Advent through the last Sunday of the church year.
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• Numbers 21:4–9 • Psalm 107:1–9 • James 1:22–27 or 1 Timothy 2:1–6 • John 16:23–30 (31–33) | • 2 Kings 2:5–15 • Psalm 110 • Acts 1:1–11 • Mark 16:14–20 or Luke 24:44–53 | • Ezekiel 36:22–28 • Psalm 51:1–12 • 1 Peter 4:7–11 (12–14) • John 15:26–16:4 | • Genesis 11:1–9 • Psalm 143 • Acts 2:1–21 • John 14:23–31 |
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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
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 |
Oct 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 |