Lectionary Readings, Year A
Lent and Easter to Pentecost

Season

Readings

Ash Wednesday
Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 51:1-17
Old Testament: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10

First Sunday in Lent

Psalm: Psalm 32
Old Testament: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11
Epistle: Romans 5:12-19

Second Sunday in Lent

Psalm: Psalm 121
Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-4a
Gospel: John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9
Epistle: Romans 4:1-5, 13-17

Third Sunday in Lent

Psalm: Psalm 95
Old Testament: Exodus 17:1-7
Gospel: John 4:5-42
Epistle: Romans 5:1-11

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Psalm: Psalm 23
Old Testament: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Gospel: John 9:1-41
Epistle: Ephesians 5:8-14

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Psalm: Psalm 130
Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Gospel: John 11:1-45
Epistle: Romans 8:6-11

Sixth Sunday in Lent
Palm or Passion Sunday

Liturgy of the Palms
Matthew 21:1-11
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Liturgy of the Passion
Psalm: Psalm 31:9-16
Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a
Gospel: Matthew 26:14-27:66
  or Matthew 27:11-54
Epistle: Philippians 2:5-11

Monday of Holy Week
 Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 36:5-11
Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9
Gospel: John 12:1-11
Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-15

Tuesday of Holy Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 71:1-14
Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7
Gospel: John 12:20-36
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Wednesday of Holy Week Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 70
Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a
Gospel: John 13:21-32
Epistle: Hebrews 12:1-3

Holy Thursday Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Old Testament: Exodus 12:1-4, 5-10, 11-14
Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Good Friday
Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 22
Old Testament: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Gospel: John 18:1-19:42
Epistle: Hebrews 10:16-25 or 4:14-16, 5:7-9

Holy Saturday
Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
Old Testament: Job 14:1-14
  or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24
Gospel: Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42
Epistle: 1 Peter 4:1-8

Resurrection of the Lord
 Easter Vigil

 Years A B C

Old Testament Readings and Psalms (A B C)
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
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
Isaiah 55:1-11
Isaiah 12:2-6
Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21, 9:4b-6
  or Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4
Psalm 19
Ezekiel 36:24-28
Psalm 42 and 43
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 143
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Psalm 98
New Testament Reading (A B C)
Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 114
Gospel
Matthew 28:1-10

Resurrection Sunday
Easter

First Reading
  Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6
  Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Second Reading
  Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43
Gospel
  John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10

Easter Evening Years A B C

Psalm: Psalm 114
Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9
Gospel: Luke 24:13-49
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8

Second Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 16
Acts: Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Epistle: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Third Sunday of Easter

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

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 23
Acts: Acts 2:42-47
Gospel: John 10:1-10
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
Acts: Acts 7:55-60
Gospel: John 14:1-14
Epistle: 1 Peter 2:2-10

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 66:8-20
Acts: Acts 17:22-31
Gospel: John 14:15-21
Epistle: 1 Peter 3:13-22

Seventh Sunday of Easter

Psalm: Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
Acts: Acts 1:6-14
Gospel: John 17:1-11
Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Seventh Sunday of Easter
Years A B C

When observed as Ascension Sunday

Psalm: Psalm 47
  or Psalm 93
Acts: Acts 1:1-11
Gospel: Luke 24:44-53
Epistle: Ephesians 1:15-23

Pentecost

1st Reading
  Acts 2:1-21 or Num 11:24-30
  Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
2nd Reading
  1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21
Gospel
  John  20:19-23 or 7:37-39

Lent

Easter

Pentecost