Lectionary Readings, Year C
Lent and Easter to Pentecost

Season

Readings

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

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

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

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

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

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Psalm: Psalm 126
Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16-21
Gospel: John 12:1-8
Epistle: Philippians 3:4b-14

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Third Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 30
Acts: Acts 9:1-6, 7-20
Gospel: John 21:1-19
Epistle: Revelation 5:11-14

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 23
Acts: Acts 9:36-43
Gospel: John 10:22-30
Epistle: Revelation 7:9-17

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 148
Acts: Acts 11:1-18
Gospel: John 13:31-35
Epistle: Revelation 21:1-6

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

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

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

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)

Lent

Easter

Pentecost