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Advent through the last Sunday of the church year.

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Last Sunday of the Church Year	First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levai)	Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion)
• Isaiah 65:17–25 • Psalm 149 • 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 • Matthew 25:1–13	• Jeremiah 23:5–8 • Psalm 24 • Romans 13:(8–10) 11–14 • Matthew 21:1–9	• Malachi 4:1–6 • Psalm 50:1–15 • Romans 15:4–13 • Luke 21:25–36

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TIME OF CHRISTMAS

ADVENT

Date	Festival	Lectionary Readings
December 3, 2023	First Sunday in Advent (Ad Te Levai)	• Jeremiah 23:5–8 • Psalm 24 • Romans 13:(8–10) 11–14 • Matthew 21:1–9
December 10	Second Sunday in Advent (Populus Zion)	• Malachi 4:1–6 • Psalm 50:1–15 • Romans 15:4–13 • Luke 21:25–36
December 17	Third Sunday in Advent (Gaudete)	• Isaiah 40:1–8 (9–11) • Psalm 85 • 1 Corinthians 4:1–5 • Matthew 11:2–10 (11)
December 24	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
or	The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve)	• Isaiah 7:10–14 • Psalm 110:1–4 • 1 John 4:7–16 • Matthew 1:18–25

CHRISTMAS

Date	Festival	Lectionary Readings
December 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)
December 25 Dawn	The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Dawn)	• Micah 5:2–5 • Psalm 80:1–7 • Titus 3:4–7 • Luke 2:(1–14) 15–20
December 25 Day	The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Day)	• Exodus 40:17–21, 34–38 • Psalm 2 • Titus 3:4–7 • John 1:1–14  (15–18)
December 31 Day	First Sunday after Christmas	• Isaiah 11:1–5 or 2 Samuel 7:1–16 • Psalm 89:1–8 • Galatians 4:1–7 • Luke 2:(22–32) 33–40
December 31 Eve	Eve of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus (New Year’s Eve)	• Isaiah 30:(8–14) 15–17 • Psalm 90:1–12 • Romans 8:31–39 • Luke 12:35–40

EPIPHANY

Date	Festival	Lectionary Readings
January 6, 2024	The Epiphany of Our Lord	• Isaiah 60:1–6 • Psalm 24 • Ephesians 3:1–12 or Colossians 1:23–27 • Matthew 2:1–12
January 7	First Sunday after the Epiphany	• 1 Kings 8:6–13 • Psalm 50:1–15 • Romans 12:1–5 • Luke 2:41–52
or	The Baptism of Our Lord	• Joshua 3:1–3, 7–8, 13–17 or Isaiah 42:1–7 • Psalm 85 • 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 • Matthew 3:13–17
January 14	Second Sunday after the Epiphany	• Exodus 33:12–23 or Amos 9:11–15 • Psalm 67 or Psalm 111 • Romans 12:6–16 or Ephesians 5:22–33 • John 2:1–11
January 21	The Transfiguration of Our Lord	• Exodus 34:29–35 or Exodus 3:1–14 • Psalm 2 • 2 Peter 1:16–21 • Matthew 17:1–9

TIME OF EASTER

PRE-LENT

Date	Festival	Lectionary Readings
January 28	Septuagesima	• Exodus 17:1–7 • Psalm 95:1–9 • 1 Corinthians 9:24–10:5 • Matthew 20:1–16
February 4	Sexagesima	• Isaiah 55:10– 13 • Psalm 84 • 2 Corinthians 11:19–12:9 or Hebrews 4:9–13 • Luke 8:4–15
February 11	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
February 14	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
February 18	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
February 25	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
March 3	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
March 10	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
March 17	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
March 24	Palm Sunday Procession	• Matthew 21:1–9 or John 12:12–19
March 24	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
March 28	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)
March 29	Good Friday	• Isaiah 52:13–53:12 • Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 • 2 Corinthians 5:14–21 • John 18:1—19:42

EASTER

Date	Festival	Lectionary Readings
March 31 Sunrise	The Resurrection of Our Lord	• Isaiah 25:6–9 or Exodus 14:10–15:1 • Psalm 16 or The Song of Moses and Israel • 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 or 1 Corinthians 15:12–25 • John 20:1–18
March 31	The Resurrection of Our Lord	• Job 19:23–27 • Psalm 118:15–29 • 1 Corinthians 5:6–8 or 1 Corinthians 15:51–57 • Mark 16:1–8
April 7	Second Sunday of Easter (Quasimodo Geniti)	• Ezekiel 37:1–14 • Psalm 33 • 1 John 5:4–10 • John 20:19–31
April 14	Third Sunday of Easter (Misericordias Domini)	• Ezekiel 34:11–16 • Psalm 23 • 1 Peter 2:21–25 • John 10:11–16
April 21	Fourth Sunday of Easter (Jubilate)	• Isaiah 40:25–31  or Lamentations 3:22–33 • Psalm 147:1–11 • 1 Peter 2:11–20 or 1 John 3:1–3 • John 16:16–22
April 28	Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cantate)	• Isaiah 12:1–6 • Psalm 66:1–8 • James 1:16–21 • John 16:5–15
May 5	Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogate)	• Numbers 21:4–9 • Psalm 107:1–9 • James 1:22–27 or 1 Timothy 2:1–6 • John 16:23–30 (31–33)
May 9	The Ascension of Our Lord	• 2 Kings 2:5–15 • Psalm 110 • Acts 1:1–11 • Mark 16:14–20 or Luke 24:44–53
May 12	Seventh Sunday of Easter (Exaudi)	• Ezekiel 36:22–28 • Psalm 51:1–12 • 1 Peter 4:7–11 (12–14) • John 15:26–16:4
May 19	The Day of Pentecost	• Genesis 11:1–9 • Psalm 143 • Acts 2:1–21 • John 14:23–31

TIME OF THE CHURCH

HOLY TRINITY

Date	Festival	Lectionary Readings
May 26	The Holy Trinity	• Isaiah 6:1–7 • Psalm 29 • Romans 11:33–36 • John 3:1–15 (16–17)
June 2	First Sunday after Trinity	• Genesis 15:1–6 • Psalm 33:12– 22 • 1 John 4:16–21 • Luke 16:19–31
June 9	Second Sunday after Trinity	• Proverbs 9:1–10 • Psalm 34:12–22 • 1 John 3:13–18 or Ephesians 2:13–22 • Luke 14:15–24
June 16	Third Sunday after Trinity	• Micah 7:18–20 • Psalm 103:1–13 • 1 Peter 5:6–11 or 1 Timothy 1:12–17 • Luke 15:1–10 or Luke 15:11–32
June 23	Fourth Sunday after Trinity	• Genesis 50:15–21 • Psalm 138 • Romans 8:18–23 or Romans 12:14–21 • Luke 6:36–42
June 30	Fifth Sunday after Trinity	• 1 Kings 19:11– 21 • Psalm 16 • 1 Peter 3:8–15 or 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 • Luke 5:1–11
July 7	Sixth Sunday after Trinity	• Exodus 20:1–17 • Psalm 19 • Romans 6:(1–2) 3–11 • Matthew 5:(17–19) 20–26
July 14	Seventh Sunday after Trinity	• Genesis 2:7–17 • Psalm 33:1–11 • Romans 6:19–23 • Mark 8:1–9
July 21	Eighth Sunday after Trinity	• Jeremiah 23:16–29 • Psalm 26 • Romans 8:12–17 or Acts 20:27–38 • Matthew 7:15–23
July 28	Ninth Sunday after Trinity	• 2 Samuel 22:26–34 • Psalm 51:1–12 • 1 Corinthians 10:6–13 • Luke 16:1–9 (10–13)
August 4	Tenth Sunday after Trinity	• Jeremiah 7:1–11 or Jeremiah 8:4–12 • Psalm 92 • 1 Corinthians 12:1–11 or Romans 9:30–10:4 • Luke 19:41–48
August 11	Eleventh Sunday after Trinity	• Genesis 4:1–15 • Psalm 50:7–23 • 1 Corinthians 15:1–10 or Ephesians 2:1–10 • Luke 18:9–14
August 18	Twelfth Sunday after Trinity	• Isaiah 29:17–24 • Psalm 146 • 2 Corinthians 3:4–11 or Romans 10:9–17 • Mark 7:31–37
August 25	Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity	• 2 Chronicles 28:8–15 • Psalm 32 • Galatians 3:15–22 • Luke 10:23–37
September 1	Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity	• Proverbs 4:10–23 • Psalm 119:9–16 • Galatians 5:16–24 • Luke 17:11–19
September 8	Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity	• 1 Kings 17:8–16 • Psalm 146 • Galatians 5:25–6:10 • Matthew 6:24–34
September 15	Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity	• 1 Kings 17:17–24 • Psalm 30 • Ephesians 3:13–21 • Luke 7:11–17
September 22	Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity	• Proverbs 25:6–14 • Psalm 2 • Ephesians 4:1–6 • Luke 14:1–11
September 29	St. Michael and All Angels	• Daniel 10:10–14; 12:1–3 • Psalm 91 • Revelation 12:7–12 • Matthew 18:1–11 or Luke 10:17– 20
or	Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity	• Deuteronomy 10:12–21 • Psalm 34:8–22 • 1 Corinthians 1:(1–3) 4–9 • Matthew 22:34– 46
October 6	Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity	• Genesis 28:10–17 • Psalm 84 • Ephesians 4:22–28 • Matthew 9:1–8
October 13	Twentieth Sunday after Trinity	• Isaiah 55:1–9 • Psalm 27:1–9 • Ephesians 5:15–21 • Matthew 22:1–14 or Matthew 21:33–44
October 20	Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity	• Genesis 1:1–2:3 • Psalm 8 • Ephesians 6:10–17 • John 4:46–54
October 27 (observed)	Reformation Day (October 31)	• Revelation 14:6–7 • Psalm 46 • Romans 3:19–28 • Matthew 11:12–19 or John 8:31–36
or	Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity	• Micah 6:6–8 • Psalm 116:12–19 • Philippians 1:3–11 • Matthew 18:21–35
November 3 (observed)	All Saints’ Day (November 1)	• Revelation 7:(2–8) 9–17 • Psalm 149 • 1 John 3:1–3 • Matthew 5:1–12
or	Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity	• Proverbs 8:11–22 • Psalm 111 • Philippians 3:17–21 • Matthew 22:15–22
November 10	Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity	• Isaiah 51:9–16 • Psalm 126 • Colossians 1:9–14 • Matthew 9:18–26
November 17	Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity	• Exodus 32:1–20 or Job 14:1–6 • Psalm 14 or Psalm 102:1–13 • 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 • Matthew 24:15–28 or Luke 17:20–30
November 28	Thanksgiving Day	• Deuteronomy 8:1–10 • Psalm 67 • Philippians 4:6–20 or 1 Timothy 2:1–4 • Luke 17:11–19
November 24	Last Sunday of the Church Year	• Isaiah 65:17–25 • Psalm 149 • 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 • Matthew 25:1–13

Other Recommended Lectionary Resources

• Word to Worship • Lutheran Lectionary | Stan Lemon (formerly Sanctus.org) • Sola Liturgical Calendar • Lectionary Pericopes | TAALC • Year At A Glance (YAAG) | Pericope.org • Lutheran Service Builder • LCMS Lectionaries