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Lectionary 2005
 

Date

Sunday   Color Readings Recommended

Sundays After Christmas

     

January 2

Second Sunday White Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sundays after Epiphany

     

January 9

First Sunday Green Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17

January 16

Second Sunday Green

Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 40:1-11
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42

January 23

Third Sunday Green Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1,4-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Mark 4:12-23

January 30

Fourth Sunday Green Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:1-12

February 6

Fifth Sunday Green Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 2
2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9

Sundays in Lent

   

February 13

First Sunday Violet Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11

February 20

Second Sunday Violet Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
John 3:1-17

February 27

Third Sunday Violet Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-42

March 6

Fourth Sunday Violet 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41

March 13

Fifth Sunday Violet Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45

March 20

Palm Sunday Violet Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Phillippians 2:5-11
Matthew 21:1-11

Sundays After Easter

     

March 27

Easter Sunday White Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
Matthew 28:1-10

April 3

Second Sunday White Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31

April 10

Third Sunday White Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35

April 17

Fourth Sunday White Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10

April 24

Fifth Sunday White Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
1 Peter 2:2-10
John  14:1-14

May 1

Sixth Sunday White Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21

May 8

Seventh Sunday White Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
John 17:1-11

Pentecost

     

May 15

Pentecost Red Acts 2:1-21
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
John 20:19-23

Sundays after Pentecost

     

May 22

First Sunday Green Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20

May 29

Second Sunday Green Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19
Psalm 46
Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28, (29-31)
Matthew 7:21-29

June 5

Third Sunday Green Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm 33:1-12
Romans 4:13-25
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26

June 12

Fourth Sunday Green Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)

June 19

Fifth Sunday Green Genesis 21:8-21
Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 or Psalm 17
Romans 6:1b-11
Matthew 10:24-39

June 26

Sixth Sunday Green Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42

July 3

Seventh Sunday Green Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Psalms  45:10-17
Romans 7:15-25a
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

July 10

Eighth Sunday Green Genesis 25:19-34
Psalm 119:105-112
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 131-9, 18-23

July 17

Ninth Sunday Green Genesis 28:10-19a
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

July 24

Tenth Sunday Green Genesis 29:15-28
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

July 31

Eleventh Sunday Green Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-7, 15
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21

August 7

Twelfth Sunday Green

Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b
Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33

August 14

Thirteenth Sunday Green Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15:10-20, 21-28

August 21

Fourteenth Sunday Green Exodus 1:8-2:10
Psalm 124
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20

August 28

Fifteenth Sunday Green Exodus 3:1-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew16:21-28

September 4

Sixteenth Sunday Green Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 149
Romans 13:8-14
Matthew 18:15-20

September 11

Seventeenth Sunday Green Exodus 14:19-31
Psalm 114
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:21-35

September 18

Eighteenth Sunday Green Exodus 16:2-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45
Phillippians 1:21-30
Matthew 20:1-16

September 25

Ninteenth Sunday Green Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
Phillippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:21-32

October  2

Twentieth Sunday Green Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
Psalm 19
Phillippians 3:4b-14
Matthew 21:33-46

October 9

Twenty-first Sunday Green Exodus 32:1-14
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23
Phillippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14

October  16

Twenty-second Sunday Green Exodus 33:12-23
Psalm 99
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:14-22

October  23

Twenty-thrid Sunday Green Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46

October 30

Twenty-fourth Sunday Green Joshua 3:7-17
Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Matthew 23:1-12

November 6

Twenty-fifth Sunday Green Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Psalm 78:1-7
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13

November 13

Twenty-sixth Sunday Green Judges 4:1-7
Psalm 123
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30

November 20

Twenty-seventh Sunday Green Ezekeil 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Ephesians 1:15-23
Matthew 25:31-46

Advent Begins

     

November 27

First Sunday Violet Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37

December 4

Second Sunday Violet Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8

December 11

Third Sunday Violet

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28

December 18

Fourth Sunday Violet 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Luke 1:47-55
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38

Christmas

     

December 25

First Sunday White Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14, 15-20