Lectionary Readings, Year C
Sundays After Pentecost

Season

Readings

Trinity Sunday
1st Sunday after Pentecost

Psalm: Psalm 8
Old Testament: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Gospel: John 16:12-15
Epistle: Romans 5:1-5

Proper 3
May 25-28

 if after Trinity Sunday

(Readings from Epiphany 8, Proper 3 are used this Sunday)

Psalm: Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
Old Testament: Isaiah 55:10-13
Gospel: Luke 6:39-49
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Proper 4
May 29-June 4

 if after Trinity Sunday

Psalm: Psalm 96 or Psalm 96:1-9
Old Testament: 1 Kings 18:20-21, 22-29, 30-39
  or 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
Epistle: Galatians 1:1-12

Proper 5
June 5-11

if after Trinity Sunday

Psalm: Psalm 146 or Psalm 30
Old Testament: 1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24) or 1 Kings 17:17-24
Gospel: Luke 7:11-17
Epistle: Galatians 1:11-24

Proper 6
June 12-18

if after Trinity Sunday

Psalm: Psalm 5:1-8 or Psalm 32
Old Testament: 1 Kings 21:1-10, 11-14, 15-21a
  or 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15
Gospel: Luke 7:36-8:3
Epistle: Galatians 2:15-21

Proper 7
June 19-25

if after Trinity Sunday

Psalm: Psalm 42 and 43 or Psalm 22:19-28
Old Testament: 1 Kings 19:1-4, 5-7, 8-15a
  or Isaiah 65:1-9
Gospel: Luke 8:26-39
Epistle: Galatians 3:23-29

Proper 8
June 26–July 2

Psalm: Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20 or Psalm 16
Old Testament: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14
  or 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62
Epistle: Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Proper 9
July 3-9

Psalm: Psalm 30 or Psalm 66:1-9
Old Testament: 2 Kings 5:1-14
  or Isaiah 66:10-14
Gospel: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Epistle: Galatians 6:1-6, 7-16

Proper 10
July 10-16

Psalm: Psalm 82 or Psalm 25:1-10
Old Testament: Amos 7:7-17
  or Deuteronomy 30:9-14
Gospel: Luke 10:25-37
Epistle: Colossians 1:1-14

Proper 11
July 17-23

Psalm: Psalm 52 or Psalm 15
Old Testament: Amos 8:1-12
  or Genesis 18:1-10a
Gospel: Luke 10:38-42
Epistle: Colossians 1:15-28

Proper 12
July 24-30

Psalm: Psalm 85 or Psalm 138
Old Testament: Hosea 1:2-10
  or Genesis 18:20-32
Gospel: Luke 11:1-13
Epistle: Colossians 2:6-15, 16-19

Proper 13
July 31-Aug 6

Psalm: Psalm 107:1-9, 43 or Psalm 49:1-12
Old Testament: Hosea 11:1-11
  or Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
Epistle: Colossians 3:1-11

Proper 14
Aug 7-13

Psalm: Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23 or Psalm 33:12-22
Old Testament: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
  or Genesis 15:1-6
Gospel: Luke 12:32-40
Epistle: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Proper 15
Aug 14-20

Psalm: Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 or Psalm 82
Old Testament: Isaiah 5:1-7
  or Jeremiah 23:23-29
Gospel: Luke 12:49-56
Epistle: Hebrews 11:29-12:2

Proper 16
Aug 21-27

Psalm: Psalm 71:1-6 or Psalm 103:1-8
Old Testament: Jeremiah 1:4-10
  or Isaiah 58:9b-14
Gospel: Luke 13:10-17
Epistle: Hebrews 12:18-29

Proper 17
Aug 28-Sept 3

Psalm: Psalm 81:1, 10-16
Old Testament: Jeremiah 2:4-13
  or Proverbs 25:6-7 or Sirach 10:12-18
Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14
Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Proper 18
Sept 4-10

Psalm: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 or Psalm 1
Old Testament: Jeremiah 18:1-11
  or Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Gospel: Luke 14:25-33
Epistle: Philemon 1-21

Proper 19
Sept 11-17

Psalm: Psalm 14 or Psalm 51:1-10
Old Testament: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
  or Exodus 32:7-14
Gospel: Luke 15:1-10
Epistle: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Proper 20
Sept 18-24

Psalm: Psalm 79:1-9 or Psalm 113
Old Testament: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
  or Amos 8:4-7
Gospel: Luke 16:1-13
Epistle: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Proper 21
Sept 25-Oct 1

Psalm: Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 or Psalm 146
Old Testament: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
  or Amos 6:1a, 4-7
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
Epistle: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

Proper 22
Oct 2-8

Psalm: Psalm 37:1-9 or Psalm 137
Old Testament: Lamentations 1:1-6
 or Lamentations 3:19-26 or Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
Gospel: Luke 17:5-10
Epistle: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

Proper 23
Oct 9-15

Psalm: Psalm 66:1-12 or Psalm 111
Old Testament:  Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
    or 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c
Gospel:  Luke 17:11-19
Epistle:  2 Timothy 2:8-15

Proper 24
Oct 16-22

Psalm:  Psalm 119:97-104 or Psalm 121
Old Testament:  Jeremiah 31:27-34
  or Genesis 32:22-31
Gospel:  Luke 18:1-18
Epistle:  2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Proper 25
Oct 23-29

Psalm: Psalm 65 or Psalm 84:1-7
Old Testament: Joel 2:23-32 or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22
  or Sirach 35:12-17
Gospel: Luke 18:9-14
Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

All Saints Day
Nov 1 or 1st Sunday in Nov

Psalm: Psalm 149
Old Testament: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
Gospel: Luke 6:20-31
Epistle: Ephesians 1:11-23

Proper 26
Oct 30-Nov 5

Psalm: Psalm 119:137-144 or Psalm 32:1-7
Old Testament: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
  or Isaiah 1:10-18
Gospel: Luke 19:1-10
Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Proper 27
Nov 6-12

Psalm: Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 17:1-9
  or Psalm 98
Old Testament: Haggai 1:15b-2:9 or Job 19:23-27a
Gospel: Luke 20:27-38
Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

Proper 28
Nov 13-19

Psalm: Psalm 98
Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 or Isaiah 12
  or Malachi 4:1-2a
Gospel: Luke 21:5-19
Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Proper 29 Reign of Christ
Nov 20-26

Psalm: Luke 1:68-79 or Psalm 46
Old Testament: Jeremiah 23:1-6
Gospel: Luke 23:33-43
Epistle: Colossians 1:11-20

Thanksgiving Day

4th Thursday in Nov in USA and 2nd Monday in Oct in Canada

Psalm: Psalm 100
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Gospel: John 6:25-35
Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9

Ordinary Time

Counted Sundays after Pentecost