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The Revised Common Lectionary — Year A, Beginning Advent 2022–2023

Lectionary readings for liturgical years beginning in Advent: 2021 2022

Sunday Reading Psalm New Testament Gospel
1st Sunday of Advent
Cycle A
27th November 2022		Isa. 2:1-5Ps. 122Rom 13:11-14Mt. 24:36-44
2nd Sunday of Advent
Cycle A
4th December 2022		Isa. 11:1-10Ps. 72:1-7, 18-19Rom 15:4-13Mt. 3:1-12
3rd Sunday of Advent
Cycle A
11th December 2022		Isa. 35:1-10
Ps. 146:5-10
or Lk. 1:47-55
Jas 5:7-10Mt. 11:2-11
4th Sunday of Advent
Cycle A
18th December 2022		Isa. 7:10-16Ps. 80:1-7, 17-19Rom 1:1-7Mt. 1:18-25
Nativity of the Lord
Cycle A – Proper I
25th December 2022
[Christmas Eve and Day]		Isa. 9:2-7Ps. 96Tit. 2:11-14Lk. 2: 1-14, (15-20)
Nativity of the Lord
Cycle A – Proper II
25th December 2022
[Christmas Eve and Day]		Isa. 62:6-12Ps. 97Tit. 3:4-7Lk. 2:(1-7), 15-20
Nativity of the Lord
Cycle A – Proper III
25th December 2022
[Christmas Eve and Day]		Isa. 52:7-10Ps. 98Heb. 1:1-4, (5-12)Jn. 1:1-14
1st Sunday after Christmas Day
Cycle A
1st January 2023
[The following readings are used on the 1st Sunday after Christmas unless the readings for The Epiphany of the Lord are preferred.]
Isa. 63:7-9Ps. 148Heb. 2:10-18Mt. 2:13-23
Holy Name of Jesus
[Mary, Mother of God]
Cycle A
1st January 2023		Num. 6:22-27Ps. 8
Gal. 4:4-7
or Phil. 2:5-11
Lk. 2:15-21
New Year's Day
Cycle A
1st January 2023		Eccl. 3:1-13Ps. 8Rev. 21:1-6aMt. 25:31-46
Epiphany of the Lord
Cycle A
6th January 2023		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 A
8th January 2023		Isa. 42:1-9Ps. 29Acts 10:34-43Mt. 3:13-17
2nd Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle A
15th January 2023		Isa. 49:1-7Ps. 40:1-111 Cor. 1:1-9Jn. 1:29-42
3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle A
22nd January 2023		Isa. 9:1-4Ps. 27:1, 4-91 Cor. 1:10-18Mt. 4:12-23
4th Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle A
29th January 2023		Micah 6:1-8Ps. 151 Cor. 1:18-31Mt. 5:1-12
Presentation of the Lord
Cycle A
2nd February 2023		Mal. 3:1-4
Ps. 84
or Psalm 24:7-10
Heb. 2:14-18Lk. 2:22-40
5th Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle A
5th February 2023		Isa. 58:1-9a, (9b-12)Ps. 112:1-9 (10)1 Cor. 2:1-12, (13-16)Mt. 5:13-20
6th Sunday after the Epiphany
Cycle A
12th February 2023
Deut. 30:15-20
or Sir. 15:15-20
Ps. 119:1-81 Cor. 3:1-9Mt. 5:21-37
Transfiguration Sunday
[Last Sunday before Lent]
Cycle A
12th February 2023
[Readings used in Churches where the Last Sunday after Epiphany is observed as Transfiguration Sunday.]
Ex. 24:12-18
Ps. 2
or Ps. 99
2 Pet. 1:16-21
Mt. 17:1-9
Ash Wednesday
Cycle A
22nd February 2023
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 A
26th February 2023		Gen. 2:15-17; 3:1-7Ps. 32Rom. 5:12-19Mt. 4:1-11
2nd Sunday in Lent
Cycle A
5th March 2023		Gen. 12:1-4aPs. 121Rom. 4:1-5, 13-17
Jn. 3:1-17
or Mt. 17:1-9
3rd Sunday in Lent
Cycle A
12th March 2023		Ex. 17:1-7Ps. 95Rom. 5:1-11Jn. 4:5-42
4th Sunday in Lent
Cycle A
19th March 2023		1 Sam. 16: 1-13Ps. 23Eph. 5:8-14Jn. 9:1-41
Annunciation of the Lord
Cycle A
25th March 2023		Isa. 7:10-14
Ps. 45
or Ps. 40:5-10
Heb. 10:4-10Lk. 1:26-38
5th Sunday in Lent
Cycle A
26th March 2023		Ezek. 37:1-14Ps. 130Rom. 8:6-11Jn. 11:1-45
6th Sunday in Lent
[Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday]
Cycle A – Liturgy of the Palms
2nd April 2023		Mt. 21:1-11Ps. 118:1-2, 19-29
6th Sunday in Lent
[Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday]
Cycle A – Liturgy of the Passion
2nd April 2023		Isa. 50:4-9aPs. 31:9-16Phil. 2:5-11
Mt. 26:14–27:66
or Mt. 27:11-54
Monday of Holy Week
Cycle A
3rd April 2023		Isa. 42:1-9Ps. 36:5-11Heb. 9:11-15Jn. 12:1-11
Tuesday of Holy Week
Cycle A
4th April 2023		Isa. 49:1-7Ps. 71:1-141 Cor. 1:18-31Jn. 12:20-36
Wednesday of Holy Week
Cycle A
5th April 2023		Isa. 50:4-9aPs. 70Heb. 12:1-3Jn. 13:21-32
Maundy Thursday
Cycle A
6th April 2023		Ex. 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14Ps. 116:1-2, 12-191 Cor. 11:23-36Jn. 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday
Cycle A
7th April 2023		Isa. 52:13-53:12Ps. 22
Heb. 10:16-25
or Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Jn. 18:1-19:42
Holy Saturday
Cycle A
8th April 2023
[Services other than Easter Vigil.]
Job. 14:1-14
or Lam. 3:1-9, 19-24
Ps. 31:1-4, 15-16
1 Pet. 4:1-8
Mt. 27:57-66
or Jn. 19:38-42
Easter Vigil
Cycle A
9th April 2023
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
Mt. 28:1-10
Easter Day
[Resurrection of the Lord]
Cycle A
9th April 2023
*Acts 10:34-43
or Jer. 31:1-6
Ps. 118:1-2, 14-24
Col. 3:1-4
or Acts 10:34-43
Jn. 20:1-18
or Mt. 28:1-10
Easter Evening
Cycle A
9th April 2023
[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 A
16th April 2023
*Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Ps. 161 Pet. 1:3-9Jn. 20:19-31
3rd Sunday of Easter
Cycle A
23rd April 2023
*Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Ps. 116:1-4, 12-191 Pet. 1:17-23Lk. 24:13-35
4th Sunday of Easter
Cycle A
30th April 2023
*Acts 2:42-47
Ps. 231 Pet. 2:19-25Jn. 10:1-10
5th Sunday of Easter
Cycle A
7th May 2023
*Acts 7:55-60
Ps. 31:1-5, 15-161 Pet. 2:2-10Jn. 14:1-14
6th Sunday of Easter
Cycle A
14th May 2023
*Acts 17:22-31
Ps. 66:8-201 Pet. 3:13-22Jn. 14:15-21
Ascension of the Lord
Cycle A
18th May 2023
[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 A
21st May 2023
[If Ascension not observed here.]
*Acts 1:6-14
Ps. 68:1-10, 32-351 Pet. 4:12-14; 5:6-11Jn. 17:1-11
Day of Pentecost
Cycle A
28th May 2023
*Acts 2:1-21
or Num. 11:24-30
Ps. 104:24-34, 35b
1 Cor. 12:3b-13
or Acts 2:1-21
Jn. 20:19-23
or Jn. 7:37-39
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
Cycle A
31st May 2023
*1 Sam. 2:1-10
Ps. 113Rom. 12:9-16bLk. 1:39-57
Trinity Sunday
[1st Sunday after Pentecost]
Cycle A
4th June 2023
Gen. 1:1–2:4a
Ps. 82 Cor. 13:11-13Mt. 28:16-20
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 5 (10)
11th June 2023		Gen. 12:1-9

Alternate Reading:
Hos. 5:15-6:6		Ps. 33:1-12

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 50:7-15		Rom. 4:13-25Mt. 9:9-13, 18-26
3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 6 (11)
18th June 2023		Gen. 18:1-15, (21:1-7)

Alternate Reading:
Ex. 19:2-8a		Ps. 116:1-2, 12-19

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 100		Rom. 4:13-25Mt. 9:9-13, 18-26
4th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 7 (12)
18th June 2023		Gen. 21:8-21

Alternate Reading:
Jer. 20:7-13		Ps. 86:1-10, 16-17

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18		Rom. 6:1b-11Mt. 10:24-39
5th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 8 (13)
2nd July 2023		Gen. 22:1-14

Alternate Reading:
Jer. 28:5-9		Ps. 13

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 89:1-4, 15-18		Rom. 6:12-23Mt. 10:40-52
6th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 9 (14)
9th July 2023		Gen. 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

Alternate Reading:
Zech. 9:9-12
Ps. 45:10-17
or Song. 2:8-13

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 145:8-14		Rom. 7:15-25aMt. 11:16-19, 25-30
7th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 10 (15)
16th July 2023		Gen. 25:19-34

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 55:10-13		Ps. 119:105-112

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 65:(1-8), 9-13		Rom. 8:1-11Mt. 13:1-9, 18-23
8th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 11 (16)
23rd July 2023		Gen. 28:10-19a

Alternate Reading:
Wis. 12:13, 16-19
or Isa. 44:6-8
Ps. 139:1-12, 23-24

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 86:11-17		Rom. 8:12-25Mt. 13:24-30, 36-43
9th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 12 (17)
30th July 2023		Gen. 29:15-28

Alternate Reading:
1 Kgs. 3:5-12
Ps. 105:1-11, 45b
or Ps. 128

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 119:129-136		Rom. 8:26-39Mt. 13:31-33, 44-52
10th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 13 (18)
6th August 2023		Gen. 32:22-31

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 55:1-5		Ps. 17:1-7, 15

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 145:8-9, 14-21		Rom. 9:1-5Mt. 14: 13-21
11th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 14 (19)
13th August 2023		Gen. 37:1-4, 12-28

Alternate Reading:
1 Kgs. 19:9-18		Ps. 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b

Alternate Psalm:
Ps.85:8-13		Rom. 10:5-15Mt. 14:22-33
12th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 15 (20)
20th August 2023		Gen. 45:1-15

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 56:1, 6-8
Ps. 133

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 67		Rom. 11:1-2a, 29-32Mt. 15:(10-20), 21-28
13th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 16 (21)
27th August 2023		Ex. 1:8-2;10

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 51:1-6		Ps. 124

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 138		Rom. 12:1-8Mt. 16:13-20
14th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 17 (22)
3rd September 2023		Ex. 3:1-15

Alternate Reading:
Jer. 15:15-21		Ps. 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 26:1-8
Rom. 12:9-21
Mt. 16:21-28
15th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 18 (23)
10th September 2023		Ex. 12:1-14

Alternate Reading:
Ezek. 33:7-11		Ps. 149

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 119:33-40		Rom. 13:8-14Mt. 18:15-20
Holy Cross
Cycle A
14th September 2023		Num. 21:4b-9
Ps. 98:1-5
or Ps. 78:1-2, 34-38
1 Cor. 1:18-24Jn. 3:13-17
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 19 (24)
17th September 2023		Ex. 14:19-31

Alternate Reading:
Gen. 50:15-21
Ps. 114
or Ex. 15:1b-11, 20-21

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 103:(1-7), 8-13		Rom. 14:1-12Mt. 18:21-35
17th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 20 (25)
24th September 2023		Ex. 16:2-15

Alternate Reading:
Jonah 3:10-4:11		Ps. 105:1-6, 37-45

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 145:1-8		Phil. 1:21-30Mt. 20:1-16
18th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 21 (26)
1st October 2023		Ex. 17:1-7

Alternate Reading:
Ezek. 18:1-4, 25-32		Ps. 78:1-4, 12-16

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 25:1-9		Phil. 2:1-13Mt. 21:23-32
19th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 22 (27)
8th October 2023		Ex. 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 5:1-7		Ps. 19

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 80:7-15		Phil. 3:4b-14
Canadian Thanksgiving Day
Cycle A
9th October 2023		Deut. 8:7-18Wis. 10:15-212 Cor. 9:6-15Lk. 17:11-19
20th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 23 (28)
15th October 2023		Ex. 32:1-14

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 25:1-9		Ps. 106:1-6, 19-23

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 23		Phil. 4:1-9Mt. 22:1-14
21st Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 24 (29)
22nd October 2023		Ex. 33:12-23

Alternate Reading:
Isa. 45:1-7		Ps. 99

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 96:1-9, (10-13)		1 Thess. 1:1-10Mt. 22:15-22
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 25 (30)
29th October 2023
[If All Saints not observed on this day]
Deut. 34:1-12

Alternate Reading:
Lev. 19:1-2, 15-18		Ps. 90:1-6, 13-17

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 1		1 Thess. 2:1-8Mt. 22:34-46
All Saints Day
Cycle A
1st November 2023
[Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November]		Rev. 7:9-17Ps. 34:1-10, 221 Jn. 3:1-3Mt. 5:1-12
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 26 (31)
5th November 2023		Josh. 3:7-17

Alternate Reading:
Micah 3:5-12		Ps. 107:1-7, 33-37

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 43		1 Thess. 2:9-13Mt. 23:1-12
24th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 27 (32)
12th November 2023		Josh. 24:1-3a, 14-25

Alternate Reading:
Wis. 6:12-16
or Amos 5:18-24
Ps. 78:1-7

Alternate Psalm:
Wis. 6:17-20
or Ps. 70
1 Thess. 4:13-18Mt. 25:1-13
25th Sunday after Pentecost
Cycle A – Proper 28 (33)
19th November 2023		Judg. 4:1-7

Alternate Reading:
Zeph. 1:7, 12-18		Ps. 123

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 90:1-8, (9-11), 12		1 Thess. 5:1-11Mt. 25:14-30
Thanksgiving Day, USA
Cycle A
23rd November 2023		Deut. 8:7-18Ps. 652 Cor. 9:6-15Lk. 17:11-19
26th Sunday after Pentecost
[Reign of Christ]
Cycle A – Proper 29 (34)
26th November 2023		Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24

Alternate Reading:
Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24		Ps. 100

Alternate Psalm:
Ps. 95:1-7a		Eph. 1:15-23Mt. 25:31-46

 

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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