The Lectionary Year A
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Psalm |
Lessons |
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| First
Sunday
of Advent |
122 |
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:8-14
Matthew 24:37-44 |
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| Second
Sunday
of Advent |
72
or 72:1-8 |
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-13
Matthew 3:1-12 |
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| Third
Sunday
of Advent |
146
or 146:4-9 |
Isaiah 35:1-10
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11 |
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| Fourth
Sunday
of Advent |
24
or 24:1-7 |
Isaiah 7:10-17
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-25 |
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Christmas Day I |
96
or 96:1-4,11-12 |
Isaiah 9:2-4,6-7
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14(15-20) |
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Christmas Day II |
97
or 97:1-4,11-12 |
Isaiah 62:6-7,10-12
Titus 3:4-7
Luke 2:(1-14)15-20 |
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Christmas Day III |
98
or 98:1-6 |
Isaiah 52:7-10
Hebrews 1:1-12
John 1:1-14 |
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| First
Sunday
after Christmas |
147
or 147:13-21 |
Isaiah 61:10---62:3
Galatians 3:23-25: 4:4-7
John 1:1-18 |
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Holy
Name
January 1 |
8 |
Exodus 34:1-8
Romans 1:1-7
or Philippians 2:9-13
Luke 2:15-21 |
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| Second
Sunday
after Christmas |
84
or 84:1-8 |
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a
Matthew 2:13-15,19-23
or Luke 2:41-52
or Matthew 2:1-12 |
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The
Epiphany
January 6 |
72
or 72:1-2,10-17 |
Isaiah 60:1-6,9
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12 |
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| First
Sunday
after Epiphany |
89:1-29
or 89:20-29 |
Isaiah 42:1-9
Acts 10:34-38
Matthew 3:13-17 |
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| Second
Sunday
after Epiphany |
40:1-10 |
Isaiah 49:1-7
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-41 |
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| Third
Sunday
after Epiphany |
139:1-17
or 139:1-11 |
Amos 3:1-8
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Matthew 4:12-23 |
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| Fourth
Sunday
after Epiphany |
37:1-18
or 37:1-6 |
Micah 6:1-8
1 Corinthians 1:(18-25)26-31
Matthew 5:1-12 |
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| Fifth
Sunday
after Epiphany |
27
or 27:1-7 |
Habakkuk 3:2-6,17-19
1 Corinthians 2:1-11
Matthew 5:13-20 |
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| Sixth
Sunday
after Epiphany |
119:1-16
or 119:9-16 |
Ecclesiasticus
15:11-20
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Matthew 5:21-24,27-30,33-37 |
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Seventh Sunday
after Epiphany |
71
or 71:16-24 |
Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18
1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23
Matthew 5:38-48 |
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| Eighth
Sunday
after Epiphany |
62
or 62:6-14 |
Isaiah 49:8-18
1 Corinthians 4:1-5(6-7)8-13
Matthew 6:24-34 |
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| Last
Sunday
after Epiphany |
99 |
Exodus
24:12(13-14)15-18
Philippians 3:7-14
Matthew 17:1-9 |
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| Ash
Wednesday |
103
or 103:8-14 |
Joel 2:1-2,12-17
or Isaiah 58:1-12
2 Corinthians 5:20b---6:10
Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 |
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| First
Sunday
in Lent |
51
or 51:1-13 |
Genesis
2:4b-9,15-17,25---3:7
Romans 5:12-19(20-21)
Matthew 4:1-11 |
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| Second
Sunday
in Lent |
33:12-22 |
Genesis 12:1-8
Romans 4:1-5(6-12)13-17
John 3:1-17 |
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| Third
Sunday
in Lent |
95
or 95:6-11 |
Exodus 17:1-7
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-26(27-38)39-42 |
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| Fourth
Sunday
in Lent |
23 |
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Ephesians 5:(1-7)8-14
John 9:1-13(14-27)28-38 |
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| Fifth
Sunday
in Lent |
130 |
Ezekiel
37:1-3(4-10)11-14
Romans 6:16-23
John 11:(1-17)18-44 |
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| Palm
Sunday |
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| Liturgy
of
the Palms |
118:19-29 |
Matthew 21:1-11 |
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| Liturgy
of
the Word |
22:1-21
or 22:1-11 |
Isaiah 45:21-25
or Isaiah 52:13--53:12
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew (26:36-75) 27:1-54(55-66) |
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| Monday
in
Holy Week |
36:5-10 |
Isaiah 42:1-9
Hebrews 11:39--12:3
John 12:1-11
or Mark 14:3-9 |
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Tuesday in
Holy Week |
71:1-12 |
Isaiah 49:1-6
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:37-38,42-50
or Mark 11:15-19 |
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Wednesday in
Holy Week |
69:7-15,
22-23 |
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Hebrews 9:11-15,24-28
John 13:21-35
or Matthew 26:1-5,14-25 |
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| Maundy
Thursday |
78:14-20,23-25 |
Exodus 12:1-14a
1 Corinthians 11:23-26(27-32)
John 13:1-15
or Luke 22:14-30 |
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| Good
Friday |
22:1-12
or 22:1-11
or 40:1-14
or 69:1-23 |
Isaiah 52:13--53:12
or Genesis 22:1-18
or Wisdom 2:1,12-24
Hebrews 10:1-25
John (18:1-40) 19:1-37 |
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| Holy
Saturday |
130
or 31:1-5 |
Job 14:1-14
1 Peter 4:1-8
Matthew 27:57-66
or John 19:38-42 |
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| Easter
Day |
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| The Great
Vigil |
See
pages
288-291. |
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| Early Service |
Use
one of the Old Testament Lessons
from the Vigil with |
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114 |
Romans 6:3-11
Matthew 28:1-10 |
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| Principal
Service |
118:14-29
or 118:14-17,22-24 |
Acts 10:34-43
or Exodus 14:10-14,21-25; 15:20-21
Colossians 3:1-4
or Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-10(11-18)
or Matthew 28:1-10 |
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| Evening
Service |
114
or 136
or 118:14-17,22-24 |
Acts 5:29a,30-32
or Daniel 12:1-3
1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
or Acts 5:29a,30-32
Luke 24:13-35 |
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| Monday
in
Easter Week |
16:8-11
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 2:14-22-32
Matthew 28:9-15 |
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Tuesday in
Easter Week |
33:18-22
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 2:36-41
John 20:11-18 |
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Wednesday in
Easter Week |
105:1-8
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 3:1-10
Luke 24:13-35 |
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Thursday in
Easter Week |
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114
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 3:11-26
Luke 24:36b-48 |
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| Friday
in
Easter Week |
116:1-8
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 4:1-12
John 21:1-14 |
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Saturday in
Easter Week |
118:14-18
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 4:13-21
Mark 16:9-15,20 |
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| Second
Sunday
of Easter |
111
or 118:19-24 |
Acts 2:14a,22-32
or Genesis 8:6-16; 9:8-16
1 Peter 1:3-9
or Acts 2:14a,22-32
John 20:19-31 |
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| Third
Sunday
of Easter |
116
or 116:10-17 |
Acts 2:14a,36-47
or Isaiah 43:1-12
1 Peter 1:17-23
or Acts 2:14a,36-47
Luke 24:13-35 |
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| Fourth
Sunday
of Easter |
23 |
Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a,51-60
or Nehemiah 9:6-15
1 Peter 2:19-25
or Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a,51-60
John 10:1-10 |
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| Fifth
Sunday
of Easter |
66:1-11
or 66:1-8 |
Acts 17:1-15
or Deuteronomy 6:20-25
1 Peter 2:1-10
or Acts 17:1-15
John 14:1-14 |
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| Sixth
Sunday
of Easter |
148
or 148:7-14 |
Acts 17:22-31
or Isaiah 41:17-20
1 Peter 3:8-18
or Acts 17:22-31
John 15:1-8 |
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| Ascension Day |
47
or 110:1-5 |
Acts 1:1-11
or Daniel 7:9-14
Ephesians 1:15-23
or Acts 1:1-11
Luke 24:49-53 or Mark 16:9-15,19-20 |
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| Seventh Sunday
of Easter |
68:1-20
or 47 |
Acts 1:(1-7)8-14
or Ezekiel 39:21-29
1 Peter 4:12-19
or Acts 1:(1-7)8-14
John 17:1-11 |
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| Day of Pentecost |
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| Early or
Vigil Service |
33:12-22
Canticle 2 or 13
130
Canticle 9
104:25-32 |
Genesis 11:1-9
or Exodus 19:1-9,16-20a; 20:18-20
or Ezekiel 37:1-14
or Joel 2:28-32
Acts 2:1-11
or Romans 8:14-17,22-27
John 7:37-39a |
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| Principal Service |
104:25-37
or 104:25-32
or 33:12-15,18-22 |
Acts 2:1-11
or Ezekiel 11:17-20
1 Corinthians 12:4-13
or Acts 2:1-11
John 20:19-23
or John 14:8-17 |
| Trinity Sunday |
150
or Canticle 2 or 13 |
Genesis1:1--2:3
2 Corinthians 13:(5-10)11-14
Matthew 28:16-20 |
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Psalm |
Lessons |
Proper 1
Closest to
May 11 |
119:1-16
or 119:9-16 |
Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Matthew 5:21-24,27-30,33-37 |
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Proper
2
Closest to
May 18 |
71
or 71:16-24 |
Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18
1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23
Matthew 5:38-48 |
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Proper
3
Closest to
May 25 |
62
or 62:6-14 |
Isaiah 49:8-18
1 Corinthians 4:1-5(6-7)8-13
Matthew 6:24-34 |
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Proper
4
Closest to
June 1 |
31
or 31:1-5,19-24 |
Deuteronomy 11:18-21,26-28
Romans 3:21-25a,28
Matthew 7:21-27 |
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Proper
5
Closest to
June 8 |
50
or 50:7-15 |
Hosea 5:15--6:6
Romans 4:13-18
Matthew 9:9-13 |
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Proper
6
Closest to
June 15 |
100 |
Exodus 19:2-8a
Romans 5:6-11
Matthew 9:35---10:8(9-15) |
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Proper
7
Closest to
June 22 |
69:1-18
or 69:7-10,16-18 |
Jeremiah 20:7-13
Romans 5:15b-19
Matthew 10:(16-23)24-33 |
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Proper
8
Closest to
June 29 |
89:1-18
or 89:1-4,15-18 |
Isaiah 2:10-17
Romans 6:3-11
Matthew 10:34-42 |
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Proper
9
Closest to
July 6 |
145
or 145:8-14 |
Zechariah 9:9-12
Romans 7:21--8:6
Matthew 11:25-30 |
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Proper
10
Closest to
July 13 |
65
or 65:9-14 |
Isaiah 55:1-5,10-13
Romans 8:9-17
Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 |
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Proper
11
Closest to
July 20 |
86
or 86:11-17 |
Wisdom 12:13,16-19
Romans 8:18-25
Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 |
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Proper
12
Closest to
July 27 |
119:121-136
or 119:129-136 |
1 Kings 3:5-12
Romans 8:26-34
Matthew 13:31-33,44-49a |
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Proper
13
Closest to
August 3 |
78:1-29
or 78:14-20,23-25 |
Nehemiah 9:16-20
Romans 8:35-39
Matthew 14:13-21 |
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Proper
14
Closest to
August 10 |
29 |
Jonah 2:1-9
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:22-33 |
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Proper
15
Closest to
August 17 |
67 |
Isaiah 56:1(2-5)6-7
Romans 11:13-15,29-32
Matthew 15:21-28 |
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Proper
16
Closest to
August 24 |
138 |
Isaiah 51:1-6
Romans 11:33-36
Matthew 16:13-20 |
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Proper
17
Closest to
August 31 |
26
or 26:1-8 |
Jeremiah 15:15-21
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:21-27 |
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Proper
18
Closest to
September 7 |
119:33-48
or 119:33-40 |
Ezekiel 33:(1-6)7-11
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew 18:15-20 |
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Proper
19
Closest to
September 14 |
103
or 103:8-13 |
Ecclesiasticus 27:30---28:7
Romans 14:5-12
Matthew 18:21-35 |
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Proper
20
Closest to
September 21 |
145
or 145:1-8 |
Jonah 3:10--4:11
Philippians 1:21-27
Matthew 20:1-16 |
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Proper
21
Closest to
September 28 |
25:1-14
or 25:3-9 |
Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:28-32 |
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Proper
22
Closest to October 5 |
80
or 80:7-14 |
Isaiah 5:1-7
Philippians 3:14-21
Matthew 21:33-43 |
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Proper 23
Closest to October 12 |
23 |
Isaiah 25:1-9
Philippians 4:4-13
Matthew 22:1-14 |
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Proper 24
Closest to October 19 |
96
or 96:1-9 |
Isaiah 45:1-7
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22 |
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Proper 25
Closest to October 26 |
1 |
Exodus 22:21-27
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46 |
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Proper
26
Closest to
November 2 |
43 |
Micah 3:5-12
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13,17-20
Matthew 23:1-12 |
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Proper
27
Closest to
November 9 |
70 |
Amos 5:18-24
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13 |
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Proper
28
Closest to
November 16 |
90
or 90:1-8,12 |
Zephaniah 1:7,12-18
1 Thessalonians 5:1-10
Matthew 25:14-15,19-29 |
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Proper
29
Closest to
November 23 |
95:1-7 |
Ezekiel 34:11-17
1 Corinthians 15:20-28
Matthew 25:31-46 |