:8 (9β20) |
| June 21 (Prop. 7) | πFourth S. after Pentecost | β’ Jer. 20:7β13 β’ Psalm 91:1β10 (11β16) β’ Rom. 6:12β23 β’ Matt. 10:5a, 21β33 |
| June 28 (Prop. 8) | πFifth S. after Pentecost | β’ Jer. 28:5β9 β’ Psalm 119:153β160 β’ Rom. 7:1β13 β’ Matt. 10:34β42 |
| July 5 (Prop. 9) | πSixth S. after Pentecost | β’ Zech. 9:9β12 β’ Psalm 145:1β14 β’ Rom. 7:14β25a β’ Matt. 11:25β30 |
| July 12 (Prop. 10) | πSeventh S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 55:10β13 β’ Psalm 65:(1β8) 9β13 β’ Rom. 8:12β17 β’ Matt. 13:1β9, 18β23 |
| July 19 (Prop. 11) | πEighth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 44:6β8 β’ Psalm 119:57β64 β’ Rom. 8:18β27 β’ Matt. 13:24β30, 36β43 |
| July 26 (Prop. 12) | πNinth S. after Pentecost | β’ Deut. 7:6β9 β’ Psalm 125 β’ Rom. 8:28β39 β’ Matt. 13:44β52 |
| Aug. 2 (Prop. 13) | πTenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 55:1β5 β’ Psalm 136:1β9 (23β26) β’ Rom. 9:1β5 (6β13) β’ Matt. 14:13β21 |
| Aug. 9 (Prop. 14) | πEleventh S. after Pentecost | β’ Job 38:4β18 β’ Psalm 18:1β6 (7β16) β’ Rom. 10:5β17 β’ Matt. 14:22β33 |
| Aug. 16 (Prop. 15) | πTwelfth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 56:1, 6β8 β’ Psalm 67 β’ Rom. 11:1β2a, 13β15, 28β32 β’ Matt. 15:21β28 |
| Aug. 23 (Prop. 16) | πThirteenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 51:1β6 β’ Psalm 138 β’ Rom. 11:33β12:8 β’ Matt. 16:13β20 |
| Aug. 30 (Prop. 17) | πFourteenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Jer. 15:15β21 β’ Psalm 26 β’ Rom. 12:9β21 β’ Matt. 16:21β28 |
| Sept. 6 (Prop. 18) | πFifteenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Ezek. 33:7β9 β’ Psalm 32:1β7 β’ Rom. 13:1β10 β’ Matt. 18:1β20 |
| Sept. 13 (Prop. 19) | πSixteenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Gen. 50:15β21 β’ Psalm 103:1β12 β’ Rom. 14:1β12 β’ Matt. 18:21β35 |
| Sept. 20 (Prop. 20) | πSeventeenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 55:6β9 β’ Psalm 27:1β9 β’ Phil. 1:12β14, 19β30 β’ Matt. 20:1β16 |
| Sept. 27 (Prop. 21) | πEighteenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Ezek. 18:1β4, 25β32 β’ Psalm 25:1β10 β’ Phil. 2:1β4 (5β13) 14β18 β’ Matt. 21:23β27 (28β32) |
| Sept. 29 | π€St. Michael and All Angels | β’ Daniel 10:10β14; 12:1β3 β’ Psalm 91 β’ Rev. 12:7β12 β’ Matt. 18:1β11 or Luke 10:17β20 |
| Oct. 4 (Prop. 22) | πNineteenth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 5:1β7 β’ Psalm 80:7β19 β’ Phil. 3:4bβ14 β’ Matt. 21:33β46 |
| Oct. 11 (Prop. 23) | πTwentieth S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 25:6β9 β’ Psalm 23 β’ Phil. 4:4β13 β’ Matt. 22:1β14 |
| Oct. 18 (Prop. 24) | πTwenty-first S. after Pentecost | β’ Isaiah 45:1β7 β’ Psalm 96:1β9 (10β13) β’ 1 Thess. 1:1β10 β’ Matt. 22:15β22 |
| or | β€οΈSt. Luke | β’ Isaiah 35:5β8 β’ Psalm 147:1β11 β’ 2 Tim. 4:5β18 β’ Luke 10:1β9 |
| Oct. 25 (Observed) | β€οΈReformation Day (Oct. 31) | β’ Rev. 14:6β7 β’ Psalm 46 β’ Rom. 3:19β28 β’ Matt. 11:12β19 or John 8:31β36 |
| or (Prop. 25) | πTwenty-second S. after Pentecost | β’ Lev. 19:1β2, 15β18 β’ Psalm 1 β’ 1 Thess. 2:1β13 β’ Matt. 22:34β46 |
| Nov. 1 | π€All Saintsβ Day | β’ Rev. 7:(2β8)9β17 β’ Psalm 149 β’ 1 John 3:1β3 β’ Matt. 5:1β12 |
| Nov. 8 (Prop. 27) | πTwenty-fourth S. after Pentecost | β’ Amos 5:18β24 β’ Psalm 70 β’ 1 Thess. 4:13β18 β’ Matt. 25:1β13 |
| Nov. 15 (Prop. 28) | πTwenty-fifth S. after Pentecost | β’ Zeph. 1:7β16 β’ Psalm 90:1β12 β’ 1 Thess. 5:1β11 β’ Matt. 25:14β30 |
| Nov. 22 (Prop. 29) | πLast S. of the Church Year | β’ Ezek. 34:11β16, 20β24 β’ Psalm 95:1β7a β’ 1 Cor. 15:20β28 β’ Matt. 25:31β46 |
| Nov. 26 | π€Thanksgiving Day | β’ Deut. 8:1β10 β’ Psalm 67 β’ Phil. 4:6β20 or1 Tim. 2:1β4 β’ Luke 17:11β19 |
Other Recommended Lectionary Resources
| β’ Word to Worship β’ Lutheran Lectionary | Stan Lemon (formerly Sanctus.org) β’ Sola Liturgical Calendar β’ Lectionary Pericopes | TAALC β’ Year At A Glance (YAAG) | Pericope.org β’ LCMS Lectionaries |