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Daily Lectionary
The Church Year
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Lectionary Readings, Year C
Lent and Easter to Pentecost
Scripture Readings from The Revised
Common Lectionary
The Church Year begins with Advent in November/December.
This is YEAR
A of readings in the Revised
Common Lectionary.
Year A: 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2010-2011
Year B: 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2011-2012
Year C: 2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2012-2013
The date of Easter is variable between March 22 and
April 25, so the seasons that depend on Easter, Lent and Pentecost, vary
accordingly.
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Readings |
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Ash Wednesday Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 51:1-17 Old Testament: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 |
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First Sunday in Lent |
Psalm: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 Old Testament: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 Epistle: Romans 10:8b-13
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Second Sunday in Lent |
Psalm: Psalm 27 Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 or 9:28-36 Epistle: Philippians 3:17-4:1
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Third Sunday in Lent |
Psalm: Psalm 63:1-8 Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-9 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
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Fourth Sunday in Lent |
Psalm: Psalm 32 Old Testament: Joshua 5:9-12 Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
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Fifth Sunday in Lent |
Psalm: Psalm 126 Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16-21 Gospel: John 12:1-8 Epistle: Philippians 3:4b-14
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Sixth Sunday in Lent Palm or Passion Sunday |
Liturgy of the Palms Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Gospel: Luke 19:28-40
Liturgy of the Passion Psalm: Psalm 31:9-16 Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a Gospel: Luke 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49 Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11 |
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Monday of Holy Week Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 36:5-11 Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 Gospel: John 12:1-11 Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15
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Tuesday of Holy Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 71:1-14 Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7 Gospel: John 12:20-36 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
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Wednesday of Holy Week Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 70 Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a Gospel: John 13:21-32 Epistle: Hebrews 12:1-3
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Holy Thursday Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Old Testament: Exodus 12:1-4, 5-10, 11-14 Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
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Good Friday Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 22 Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 Epistle: Hebrews 10:16-25 or 4:14-16, 5:7-9
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Holy Saturday Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16 Old Testament: Job 14:1-14 or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24 Gospel: Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42 Epistle: 1 Peter 4:1-8
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Resurrection of the Lord Easter Vigil
Years A B C |
Old Testament Readings and Psalms (A B C)
Genesis 1:1-2:4a Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26 Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13 Psalm 46 Genesis 22:1-18 Psalm 16 Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21 Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18 Isaiah 55:1-11 Isaiah 12:2-6 Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21, 9:4b-6 or Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 Psalm 19 Ezekiel 36:24-28 Psalm 42 and 43 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 143 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Psalm 98 New Testament Reading (A B C)
Romans 6:3-11 Psalm 114 Gospel Luke 24:1-12
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Resurrection Sunday Easter |
First Reading
Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43 Gospel
John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12 |
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Easter Evening Years A B C |
Psalm: Psalm 114 Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9
Gospel: Luke 24:13-49 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 |
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Second Sunday of Easter |
Psalm: Psalm 118:14-29 or Psalm 150 Acts: Acts 5:27-32
Gospel: John 20:19-31 Epistle: Revelation 1:4-8 |
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Third Sunday of Easter |
Psalm: Psalm 30 Acts: Acts 9:1-6, 7-20
Gospel: John 21:1-19 Epistle: Revelation 5:11-14 |
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Fourth Sunday of Easter |
Psalm: Psalm 23 Acts: Acts 9:36-43
Gospel: John 10:22-30 Epistle: Revelation 7:9-17 |
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Fifth Sunday of Easter |
Psalm: Psalm 148 Acts: Acts 11:1-18
Gospel: John 13:31-35 Epistle: Revelation 21:1-6 |
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Sixth Sunday of Easter |
Psalm: Psalm 67 Acts: Acts 16:9-15
Gospel: John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9 Epistle: Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 |
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Seventh Sunday of Easter |
Psalm: Psalm 97 Acts: Acts 16:16-34
Gospel: John 17:20-26 Epistle: Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 |
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Seventh Sunday of Easter Years A B C When observed as
Ascension Sunday |
Psalm: Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 Acts: Acts 1:1-11
Gospel: Luke 24:44-53 Epistle: Ephesians 1:15-23 |
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Pentecost |
1st Reading
Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b 2nd Reading
Romans 8:14:-17 or Acts 2:1-21 Gospel
John 14:8-17, (25-27) |
Year C Readings for
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
Year C Readings for Ordinary Time After
Pentecost
The Revised Common
Lectionary,
Copyright © 1992, Consultation on Common Texts, used by permission.
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