2008-2010 rcl years ABC

Dec 02, 1st Sunday of Advent, Is. 2:1-5. Ps. 122. Rom. 13:11-14. Matt. 24:36-44. Blue

Dec 09, 2nd Sunday of Advent, Is. 11:1-10. Ps. 72:1-7,18-19. Rom. 15:4-13. Matt. 3:1-12. Blue

Dec 16, 3rd Sunday of Advent, Is. 35:1-10. Ps. 146:5-10 or Luke 1:47-55. James 5:7-10. Matt. 11:2-11. Blue

Dec 23, 4th Sunday of Advent, Is. 7:10-16. Ps. 80:1-7,17-19. Rom. 1:1-7. Matt. 1:18-25. Blue

Dec 24, Nativity of our Lord (Eve I, after sundown), Is. 9:2-7. Ps. 96. Titus 2:11-14. Luke 2:1-20. Gold/White

Dec 24, Nativity of our Lord (Eve II), Is. 62:6-12. Ps. 97. Titus 3:4-7. Luke 2:1-20. Gold/White

Dec 25, Nativity of our Lord (Day), Is. 52:7-10. Ps. 98. Heb. 1:1-12. John 1:1-5,9-14,16-18. White

Dec 30, Sunday in Christmastide, Is. 63:7-9. Ps 148. Heb. 2:10-18. Matt. 2:13-23. White

Jan 06, Epiphany of our Lord, Is. 60:1-6. Ps. 72:1-7,10-14. Eph. 3:1-12. Matt. 2:1-12. Gold/White

Jan 13, Baptism of our Lord, 1st Sunday of the Year, Is. 42:1-9. Ps. 29. Acts 10:34-43. Matt. 3:13-17. White

Jan 20, 2nd Sunday of the Year, Is. 49:1-7. Ps. 40:1-11. 1 Cor. 1:1-9. John 1:29-42. Green

Jan 27, 3rd Sunday of the Year, Is. 9:1-4. Ps. 27:1,4-9. 1 Cor. 1:10-18. Matt. 4:12-23. Green

Feb 03, Transfiguration of the Lord, Exod. 24:12-18. Ps. 2 or 99. 2 Peter 1:16-21. Matt. 17:1-9. White

The Easter Cycle (Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide, through the Day of Pentecost)

Feb 06, Ash Wednesday (7th Wed. before Easter Day), Joel 2:1-2,12-17 or Is. 58.1-12. Ps. 51:1-17. 2 Cor. 5:20b~6:10. Matt. 6:1-6,16-21. Black/Violet

Feb 10, 1st Sunday in Lent, Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-7. Ps. 32. Rom 5:12-19. Matt. 4:1-11. Violet

Feb 17, 2nd Sunday in Lent, Gen. 12:1-4a. Ps. 121. Rom 4:1-5,13-17. John 3:1-17. Violet

Feb 24, 3rd Sunday in Lent, Exod. 17:1-7. Ps. 95. Rom. 5:1-11. John 4:5-42. Violet

Mar 02, 4th Sunday in Lent, 1 Sam. 16:1-13. Ps. 23. Eph. 5:8-14. John 9:1-41. Violet

Mar 09, 5th Sunday in Lent, Ezek. 37:1-14. Ps. 130. Rom. 8:6-11. John 11:1-45. Violet

Mar 16, Passion/Palm Sunday, [Matt. 21:1-11. Ps. 118.] Is. 50:4-9a. Ps. 31:9-16. Phil. 2:5-11. Matt. 26:14~27:66. Red

Mar 17, Monday of Holy Week, Is. 42:1-9. Ps. 36:5-11. Heb. 9:11-15. John 12:1-11. Red/Violet

Mar 18, Tuesday of Holy Week, Is. 49:1-7. Ps. 71:1-14. 1 Cor. 1:18-31. John 12:20-36. Red/Violet

Mar 19, Wednesday of Holy Week, Is. 50:4-9a. Ps. 70. Heb. 12:1-3. John 13:21-32. Red/Violet

Mar 20, Maundy (Holy) Thursday, Exod. 12:1-14. Ps. 116:1-2,12-19. 1 Cor. 11:23-26. John 13:1-17,31b-35. White

Mar 21, Good (Holy) Friday, Is. 52:13~53:12. Ps. 22. Heb. 10:16-25 or Heb. 4:14-16;5:7-9. John 18:1~19:42. Black/Red/Violet

Mar 22, Holy Saturday (until sundown), Job 14:1-14 or Lam. 3:1-9,19-24. Ps. 31:1-4,15-16. 1 Pet. 4:1-8. Matt. 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42. None/Black

Mar 22, Easter Vigil (Saturday, after sundown), Exod. 14:10-31. Exod. 15:1b-13,17-18. Rom. 6:3-11. Matt. 28:1-10. Gold/White

Mar 23, Resurrection Day (I morn), Acts 10:34-43. Ps. 118:1-2,14-24. Col. 3:1-4. John 20:1-18. Gold/White

Mar 24, Resurrection Day (II morn), Jer. 31:1-6. Ps. 118:1-2,14-24. Acts 10:34-43. Matt. 28:1-10. Gold/White

Mar 24, Resurrection Day (evening), Is. 25:6-9. Ps. 114. 1 Cor. 5:6b-8. Luke 24:13-49. White

Mar 30, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Acts 2:14a,22-32. Ps. 16. 1 Pet. 1:3-9. John 20:19-31. White

Apr 06, 3rd Sunday of Easter, Acts 2:14a,36-41. Ps. 116:1-4,12-19. 1 Pet. 1:17-23. Luke 24:13-35. White

Apr 13, 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), Acts 2:42-47. Ps. 23. 1 Pet. 2:19-25. John 10:1-10. White

Apr 20, 5th Sunday of Easter, Acts 7:55-60. Ps. 31:1-5,15-16. 1 Pet. 2:2-10. John 14:1-14. White

Apr 27, 6th Sunday of Easter, Acts 17:22-31. Ps. 66:8-20. 1 Pet. 3:13-22. John 14:15-21. White

May 01, (Thursday) Ascension of our Lord, Acts 1:1-11. Ps. 47 or 93. Eph. 1:15-23. Luke 24:44-53. White/Gold

May 04, 7th Sunday of Easter, Acts 1:6-14. Ps. 68:1-10,32-35. 1 Pet. 4:12-14; 5:6-11. John 17:1-11. White

May 11, Day of Pentecost (Last Sunday of Easter), Acts 2:1-21. Ps. 104:24-34,35b. 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13. John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39. Red

May 18, Trinity Sunday, Gen. 1:1~2:4a. Ps. 8. 2 Cor. 13:11-13. Matt. 28:16-20. White

May 25, 8th Sunday of the Year, Is. 49:8-16a. Ps. 131. 1 Cor 4:1-5. Matt. 6:24-34. Green

Jun 01, 9th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19. Ps. 46. Rom 1:16-17; 3:22b-31. Matt. 7:21-29. Green

Jun 08, 10th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 12:1-9. Ps. 33:1-12. Rom. 4:13-25. Matt. 9:9-13,18-26. Green

Jun 15, 11th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 18:1-15; 21:1-7. Ps. 116:1-2,12-19. Rom. 5:1-8. Matt. 9:35~10:23. Green

Jun 22, 12th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 21:8-21. Ps. 86:1-10,16-17. Rom. 6:1b-11. Matt. 10:24-39. Green

Jun 29, 13th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 22:1-14. Ps. 13. Rom. 6:12-23. Matt. 10:40-42. Green

Jul 04, U.S. Independence Day, Deut. 10:17-21. Ps. 145. Heb. 11:8-16. Matt. 5:43-48. None

Jul 06, 14th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 24:34-38,42-49,58-67. Ps. 45:10-17 or Song 2:8-13. Rom. 7:15-25a. Matt. 11:16-19,25-30. Green

Jul 13, 15th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 25:19-34. Ps. 119:105-112. Rom. 8:1-11. Matt. 13:1-9,18-23. Green

Jul 20, 16th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 28:10-19a. Ps. 139:1-12,23-24. Rom. 8:12-25. Matt. 13:24-30,36-43. Green

Jul 27, 17th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 29:15-28. Ps. 128 or 105:1-11,45a-b. Rom. 8:26-39. Matt. 13:31-33,44-52. Green

Aug 03, 18th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 32:22-31. Ps. 17:1-7,15. Rom. 9:1-5. Matt. 14:13-21. Green

Aug 10, 19th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 37 1-4,12-28. Ps. 105:1-6,16-22,45a-b. Rom. 10:5-15. Matt. 14:22-33. Green

Aug 17, 20th Sunday of the Year, Gen. 45:1-15. Ps. 133. Rom. 11:1-2a,29-32. Matt. 15:10-28. Green

Aug 24, 21st Sunday of the Year, Exod. 1:8~2:10, Ps. 124. Rom. 12:1-8. Matt. 16:13-20. Green

Aug 31, 22nd Sunday of the Year, Exod. 3:1-15. Ps. 105:1-6,23-26,45c. Rom. 12:9-21. Matt. 16:21-28. Green

Sep 07, 23rd Sunday of the Year, Exod. 12:1-14. Ps. 149. Rom 13:8-14. Matt. 18:15-20. Green

Sep 14, 24th Sunday of the Year, Exod. 14:19-31. Ps. 114 or Ex. 15:1b-11,20-21. Rom. 14:1-12. Matt. 18:21-35. Green

Sep 21, 25th Sunday of the Year, Exod. 16:2-15. Ps. 105:1-6,37-45. Phil. 1:21-30. Matt. 20:1-16. Green

Sep 28, 26th Sunday of the Year, Exod. 17:1-7. Ps. 78:1-4,12-16. Phil. 2:1-13. Matt. 21:23-32. Green

Oct 05, 27th Sunday of the Year, Exod. 20:1-4,7-9,12-20. Ps. 19. Phil. 3:4b-14. Matt. 21:33-46. Green

Oct 12, 28th Sunday of the Year, Exod. 32:1-14. Ps. 106:1-6,19-23. Phil. 4:1-9. Matt. 22:1-14. Green

Oct 19, 29th Sunday of the Year, Exod. 33:12-23. Ps. 99. 1 Thes. 1:1-10. Matt. 22:15-22. Green

Oct 26, 30th Sunday of the Year, Deut. 34:1-12. Ps. 90:1-6,13-17. 1 Thess. 2:1-8. Matt. 22:34-46. Green (Red for Reformation Sunday)

Nov 01, All Saints (or on Nov 02), Rev. 7:9-17. Ps. 34:1-10,22. 1 John 3:1-3. Matt. 5:1-12. White

Nov 02, 31st Sunday of the Year (if not All Saints), Josh. 3:7-17. Ps. 107:1-7,33-37. 1 Thess. 2:9-13. Matt. 23:1-12. Green

Nov 09, 32nd Sunday of the Year, Josh. 24:1-3a,14-25. Ps. 78:1-7. 1 Thes. 4:13-18. Matt. 25:1-13. Green

Nov 16, 33rd Sunday of the Year, Judg. 4:1-7. Ps. 123. 1 Thes. 5:1-11. Matt. 25:14-30. Green

Nov 23, Reign of Christ, Last Sunday of the Year, Ezek. 34:11-16,20-24. Ps. 100. Eph. 1:15-23. Matt. 25:31-46. White

Nov 27, (Thursday) U.S. Thanksgiving Day, Deut. 8:7-18. Ps. 65. 2 Cor. 9:6-15. Luke 17:11-19. White

Nov 30, 1st Sunday of Advent, Is. 64:1-9. Ps. 80:1-7,17-19. 1 Cor. 1:3-9. Mark 13:24-37. Blue

Dec 07, 2nd Sunday of Advent, Is. 40:1-11. Ps. 85:1-2,8-13. 2 Pet. 3:8-15a. Mark 1:1-8. Blue

Dec 14, 3rd Sunday of Advent, Is 61:1-4,8-11. Ps. 126 or Luke 1:47-55. 1 Thess. 5:16-24. John 1:6-8,19-28. Blue

Dec 21, 4th Sunday of Advent, 2 Sam. 7:1-11,16. Ps. 89:1-4,19-26 or Luke 1:47-55. Rom. 16:25-27. Luke 1:26-38. Blue

Dec 24, Nativity of our Lord (Eve I, after sundown), Is. 9:2-7. Ps. 96. Titus 2:11-14. Luke 2:1-20. Gold/White

Dec 24, Nativity of our Lord (Eve II), Is. 62:6-12. Ps. 97. Titus 3:4-7. Luke 2:1-20. Gold/White

Dec 25, Nativity of our Lord (Day), Is. 52:7-10. Ps. 98. Heb. 1:1-12. John 1:1-5,9-14,16-18. White

Dec 28, Sunday in Christmastide, Is. 61:10~62:3. Ps. 148. Gal 4:4-7. Luke 2:22-40. White

Jan 04, Epiphany (Observed), Is. 60:1-6. Ps. 72:1-7,10-14. Eph. 3:1-12. Matt. 2:1-12. Gold/White

Jan 11, Baptism of our Lord, 1st Sunday of the Year, Gen. 1:1-5. Ps. 29. Acts 19:1-7. Mark 1:4-11. White

Jan 18, 2nd Sunday of the Year, 1 Sam. 3:1-20. Ps. 139:1-6,13-18. 1 Cor. 6:12-20. John 1:43-51. Green

Jan 25, 3rd Sunday of the Year, Jonah 3:1-5,10. Ps. 62:5-12. 1 Cor. 7:29-31. Mark 1:14-20. Green

Feb 01, 4th Sunday of the Year, Deut. 18:15-20. Ps. 111. 1 Cor. 8:1-13. Mark 1:21-28. Green

Feb 08, 5th Sunday of the Year, Is. 40:21-31. Ps. 147:1-11,20c. 1 Cor. 9:16-23. Mark 1:29-39. Green

Feb 15, 6th Sunday of the Year, 2 Kings 5:1-14. Ps. 30. 1 Cor. 9:24-27. Mark 1:40-45. Green

Feb 22, Transfiguration of the Lord, 2 Kings 2:1-12. Ps.. 50:1-6. 2 Cor. 4:3-6. Mark 9:2-9. White

The Easter Cycle (Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide, through the Day of Pentecost)

Feb 25, Ash Wednesday, Joel 2:1-2,12-17 or Is.. 58:1-12. Ps. 51:1-17. 2 Cor. 5:20b~6:10. Matt. 6:1-6,16-21. Black/Violet

Mar 01, 1st Sunday in Lent, Gen. 9:8-17. Ps. 25:1-10. 1 Pet. 3:18-22. Mark 1:9-15. Violet

Mar 08, 2nd Sunday in Lent, Gen. 17:1-7,15-16. Ps. 22:23-31. Rom. 4:13-25. Mark 8:31-38. Violet

Mar 15, 3rd Sunday in Lent, Exod. 20:1-17. Ps. 19. 1 Cor. 1:18-25. John 2:13-22. Violet

Mar 22, 4th Sunday in Lent, Num. 21:4-9. Ps. 107:1-3,17-22. Eph. 2:1-10. John 3:14-21. Violet

Mar 29, 5th Sunday in Lent, Jer. 31:31-34. Ps. 51:1-12 or 119:9-16. Heb. 5:5-10. John 12:20-33. Violet

Apr 05, Passion/Palm Sunday, [Procession: Mark 11:1-11 and Ps. 118:1-2,19-29.] Is. 50:4-9a. Ps. 31:9-16. Phil. 2:5-11. Mark 14:1~15:47. Red

Apr 06, Monday of Holy Week, Is. 42:1-9. Ps. 36:5-11. Heb. 9:11-15. John 12:1-11. Red/Violet

Apr 07, Tuesday of Holy Week, Is. 49:1-7. Ps. 71:1-14. 1 Cor. 1:18-31. John 12:20-36. Red/Violet

Apr 08, Wednesday of Holy Week, Is. 50:4-9a. Ps. 70. Heb. 12:1-3. John 13:21-32. Red/Violet

Apr 09, Maundy Thursday (after sundown), Exod. 12:1-14. Ps. 116:1-2,12-19. 1 Cor. 11:23-26. John 13:1-17,31b-35. White

Apr 10, Good Friday, Is. 52:13~53:12. Ps. 22. Heb. 10:16-25 or Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9. John 18:1~19:42. Black/Red/Violet

Apr 11, Holy Saturday (until sundown), Job 14:1-14 or Lam. 3:1-9,19-24. Ps. 31:1-4,15-16. 1 Pet. 4:1-8. Matt. 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42. No color

Apr 11, Easter Vigil (after sundown), Exod. 14:10-31. Exod. 15:1b-13,17-18. Rom. 6:3-11. Mark 16:1-8. Gold/White

Apr 12, Resurrection Day (I morn), Acts 10:34-43. Ps. 118:1-2,14-24. 1 Cor. 15:1-11. John 20:1-18. Gold/White

Apr 12, Resurrection Day (II morn), Is. 25:6-9. Ps. 118:1-2,14-24. Acts 10:34-43. Mark 16:1-8. Gold/White

Apr 12, Resurrection Day (evening), Is. 25:6-9. Ps. 114. 1 Cor. 5:6b-8. Luke 24:13-49. White

Apr 19, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Acts 4:32-35. Ps.133. 1 John 1:1~2:2. John 20:19-31. White

Apr 26, 3rd Sunday of Easter, Acts 3:12-19. Ps. 4. 1 John 3:1-7. Luke 24:36b-48. White

May 03, 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), Acts 4:5-12. Ps. 23. 1 John 3:16-24. John 10:11-18. White

May 10, 5th Sunday of Easter, Acts 8:26-40. Ps. 22:25-31. 1 John 4:7-21. John 15:1-8. White

May 17, 6th Sunday of Easter, Acts 10:44-48. Ps. 98. 1 John 5:1-6. John 15:9-17. White

May 21, (Thursday)Ascension of our Lord, Acts 1:1-11. Ps. 47 or 93. Eph. 1:15-23. Luke 24:44-53. Gold/White

May 24, 7th Sunday of Easter, Acts 1:15-26. Ps. 1. 1 John 5:9-13. John 17:6-19. White

May 31, Day of Pentecost, Last Sunday of Easter, Acts 2:1-21. Ps. 104:24-34,35b. Rom. 8:22-27. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15. Red

Jun 14, 11th Sunday of the Year, 1 Sam. 15:34~16:13. Ps. 20. 2 Cor. 5:6-17. Mark 4:26-34. Green

Jun 21, 12th Sunday of the Year, 1 Sam. 17:1-49 with Ps. 9:9-20. or 1 Sam. 17:57~18:16 with Ps. 133. 2 Cor. 6:1-13. Mark 4:35-41. Green

Jun 28, 13th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 1:1,17-27. Ps. 130. 2 Cor. 8:7-15. Mark 5:21-43. Green

Jul 04, U.S. Independence Day, Deut. 10:17-21. Ps. 72. Gal. 5:13-26. Mark 12:13-17. None

Jul 05, 14th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 5:1-10. Ps. 48. 2 Cor. 12:2-10. Mark 6:1-13. Green

Jul 12, 15th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 6:1-19. Ps. 24. Eph. 1:3-14. Mark 6:14-29. Green

Jul 19, 16th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 7:1-14a. Ps. 89:20-37. Eph. 2:11-22. Mark 6:30-56. Green

Jul 26, 17th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 11:1-15. Ps. 14. Eph. 3:14-21. John 6:1-21. Green

Aug 02, 18th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam.11:26~12:13a. Ps.. 51:1-12. Eph. 4:1-16. John 6:24-35. Green

Aug 09, 19th Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 18:5-33. Ps. 130. Eph. 4:25~5:2. John 6:35-51. Green

Aug 16, 20th Sunday of the Year, 1 Kings 2:10-12;3:3-14. Ps. 111. Eph. 5:15-20. John 6:51-58. Green

Aug 23, 21st Sunday of the Year, 1 Kings 8:1-43. Ps. 84. Eph. 6:10-20. John 6:56-69. Green

Aug 30, 22nd Sunday of the Year, Song 2:8-13. Ps. 45:1-2,6-9. James 1:17-27. Mark 7:1-23. Green

Sep 06, 23rd Sunday of the Year, Prov. 22:1-2,8-9,22-23. Ps. 125. James 2:1-17. Mark 7:24-37. Green

Sep 13, 24th Sunday of the Year, Prov. 1:20-33. Ps. 19. James 3:1-12. Mark 8:27-38. Green

Sep 20, 25th Sunday of the Year, Prov. 31:10-31. Ps. 1. James 3:13~4:8a. Mark 9:30-37. Green

Sep 27, 26th Sunday of the Year, Esther 7:1-10;9:20-22. Ps. 124. James 5:13-20. Mark 9:38-50. Green

Oct 04, 27th Sunday of the Year, Job 1:1;2:1-10. Ps.. 26. Heb. 1:1-4;2:5-12. Mark 10:2-16. Green

Oct 11, 28th Sunday of the Year, Job 23:1-17. Ps. 22:1-15. Heb. 4:12-16. Mark 10:17-31. Green

Oct 18, 29th Sunday of the Year, Job 38:1-41. Ps. 104:1-9,24,35c. Heb. 5:1-10. Mark 10:35-45. Green

Oct 25, 30th Sunday of the Year, Job 42:1-17. Ps. 34:1-22. Heb. 7:23-28. Mark 10:46-52. Green

Nov 08, 32nd Sunday of the Year, Ruth 3:1-5;4:13-17. Ps. 127. Heb. 9:24-28. Mark 12:38-44. Green

Nov 15, 33rd Sunday of the Year, 1 Sam 1:4-20. 1 Sam 2:1-10. Heb. 10:11-25. Mark 13:1-8. Green

Nov 22, Reign of Christ, Last Sunday of the Year, 2 Sam. 23:1-7. Ps. 132:1-18. Rev. 1:4b-8. John 18:33-37. White

Nov 26, U.S. Thanksgiving Day, Joel 2:21-27. Ps. 126. 1 Tim. 2:1-7. Matt. 6:25-33. White

Nov 29, 1st Sunday of Advent, Jer. 33:14-16. Ps. 25:1-10. 1 Thes. 3:9-13. Luke 21:25-36. Blue

Dec 06, 2nd Sunday of Advent, Mal. 3:1-4. Luke 1:68-79. Phil. 1:3-11. Luke 3:1-6. Blue

Dec 13, 3rd Sunday of Advent, Zep. 3:14-20. Is. 12:2-6. Phil. 4:4-7. Luke 3:7-18. Blue

Dec 20, 4th Sunday of Advent, Mic. 5:2-5a. Ps. 80:1-7 or Luke 1:47-55. Heb 10:5-10. Luke 1:39-55. Blue

Dec 24, Nativity of our Lord (Eve I), Is. 9:2-7. Ps. 96. Titus 2:11-14. Luke 2:1-20. Gold/White

Dec 24, Nativity of our Lord (Eve II), Is. 62:6-12. Ps. 97. Titus 3:4-7. Luke 2:1-20. Gold/White

Dec 25, Nativity of our Lord (Day), Is 52:7-10. Ps. 98. Heb. 1:1-12. John 1:1-5,9-14,16-18. White

Dec 27, Sunday in Christmastide, 1 Sam. 2:18-20,26. Ps. 148. Col. 3:12-17. Luke 2:41-52. White

Jan 03, Epiphany of our Lord (Observed), Is. 60:1-6. Ps. 72:1-7,10-14. Eph. 3:1-12. Matt. 2:1-12. Gold/White

Jan 10, Baptism of our Lord, 1st Sunday of the Year, Is 43:1-7. Ps. 29. Acts 8:14-17. Luke 3:15-22. White

Jan 17, 2nd Sunday of the Year, Is. 62:1-5. Ps. 36:5-10. 1 Cor. 12:1-11. John 2:1-11. Green

Jan 24, 3rd Sunday of the Year, Neh. 8:1-10. Ps. 19. 1 Cor. 12:12-31a. Luke 4:14-21. Green

Jan 31, 4th Sunday of the Year, Jer. 1:4-10. Ps. 71:1-6. 1 Cor 13:1-13. Luke 4:21-30. Green

Feb 07, 5th Sunday of the Year, Is. 6:1-13. Ps. 138. 1 Cor. 15:1-11. Luke 5:1-11. Green

Feb 14, Transfiguration of the Lord, Exod. 34:29-35. Ps. 99. 2 Cor. 3:12~4:2. Luke 9:28-43. White

The Easter Cycle (Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide, through the Day of Pentecost)

Feb 17, Ash Wednesday, Joel 2:1-2,12-17 or Is. 58:1-12. Ps. 51:1-17. 2 Cor. 5:20b~6:10. Matt. 6:1-6,16-21. Black/Violet

Feb 21, 1st Sunday in Lent, Dt. 26:1-11. Ps. 91:1-2,9-16. Rom. 10:8b-13. Luke 4:1-13. Violet

Feb 28, 2nd Sunday in Lent, Gen. 15:1-18. Ps. 27. Phil. 3:17~4:1. Luke 13:31-35. Violet

Mar 07, 3rd Sunday in Lent, Is. 55:1-9. Ps. 63:1-8. 1 Cor. 10:1-13. Luke 13:1-9. Violet

Mar 14, 4th Sunday in Lent, Josh. 5:9-12. Ps. 32. 2 Cor. 5:16-21. Luke 15:1-3,11b-32. Violet

Mar 21, 5th Sunday in Lent, Is. 43:16-21. Ps. 126. Phil. 3:4b-14. John 12:1-8. Violet

Mar 28, Passion/Palm Sunday, [Luke 19:28-40. Ps. 118.] Is. 50:4-9a. Ps. 31:9-16. Phil. 2:5-11. Luke 22:14~23:56. Red

Mar 29, Monday of Holy Week, Is. 42:1-9. Ps. 36:5-11. Heb. 9:11-15. John 12:1-11. Red/Violet

Mar 30, Tuesday of Holy Week, Is. 49:1-7. Ps. 71:1-14. 1 Cor. 1:18-31. John 12:20-36. Red/Violet

Mar 31, Wednesday of Holy Week, Is. 50:4-9a. Ps. 70. Heb. 12:1-3. John 13:21-32. Red/Violet

Apr 01, Maundy (Holy) Thursday, Exod. 12:1-14. Ps. 116:1-2,12-19. 1 Cor. 11:23-26. John 13:1-17,31b-35. White

Apr 02, Good (Holy) Friday, Is. 52:13~53:12. Ps. 22. Heb. 10:16-25 or Heb. 4:14-16;5:7-9. John 18:1~19:42. Black/Red/Violet

Apr 03, Holy Saturday (until sundown), Job 14:1-14 or Lam. 3:1-9,19-24. Ps. 31:1-4,15-16. 1 Pet. 4:1-8. Matt. 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42. None/Black

Apr 03, Easter Vigil (after sundown), Exod. 14:10-31. Exod. 15:1b-13,17-18. Rom. 6:3-11. Luke 24:1-12. Gold/White

Apr 04, Resurrection Day (I morn), Acts 10:34-43. Ps. 118:1-2,14-24. 1 Cor. 15:19-26. John 20:1-18. Gold/White

Apr 04, Resurrection Day (II morn), Is. 65:17-25. Ps. 118:1-2,14-24. Acts 10:34-43. Luke 24:1-12. Gold/White

Apr 04, Resurrection Day (evening), Is. 25:6-9. Ps. 114. 1 Cor. 5:6b-8. Luke 24:13-49. White

Apr 11, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Acts 5:27-32. Ps. 150 or Ps. 118:14-29. Rev. 1:4-8. John 20:19-31. White

Apr 18, 3rd Sunday of Easter, Acts 9:1-20. Ps. 30. Rev. 5:11-14. John 21:1-19. White

Apr 25, 4th Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), Acts 9:36-43. Ps. 23. Rev. 7:9-17. John 10:22-30. White

May 02, 5th Sunday of Easter, Acts 11:1-18. Ps. 148. Rev. 21:1-6. John 13:31-35. White

May 09, 6th Sunday of Easter, Acts 16:9-15. Ps. 67. Rev. 21:22~22:5. John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9. White

May 13, (Thursday) Ascension of our Lord, Acts 1:1-11. Ps. 47 or 93. Eph. 1:15-23. Luke 24:44-53. Gold/White

May 16, 7th Sunday of Easter, Acts 16:16-34. Ps. 97. Rev. 22:12-21. John 17:20-26. White

May 23, The Day of Pentecost, Last Sunday of Easter, Acts 2:1-21. Ps. 104:24-34,35b. Rom. 8:14-17. John 14:8-17,25-27. Red

May 30, Trinity Sunday, Prov. 8:1-4,22-31. Ps. 8. Rom. 5:1-5. John 16:12-15. White

Jun 06, 10th Sunday of the Year, 1 Kings 17:8-24. Ps. 146. Gal 1:11-24. Luke 7:11-17. Green

Jun 13, 11th Sunday of the Year, 1 Kings 21:1-21a. Ps. 5:1-8. Gal. 2:15-21. Luke 7:36~8:3. Green

Jun 20, 12th Sunday of the Year, 1 Kings 19:1-15a. Ps. 42 and 43. Gal. 3:23-29. Luke 8:26-39. Green

Jun 27, 13th Sunday of the Year, 2 Kings 2:1-2,6-14. Ps. 77:1-2,11-20. Gal. 5:1,13-25. Luke 9:51-62. Green

Jul 04, 14th Sunday of the Year, 2 Kings 5:1-14. Ps. 30. Gal. 6:1-16. Luke 10:1-11,16-20. Green

Jul 04, U.S. Independence Day, Is. 26:1-8. Ps. 47. Rom. 13:1-10. John 8:31-36. None

Jul 11, 15th Sunday of the Year, Amos 7:7-17. Ps. 82. Col. 1:1-14. Luke 10:25-37. Green

Jul 18, 16th Sunday of the Year, Amos 8:1-12. Ps. 52. Col. 1:15-28. Luke 10:38-42. Green

Jul 25, 17th Sunday of the Year, Hos. 1:2-10. Ps. 85. Col. 2:6-19. Luke 11:1-13. Green

Aug 01, 18th Sunday of the Year, Hos 11:1-11. Ps. 107:1-9,43. Col. 3:1-11. Luke 12:13-21. Green

Aug 08, 19th Sunday of the Year, Is. 1:1,10-20. Ps. 50:1-8,22-23. Heb. 11:1-3,8-16. Luke 12:32-40. Green

Aug 15, 20th Sunday of the Year, Is 5:1-7. Ps. 80:1-2,8-19. Heb. 11:29~12:2. Luke 12:49-56. Green

Aug 22, 21st Sunday of the Year, Jer. 1:4-10. Ps. 71:1-6. Heb. 12:18-29. Luke 13:10-17. Green

Aug 29, 22nd Sunday of the Year, Jer. 2:4-13. Ps. 81:1,10-16. Heb. 13:1-8,15-16. Luke 14:1,7-14. Green

Sep 05, 23rd Sunday of the Year, Jer. 18:1-11. Ps. 139:1-6,13-18. Philemon 1-21. Luke 14:25-33. Green

Sep 12, 24th Sunday of the Year, Jer. 4:11-12,22-28. Ps. 14. 1 Tim. 1:12-17. Luke 15:1-10. Green

Sep 19, 25th Sunday of the Year, Jer. 8:18~9:1. Ps. 79:1-9. 1 Tim. 2:1-7. Luke 16:1-13. Green

Sep 26, 26th Sunday of the Year, Jer. 32:1-3a,6-15. Ps. 91:1-6,14-16. 1 Tim. 6:6-19. Luke 16:19-31. Green

Oct 03, 27th Sunday of the Year, Lam. 1:1-6. Ps. 137 or Lam. 3:19-26. 2 Tim. 1:1-14. Luke 17:5-10. Green

Oct 10, 28th Sunday of the Year, Jer. 29:1,4-7. Ps. 66:1-12. 2 Tim. 2:8-15. Luke 17:11-19. Green

Oct 17, 29th Sunday of the Year, Jer. 31:27-34. Ps. 119:97-104. 2 Tim. 3:14~4:5. Luke 18:1-8. Green

Oct 24, 30th Sunday of the Year, Joel 2:23-32. Ps. 65. 2 Tim. 4:6-8,16-18. Luke 18:9-14. Green

Oct 31, 31st Sunday of the Year, Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4. Ps. 119:137-144. 2 Thess. 1:1-4,11-12. Luke 19:1-10. Green

Nov 01, (or on Nov 7) All Saints’ Day, Dan. 7:1-3,15-18. Ps. 149. Eph. 1:11-23. Luke 6:20-31. White

Nov 07 (if not All Saints), 32nd Sunday of the Year, Hag. 1:15b~2:9. Ps. 98 or 145:1-5,17-21. 2 Thess. 2:1-5,13-17. Luke 20:27-38. Green

Nov 14, 33rd Sunday of the Year, Is. 65:17-25. Isaiah 12. 2 Thess. 3:6-13. Luke 21:5-19. Green

Nov 21, Reign of Christ, Last Sunday of the Year, Jer. 23:1-6. Luke 1:68-79. Col. 1:11-20. Luke 23:33-43. White

Nov 25, U.S. Thanksgiving Day, Deut. 26:1-11. Ps. 100. Phil. 4:4-9. John 6:25-35. White

Colors suggest a dominant seasonal color. Where two colors are shown, the first is the color for that day, the second, for the season; if both are used together, the color of the day overlays the color of the season. For Good Friday no color is also appropriate. For Lent and Holy Week the 'Lenten array' of unbleached muslin with Red and Black accents is appropriate as a substitute for Violet. On Maundy (Holy) Thursday, Red/Violet is used until sundown, then White for the Lord's Supper; after Communion the colors are removed or are replaced with Red/Black/Violet. Where “Gold” is indicated, Yellow may be used. Some churches still use Violet/Purple for Advent, though Blue is now preferred, associated with the dominant themes of Advent (hope, the Jewish people, Mary, and royalty). Blues in Advent may vary from lighter “Marian” blues to Indigo. Lighter greens are appropriate for Sundays of the Year after Epiphany (suggesting the greens of spring); darker (summer) greens after Trinity. Reds for Holy Week may be deep reds, maroons, or crimson; for Pentecost and other times, bright reds, scarlet. Also, appropriate textures (as in cloth and visual centers) are important; rough (burlap) for Lent, smooth (satins) for Easter, etc.

Christmas and Easter services are noted with Roman Numerals, indicating variations where there may be more than one service. I indicates the 'main' service for Christmas Eve or Easter Morning. II indicates a late service Christmas Eve or a Second (Later) Service on Christmas Day or a Second Service (earlier or later than the main service) on Easter Morn.

‘Until sundown' or 'after sundown' recall the beginning of the Liturgical Day at sundown (according to Jewish, rather than Roman, custom). Christmas begins at sundown on Dec. 24, Easter begins at sundown on Holy Saturday, All Saints ("All Hallows") at sundown on Oct. 31, Epiphany at sundown the evening before or on Twelfth Night (Jan. 5), etc.

On Passion/Palm Sunday, the bracketed Procession Gospel is read at the beginning of the service, usually in connection with Ps. 118 and a processional with palm branches. Remaining readings turn the focus to the "Valley of the Shadow" and our Lord's Passion. Some churches read the full Passion narrative on Maundy Thursday after Communion, so that, on Passion Sun., only a short segment of the long Gospel Text is chosen.

For every reading shown in the calendar, the reading may be lengthened as desired, but should be shortened with care and only for necessity. In a number of instances, the Lectionary committee's suggested readings provide 'snips' from a longer passage, as Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23, for 22nd Sun. of Year B; however, the full lection, Mark 7:1-23, may be used instead. Yet, as shown for the third setting for Christmas Day, ‘snipping’ John 1:1-18 into John 1:1-5,9-14,16-18 actually better preserves this hymn to Christ by omitting the interpolations concerning John the Baptist.

The last Sunday in Oct. may be observed as Reformation Sunday, in honor of Reformation Day, Oct. 31. All Saints Day (Christian 'Memorial Day'), actually Nov. 1, may be observed on the first Sunday in November. Epiphany (the Last Day of Christmas), traditionally observed on Jan. 6, may be observed the Sunday before, as shown in this calendar. If Ascension is not celebrated on its usual Thursday, it may be celebrated the following Sunday (7th Sun. of Easter) by substituting one or more readings, or only the Acts 1:1-11 reading, as desired.

Though civil, commercial, and national holidays are not part of the Christian calendar, readings have been supplied for US Independence Day and Thanksgiving; however, observance of and readings for these days should not replace that for an adjacent Sunday. Readings are intended for use on the specific holiday or, if on a Sunday, in a special service other than the congregation's regular (main) service of worship. Civil and commercial holidays (Mothers Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.) should never be given preference over observances in the Christian Calendar.

Only one First Lesson and Psalm are shown above for the Easter Vigil, though the full Vigil Service calls for nine lessons with Psalms, plus epistle and gospel readings. Because the Exodus 14 lesson should always be read, it is the one shown above. This service is normally a long service of Baptism and Reception into the Church held sometime between full dark (about 8 p.m.) on Saturday and dawn Sunday though some churches may celebrate the (shorter) service as the ‘dawn’ (sunrise) service very early on Easter Morn. The first Easter Morning service which follows the Vigil Service is a Communion Service where these new members are honored at their First Communion as Baptized Christians. The full set of 'First Reading' lessons for Easter Vigil, in their suggested order with related 'psalms,' is:

Gen. 1:1-2:4a

Gen. 7:1-5,11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13.

Gen. 22: 1-18.

Exod. 14:10-31, 15:20-21.

Is. 55:1-11.

Prov. 8:1-8,19-21, 9:4b-6.

Ezek. 36:24-28.

Ezek. 37:1-14.

Zeph. 3:14-20.

Ps. 136:1-9,23-26.

Ps. 46.

Ps. 16.

Exod. 15:1b-13,17-18.

Is. 12:2-6.

Ps. 19.

Pss. 42 and 43.

Ps. 143.

Ps. 98.

Finally, to make it easier to compare dates from this calendar with resources from other denominations which use a slightly different naming use for some dates, “(First) Sunday in Christmastide” as used here corresponds to “First Sunday after Christmas,” and “Sundays of the Year” to “Sundays in Ordinary Time.” If you desire to celebrate Epiphany on its traditional date of Jan 6, a weekday or Saturday, and there is need for readings for the Sunday falling between Jan 2-5, inclusive, these are appointed for all three years of the cycle:

Second Sunday in Christmastide, Jer. 31:7-14. Ps. 147:12-20. Eph. 1:3-14. John 1:1-18 or 1:1-5,9-14,16-18. White

The readings suggested here are adapted from and compared with the Revised Common Lectionary (copyright 1992) by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT) and are used by permission. For accuracy, this calendar is also compared with the version of the RCL published in the Book of Common Worship (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1993), pp.1033-1048.

This version of the table of readings, colors, and dates was prepared by the Rev. Ron Freyer Nicholas, OSL, of Liturgy and Life. Liturgy & Life provides American Baptist representation to CCT. Currently the representatives are Rev. Alan Shumway (ABC of Maine) and Rev. Brad Berglund (Calvary Baptist Church, Denver, CO). Questions and comments may be addressed to either of these directly, or on EcuNet/ABNet, through the "ABC LITURGY AND LIFE" meeting.

Communions represented in the CCT (at this time) are: Anglican Church of Canada, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Reformed Church in North America, Church of the Brethren, Episcopal Church (U.S.A.), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Free Methodist Church in Canada, Liturgy and Life (American Baptist Fellowship for Liturgical Renewal), Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Mennonite Church, National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States, Polish National Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbyterian Church in Canada, Reformed Church in America, Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship, United Church of Canada, United Church of Christ, and the United Methodist Church.