Readings for Sundays and Festival Days
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| Date |
Season |
Three-Year Calendar Series A |
One-Year Calendar |
| Apr 5 | Palm Sunday (Red) |
Palm Sunday Procession: John 12:12-19 Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 118:19-29 or Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:1-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-66 or John 12:20-43 |
Palm Sunday Procession: Matthew 21:1-9 or John 12:12-19 12: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
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| Apr 9 | Maundy Thursday (White) |
Exodus 24:3-11; Psalm 116:12-19; Hebrews 9:11-22; Matthew 26:17-30 |
Exodus 12:1-14 or Exodus 24:3-11; Psalm 116:12-19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32; John 13:1-15 (34-35) |
| Apr 10 | Good Friday (Black) | Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22:1-31 or Psalm 31:1-24; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 or John 19:17-30 | Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22:1-31 or Psalm 31:1-24; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; John 18:1-19:42 |
| Apr 12 |
The Resurrection of Our Lord (White) Easter Sunrise |
Exodus 14:10-15:1; Psalm 118:15-29; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18 | Isaiah 25:6-9 or Exodus 14:10-15:1; Psalm 16:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or 1 Corinthians 15:12-25; John 20:1-18 |
| Apr 12 | The Resurrection of Our Lord (White) | Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 16:1-11; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 | Job 19:23-27; Psalm 118:15-29; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 or 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Mark 16:1-8 |
| Apr 19 | Second Sunday of Easter (White) | Acts 5:29-42; Psalm 148:1-14; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 | Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 33:1-22; 1 John 5:4-10; John 20:19-31 |
| Apr 26 | Third Sunday of Easter (White) | Acts 2:14a,36-41; Psalm 116:1-14; 1 Peter 1:17-25; Luke 24:13-35 | Ezekiel 34:11-16; Psalm 23:1-6; 1 Peter 2:21-25; John 10:11-16 |
| May 3 | Fourth Sunday of Easter (White) | Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23:1-6; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 | 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 |
| May 10 | Fifth Sunday of Easter (White) | Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60; Psalm 146:1-10; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 | Isaiah 12:1-6; Psalm 66:1-8; James 1:16-21; John 16:5-15 |
| May 17 | Sixth Sunday of Easter (White) | Acts 17:16-31; Psalm 66:8-20; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 | Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:1-6 or James 1:22-27; John 16:23-30 (31-33) |
| May 21 | The Ascension of Our Lord (White) | Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:1-9; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 | 2 Kings 2:5-15; Psalm 110:1-7; Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:14-20 or Luke 24:44-53 |
| May 24 | Seventh Sunday of Easter (White) | Acts 1:12-26; Psalm 68:1-10; 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 | Ezekiel 36:22-28; Psalm 51:1-12; 1 Peter 4:7-11 (12-14); John 15:26-16:4 |
| May 31 | The Day of Pentecost (Red) | Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm 25:1-15; Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39 | Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 143:1-12; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:23-31 |
| June 7 | The Holy Trinity (White) | Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8:1-9; Acts 2:14a,22-36; Matthew 28:16-20 | Isaiah 6:1-7; Psalm 29:1-11; Romans 11:33-36; John 3:1-15 (16-17) |
| June 14 | Second Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Exodus 19:2-8; Psalm 100:1-5; Romans 5:6-15; Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-20) | Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:12-22; 1 John 4:16-21; Luke 16:19-31 |
| June 21 | Third Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 91:1-10 (11-16); Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:5a,21-33 | Proverbs 9:1-10; Psalm 34:12-22; Ephesians 2:13-22 or 1 John 3:13-18; Luke 14:15-24 |
| June 28 | Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 119:153-160; Romans 7:1-13; Matthew 10:34-42 | Micah 7:18-20; Psalm 103:1-13; 1 Timothy 1:12-17 or 1 Peter 5:6-11; Luke 15:1-10 or Luke 15:11-32 |
| July 5 | Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Zechariah 9:9-12; Psalm 145:1-14; Romans 7:14-25a; Matthew 11:25-30 | Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 138:1-8; Romans 12:14-21 or Romans 8:18-23; Luke 6:36-42 |
| July 12 | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 55:10-13; Psalm 65:9-13 (1-8); Romans 8:12-17; Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 | 1 Kings 19:11-21; Psalm 16:1-11; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 or 1 Peter 3:8-15; Luke 5:1-11 |
| July 19 | Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 44:6-8; Psalm 119:57-64; Romans 8:18-27; Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 | Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19:1-14; Romans 6:3-11 (1-2); Matthew 5: 20-26 (17-19) |
| July 26 | Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Deuteronomy 7:6-9; Psalm 125:1-5; Romans 8:28-39; Matthew 13:44-52 | Genesis 2:7-17; Psalm 33:1-11; Romans 6:19-23; Mark 8:1-9 |
| Aug 2 | Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 55:1-5; Psalm 136:1-9 (23-26); Romans 9:1-5 (6-13); Matthew 14:13-21 | Jeremiah 23:16-29; Psalm 26:1-12; Acts 20:27-38 or Romans 8:12-17; Matthew 7:15-23 |
| Aug 9 | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Job 38:4-18; Psalm 18:1-6 (7-16); Romans 10:5-17; Matthew 14:22-33 | 2 Samuel 22:26-34; Psalm 51:1-12; 1 Corinthians 10:6-13; Luke 16:1-9 (10-13) |
| Aug 16 | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 56:1,6-8; Psalm 67:1-7; Romans 11:1-2a,13-15,28-32; Matthew 15:21-28 | Jeremiah 8:4-12 or Jeremiah 7:1-11; Psalm 92:1-15; Romans 9:30-10:4 or 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Luke 19:41-48 |
| Aug 23 | Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 138:1-8; Romans 11:33-12:8; Matthew 16:13-20 | Genesis 4:1-15; Psalm 50:7-23; Ephesians 2:1-10 or 1 Corinthians 15:1-10; Luke 18:9-14 |
| Aug 30 | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-12; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 | Isaiah 29:17-24; Psalm 146:1-10; 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 or Romans 10:9-17; Mark 7:31-37 |
| Sept 6 | Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 32:1-7; Romans 13:1-10; Matthew 18:1-20 | 2 Chronicles 28:8-15; Psalm 32:1-11 Galatians 3:15-22; Luke 10:23-37 |
| Sept 13 | Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:1-12; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 | Proverbs 4:10-23; Psalm 119:9-16; Galatians 5:16-24; Luke 17:11-19 |
| Sept 20 | Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 27:1-9; Philippians 1:12-14,19-30; Matthew 20:1-16 | 1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 146:1-10; Galatians 5:25-6:10; Matthew 6:24-34 |
| Sept 27 | Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Psalm 25:1-10; Philippians 2:1-4, 14-18 (5-13); Matthew 21:23-27 (28-32) | 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30:1-12; Ephesians 3:13-21; Luke 7:11-17 |
| Oct 4 | Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-19; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 | Proverbs 25:6-14; Psalm 2:1-12 Ephesians 4:1-6; Luke 14:1-11; |
| Oct 11 | Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 23:1-6; Philippians 4:4-13; Matthew 22:1-14 | Deuteronomy 10:12-21; Psalm 34:8-22; 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 (1-3); Matthew 22:34-46 |
| Oct 18 | Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9 (10-13); 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 | Genesis 28:10-17; Psalm 84:1-12; Ephesians 4:22-28; Matthew 9:1-8 |
| Oct 25 | Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (Green) | Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18; Psalm 1:1-6; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-13; Matthew 22:34-46 | Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 27:1-9; Ephesians 5:15-21; Matthew 22:1-14 or Matthew 21:33-44 |
| Oct 31 | Reformation Day (Red) | Revelation 14:6-7; Psalm 46:1-11; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 or Matthew 11:12-19 | Revelation 14:6-7; Psalm 46:1-11; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 or Matthew 11:12-19 |