Lectionary

Pentecost
Year A
Alternate* First reading and PsalmSecond readingGospel
Holy Cross
September 14, 2023
ART — PRAYER
 

 
1 Corinthians 1:18-24John 3:13-17
Proper 19 (24)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 17, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Genesis 50:15-21

Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13
Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35
Proper 20 (25)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 24, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Jonah 3:10-4:11

Psalm 145:1-8
Philippians 1:21-30Matthew 20:1-16
Proper 21 (26)
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 1, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

Psalm 25:1-9
Philippians 2:1-13Matthew 21:23-32
Proper 22 (27)
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 8, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm 80:7-15
Philippians 3:4b-14Matthew 21:33-46
Canadian Thanksgiving Day
October 9, 2023
ART — PRAYER
 

 
2 Corinthians 9:6-15Luke 17:11-19
Proper 23 (28)
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
October 15, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Isaiah 25:1-9

Psalm 23
Philippians 4:1-9Matthew 22:1-14
Proper 24 (29)
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
October 22, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Isaiah 45:1-7

Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10Matthew 22:15-22
Proper 25 (30)
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
October 29, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18

Psalm 1
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8Matthew 22:34-46
All Saints Day
November 1, 2023
(Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November)
ART — PRAYER
 

 
1 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12
Proper 26 (31)
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
November 5, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Micah 3:5-12

Psalm 43
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13Matthew 23:1-12
Proper 27 (32)
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
November 12, 2023
(If All Saints not observed on this day)
ART — PRAYER
Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16
or
Amos 5:18-24


Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20
or
Psalm 70
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13
Proper 28 (33)
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
November 19, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11Matthew 25:14-30
Thanksgiving Day, USA
November 23, 2023
ART — PRAYER
 

 
2 Corinthians 9:6-15Luke 17:11-19
Reign of Christ – Proper 29 (34)
Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
November 26, 2023
ART — PRAYER
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Psalm 95:1-7a
Ephesians 1:15-23Matthew 25:31-46
Proper 3 (8)
Not Observed This Year
ART — PRAYER
 

 
1 Corinthians 4:1-5Matthew 6:24-34
Proper 4 (9)
Not Observed This Year
ART — PRAYER
Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28

Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24
Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28, (29-31)Matthew 7:21-29
* “Alternate First” OT readings follow the complementary historical tradition of thematically pairing the OT reading with the Gospel reading. Italicized readings may be used with, or in place of it.