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TIME OF CHRISTMAS
ADVENT
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Nov. 27, 2016 | 1st Sunday in Advent | Is. 2:1–5 | Psalm 122 | Rom. 13:(8–10) 11–14 | Matt. 21:1–11 or Matt. 24:36–44 |
| Dec. 4 | 2nd Sunday in Advent | Is. 11:1–10 | Psalm 72:1–7 | Rom. 15:4–13 | Matt. 3:1–12 |
| Dec. 11 | 3rd Sunday in Advent | Is. 35:1–10 | Psalm 146 | James 5:7–11 | Matt. 11:2–15 |
| Dec. 18 | 4th Sunday in Advent | Is. 7:10–17 | Psalm 24 | Rom. 1:1–7 | Matt. 1:18–25 |
CHRISTMAS
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Dec. 24 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve) | Is. 7:10–14 | Psalm 110:1–4 | 1 John 4:7–16 | Matt. 1:18–25 |
| Dec. 24 Midnight | The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Midnight) | Is. 9:2–7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–14(15–20) |
| Dec. 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord | Is. 52:7–10 | Psalm 2 | Heb.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) | Is. 30:(8–14)15–17 | Psalm 90:1–12 | Rom. 8:31b–39 | Luke 12:35–40 |
| Jan. 12017 | Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Num. 6:22–27 | Psalm 8 | Gal. 3:23–29 | Luke 2:21 |
EPIPHANY
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Jan. 6 | The Epiphany of Our Lord | Is. 60:1–6 | Psalm 72:1–11 (12–15) | Eph. 3:1–12 | Matt. 2:1–12 |
| Jan. 8 | The Baptism of Our Lord / 1st Sunday after the Epiphany | Is. 42:1–9 | Psalm 29 | Rom. 6:1–11 | Matt. 3:13–17 |
| Jan. 15 | 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany | Is. 49:1–7 | Psalm 40:1–11 | 1 Cor. 1:1–9 | John 1:29–42a |
| Jan. 22 | 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany | Is. 9:1–4 | Psalm 27:1–9 (10–14) | 1 Cor. 1:10–18 | Matt. 4:12–25 |
| Jan. 29 | 4th Sunday after the Epiphany | Micah 6:1–8 | Psalm 15 | 1 Cor. 1:18–31 | Matt. 5:1–12 |
| Feb. 5 | 5th Sunday after the Epiphany | Is. 58:3–9a | Psalm 112:1–9 | 1 Cor. 2:1–12(13–16) | Matt. 5:13–20 |
| Feb. 12 | 6th Sunday after the Epiphany | Deut. 30:15–20 | Psalm 119:1–8 | 1 Cor. 3:1–9 | Matt. 5:21–37 |
| Feb. 19 | Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany | Lev. 19:1–2,9–18 | Psalm119:33–40 | 1 Cor. 3:10–23 | Matt. 5:38–48 |
| Feb. 26 | The Transfiguration of Our Lord | Ex. 24:8–18 | Psalm 2:6–12 | 2 Peter 1:16–21 | Matt. 17:1–9 |
TIME OF EASTER
LENT
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Mar. 1 | Ash Wednesday | Joel 2:12–19 | Psalm 51:1–13 (14–19) | 2 Cor. 5:20b—6:10 | Matt. 6:1–6,16–21 |
| Mar. 5 | 1st Sunday in Lent | Gen. 3:1–21 | Psalm 32:1–7 | Rom. 5:12–19 | Matt. 4:1–11 |
| Mar. 12 | 2nd Sunday in Lent | Gen. 12:1–9 | Psalm 121 | Rom. 4:1–8,13–17 | John 3:1–17 |
| Mar. 19 | 3rd Sunday in Lent | Ex.17:1–7 | Psalm 95:1–9 | Rom. 5:1–8 | John 4:5–26(27–30, 39–42) |
| Mar. 26 | 4th Sunday in Lent | Is. 42:14–21 | Psalm 142 | Eph. 5:8–14 | John 9:1–41 orJohn 9:1–7,13–17, 34–39 |
| Apr. 2 | 5th Sunday in Lent | Ezek. 37:1–14 | Psalm 130 | Rom. 8:1–11 | John 11:1–45 (46–53) orJohn 11:17–27, 38–53 |
HOLY WEEK
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Apr. 9 | Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion) | Is. 50:4–9a | Psalm 118:19–29 or 31:9–16 | Phil. 2:5–11 | John 12:12–19 (Palm Sunday Procession) and Matt. 26:1—27:66 or Matt.27:11–66 or John 12:20–43 |
| Apr. 13 | Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Ex. 24:3–11 or Exodus 12:1–14 | Psalm 116:12–19 | Heb. 9:11–22 or 1 Cor. 11:23–32 | Matt. 26:17–30 or John 13:1–17, 31b–35 |
| Apr. 14 | Good Friday | Is. 52:13—53:12 | Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 | Heb. 4:14–16; 5:7–9 | John 18:1—19:42 or John 19:17–30 |
EASTER
| DATE | FESTIVAL | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL | |
| Apr. 16 | The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter 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 |
| Apr. 16 | The Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Day) | Acts 10:34–43 or Jer. 31:1–6 | Psalm 16 | Col. 3:1–4 | Matt. 28:1–10 |
| Apr. 23 | 2nd Sunday of Easter | Acts 5:29–42 | Psalm 148 | 1 Peter 1:3–9 | John 20:19–31 |
| Apr. 30 | 3rd Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14a,36–41 | Psalm 116:1–14 | 1 Peter 1:17–25 | Luke 24:13–35 |
| May 7 | 4th Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42–47 | Psalm 23 | 1 Peter 2:19–25 | John 10:1–10 |
| May 14 | 5th Sunday of Easter | Acts 6:1–9;7:2a, 51–60 | Psalm 146 | 1 Peter 2:2–10 | John 14:1–14 |
| May 21 | 6th Sunday of Easter | Acts 17:16–31 | Psalm 66:8–20 | 1 Peter 3:13–22 | John 14:15–21 |
| May 25 | The Ascension of Our Lord | Acts 1:1–11 | Psalm 47 | Eph. 1:15–23 | Luke 24:44–53 |
| May 28 | 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 |
| June 4 | The Day of Pentecost | Num. 11:24–30 | Psalm 25:1–15 | Acts 2:1–21 | John 7:37–39 |
| June 11 | The Holy Trinity | Gen. 1:1—2:4a | Psalm 8 | Acts 2:14a, 22–36 | Matt. 28:16–20 |
| June 18(Proper 6) | Second S. a. Pentecost | Ex. 19:2–8 | Psalm 100 | Rom. 5:6–15 | Matt. 9:35—10:8 (9–20) |
| June 25(Proper 7) | Third S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 20:7–13 | Psalm 91:1–10 (11–16) | Rom. 6:12–23 | Matt. 10:5a,21–33 |
| July 2(Proper 8) | Fourth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 28:5–9 | Psalm 119:153–160 | Rom. 7:1–13 | Matt. 10:34–42 |
| July 9(Proper 9) | Fifth S. a. Pentecost | Zech. 9:9–12 | Psalm145:1–14 | Rom. 7:14–25a | Matt. 11:25–30 |
| July 16(Proper 10) | Sixth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 55:10–13 | Psalm 65:(1–8) 9–13 | Rom. 8:12–17 | Matt. 13:1–9,18–23 |
| July 23(Proper 11) | Seventh S. a. Pentecost | Is. 44:6–8 | Psalm 119:57–64 | Rom. 8:18–27 | Matt. 13:24–30, 36–43 |
| July 30(Proper 12) | Eighth S. a. Pentecost | Deut.7:6–9 | Psalm 125 | Rom. 8:28–39 | Matt. 13:44–52 |
| Aug. 6(Proper 13) | Ninth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 55:1–5 | Psalm 136:1–9 (23–26) | Rom. 9:1–5(6–13) | Matt. 14:13–21 |
| Aug. 13(Proper 14) | Tenth S. a. Pentecost | Job 38:4–18 | Psalm 18:1–9 (7–16) | Rom. 10:5–17 | Matt. 14:22–33 |
| Aug. 20(Proper 15) | Eleventh S. a. Pentecost | Is. 56:1, 6–8 | Psalm 67 | Rom. 11:1–2a,13–15, 28–32 | Matt. 15:21–28 |
| Aug. 27(Proper 16) | Twelfth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 51:1–6 | Psalm 138 | Rom. 11:33—12:8 | Matt. 16:13–20 |
| Sept. 3(Proper 17) | Thirteenth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 15:15–21 | Psalm 26 | Rom. 12:9–21 | Matt. 16:21–28 |
| Sept. 10(Proper 18) | Fourteenth S. a. Pentecost | Ezek. 33:7–9 | Psalm 32:1–7 | Rom. 13:1–10 | Matt. 18:1–20 |
| Sept. 17(Proper 19) | Fifteenth S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 50:15–21 | Psalm 103:1–12 | Rom. 14:1–12 | Matt. 18:21–35 |
| Sept. 24(Proper 20) | Sixteenth S. a. Pentecost | Isa. 55:6–9 | Psalm 27:1–9 | Phil. 1:12–14,19–30 | Matt. 20:1–16 |
| Oct. 1(Proper 21) | Seventeenth S. a. 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) |
| Oct. 8(Proper 22) | Eighteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 5:1–7 | Psalm 80:7–19 | Phil. 3:4b–14 | Matt. 21:33–46 |
| Oct. 15(Proper 23) | Nineteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 25:6–9 | Psalm 23 | Phil. 4:4–13 | Matt. 22:1–14 |
| Oct. 22(Proper 24) | Twentieth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 45:1–7 | Psalm 96:1–9 (10–13) | 1 Thess. 1:1–10 | Matt. 22:15–22 |
| Oct. 29 (observed) | Reformation Day(Oct. 31) | Rev. 14:6–7 | Psalm 46 | Rom. 3:19–28 | John 8:31–36 or Matt. 11:12–19 |
| Nov. 5 (observed) | All Saints’ Day(Nov. 1) | Rev. 7:(2–8)9–17 | Psalm 149 | 1 John 3:1–3 | Matt. 5:1–12 |
| Nov. 12(Proper 27) | Twenty-thirdS. a. Pentecost | Amos 5:18–24 | Psalm 70 | 1 Thess. 4:13–18 | Matt. 25:1–13 |
| Nov. 19(Proper 28) | Twenty-fourthS. a. Pentecost | Zeph. 1:7–16 | Psalm 90:1–12 | 1 Thess. 5:1–11 | Matt. 25:14–30 |
| Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving Day | Deut. 8:1–10 | Psalm 67 | Phil. 4:6–20 or1 Tim. 2:1–4 | Luke 17:11–19 |
| Nov. 26(Proper 29) | Last S. of theChurch Year | Ezek. 34:11–16, 20–24 | Psalm 95:1–7a | I Cor. 15:20–28 | Matt. 25:31–46 |
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