Lectionary Readings, Year C
Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

Sunday

Psalm Reading

OT Reading

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

Advent 1
Nov 27-Dec 3

Psalm 25:1-10

Jeremiah 33:14-16

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Advent 2
Dec 4-10

Luke 1:68-79

Malachi 3:1-4
  or Baruch 5:1-9

Philippians 1:3-11

Luke 3:1-6

Advent 3
Dec 11-17

Isaiah 12:2-6

Zephaniah 3:14-20

Philippians 4:4-7

Luke 3:7-18

Advent 4
Dec 18-24

Luke 1:47-55
or Psalm 80:1-7

Micah 5:2-5a

Hebrews 10:5-10

Luke 1:39-45, 46-55

Christmas, I
Dec 25

 Psalm 96

Isaiah 9:2-7

Titus 2:11-14

Luke 2:1-14, 15-20 

Christmas, II
Dec 25

Psalm 97

Isaiah 62:6-12

Titus 3:4-7 

Luke 2:1-7, 8-20

Christmas, III
Dec 25

Psalm 98

Isaiah 52:7-10 

Hebrews 1:1-4, 5-12

John 1:1-14 

1st Sunday after Christmas
Dec 26-Jan 1

Psalm 148

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 

Colossians 3:12-17

 Luke 2:41-52

Holy Name
Jan. 1
Years A B C

Psalm 8 

Numbers 6:22-27

Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11

Luke 2:15-21

New Years Day
Jan. 1
Years A B C

Psalm 8

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13

Revelation 21:1-6a

Matthew 25:31-46

2nd Sunday after Christmas
Jan 2-5
Years A B C

Psalm 147:12-20
  or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21

Jeremiah 31:7-14
  or Sirach 24:1-12

Ephesians 1:3-14

John 1:1-9, 10-18

Epiphany
Jan 6
Years A B C

or 1st Sunday in January

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Isaiah 60:1-6

Ephesians 3:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

Epiphany 1
 Baptism of the Lord
Jan 7-13

 Psalm 29

Isaiah 43:1-7 

Acts 8:14-17

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Epiphany 2
Jan 14-20

Psalm 36:5-10

Isaiah 62:1-5

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

John 2:1-11

Epiphany 3
Jan 21-27

Psalm 19

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6,
8-10

 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Luke 4:14-21

Epiphany 4
Jan 28-Feb 3

Psalm 71:1-6

Jeremiah 1:4-10

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Luke 4:21-30

Epiphany 5
Feb 4-10

Psalm 138

Isaiah 6:1-8, 9-13

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

Epiphany 6 (Proper 1)
Feb 11-17

unless Last Sunday of Epiphany

Psalm 1

Jeremiah 17:5-10 

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Luke 6:17-26

Epiphany 7 (Proper 2)
Feb 18-24

unless Last Sunday of Epiphany

Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40

Genesis 45:3-11, 15

1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50

Luke 6:27-38

Epiphany 8 (Proper 3)
Feb 25-29

unless Last Sunday of Epiphany

Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15

Isaiah 55:10-13
  or Sirach 27:4-7

1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Luke 6:39-49

Epiphany 9 (Proper 4)
Mar 1-7

unless Last Sunday of Epiphany

Psalm 96:1-9 

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43

Galatians 1:1-12

Luke 7:1-10

Last Sunday after Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday

Psalm 99

Exodus 34:29-35 

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 

Luke 9:28-36, 37-43

Advent

Christmas

Epiphany Season