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The Revised Common Lectionary — Year C, Beginning Advent 2012–2013

Lectionary readings for liturgical years beginning in Advent: 2018 2019 2020 2021

Sunday Reading Psalm New Testament Gospel
1st Sunday of Advent
Cycle C
2nd December 2012		Jer. 33:14-16Ps. 25:1-101 Thess. 3:9-13Lk. 21:25-36
2nd Sunday of Advent
Cycle C
9th December 2012
Bar. 5:1-9
or Mal. 3:1-4
Luke 1:68-79 [Benedictus]
Phil. 1:3-11
Lk. 3:1-6
3rd Sunday of Advent
Cycle C
16th December 2012		Zeph. 3:14-20Isa. 12:2-6Phil. 4:4-7Lk. 3:7-18
4th Sunday of Advent
Cycle C
23rd December 2012		Micah 5:2-5a
Lk. 1:46b-55 [Magnificat]
or Ps. 80:1-7
Heb. 10:5-10Lk. 1:39-45 (46-55)
The Nativity of the Lord
Cycle C – Proper I
25th December 2012
[Christmas Eve and Day]		Isa. 9:2-7Ps. 96Tit. 2:11-14Lk. 2: 1-14, (15-20)
The Nativity of the Lord
Cycle C – Proper II
25th December 2012
[Christmas Eve and Day]		Isa. 62:6-12Ps. 97Tit. 3:4-7Lk. 2:(1-7), 15-20
The Nativity of the Lord
Cycle C – Proper III
25th December 2012
[Christmas Eve and Day]		Isa. 52:7-10Ps. 98Heb. 1:1-4, (5-12)Jn. 1:1-14
1st Sunday after Christmas
Cycle C
30th December 2012
[The following readings are used on the 1st Sunday after Christmas unless the readings for The Epiphany of the Lord are preferred.]
1 Sam. 1:18-20, 26Ps. 148Col. 3:12-17Lk. 2:41-52
Holy Name of Jesus
[Mary, Mother of God]
Cycle C
1st January 2013		Num. 6:22-27Ps. 8
Gal. 4:4-7
or Phil. 2:5-11
Lk. 2:15-21
New Year's Day
Cycle C
1st January 2013		Eccl. 3:1-13Ps. 8Rev. 21:1-6aMt. 25:31-46
Epiphany
Cycle C
6th January 2013		Isa. 60:1-6Ps. 72:1-7, 10-14Eph. 3:1-12Mt. 2:1-12
Baptism of the Lord
[1st Sunday after the Epiphany]
Cycle C
13th January 2013		Isa. 43:1-7Ps. 29Acts 8:14-17Lk. 3:15-17, 21-22
2nd Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle C
20th January 2013		Isa. 62:1-5Ps. 36:5-101 Cor. 12:1-11Jn. 2:1-11
3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle C
27th January 2013		Neh. 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Ps. 191 Cor. 12:12-31aLk. 4:14-21
Presentation of the Lord
Cycle C
2nd February 2013		Mal. 3:1-4
Ps. 84
or Ps. 24:7-10
Heb. 2:14-18Lk. 2:22-40
4th Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle C
3rd February 2013		Jer. 1:4-10Ps. 71:1-61 Cor. 13:1-13Lk. 4:21-30
5th Sunday after the Epiphany
[Last Sunday before Ash Wednesday]
Cycle C
10th February 2013
[Readings for Churches whose calendar requires this Sunday, and who do not observe the Last Sunday after the Epiphany with Transfiguration readings.]
Isa. 6:1-8, (9-13)Ps. 1381 Cor. 15:1-11Lk. 5:1-11
Transfiguration Sunday
[Last Sunday before Lent]
Cycle C
10th February 2013
[Readings used in Churches where the Last Sunday after Epiphany is observed as Transfiguration Sunday.]
Ex. 34:29-35Ps. 992 Cor. 3:12-4:2Lk. 9:28-36, (37-43)
Ash Wednesday
Cycle C
13th February 2013
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
or Isa. 58:1-12
Ps. 51:1-172 Cor. 5:20b-6:10Mt. 6:1-6, 16-21
1st Sunday in Lent
Cycle C
17th February 2013		Deut. 26:1-11Ps. 91:1-2, 9-16Rom. 10:8b-13Lk. 4:1-13
2nd Sunday in Lent
Cycle C
24th February 2013		Gen. 15:1-12, 17-18Ps. 27Phil. 3:17-4:1
Lk. 13:31-35
or Lk. 9:28-36
3rd Sunday in Lent
Cycle C
3rd March 2013		Isa. 55:1-9Ps. 63:1-81 Cor. 10:1-13Lk. 13:1-9
4th Sunday in Lent
Cycle C
10th March 2013		Josh. 5:9-12Ps. 322 Cor. 5:16-21Lk. 15:1-3, 11b-32
5th Sunday in Lent
Cycle C
17th March 2013		Isa. 43:16-21Ps. 126Phil. 3:4b-14Jn. 8:1-8
6th Sunday in Lent
[Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday]
Cycle C – Liturgy of the Palms
24th March 2013		Lk. 19:28-40Ps. 118:1-2, 19-29
6th Sunday in Lent
[Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday]
Cycle C – Liturgy of the Passion
24th March 2013		Isa. 50:4-9aPs. 31:9-16Phil. 2:5-11
Lk. 22:14-23:56
or Lk. 23:1-49
Annunciation of the Lord
Cycle C
25th March 2013		Isa. 7:10-14
Ps. 45
or Ps. 40:5-10
Heb. 10:4-10Lk. 1:26-38
Monday of Holy Week
Cycle C
25th March 2013		Isa. 42:1-9Ps. 36:5-11Heb. 9:11-15Jn. 12:1-11
Tuesday of Holy Week
Cycle C
26th March 2013		Isa. 49:1-7Ps. 71:1-141 Cor. 1:18-31Jn. 12:20-36
Wednesday of Holy Week
Cycle C
27th March 2013		Isa. 50:4-9aPs. 70Heb. 12:1-3Jn. 13:21-32
Maundy Thursday
Cycle C
28th March 2013		Ex. 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14Ps. 116:1-2, 12-191 Cor. 11:23-26Jn. 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday
Cycle C
29th March 2013
Isa. 52:13–53:12
Ps. 22
Heb. 10:16-25
or Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Jn. 18:1-19:42
Holy Saturday
Cycle C
30th March 2013
[Services other than Easter Vigil.]
Job 14:1-14
or Lam. 3:1-9, 19-24
Ps. 31:1-4, 15-161 Pet. 4:1-8
Mt. 27:57-66
or Jn. 19:38-42
Easter Vigil
Cycle C
30th March 2013
1. Gen. 1:1-2:4a
and Ps. 136:1-9, 23-26
2. Gen. 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13
and Ps. 46
3. Gen. 22:1-18
and Ps. 16
4. Ex. 14:10-31; 15:20-21
and Ex. 15:1b-13, 17-18
5. Isa. 55:1-11 and
Isa. 12:2-6
6. Bar. 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Prov. 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6
and Ps. 19
7. Ezek. 36:24-28
and Ps. 42, 43
8. Ezek. 37:1-14
and Ps. 143
9. Zeph. 3:14-20
and Ps. 98
Rom. 6:3-11
and Ps. 114
Lk. 24:1-12
Easter Day Resurrection of the Lord
Cycle C
31st March 2013
*Acts 10:34-43
or Isa. 65:17-25
Ps. 118:1-2, 14-24
1 Cor 15:19-26
or Acts 10:34-43
Jn. 20:1-18
or Lk. 24:1-12
Easter Evening
Cycle C
31st March 2013
[When the main Easter service is late in the day.]		Isa. 25:6-9Ps. 1141 Cor. 5:6b-8Lk. 24:13-49
2nd Sunday of Easter
Cycle C
7th April 2013
*Acts 5:27-32
Ps. 118:14-29
or Ps. 150
Rev. 1:4-8Jn. 20:19-31
3rd Sunday of Easter
Cycle C
14th April 2013
*Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)
Ps. 30Rev. 5:11-14Jn. 21:1-19
4th Sunday of Easter
Cycle C
21st April 2013
*Acts 9:36-43
Ps. 23Rev. 7:9-17Jn. 10:22-30
5th Sunday of Easter
Cycle C
28th April 2013
*Acts 11:1-18
Ps. 148Rev. 21:1-6Jn. 13:31-35
6th Sunday of Easter
Cycle C
5th May 2013
*Acts 16:9-15
Ps. 67Rev. 21:10, 22-22:5
Jn. 14:23-29
or Jn. 5:1-9
Ascension of the Lord
Cycle C
9th May 2013
[These readings may also be used on The Seventh Sunday of Easter.]
*Acts 1:1-11
Ps. 47
or Ps. 93
Eph. 1:15-23Lk. 24:44-53
7th Sunday of Easter
Cycle C
12th May 2013
[If Ascension not observed here.]
*Acts 16:16-34
Ps. 97Rev. 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21Jn. 17:20-26
Day of Pentecost
Cycle C
19th May 2013
*Acts 2:1-21
or Gen. 11:1-9
Ps. 104:24-34, 35b
Rom. 8:14-17
or Acts 2:1-21
Jn. 14:8-17, (25-27)
Trinity Sunday
Cycle C
26th May 2013		Prov. 8:1-4, 22-31Ps. 8Rom. 5:1-5Jn. 16:12-15
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
Cycle C
31st May 2013		1 Sam. 2:1-10Ps. 113Rom. 12:9-16b Lk. 1:39-57
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 4 (9)
2nd June 2013		1 Kgs. 18:20-21, (22-29), 30-39

Alternate Reading:
1 Kgs. 8:22-23, 41-43		Ps. 96

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 96:1-9		Gal. 1:1-12Lk. 7:1-10
3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 5 (10)
9th June 2013		1 Kgs. 17:8-16, (17-24)

Alternate Reading:
1 Kgs. 17:17-24		Ps. 146

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 30		Gal. 1:11-24Lk. 7:11-17
4th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 6 (11)
16th June 2013		1 Kgs. 21:1-10, (11-14) 15-21a

Alternate Reading:
2 Sam. 11:26-12:10, 13-15		Ps. 5:1-8

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 32		Gal. 2:15-21Lk. 7:36–8:3
5th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 7 (12)
23rd June 2013		I Kgs.19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 65:1-9
Ps. 42 and 43

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 22:19-28		Gal. 3:23-29Lk. 8:26-39
6th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 8 (13)
30th June 2013		2 Kgs. 2:1-2,6-14

Alternate Reading:
1 Kgs.19: 15-16,19-21		Ps. 77:1-2, 11-20

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 16		Gal. 5:1, 13-25Lk. 9:51-62
7th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 9 (14)
7th July 2013		2 Kgs. 5:1-14

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 66:10-14		Ps. 30

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 66:1-9		Gal. 6:(1-6), 7-16Lk. 10:1-11, 16-20
8th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 10 (15)
14th July 2013		Amos 7:7-17

Alternate Reading:
Deut. 30:9-14
Ps. 82

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 25:1-10
Col. 1:1-14Lk. 10:25-37
9th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 11 (16)
21st July 2013		Amos 8:1-12

Alternate Reading:
Gen. 18:1-10a		Ps. 52

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 15		Col. 1:15-28Lk. 10:38-42
10th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 12 (17)
28th July 2013		Hos. 1:2-10

Alternate Reading:
Gen. 18:20-32		Ps. 85

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 138		Col. 2:6-15, (16-19)Lk. 11:1-13
11th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 13 (18)
4th August 2013		Hos. 11:1-11

Alternate Reading:
Eccl. 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23		Ps. 107:1-9, 43

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 49: 1-12		Col. 3:1-11Lk. 12:13-21
12th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 14 (19)
11th August 2013		Isa. 1:1, 10-20

Alternate Reading:
Gen. 15:1-6		Ps. 50:1-8, 22-23

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 33:12-22		Heb. 11:1-3, 8-16Lk. 12:32-40
13th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 15 (20)
18th August 2013		Isa. 5:1-7

Alternate Reading:
Jer. 23:23-29		Ps. 80:1-2, 8-19

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 82		Heb. 11:29-12:2Lk. 12:49-56
14th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 16 (21)
25th August 2013		Jer. 1:4-10

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 58:9b-14		Ps. 71:1-6

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 103:1-8		Heb. 12:18-29Lk. 13:10-17
15th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 17 (22)
1st September 2013		Jer. 2:4-13

Alternate Reading:
Sir. 10:12-18
or Prov. 25:6-7
Ps. 81:1, 10-16

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 112		Heb. 13:1-8, 15-16Lk. 14:1, 7-14
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 18 (23)
8th September 2013		Jer. 18:1-11

Alternate Reading:
Deut. 30:15-20		Ps. 139:1-6, 13-18

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 1		Philem. 1-21Lk. 14:25-33
Holy Cross
Cycle C
14th September 2013		Num. 21:4b-9
Ps. 98:1-5
or Ps. 78:1-2, 34-38
1 Cor. 1:18-24Jn. 3:13-17
17th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 19 (24)
15th September 2013		Jer. 4:11-12, 22-28

Alternate Reading:
Ex. 32:7-14		Ps. 14

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 51:1-10		1 Tim. 1:12-17Lk. 15:1-10
18th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 20 (25)
22nd September 2013		Jer. 8:18-9:1

Alternate Reading:
Amos 8:4-7		Ps. 79:1-9

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 113		1 Tim. 2:1-7Lk. 16:1-13
19th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 21 (26)
29th September 2013		Jer. 32:1-3a, 6-15

Alternate Reading:
Amos 6:1a, 4-7		Ps. 91:1-6, 14-16

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 146		1 Tim. 6:6-19Lk. 16:19-31
20th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 22 (27)
6th October 2013		Lam. 1:1-6

Alternate Reading:
Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Lam. 3:19-26
or Ps. 137

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 37:1-9		2 Tim. 1:1-14Lk. 17:5-10
21st Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 23 (28)
13th October 2013		Jer. 29:1, 4-7

Alternate Reading:
2 Kgs. 5:1-3, 7-15c		Ps. 66:1-12

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 111		2 Tim. 2:8-15Lk. 17:11-19
Canadian Thanksgiving Day
Cycle C
14th October 2013		Deut. 26:1-11Ps. 100Phil. 4:4-9Jn. 6:25-35
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 24 (29)
20th October 2013		Jer. 31:27-34

Alternate Reading:
Gen. 32:22-31		Ps. 119:97-104

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 121		2 Tim. 3:14–4:5Lk. 18:1-8
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 25 (30)
27th October 2013		Joel 2:23-32

Alternate Reading:
Sir. 35:12-17
or Jer. 14:7-10, 19-22
Ps. 65

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 84:1-7		2 Tim. 4:6-8, 16-18Lk. 18:9-14
All Saints Day
Cycle C
1st November 2013
[Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November]		Dan. 7:1-3, 15-18Ps. 149Eph. 1:11-23Lk. 6:20-31
24th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 26 (31)
3rd November 2013
[If All Saints not observed on this day]		Hab. 1:1-4; 2:1-4

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 1:10-18		Ps. 119:137-144

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 32:1-7		2 Thess. 1:1-4, 11-12Lk. 19:1-10
25th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 27 (32)
10th November 2013		Hag. 1:15b-2:9

Alternate Reading:
Job 19:23-27a
Ps. 145:1-5, 17-21
or Ps. 98

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 17:1-9		2 Thess. 2:1-5, 13-17Lk. 20: 27-38
26th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle C – Proper 28 (33)
17th November 2013		Isa. 65:17-25

Alternate Reading:
Mal. 4:1-2a		Isa. 12

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 98		2 Thess. 3:6-13Lk. 21:5-19
27th Sunday after Pentecost
[Reign of Christ]
Cycle C – Proper 29 (34)
24th November 2013		Jer. 23:1-6

Alternate Reading:
Jer. 23:1-6		Lk. 1:68-79

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 46		Col. 1:11-20Lk. 23:33-43
Thanksgiving Day, USA
Cycle C
28th November 2013		Deut. 26:1-11Ps. 100Phil. 4:4-9Jn. 6:25-35

 

Notes regarding citations from the Revised Common Lectionary.
The Revised Common Lectionary provides for two patterns of readings from the Old Testament during the period between Trinity Sunday and Christ the King.
  1. One is a pattern of paired readings from the Hebrew scriptures readings which are closely related to the gospel readings.
  2. Another reading pattern provides a pattern of semicontinuous readings from the Hebrew scriptures.

The Consultation on Sacred Texts recommends that, while congregations may choose one or the other reading pattern, each pattern should not be intermixed with the other, e.g., the alternate first reading is paired with the alternate reading from Psalms.

*During Eastertide a reading from Acts is often substituted for the lesson from the Hebrew Bible. On the Day of Pentecost, if the Old Testament passage from Ezekiel is chosen for the first reading, the passage from Acts is used as the second reading.

Revised Common Lectionary copyright © 1992 Consultation on Common Texts. Used by permission.

 
   

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