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TIME OF CHRISTMAS
ADVENT
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Nov. 27, 2022 | 1st Sunday in Advent | Isaiah 2:1–5 | Psalm 122 | Romans 13:(8-10) 11–14 | Matthew 21:1–11 or Matthew 24:36–44 |
| Dec. 4 | 2nd Sunday in Advent | Isaiah 11:1–10 | Psalm 72:1–7 | Romans 15:4–13 | Matthew 3:1–12 |
| Dec. 11 | 3rd Sunday in Advent | Isaiah 35:1–10 | Psalm 146 | James 5:7–11 | Matthew 11:2–15 |
| Dec. 18 | 4th Sunday in Advent | Isaiah 7:10–17 | Psalm 24 | Romans 1:1–7 | Matthew 1:18–25 |
CHRISTMAS
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Dec. 24 Eve | 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 Midnight | The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Midnight) | Isaiah 9:2–7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–14(15–20) |
| Dec. 25 Dawn | The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Dawn) | Isaiah 62:10–12 | Psalm 98 | Titus 3:4–7 | Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) |
| Dec. 25 Day | The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Day) | Isaiah 52:7–10 | Psalm 2 | Hebrews 1:1–6 (7–12) | John 1:1–14 (15–18) |
| 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, 2023 | Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Numbers 6:22–27 | Psalm 8 | Galatians 3:23–29 | Luke 2:21 |
| or | 1st Sunday after Christmas | Isaiah 63:7–14 | Psalm 111 | Galatians 4:4–7 | Matthew 2:13–23 |
EPIPHANY
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Jan. 6 | The Epiphany of Our Lord | Isaiah 60:1–6 | Psalm 72:1–11 (12–15) | Ephesians 3:1–12 | Matthew 2:1–12 |
| Jan. 8 | The Baptism of Our Lord / 1st Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 42:1–9 | Psalm 29 | Romans 6:1–11 | Matthew 3:13–17 |
| Jan. 15 | 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 49:1–7 | Psalm 40:1–11 | 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 | John 1:29–42a |
| Jan. 22 | 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 9:1–4 | Psalm 27:1–9 (10–14) | 1 Corinthians 1:10–18 | Matthew 4:12–25 |
| Jan. 29 | 4th Sunday after the Epiphany | Micah 6:1–8 | Psalm 15 | 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 | Matthew 5:1–12 |
| Feb. 5 | 5th Sunday after the Epiphany | Isaiah 58:3–9a | Psalm 112:1–9 | 1 Corinthians 2:1–12 (13–16) | Matthew 5:13–20 |
| Feb. 12 | 6th Sunday after the Epiphany | Deuteronomy 30:15–20 | Psalm 119:1–8 | 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 | Matthew 5:21–37 |
| Feb. 19 | The Transfiguration of Our Lord | Exodus 24:8–18 | Psalm 2:6–12 | 2 Peter 1:16–21 | Matthew 17:1–9 |
TIME OF EASTER
LENT
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Feb. 22 | 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. 26 | 1st Sunday in Lent | Genesis 3:1–21 | Psalm 32:1–7 | Romans 5:12–19 | Matthew 4:1–11 |
| Mar. 5 | 2nd Sunday in Lent | Genesis 12:1–9 | Psalm 121 | Romans 4:1–8,13–17 | John 3:1–17 |
| Mar. 12 | 3rd Sunday in Lent | Exodus 17:1–7 | Psalm 95:1–9 | Romans 5:1–8 | John 4:5–26 (27–30, 39–42) |
| Mar. 19 | 4th 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 |
| Mar. 26 | 5th 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 | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Apr. 2 | Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion) | Isaiah 50:4–9a | Psalm 118:19–29 or Psalm 31:9–16 | Philippians 2:5–11 | John 12:12–19 (Procession) Matthew 26:1–27:66 or Matthew 27:11–66 or John 12:20–43 |
| Apr. 6 | Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Exodus 12:1–14 or Exodus 24:3–11 | Psalm 116:12–19 | Hebrews 9:11–22 or1 Corinthians 11:23–32 | John 13:1–17, 31b–35 or Matthew 26:17–30 |
| Apr. 7 | Good Friday | Isaiah 52:13—53:12 | Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 | Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9 | John 18:1—19:42 or John 19:17–30 |
EASTER
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Apr. 9 | The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Sunrise) | Exodus 14:10–15:1 | Psalm 118:15–29 or The Song of Moses and Israel | 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 | John 20:1–18 |
| Apr. 9 | The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Day) | Acts 10:34–43 or Jeremiah 31:1–6 | Psalm 16 | Colossians 3:1–4 | Matthew 28:1–10 |
| Apr. 16 | 2nd Sunday of Easter | Acts 5:29–42 | Psalm 148 | 1 Peter 1:3–9 | John 20:19–31 |
| Apr. 23 | 3rd Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14a, 36–41 | Psalm 116:1–14 | 1 Peter 1:17–25 | Luke 24:13–35 |
| Apr. 30 | 4th Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42–47 | Psalm 23 | 1 Peter 2:19–25 | John 10:1–10 |
| May 7 | 5th Sunday of Easter | Acts 6:1–9;7:2a, 51–60 | Psalm 146 | 1 Peter 2:2–10 | John 14:1–14 |
| May 14 | 6th Sunday of Easter | Acts 17:16–31 | Psalm 66:8–20 | 1 Peter 3:13–22 | John 14:15–21 |
| May 18 | The Ascension of Our Lord | Acts 1:1–11 | Psalm 47 | Ephesians 1:15–23 | Luke 24:44–53 |
| May 21 | 7th Sunday 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 | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| May 28 | The Day of Pentecost | Numbers 11:24–30 | Psalm 25:1–15 | Acts 2:1–21 | John 7:37–39 |
| June 4 | The Holy Trinity | Genesis 1:1–2:4a | Psalm 8 | Acts 2:14a, 22–36 | Matthew 28:16–20 |
| June 11 (Prop. 5) | 2nd Sunday after Pentecost | Hosea 5:15–6:6 | Psalm 119:65–72 | Romans 4:13–25 | Matthew 9:9–13 |
| or | St. Barnabas, apostle | Isaiah 42:5–12 | Psalm 112 | Acts 11:19–30; 13:1–3 | Mark 6:7–13 |
| June 18 (Prop. 6) | 3rd Sunday after Pentecost | Exodus 19:2–8 | Psalm 100 | Romans 5:6–15 | Matthew 9:35–10:8 (9–20) |
| June 25 (Prop. 7) | 4th Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 20:7–13 | Psalm 91:1–10 (11–16) | Romans 6:12–23 | Matthew 10:5a, 21–33 |
| July 2 (Prop. 8) | 5th Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 28:5–9 | Psalm 119:153–160 | Romans 7:1–13 | Matthew 10:34–42 |
| July 9 (Prop. 9) | 6th Sunday after Pentecost | Zechariah 9:9–12 | Psalm 145:1–14 | Romans 7:14–25a | Matthew 11:25–30 |
| July 16 (Prop. 10) | 7th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 55:10–13 | Psalm 65: (1–8) 9–13 | Romans 8:12–17 | Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23 |
| July 23 (Prop. 11) | 8th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 44:6–8 | Psalm 119:57–64 | Romans 8:18–27 | Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 |
| July 30 (Prop. 12) | 9th Sunday after Pentecost | Deuteronomy 7:6–9 | Psalm 125 | Romans 8:28–39 | Matthew 13:44–52 |
| Aug. 6 (Prop. 13) | 10th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 55:1–5 | Psalm 136:1–9 (23–26) | Romans 9:1–5 (6–13) | Matthew 14:13–21 |
| Aug. 13 (Prop. 14) | 11th Sunday after Pentecost | Job 38:4–18 | Psalm 18:1–6 (7–16) | Romans 10:5–17 | Matthew 14:22–33 |
| Aug. 20 (Prop. 15) | 12th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 56:1, 6–8 | Psalm 67 | Romans 11:1–2a, 13–15, 28–32 | Matthew 15:21–28 |
| Aug. 27 (Prop. 16) | 13th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 51:1–6 | Psalm 138 | Romans 11:33–12:8 | Matthew 16:13–20 |
| Sept. 3 (Prop. 17) | 14th Sunday after Pentecost | Jeremiah 15:15–21 | Psalm 26 | Romans 12:9–21 | Matthew 16:21–28 |
| Sept. 10 (Prop. 18) | 15th Sunday after Pentecost | Ezekiel 33:7–9 | Psalm 32:1–7 | Romans 13:1–10 | Matthew 18:1–20 |
| Sept. 17 (Prop. 19) | 16th Sunday after Pentecost | Genesis 50:15–21 | Psalm 103:1–12 | Romans 14:1–12 | Matthew 18:21–35 |
| Sept. 24 (Prop. 20) | 17th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 55:6–9 | Psalm 27:1–9 | Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30 | Matthew 20:1–16 |
| Oct. 1 (Prop. 21) | 18th Sunday after Pentecost | Ezekiel 18:1–4, 25–32 | Psalm 25:1–10 | Philippians 2:1–4 (5–13) 14–18 | Matthew 21:23–27 (28–32) |
| Oct. 8 (Prop. 22) | 19th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 5:1–7 | Psalm 80:7–19 | Philippians 3:4b–14 | Matthew 21:33–46 |
| Oct. 15 (Proper 23) | 20th Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 25:6–9 | Psalm 23 | Philippians 4:4–13 | Matthew 22:1–14 |
| Oct. 22 (Proper 24) | 21st Sunday after Pentecost | Isaiah 45:1–7 | Psalm 96:1–9 (10–13) | 1 Thessalonians 1:1–10 | Matthew 22:15–22 |
| Oct. 29 (observed) | Reformation Day (Oct. 31) | Revelation 14:6–7 | Psalm 46 | Romans 3:19–28 | John 8:31–36 or Matthew 11:12–19 |
| or (Prop. 25) | 22nd Sunday after Pentecost | Leviticus 19:1–2, 15–18 | Psalm 1 | 1 Thessalonians 2:1–13 | Matthew 22:34–46 |
| Nov. 5 (observed) | All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) | Revelation 7:(2–8) 9–17 | Psalm 149 | 1 John 3:1–3 | Matthew 5:1–12 |
| or (Prop. 26) | 23rd Sunday after Pentecost | Micah 3:5–12 | Psalm 43 | 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12 | Matthew 23:1–12 |
| Nov. 12 (Prop. 27) | 24th Sunday after Pentecost | Amos 5:18–24 | Psalm 70 | 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 | Matthew 25:1–13 |
| Nov. 19 (Prop. 28) | 25th Sunday after Pentecost | Zephaniah 1:7–16 | Psalm 90:1–12 | 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 | Matthew 25:14–30 |
| Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving Day | Deuteronomy 8:1–10 | Psalm 67 | Philippians 4:6–20 or 1 Timothy 2:1–4 | Luke 17:11–19 |
| Nov. 26 (Prop. 29) | Last Sunday of the Church Year | Ezekiel 34:11–16, 20–24 | Psalm 95:1–7a | 1 Corinthians 15:20–28 | Matthew 25:31–46 |
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