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The Propers below are readings for Ordinary Time following Epiphany and Pentecost, numbered to help establish a seven day range of dates on which they can occur. Propers numbering in the Revised Common Lectionary begins with the Sixth Sunday in Epiphany, excludes Sundays in Lent through Pentecost and Trinity Sunday, and resumes the Second Sunday after Pentecost, usually with Proper 4. Since the date of Easter is variable between March 22 and April 25, some Propers are not used in certain years. The Roman Catholic Lectionary and those based on it number the Propers differently.

In some cases, the Psalm Reading is replaced by a Responsorial Reading outside the Psalter. These are marked with the color code below. Note that there are three sets of readings for Christmas Day. There is also a second set of readings for Easter when the Easter Service is in the evening.

In the Revised Common Lectionary the Synoptic Gospels are generally read semi-continuously in a given year: Matthew in Year A, Mark in Year B, and Luke in Year C. The Gospel of John is read periodically throughout the three year cycle. In the current cycle, Year A is 2004-2005, Year B is 2005-2006, Year C is 2006-2007.

Purple indicates non-Psalter Responsorial Readings
Red indicates Alternate Readings

Text	Year	Sunday	Date (Inclusive)
Mt 1:18-25	A	Advent 4	Sunday between Dec 18-24
Mt 2:1-12	ABC	Epiphany	Jan 6
Mt 2:13-23	A	Christmas 1	Sunday between Dec 26-Jan 1
Mt 3:1-12	A	Advent 2	Sunday between Dec 4-10
Mt 3:13-17	A	Epiphany 1 Baptism of the Lord	Sunday between Jan 7-13
Mt 4:1-11	A	Lent 1	2nd Sunday in Lent
Mt 4:12-23	A	Epiphany 3	Sunday between Jan 21-27
Mt 5:1-12	A	Epiphany 4	Sunday between Jan 28-Feb 3
Mt 5:1-12	A	All Saints Day	November 1 or First Sunday in November
Mt 5:13-20	A	Epiphany 5	Sunday between Feb 4-10
Mt 5:32-37	A	Epiphany 6	Sunday between Feb 11-17 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Mt 4:38-48	A	Epiphany 7	Sunday between Feb 18-24 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Mt 6:1-6, 16-21	ABC	Ash Wednesday	Wednesday before 1st Sunday in Lent
Mt 6:24-34	A	Epiphany 8	Sunday between Feb 25-29 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Mt 6:25-33	B	Thanksgiving	USA: 4th Thursday in Nov Can: 2nd Monday in Oct
Mt 7:21-29	A	Proper 4	Sunday between May 29-June 24 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mt 7:21-29	A	Epiphany 9	Sunday between March 1-7 (alt for Transfiguration Sunday)
Mt 9:9-13, 18-26	A	Proper 5	Sunday between June 5-11 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mt 9:35-10:8, (9-23)	A	Proper 6	Sunday between June 12-18 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mt 10:24-39	A	Proper 7	Sunday between June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mt 10:40-42	A	Proper 8	Sunday between June 26-July 2
Mt 11:2-11	A	Advent 3	Sunday between Dec 11-17
Mt 11:16-19, 25-30	A	Proper 9	Sunday between July 3-9
Mt 13:1-9, 18-23	A	Proper 10	Sunday between July 10-16
Mt 13:24-30, 36-43	A	Proper 11	Sunday between July 17-23
Mt 13:31-33, 44-52	A	Proper 12	Sunday between July 24-30
Mt 14:13-21	A	Proper 13	Sunday between July 31-Aug 6
Mt 14:22-33	A	Proper 14	Sunday between Aug 7-13
Mt 15:(10-20), 21-28	A	Proper 15	Sunday between Aug 14-20
Mt 16:13-20	A	Proper 16	Sunday between Aug 21-27
Mt 16:21-28	A	Proper 17	Sunday between Aug 28-Sept 3
Mt. 17:1-9	A	Transfiguration Sunday	Last Sunday after Epiphany (Sunday before Ash Wednesday)
Mt 17:1-9	A	Lent 2	2nd Sunday in Lent
Mt 18:15-20	A	Proper 18	Sunday between Sept 4-10
Mt 18:21-35	A	Proper 19	Sunday between Sept 11-17
Mt 20:1-16	A	Proper 20	Sunday between Sept 18-24
Mt 21:1-11	A	Palm/Passion Sunday (Palms)	Sunday before Easter Sunday
Mt 21:23-32	A	Proper 21	Sunday between Sept 25-Oct 1
Mt 21:33-46	A	Proper 22	Sunday between Oct 2-8
Mt 22:1-14	A	Proper 23	Sunday between Oct 9-15
Mt 22:15-22	A	Proper 24	Sunday between Oct 16-22
Mt 22:34-46	A	Proper 25	Sunday between Oct 23-29
Mt 23:1-12	A	Proper 26	Sunday between Oct 30-Nov 5
Mt 24:36-44	A	Advent 1	Sunday between Nov 27-Dec 3
Mt 25:1-13	A	Proper 27	Sunday between Nov 6-12
Mt 25:14-30	A	Proper 28	Sunday between Nov 13-19
Mt 25:31-26	ABC	New Year	January 1
Mt 25:31-46	A	Reign of Christ	Sunday between Nov 20-26 (Last Sunday after Pentecost)
Mt 26:14-27:66	A	Palm/Passion Sunday	Sunday before Easter
Mt 27:11-54	A	Palm/Passion Sunday	Sunday before Easter
Mt 27:57-66	ABC	Holy Saturday	Saturday before Easter
Mt 28:1-10	A	Easter 1	Easter Sunday (varies between March 22 and April 25)
Mt 28:1-10	A	Easter Vigil	Night before Easter Sunday
Mt 28:16-20	A	Trinity Sunday	1st Sunday after Pentecost
Mk 1:1-8	B	Advent 2	Sunday between Dec 4-10
Mk 1:4-11	B	Epiphany 1 Baptism of the Lord	Sunday between Jan 7-13
Mk 1:9-15	B	Lent 1	1st Sunday in Lent
Mk 1:14-20	B	Epiphany 3	Sunday between Jan 21-27
Mk 1:21-28	B	Epiphany 4	Sunday between Jan 28 - Feb 3
Mk 1:29-39	B	Epiphany 5	Sunday between Feb 4-10
Mk 1:40-45	B	Epiphany 6	Sunday between Feb 11-17 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Mk 2:1-12	B	Epiphany 7	Sunday between Feb 18-24 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Mk 2:13-22	B	Epiphany 8	Sunday between Feb 25-29 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Mk 2:23-3:6	B	Epiphany 9	Sunday between March 1-7 (alt for Transfiguration Sunday)
Mk 2:23-33:6	B	Proper 4	Sunday between May 29 - June 24 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mk 3:20-35	B	Proper 5	Sunday between June 5-11 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mk 4:26-34	B	Proper 6	Sunday between June 12-18 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mk 4:35-41	B	Proper 7	Sunday between June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Mk 5:21-43	B	Proper 8	Sunday between June 26-July 2
Mk 6:1-13	B	Proper 9	Sunday between July 3-9
Mk 6:14-29	B	Proper 10	Sunday between July 10-16
Mk 6:30-34, 53-56	B	Proper 11	Sunday between July 17-23
Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23	B	Proper 17	Sunday between Aug 28-Sept 3
Mk 7:24-37	B	Proper 18	Sunday between Sept 4-10
Mk 8:27-38	B	Proper 19	Sunday between Sept 11-17
Mk 8:31-38	B	Lent 2	2nd Sunday in Lent
Mk 9:2-9	B	Lent 2	2nd Sunday in Lent
Mk 9:2-9	B	Transfiguration Sunday	Last Sunday after Epiphany (Sunday before Ash Wednesday)
Mk 9:30-38	B	Proper 20	Sunday between Sept 18-24
Mk 9:38-50	B	Proper 21	Sunday between Sept 25-Oct 1
Mk 10:2-16	B	Proper 22	Sunday between Oct 2-8
Mk 10:17-31	B	Proper 23	Sunday between Oct 9-15
Mk 10:35-45	B	Proper 24	Sunday between Oct 16-22
Mk 10:46-52	B	Proper 25	Sunday between Oct 23-29
Mk 11:1-11	B	Palm/Passion Sunday (Palms)	Sunday before Easter
Mk 12:28-34	B	Proper 26	Sunday between Oct 30 - Nov 5
Mk 12:38-44	B	Proper 27	Sunday between Nov 6-12
Mk 13:1-8	B	Proper 28	Sunday between Nov 13-19
Mk 13:24-37	B	Advent 1	Sunday between Nov 27-Dec 3
Mk 14:1-15:47	B	Palm/Passion Sunday (Palms)	Sunday before Easter
Mk 15:1-39 (40-47)	B	Palm/Passion Sunday (Palms)	Sunday before Easter
Mk 16:1-8	B	Easter	Easter Sunday (varies between March 22 and April 25)
Mk 16:1-8	B	Easter Vigil	Night Before Easter Sunday
Lk 1:26-38	ABC	Annunciation	March 25
Lk 1:26-38	B	Advent 4	Sunday between Dec 18-24
Lk 1:39-45, (49-55)	C	Advent 4	Sunday between Dec 18-24
Lk 1:39-57	ABC	Visitation	May 31
Lk 1:47-55	AB	Advent 3 A B	Sunday between Dec 11-17
Lk 1:47-55	BC	Advent 4 B C	Sunday between Dec 18-24
Lk 1:68-79	C	Advent 2	Sunday between Dec 4-10
Lk 1:68-79	C	Reign of Christ	Sunday between Nov 20-26 (Last Sunday after Pentecost)
Lk 2:1-14 (15-20)	ABC	Christmas Day I	December 25
Lk 2:(1-7), 8-20	ABC	Christmas Day II	December 25
Lk 2:15-21	ABC	Holy Name	January 1
Lk 2:22-40	ABC	Presentation	February 2
Lk 2:22-40	B	Christmas 1	Sunday between Dec 26 - Jan 1
Lk 2:41-52	C	Christmas 1	Sunday between Dec 26 - Jan 1
Lk 3:1-6	C	Advent 2	Sunday between Dec 4-10
Lk 3:7-18	C	Advent 3	Sunday between Dec 11-17
Lk 3:15-17, 21-22	C	Epiphany 1 Baptism of the Lord	Sunday between Jan 7-13
Lk 4:1-13	C	Lent 1	1st Sunday in Lent
Lk 4:14-21	C	Epiphany 3	Sunday between Jan 21-27
Lk 4:21-30	C	Epiphany 4	Sunday between Jan 28 - Feb 3
Lk 5:1-11	C	Epiphany 5	Sunday between Feb 4-10
Lk 6:17-26	C	Epiphany 6	Sunday between Feb 11-17 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Lk 6:20-31	C	All Saints Day	November 1 or First Sunday in November
Lk 6:27-38	C	Epiphany 7	Sunday between Feb 18-24 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Lk 6:39-49	C	Epiphany 8	Sunday between Feb 25-29 (unless Transfiguration Sunday)
Lk 7:1-10	C	Proper 4	Sunday between May 29 - June 24 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Lk 7:1-10	C	Epiphany 9	Sunday between March 1-7 (alt for Transfiguration Sunday)
Lk 7:11-17	C	Proper 5	Sunday between June 5-11 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Lk 7:36-8:3	C	Proper 6	Sunday between June 12-18 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Lk 8:26-39	C	Proper 7	Sunday between June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday)
Lk 9:28-36	C	Lent 2	2nd Sunday in Lent
Lk 9:28-36, (37-43)	C	Transfiguration	Last Sunday after Epiphany (Sunday before Ash Wednesday)
Lk 9:51-62	C	Proper 8	Sunday between June 26 - July 2
Lk 10:1-11, 16-20	C	Proper 9	Sunday between July 3-9
Lk 10:25-37	C	Proper 10	Sunday between July 10-16
Lk 10:38-42	C	Proper 11	Sunday between July 17-23
Lk 11:1-13	C	Proper 12	Sunday between July 24-30
Lk 12:13-21	C	Proper 13	Sunday between July 31-Aug 6
Lk 12:32-40	C	Proper 14	Sunday between Aug 7-13
Lk 12:49-56	C	Proper 15	Sunday between Aug 14-20
Lk 13:1-9	C	Lent 3	3rd Sunday in Lent
Lk 13:10-17	C	Proper 16	Sunday between Aug 21-27
Lk 13:31-35	C	Lent 2	2nd Sunday in Lent
Lk 14:1, 7-14	C	Proper 17	Sunday between Aug 28 - Sept 3
Lk 14:25-33	C	Proper 18	Sunday between Sept 4-10
Lk 15:1-3, 11b-32	C	Lent 4	4th Sunday in Lent
Lk 15:1-10	C	Proper 19	Sunday between Sept 11-17
Lk 16:1-13	C	Proper 20	Sunday between Sept 18-24
Lk 16:19-31	C	Proper 21	Sunday between Sept 25-Oct 1
Lk 17:5-10	C	Proper 22	Sunday between Oct 2-8
Lk 17:11-19	C	Thanksgiving	USA: 4th Thursday in Nov Can: 2nd Monday in Oct
Lk 17:11-19	C	Proper 23	Sunday between Oct 9-15
Lk 18:1-8	C	Proper 24	Sunday between Oct 16-22
Lk 18:9-14	C	Proper 25	Sunday between Oct 23-29
Lk 19:1-10	C	Proper 26	Sunday between Oct 30-Nov 5
Lk 19:28-40	C	Palm/Passion Sunday (Palms)	Sunday before Easter
Lk 20:27-38	C	Proper 27	Sunday between Nov 6-12
Lk 21:5-19	C	Proper 28	Sunday between Nov 13-19
Lk 21:25-36	C	Advent 1	Sunday between Nov 27-Dec 3
Lk 22:14-23:56	C	Palm/Passion Sunday	Sunday before Easter
Lk 23:1-49	C	Palm/Passion Sunday	Sunday before Easter
Lk 23:33-43	C	Reign of Christ	Sunday between Nov 20-26 (Last Sunday after Pentecost)
Lk 24:1-12	C	Easter Vigil	Night Before Easter Sunday
Lk 24:1-12	C	Easter 1	Easter Sunday (varies between March 22 and April 25)
Lk 24:13-35	A	Easter 3	3rd Sunday of Easter
Lk 24:13-49	ABC	Easter Evening A B C	Easter Sunday (varies between March 22 and April 25)
Lk 24:36b-48	B	Easter 3	3rd Sunday of Easter
Lk 24:44-53	ABC	Ascension	6th Thursday of Easter
Jn 1:(1-9) 10-18	ABC	Christmas 2	Sunday between Jan 2-5
Jn 1:1-14	ABC	Christmas Day III	December 25
Jn 1:6-8, 19-28	B	Advent 3	Sunday between Dec 11-17
Jn 1:29-42	A	Epiphany 2	Sunday between Jan 14-20
Jn 1:43-51	B	Epiphany 2	Sunday between Jan 14-20
Jn 2:1-11	C	Epiphany 2	Sunday between Jan 14-20
Jn 2:13-22	B	Lent 3	3rd Sunday in Lent
Jn 3:1-17	A	Lent 2	2nd Sunday in Lent
Jn 3:1-17	B	Trinity Sunday	1st Sunday after Pentecost
Jn 3:13-17	ABC	Holy Cross	September 14
Jn 3:14-21	B	Lent 4	4th Sunday in Lent
Jn 4:5-42	A	Lent 3	3rd Sunday in Lent
Jn 5:1-9	C	Easter 6	6th Sunday of Easter
Jn 6:1-21	B	Proper 12	Sunday between July 24-30
Jn 6:24-35	B	Proper 13	Sunday between July 31-Aug 6
Jn 6:25-35	C	Thanksgiving	USA: 4th Thursday in Nov Can: 2nd Monday in Oct
Jn 6:35, 41-51	B	Proper 14	Sunday between Aug 7-13
Jn 6:51-58	B	Proper 15	Sunday between Aug 14-20
Jn 6:56-69	B	Proper 16	Sunday between Aug 21-27
Jn 7:37-37	A	Pentecost	(varies)
Jn 9:1-41	A	Lent 4	4th Sunday in Lent
Jn 10:1-10	A	Easter 4	4th Sunday of Easter
Jn 10:11-18	B	Easter 4	4th Sunday of Easter
Jn 10:22-30	C	Easter 4	4th Sunday of Easter
Jn 11:1-45	A	Lent 5	5th Sunday in Lent
Jn 11:32-44	B	All Saints	November 1 or First Sunday in November
Jn 12:1-8	C	Lent 5	5th Sunday in Lent
Jn 12:1-11	ABC	Monday in Holy Week	Monday after Palm Sunday
Jn 12:12-16	B	Palm/Passion Sunday (Palms)	Sunday before Easter
Jn 12:20-33	B	Lent 5	5th Sunday in Lent
Jn 12:20-36	ABC	Tuesday in Holy Week	Tuesday after Palm Sunday
Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35	ABC	Holy Thursday	Thursday after Palm Sunday
Jn 13:21-32	ABC	Wednesday in Holy Week	Wednesday after Palm Sunday
Jn 13:31-35	C	Easter 5	5th Sunday of Easter
Jn 14:1-14	A	Easter 5	5th Sunday of Easter
Jn 14:8-17, (25-27)	C	Pentecost	(varies)
Jn 14:15-21	A	Easter 6	6th Sunday of Easter
Jn 14:23-29	C	Easter 6	6th Sunday of Easter
Jn 15:1-8	B	Easter 5	5th Sunday of Easter
Jn 15:9-17	B	Easter 6	6th Sunday of Easter
Jn 15:26-27, 16:4b-15	B	Pentecost	(varies)
Jn 16:12-15	C	Trinity Sunday	1st Sunday after Pentecost
Jn 17:1-11	A	Easter 7	7th Sunday of Easter
Jn 17:6-19	B	Easter 7	7th Sunday of Easter
Jn 17:20-26	C	Easter 7	7th Sunday of Easter
Jn 18:1-19:42	ABC	Good Friday	Friday before Easter
Jn 18:33-37	B	Reign of Christ	Sunday between Nov 20-26 (Last Sunday after Pentecost)
Jn 19:38-42	ABC	Holy Saturday	Saturday before Easter
Jn 20:1-18	ABC	Easter 1 A B C	Easter Sunday (varies between March 22 and April 25)
Jn 20:19-23	A	Pentecost	7th Sunday after Easter
Jn 20:19-31	ABC	Easter 2 A B C	2nd Sunday of Easter
Jn 21:1-19	C	Easter 3	3rd Sunday of Easter

This index of readings was compiled by Dennis Bratcher,
adapted from the Revised Common Lectionary,
Copyright © 1992, Consultation on Common Texts, and is used by permission.

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