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Readings for Year C

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Advent C

First Sunday of Advent

Sunday between November 27 and December 3

Jeremiah 33:14-16

Psalm 25:1-10

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Luke 21:25-36

Second Sunday of Advent

Sunday between December 4 and December 10

Baruch 5:1-9

Luke 1:68-79

Philippians 1:3-11

Luke 3:1-6

Malachi 3:1-4

Third Sunday of Advent

Sunday between December 11 and December 17

Zephaniah 3:14-20

Isaiah 12:2-6

Philippians 4:4-7

Luke 3:7-18

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday between December 18 and December 24

Micah 5:2-5a

Luke 1:47-55

Hebrews 10:5-10

Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Psalm 80:1-7

Christmas C

The Nativity of the Lord

Christmas Eve and/or Christmas Day

(use any of the three propers)

(Christmas Eve A, B, C)

Isaiah 9:2-7

Psalm 96

Titus 2:11-14

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

(Christmas Day at Dawn A, B, C)

Isaiah 62:6-12

Psalm 97

Titus 3:4-7

Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20

(Christmas Day A, B, C)

Isaiah 52:7-10

Psalm 98

Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)

John 1:1-14

First Sunday after Christmas Day

(use these readings unless the readings for the Epiphany of the Lord are preferred)

Sunday between December 26 and January 1

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26

Psalm 148

Colossians 3:12-17

Luke 2:41-52

Holy Name of Jesus (A, B, C)

January 1

Numbers 6:22-27

Psalm 8

Galatians 4:4-7

Luke 2:15-21

Philippians 2:5-11

New Year’s Day (A, B, C)

January 1

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13

Psalm 8

Revelation 21:1-6a

Matthew 25:31-46

Second Sunday after Christmas Day (A, B, C)

(Use when Epiphany (January 6) is celebrated on a weekday following the Second Sunday after Christmas Day)

Sunday between January 2 and January 5

Jeremiah 31:7-14

Psalm 147:12-20

Ephesians 1:3-14

John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Sirach 24:1-12

Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21

Epiphany C

Epiphany of the Lord (A, B, C)

January 6 or first Sunday in January

Isaiah 60:1-6

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Ephesians 3:1-12

Matthew 2:1-12

Baptism of the Lord

(1st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(1st Sunday after the Epiphany)

Sunday between January 7 and January 13

Isaiah 43:1-7

Psalm 29

Acts 8:14-17

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Second Sunday after the Epiphany

(2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between January 14 and January 20

Isaiah 62:1-5

Psalm 36:5-10

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

John 2:1-11

Third Sunday after the Epiphany

(3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between January 21 and January 27

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

Psalm 19

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a

Luke 4:14-21

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

(4th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between January 28 and February 3

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71:1-6

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Luke 4:21-30

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

(5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between February 4 and February 10

Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13)

Psalm 138

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany

(6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(Proper 1. If this is the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, this Proper may be replaced by the readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany)

Sunday between February 11 and February 17

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Psalm 1

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Luke 6:17-26

Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany

(7th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(Proper 2. If this is the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, this Proper may be replaced by the readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany)

Sunday between February 18 and February 24

Genesis 45:3-11,15

Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40

1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50

Luke 6:27-38

Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany

(8th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(Proper 3. If this is the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, this Proper may be replaced by the readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany)

Sunday between February 25 and February 29

Sirach 27:4-7

Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15

1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Luke 6:39-49

Isaiah 55:10-13

Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany

(9th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(Proper 4. If this is the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, this Proper may be replaced by the readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany)

Sunday between March 1 and March 7

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43

Psalm 96:1-9

Galatians 1:1-12

Luke 7:1-10

Last Sunday after the Epiphany

(Transfiguration Sunday)

 

Exodus 34:29-35

Psalm 99

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2

Luke 9:28-36, (37-43)

Lent C

Ash Wednesday (A, B, C)

 

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Psalm 51:1-17

2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Isaiah 58:1-12

First Sunday in Lent

 

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16

Romans 10:8b-13

Luke 4:1-13

Second Sunday in Lent

 

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Psalm 27

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Luke 13:31-35

Luke 9:28-36

Third Sunday in Lent

 

Isaiah 55:1-9

Psalm 63:1-8

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Luke 13:1-9

Fourth Sunday in Lent

 

Joshua 5:9-12

Psalm 32

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Fifth Sunday in Lent

 

Isaiah 43:16-21

Psalm 126

Philippians 3:4b-14

John 12:1-8

Psalm 119:9-16

Sixth Sunday in Lent

Liturgy of the Palms

none

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

none

Luke 19:28-40

John 12:12-16

Liturgy of the Passion

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalm 31:9-16

Philippians 2:5-11

Luke 22:14-23:56

Luke 23:1-49

Holy Week C

Monday of Holy Week (A, B, C)

 

Isaiah 42:1-9

Psalm 36:5-11

Hebrews 9:11-15

John 12:1-11

Tuesday of Holy Week (A, B, C)

 

Isaiah 49:1-7

Psalm 71:1-14

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

John 12:20-36

Wednesday of Holy Week (A, B, C)

 

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalm 70

Hebrews 12:1-3

John 13:21-32

Holy Thursday (A, B, C)

 

Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14

Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Good Friday (A, B, C)

 

Isaiah 52:12-53:12

Psalm 22

Hebrews 10:16-25

John 18:1-19:42

Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Holy Saturday (A, B, C)

(For use at services other than the Easter Vigil)

 

Job 14:1-14

Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16

1 Peter 4:1-8

Matthew 27:57-66

Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24

John 19:38-42

Easter C

Easter Vigil

(A minimum of 3 Old Testament readings should be chosen. The reading from Exodus 14 should always be used)

 

Genesis 1:1-2:4a

Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26

Romans 6:3-11

Luke 24:1-12

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

Baruch 3:9-15, 32; 4:4

Psalm 19

Isaiah 55:1-11

Isaiah 12:2-6

Ezekiel 36:24-28

Psalm 42 and 43

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Psalm 143

Zephaniah 3:14-20

Psalm 98

Proverbs 8:1-8; 19-21; 9:4b-6

Psalm 114

Easter Day

Resurrection of our Lord

 

Acts 10:34-43

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

1 Corinthians 15:19-26

John 20:1-18

Isaiah 65:17-25

Acts 10:34-43

Luke 24:1-12

Easter Evening (A, B, C)

(Use when main Easter service must be late in the day.)

 

Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 114

1 Corinthians 5:6b-8

Luke 24:13-49

Second Sunday of Easter

 

Acts 5:27-32

Psalm 118:14-29

Revelation 1:4-8

John 20:19-31

Psalm 150

Third Sunday of Easter

 

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)

Psalm 30

Revelation 5:11-14

John 21:1-19

Fourth Sunday of Easter

 

Acts 9:36-43

Psalm 23

Revelation 7:9-17

John 10:22-30

Fifth Sunday of Easter

 

Acts 11:1-18

Psalm 148

Revelation 21:1-6

John 13:31-35

Sixth Sunday of Easter

 

Acts 16:9-15

Psalm 67

Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5

John 14:23-29

John 5:1-9

Ascension of the Lord (A, B, C)

(May also be used on the 7th Sunday of Easter)

 

Acts 1:1-11

Psalm 47

Ephesians 1:15-23

Luke 24:44-53

Psalm 93

Seventh Sunday of Easter

 

Acts 16:16-34

Psalm 97

Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21

John 17:20-26

Day of Pentecost

(If the passage from Ezekiel is chosen for the First Reading, the passage from Acts is used as the Second Reading.)

 

Acts 2:1-21

Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

Romans 8:14-17

John 14:8-17, (25-27)

Genesis 11:1-9

Acts 2:1-21

Season After Pentecost / Season After Easter C

Trinity Sunday

(First Sunday after Pentecost)

 

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31

Psalm 8

Romans 5:1-5

John 16:12-15

Proper 4

(9th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(If the Sunday between May 24 and 28 inclusive follows Trinity Sunday, the Proper for the Eighth Sunday after Epiphany (8th Sunday in Ordinary Time) is used.)

1 Kings 18:20-21, (22-29), 30-39

Psalm 96

Galatians 1:1-12

Luke 7:1-10

1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43

Psalm 96:1-9

Proper 5

(10th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between June 5 and June 11 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday)

1 Kings 17:8-16, (17-24)

Psalm 146

Galatians 1:11-24

Luke 7:11-17

1 Kings 17:17-24

Psalm 30

Proper 6

(11th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between June 12 and June 18 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday)

1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a

Psalm 5:1-8

Galatians 2:15-21

Luke 7:36-8:3

2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15

Psalm 32

Proper 7

(12th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between June 19 and June 25 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday)

1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a

Psalm 42 and 43

Galatians 3:23-29

Luke 8:26-39

Isaiah 65:1-9

Psalm 22:19-28

Proper 8

(13th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between June 26 and July 2 inclusive

2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

Galatians 5:1, 13-25

Luke 9:51-62

1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21

Psalm 16

Proper 9

(14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between July 3 and July 9 inclusive

2 Kings 5:1-14

Psalm 30

Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Isaiah 66:10-14

Psalm 66:1-9

Proper 10

(15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between July 10 and July 16 inclusive

Amos 7:7-17

Psalm 82

Colossians 1:1-14

Luke 10:25-37

Deuteronomy 30:9-14

Psalm 25:1-10

Proper 11

(16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between July 17 and July 23 inclusive

Amos 8:1-12

Psalm 52

Colossians 1:15-28

Luke 10:38-42

Genesis 18:1-10a

Psalm 15

Proper 12

(17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between July 24 and July 30 inclusive

Hosea 1:2-10

Psalm 85

Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)

Luke 11:1-13

Genesis 18:20-32

Psalm 138

Proper 13

(18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between July 31 and August 6 inclusive

Hosea 11:1-11

Psalm 107:1-9, 43

Colossians 3:1-11

Luke 12:13-21

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23

Psalm 49:1-12

Transfiguration

August 6

Exodus 34:29-35

Daniel 7:9-14

Psalm 99

Psalm 97

2 Peter 1:(13)16-19(21)

Luke 9:28-36, (37-43)

Proper 14

(19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between August 7 and August 13 inclusive

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20

Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16

Luke 12:32-40

Genesis 15:1-6

Psalm 33:12-22

Proper 15

(20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between August 14 and August 20 inclusive

Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19

Hebrews 11:29-12:2

Luke 12:49-56

Jeremiah 23:23-29

Psalm 82

Proper 16

(21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between August 21 and August 27 inclusive

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71:1-6

Hebrews 12:18-29

Luke 13:10-17

Isaiah 58:9b-14

Psalm 103:1-8

Proper 17

(22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between August 28 and September 3 inclusive

Jeremiah 2:4-13

Psalm 81:1, 10-16

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sirach 10:12-18

Psalm 112

Proverbs 25:6-7

Proper 18

(23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between September 4 and September 10 inclusive

Jeremiah 18:1-11

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

Philemon 1-21

Luke 14:25-33

Deuteronomy 30:15-20

Psalm 1

Proper 19

(24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between September 11 and September 17 inclusive

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28

Psalm 14

1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 15:1-10

Exodus 32:7-14

Psalm 51:1-10

Proper 20

(25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between September 18 and September 24 inclusive

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

Psalm 79:1-9

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Luke 16:1-13

Amos 8:4-7

Psalm 113

Proper 21

(26th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between September 25 and October 1 inclusive

Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15

Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16

1 Timothy 6:6-19

Luke 16:19-31

Amos 6:1a, 4-7

Psalm 146

Proper 22

(27th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between October 2 and October 8 inclusive

Lamentations 1:1-6

Lamentations 3:19-26

2 Timothy 1:1-14

Luke 17:5-10

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4

Psalm 37:1-9

Proper 23

(28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between October 9 and October 15 inclusive

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Psalm 66:1-12

2 Timothy 2:8-15

Luke 17:11-19

2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c

Psalm 111

Proper 24

(29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between October 16 and October 22 inclusive

Jeremiah 31:27-34

Psalm 119:97-104

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Luke 18:1-8

Genesis 32:22-31

Psalm 121

Proper 25

(30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between October 23 and October 29 inclusive

Joel 2:23-32

Psalm 65

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Luke 18:9-14

Sirach 35:12-17

Psalm 84:1-7

Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

Proper 26

(or use readings for All Saints Day)

(31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between October 30 and November 5 inclusive

Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4

Psalm 119:137-144

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12

Luke 19:1-10

Isaiah 1:10-18

Psalm 32:1-7

Proper 27

(32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between November 6 and November 12 inclusive

Haggai 1:15b-2:9

Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

Luke 20:27-38

Psalm 98

Job 19:23-27a

Psalm 17:1-9

Proper 28

(33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sunday between November 13 and November 19 inclusive

Isaiah 65:17-25

Isaiah 12

2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Luke 21:5-19

Malachi 4:1-2a

Psalm 98

Reign of Christ

Christ the King Sunday

Sunday between November 20 and November 26 inclusive

Jeremiah 23:1-6

Luke 1:68-79

Colossians 1:11-20

Luke 23:33-43

Psalm 46

All Saints

November 1 or the First Sunday in November

Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18

Psalm 149

Ephesians 1:11-23

Luke 6:20-31

Thanksgiving Day

Fourth Thursday in November (U.S.)

Second Monday in October (Canada)

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Psalm 100

Philippians 4:4-9

John 6:25-35