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| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Dec. 32017 | First S. in Advent | Is. 64:1–9 | Psalm 80:1–7 | 1 Cor. 1:3–9 | Mark 11:1–10 or Mark 13:24–37 |
| Dec. 10 | Second S. in Advent | Is. 40:1–11 | Psalm 85 | 2 Peter 3:8–14 | Mark 1:1–8 |
| Dec. 17 | Third S. in Advent | Is. 61:1–4, 8–11 | Psalm 126 | 1 Thess. 5:16–24 | John 1:6–8,19–28 |
| Dec. 24 | Fourth S. in Advent | 2 Sam. 7:1–11, 16 | Psalm 89:1–5 (19–29) | Rom. 16:25–27 | Luke 1:26–38 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Dec. 24 Eve | The Nativity of Our Lord (Eve) | Is. 7:10–14 | Psalm 110:1–4 | 1 John 4:7–16 | Matt. 1:18–25 |
| Dec. 24 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Midnight) | Is. 9:2–7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–14(15–20) |
| Dec. 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Dawn) | Is. 62:10–12 | Psalm 98 | Titus 3:4–7 | Luke 2:(1–14) 15–20 |
| Dec. 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Day) | Is. 52:7–10 | Psalm 2 | Heb. 1:1–6(7–12) | John 1:1–14(15–18) |
| Dec. 31 | Christmas 1 | Is. 61:10—62:3 | Psalm 111 | Gal. 4:4–7 | Luke 2:22–40 |
| 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. 1, 2018 | Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Num. 6:22–27 | Psalm 8 | Gal. 3:23–29 | Luke 2:21 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Jan. 6 | Epiphany | Is. 60:1–6 | Psalm 72:1–11 (12–15) | Eph. 3:1–12 | Matt. 2:1–12 |
| Jan. 7 | The Baptism of Our Lord | Gen. 1:1–5 | Psalm 29 | Rom. 6:1–11 | Mark 1:4–11 |
| Jan. 14 | Second S. a. the Epiphany | 1 Sam. 3:1–10 (11–20) | Psalm 139:1–10 | 1 Cor. 6:12–20 | John 1:43–51 |
| Jan. 21 | Third S. a. the Epiphany | Jonah 3:1–5, 10 | Psalm 62 | 1 Cor. 7:29–31 (32–35) | Mark 1:14–20 |
| Jan. 28 | Fourth S. a. the Epiphany | Deut. 18:15–20 | Psalm 111 | 1 Cor. 8:1–13 | Mark 1:21–28 |
| Feb. 4 | Fifth S. a. the Epiphany | Is. 40:21–31 | Psalm 147:1–11 | 1 Cor. 9:16–27 | Mark 1:29–39 |
| Feb. 11 | The Transfiguration of Our Lord | 2 Kings 2:1–12 or Ex. 34:29–35 | Psalm 50:1–6 | 2 Cor. 3:12–13 (14–18); 4:1–6 | Mark 9:2–9 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Feb. 14 | Ash Wednesday | Joel 2:12–19 | Psalm 51:1–13 (14–19) | 2 Cor. 5:20b—6:10 | Matt. 6:1–6,16–21 |
| Feb. 18 | First S. in Lent | Gen. 22:1–18 | Psalm 25:1–10 | James 1:12–18 | Mark 1:9–15 |
| Feb. 25 | Second S. in Lent | Gen. 17:1–7, 15–16 | Psalm 22:23–31 | Rom. 5:1–11 | Mark 8:27–38 |
| Mar. 4 | Third S. in Lent | Ex. 20:1–17 | Psalm 19 | 1 Cor. 1:18–31 | John 2:13–22 (23–25) |
| Mar. 11 | Fourth S. in Lent | Num. 21:4–9 | Psalm 107:1–9 | Eph. 2:1–10 | John 3:14–21 |
| Mar. 18 | Fifth S. in Lent | Jer. 31:31–34 | Psalm 119:9–16 | Heb. 5:1–10 | Mark 10:(32–34) 35–45 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Mar. 25 | Palm Sunday /Sunday of the Passion | Zech. 9:9–12 | Psalm 118:19–29 or Ps. 31:9–16 | Phil. 2:5–11 | Mark 14:1—15:47 or Mark 15:1–47 or John 12:20–43 |
| Mar. 29 | Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Ex. 24:3–11 | Psalm 116:12–19 | 1 Cor. 10:16–17 | Mark 14:12–26 |
| Mar. 30 | 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 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Apr. 1 | The Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Sunrise | Ex. 15:1–11 | Psalm 118:15–29 | 1 Cor. 5:6b–8 | John 20:1–18 |
| Apr. 1 | The Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Day | Is. 25:6–9 | Psalm 16 | 1 Cor. 15:1–11 | Mark 16:1–8 |
| Apr. 8 | Second S. of Easter | Acts 4:32–35 | Psalm 148 | 1 John 1:1—2:2 | John 20:19–31 |
| Apr. 15 | Third S. of Easter | Acts 3:11–21 | Psalm 4 | 1 John 3:1–7 | Luke 24:36–49 |
| Apr. 22 | Fourth S. of Easter | Acts 4:1–12 | Psalm 23 | 1 John 3:16–24 | John 10:11–18 |
| Apr. 29 | Fifth S. of Easter | Acts 8:26–40 | Psalm 150 | 1 John 4:1–11 (12–21) | John 15:1–8 |
| May 6 | Sixth S. of Easter | Acts 10:34–48 | Psalm 98 | 1 John 5:1–8 | John 15:9–17 |
| May 10 | The Ascension of Our Lord | Acts 1:1–11 | Psalm 47 | Eph. 1:15–23 | Luke 24:44–53 |
| May 13 | Seventh S. of Easter | Acts 1:12–26 | Psalm 1 | 1 John 5:9–15 | John 17:11b–19 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| May 20 | The Day of Pentecost | Ezek. 37:1–14 | Psalm 139:1–12 (13–16) | Acts 2:1–21 | John 15:26–27; 16:4b–15 |
| May 27 | The Holy Trinity | Is. 6:1–8 | Psalm 29 | Acts 2:14a,22–36 | John 3:1–17 |
| June 3(Prop. 4) | Second S. a. Pentecost | Deut. 5:12–15 | Psalm 81:1–10 | 2 Cor. 4:5–12 | Mark 2:23–28 (3:1–6) |
| June 10(Prop. 5) | Third S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 3:8–15 | Ps. 130 | 2 Cor. 4:13—5:1 | Mark 3:20–35 |
| June 17 (Prop. 6) | Fourth S. a. Pentecost | Ezek. 17:22–24 | Psalm 1 | 2 Cor. 5:1–10 (11–17) | Mark 4:26–34 |
| June 24 | The Nativity of St. John the Baptist | Is. 40:1–5 | Ps. 85:(1–6) 7–13 | Acts 13:13–26 | Luke 1:57–80 |
| June 24(Prop. 7) | Fifth S. a. Pentecost | Job 38:1–11 | Psalm 124 | 2 Cor. 6:1–13 | Mark 4:35–41 |
| July 1(Prop. 8) | Sixth S. a. Pentecost | Lam. 3:22–33 | Psalm 30 | 2 Cor. 8:1–9, 13–15 | Mark 5:21–43 |
| July 8 (Prop. 9) | Seventh S. a. Pentecost | Ezek. 2:1–5 | Psalm 123 | 2 Cor. 12:1–10 | Mark 6:1–13 |
| July 15 (Prop. 10) | Eighth S. a. Pentecost | Amos 7:7–15 | Psalm 85:(1–7) 8–13 | Eph. 1:3–14 | Mark 6:14–29 |
| July 22 (Prop. 11) | Ninth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 23:1–6 | Psalm 23 | Eph. 2:11–22 | Mark 6:30–44 |
| July 29 (Prop. 12) | Tenth S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 9:8–17 | Psalm 136:1–9 | Eph. 3:14–21 | Mark 6:45–56 |
| Aug. 5 (Prop. 13) | Eleventh S. a. Pentecost | Ex. 16:2–15 | Psalm 145:10–21 | Eph. 4:1–16 | John 6:22–35 |
| Aug. 12 (Prop. 14) | Twelfth S. a. Pentecost | 1 Kings 19:1–8 | Psalm 34:1–8 | Eph. 4:17—5:2 | John 6:35–51 |
| Aug. 19 (Prop. 15) | Thirteenth S. a. Pentecost | Prov. 9:1–10 or Josh. 24:1–2a, 14–18 | Psalm 34:12–22 | Eph. 5:6–21 | John 6:51–69 |
| Aug. 26 (Prop. 16) | Fourteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 29:11–19 | Psalm 14 | Eph. 5:22–33 | Mark 7:1–13 |
| Sept. 2 (Prop. 17) | Fifteenth S. a. Pentecost | Deut. 4:1–2, 6–9 | Psalm 119:129–136 | Eph. 6:10–20 | Mark 7:14–23 |
| Sept. 9 (Prop. 18) | Sixteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 35:4–7a | Psalm 146 | James 2:1–10, 14–18 | Mark 7:(24–30) 31–37 |
| Sept. 16 (Prop. 19) | Seventeenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 50:4–10 | Psalm 116:1–9 | James 3:1–12 | Mark 9:14–29 |
| Sept. 23 (Prop. 20) | Eighteenth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 11:18–20 | Psalm 54 | James 3:13—4:10 | Mark 9:30–37 |
| Sept. 30 (Prop. 21) | Nineteenth S. a. Pentecost | Num. 11:4–6, 10–16, 24–29 | Psalm 104:27–35 | James 5:(1–12) 13–20 | Mark 9:38–50 |
| Oct. 7 (Prop. 22) | Twentieth S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 2:18–25 | Psalm 128 | Heb. 2:1–13 (14–18) | Mark 10:2–16 |
| Oct. 14 (Prop. 23) | Twenty–first S. a. Pentecost | Amos 5:6–7, 10–15 | Psalm 90:12–17 | Heb. 3:12–19 | Mark 10:17–22 |
| Oct. 21 (Prop. 24) | Twenty–second S. a. Pentecost | Eccl. 5:10–20 | Psalm 119:9–16 | Heb. 4:1–13 (14–16) | Mark 10:23–31 |
| Oct. 28* | Reformation Day(Oct. 31) | Rev. 14:6–7 | Psalm 46 | Rom. 3:19–28 | John 8:31–36 or Matt. 11:12–19 |
| Nov. 4* | All Saints’ Day | Rev. 7:(2–8)9–17 | Psalm 149 | 1 John 3:1–3 | Matt. 5:1–12 |
| Nov. 11 (Prop. 27) | Twenty–fifth S. a. Pentecost | 1 Kings 17:8–16 | Psalm 146 | Heb. 9:24–28 | Mark 12:38–44 |
| Nov. 18 (Prop. 28) | Twenty–sixth S. a. Pentecost | Dan. 12:1–3 | Psalm 16 | Heb. 10:11–25 | Mark 13:1–13 |
| Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving Day | Deut. 8:1–10 | Psalm 67 | Phil. 4:6–20 or
1 Tim. 2:1–4 | Luke 17:11–19 |
| Nov. 25 (Prop. 29) | Last S. of the Church Year | Is. 51:4–6 or Dan. 7:9–10, 13–14 | Psalm 93 | Jude 20–25 or Rev. 1:4b–8 | Mark 13:24–37 or John 18:33–37 |
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