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TIME OF CHRISTMAS
ADVENT
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
Nov. 29 | First S. in Advent | Jer. 33:14β16 | Psalm 25:1β10 | 1 Thess. 3:9β13 | Luke 19:28β40 orLuke 21:25β36 |
Dec. 6 | Second S. in Advent | Mal. 3:1β7b | Psalm 66:1β12 | Phil. 1:2β11 | Luke 3:1β14 (15β20) |
Dec. 13 | Third S. in Advent | Zeph. 3:14β20 | Psalm 85 | Phil. 4:4β7 | Luke 7:18β28 (29β35) |
Dec. 20 | Fourth S. in Advent | Micah 5:2β5a | Psalm 80:1β7 | Heb. 10:5β10 | Luke 1:39β45 (46β56) |
CHRISTMAS
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
Dec. 24 Eve | The Nativity of Our Lord | Is. 7:10β14 | Psalm 110:1β4 | 1 John 4:7β16 | Matt. 1:18β25 |
Dec. 24 Midnight | The Nativity of Our Lord | Is. 9:2β7 | Psalm 96 | Titus 2:11β14 | Luke 2:1β14 (15β20) |
Dec. 25 Dawn | The Nativity of Our Lord | Is. 62:10β12 | Psalm 98 | Titus 3:4β7 | Luke 2:(1β14) 15β20 |
Dec. 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord | Is. 52:7β10 | Psalm 2 | Heb. 1:1β6(7β12) | John 1:1β14 (15β18) |
Dec. 27 | First S. a. Christmas | Ex. 13:1β3a, 11β15 | Psalm 111 | Col. 3:12β17 | Luke 2:22β40 |
Dec. 31 | Eve of the Circ. and Name of Jesus(New Yearβs Eve) | Is. 30:(8β14)15β17 | Psalm 90:1β12 | Rom. 8:31bβ39 | Luke 12:35β40 |
Jan. 1 | Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Num. 6:22β27 | Psalm 8 | Gal. 3:23β29 | Luke 2:21 |
Jan. 3 | Second S. a. Christmas | 1 Kings 3:4β15 | Psalm 119:97β104 | Eph. 1:3β14 | Luke 2:40β52 |
EPIPHANY
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
Jan. 6 | The Epiphany of Our Lord | Is. 60:1β6 | Psalm 72:1β11(12β15) | Eph. 3:1β12 | Matt. 2:1β12 |
Jan. 10 | The Baptism of Our Lord / First S. a. the Epiphany | Is. 43:1β7 | Psalm 29 | Rom. 6:1β11 | Luke 3:15β22 |
Jan. 17 | Second S. a. the Epiphany | Is. 62:1β5 | Psalm 128 | 1 Cor. 12:1β11 | John 2:1β11 |
Jan. 24 | Third S. a. the Epiphany | Neh. 8:1β3,5β6, 8β10 | Psalm 19:(1β6)7β14 | 1 Cor. 12:12β31a | Luke 4:16β30 |
Jan. 31 | Fourth S. a. the Epiphany | Jer. 1:4β10(17β19) | Psalm 71:1β6 (7β11) | 1 Cor. 12:31bβ13:13 | Luke 4:31β44 |
Feb. 7 | The Transfiguration of Our Lord | Deut. 34:1β12 | Psalm 99 | Heb. 3:1β6 | Luke 9:28β36 |
TIME OF EASTER
LENT
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
Feb. 10 | Ash Wednesday | Joel 2:12β19 | Psalm 51:1β13 (14β19) | 2 Cor. 5:20bβ6:10 | Matt. 6:1β6, 16β21 |
Feb. 14 | First S. in Lent | Deut. 26:1β11 | Psalm 91:1β13 | Rom. 10:8bβ13 | Luke 4:1β13 |
Feb. 21 | Second S. in Lent | Jer. 26:8β15 | Psalm 4 | Phil. 3:17β4:1 | Luke 13:31β35 |
Feb. 28 | Third S. in Lent | Ezek. 33:7β20 | Psalm 85 | 1 Cor. 10:1β13 | Luke 13:1β9 |
Mar. 6 | Fourth S. in Lent | Is. 12:1β6 | Psalm 32 | 2 Cor. 5:16β21 | Luke 15:1β3, 11β32 |
Mar. 13 | Fifth S. in Lent | Is. 43:16β21 | Psalm 126 | Phil. 3:(4bβ7)8β14 | Luke 20:9β20 |
HOLY WEEK
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
Mar. 20 | Palm Sunday Sunday of the Passion | Deut. 32:36β39 | Psalm 118:19β29 or Psalm 31:9β16 | Phil. 2:5β11 | Luke 22:1β23:56 orLuke 23:1β56 orJohn 12:20β43 |
Mar. 24 | Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Jer. 31:31β34 or Ex. 12:1β14 | Psalm 116:12β19 | Heb. 10:15β25 or1 Cor. 11:23β32 | Luke 22:7β20 orJohn 13:1β17, 31bβ35 |
Mar. 25 | Good Friday | Is. 52:13β53:12 | Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 | Heb. 4:14β16; 5:7β9 | John 18:1β19:42 or John 19:17β30 |
EASTER
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
Mar. 27 | The Resurrection of Our Lord β Easter Sunrise | Job 19:23β27 | Psalm 118:15β29 | 1 Cor. 15:51β57 | John 20:1β18 |
Mar. 27 | The Resurrection of Our Lord | Is. 65:17β25 | Psalm 16 | 1 Cor. 15:19β26 | Luke 24:1β12 |
Apr. 3 | Second S. of Easter | Acts 5:12β20 (21β32) | Psalm 148 | Rev. 1:4β18 | John 20:19β31 |
Apr. 10 | Third S. of Easter | Acts 9:1β22 | Psalm 30 | Rev. 5:(1β7)8β14 | John 21:1β14 (15β19) |
Apr. 17 | Fourth S. of Easter | Acts 20:17β35 | Psalm 23 | Rev. 7:9β17 | John 10:22β30 |
Apr. 24 | Fifth S. of Easter | Acts 11:1β18 | Psalm 148 | Rev. 21:1β7 | John 16:12β22 orJohn 13:31β35 |
May 1 | Sixth S. of Easter | Acts 16:9β15 | Psalm 67 | Rev. 21:9β14, 21β27 | John 16:23β33 orJohn 5:1β9 |
May 5 | The Ascension ofOur Lord | Acts 1:1β11 | Psalm 47 | Eph. 1:15β23 | Luke 24:44β53 |
May 8 | Seventh S. of Easter | Acts 1:12β26 | Psalm 133 | Rev. 22:1β6(7β11) 12β20 | John 17:20β26 |
TIME OF THE CHURCH
PENTECOST
DATE | Β FESTIVAL | FIRST (OT) READING | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
May 15 | The Day of Pentecost | Gen. 11:1β9 | Psalm 143 | Acts 2:1β21 | John 14:23β31 |
May 22 | The Holy Trinity | Prov. 8:1β4,22β31 | Psalm 8 | Acts 2:14a,22β36 | John 8:48β59 |
May 29 (Prop. 4) | Second S. a. Pentecost | 1 Kings 8:22β24, 27β29, 41β43 | Psalm 96:1β9 | Gal. 1:1β12 | Luke 7:1β10 |
June 5 (Prop. 5) | Third S. a.Pentecost | 1 Kings 17:17β24 | Psalm 30 | Gal. 1:11β24 | Luke 7:11β17 |
June 12 (Prop. 6) | Fourth S. a. Pentecost | 2 Sam. 11:26β12:10, 13β14 | Ps. 32:1β7 | Gal. 2:15β21; 3:10β14 | Luke 7:36β8:3 |
June 19 (Prop. 7) | Fifth S. a.Pentecost | Is. 65:1β9 | Psalm 3 | Gal. 3:23β4:7 | Luke 8:26β39 |
June 26 (Prop. 8) | Sixth S. a.Pentecost | 1 Kings 19:9bβ21 | Psalm 16 | Gal. 5:1, 13β25 | Luke 9:51β62 |
July 3 (Prop. 9) | Seventh S. a. Pentecost | Is. 66:10β14 | Psalm 66:1β7 | Gal. 6:1β10,14β18 | Luke 10:1β20 |
July 10 (Prop. 10) | Eighth S. a. Pentecost | Lev. (18:1β5) 19:9β18 | Psalm 41 | Col. 1:1β14 | Luke 10:25β37 |
July 17 (Prop. 11) | Ninth S. a.Pentecost | Gen. 18:1β10a (10bβ14) | Psalm 27:(1β6)7β14 | Col. 1:21β29 | Luke 10:38β42 |
July 24 (Prop. 12) | Tenth S. a.Pentecost | Gen. 18:(17β19) 20β33 | Psalm 138 | Col. 2:6β15(16β19) | Luke 11:1β13 |
July 31 (Prop. 13) | Eleventh S. a. Pentecost | Eccl. 1:2, 12β14;2:18β26 | Psalm 100 | Col. 3:1β11 | Luke 12:13β21 |
Aug. 7 (Prop. 14) | Twelfth S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 15:1β6 | Psalm 33:12β22 | Heb. 11:1β16 | Luke 12:22β34 (35β40) |
Aug. 14 (Prop. 15) | Thirteenth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 23:16β29 | Psalm 119:81β88 | Heb. 11:17β31 (32β40); 12:1β3 | Luke 12:49β53 (54β56) |
Aug. 21 (Prop. 16) | Fourteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 66:18β23 | Psalm 50:1β15 | Heb. 12:4β24 (25β29) | Luke 13:22β30 |
Aug. 28 (Prop. 17) | Fifteenth S. a. Pentecost | Prov. 25:2β10 | Psalm 131 | Heb. 13:1β17 | Luke 14:1β14 |
Sept. 4 (Prop. 18) | Sixteenth S. a. Pentecost | Deut. 30:15β20 | Psalm 1 | Philemon 1β21 | Luke 14:25β35 |
Sept. 11 (Prop. 19) | Seventeenth S. a. Pentecost | Ezek. 34:11β24 | Psalm 119:169β176 | 1 Tim. 1:(5β11) 12β17 | Luke 15:1β10 |
Sept. 18 (Prop. 20) | Eighteenth S. a. Pentecost | Amos 8:4β7 | Psalm 113 | 1 Tim. 2:1β15 | Luke 16:1β15 |
Sept. 25 (Prop. 21) | Nineteenth S. a. Pentecost | Amos 6:1β7 | Palm 146 | 1 Tim. 3:1β13 or1 Tim. 6:6β19 | Luke 16:19β31 |
Oct. 2 (Prop. 22) | Twentieth S. a. Pentecost | Hab. 1:1β4; 2:1β4 | Psalm 62 | 2 Tim. 1:1β14 | Luke 17:1β10 |
Oct. 9 (Prop. 23) | Twenty-first S. a. Pentecost | Ruth 1:1β19a | Psalm 111 | 2 Tim. 2:1β13 | Luke 17:11β19 |
Oct. 16 (Prop. 24) | Twenty-second S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 32:22β30 | Psalm 121 | 2 Tim. 3:14β4:5 | Luke 18:1β8 |
Oct. 23 (Prop. 25) | Twenty-third S. a. Pentecost | Genesis 4:1β15 | Psalm 5 | 2 Tim. 4:6β8,16β18 | Luke 18:9β17 |
Oct. 30 | Reformation Day* (Oct. 31) | Rev. 14:6β7 | Psalm 46 | Rom. 3:19β28 | John 8:31β36 orMatt. 11:12β19 |
Nov. 6 | All Saints’ Day*(Nov. 1) | Rev. 7:(2β8)9β17 | Psalm 149 | 1 John 3:1β3 | Matt. 5:1β12 |
Nov. 13 (Prop. 28) | Twenty-sixth S. a. Pentecost | Mal. 4:1β6 | Psalm 98 | 2 Thess. 3:(1β5) 6β13 | Luke 21:5β28 (29β36) |
Nov. 20 (Prop. 29) | Last S. of theChurch Year | Mal. 3:13β18 | Psalm 46 | Col. 1:13β20 | Luke 23:27β43 |
Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving Day | Deut. 8:1β10 | Psalm 67 | Phil 4:6β20 or 1Tim. 2:1β4 | Luke 17:11β19 |