Epistles for the Liturgical Year

Revised Common Lectionary, NRSV

Example: How to chant the Epistle

Romans 6:12-23

Year A Year B Year C
Christmas 1 Titus 2:11-14
Christmas 2 Titus 3:4-7
Christmas 3 Hebrews 1:1-4 or Hebrews 1:1-12
1st Sunday after Christmas Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7
2nd Sunday after Christmas Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11
Holy Name Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a
Year A Year B Year C
Palm Sunday, Liturgy of the Word Philippians 2:5-11
Monday in Holy Week Hebrews 9:11-15
Tuesday in Holy Week 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Wednesday in Holy Week Hebrews 12:1-3
Maundy Thursday 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Good Friday Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Holy Saturday 1 Peter 4:1-8
Great Vigil Romans 6:3-11
Year A Year B Year C
Pentecost (Early) Acts 2:1-11 or Romans 8:14-17,22-27
Pentecost (Principal) 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21
Trinity Sunday 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Romans 8:12-17 Romans 5:1-5
Proper 4 Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 or Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Galatians 1:1-12
Proper 5 Romans 4:13-25 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Galatians 1:11-24
Proper 6 Romans 5:1-8 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17 or 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 Galatians 2:15-21
Proper 7 Romans 6:1b-11 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Galatians 3:23-29
Proper 8 Romans 6:12-23 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Galatians 5:1,13-25
Proper 9 Romans 7:15-25a 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Galatians 6:7-16 or Galatians 6:1-16
Proper 10 Romans 8:1-11 Ephesians 1:3-14 Colossians 1:1-14
Proper 11 Romans 8:12-25 Ephesians 2:11-22 Colossians 1:15-28
Proper 12 Romans 8:26-39 Ephesians 3:14-21 Colossians 2:6-15 or Colossians 2:6-19
Proper 13 Romans 9:1-5 Ephesians 4:1-16 Colossians 3:1-11
Proper 14 Romans 10:5-15 Ephesians 4:25—5:2 Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16
Proper 15 Romans 11:1-2a,29-32 Ephesians 5:15-20 Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Proper 16 Romans 12:1-8 Ephesians 6:10-20 Hebrews 12:18-29
Proper 17 Romans 12:9-21 James 1:17-27 Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16
Proper 18 Romans 13:8-14 James 2:1-10,14-17 or James 2:1-17 Philemon 1-21
Proper 19 Romans 14:1-12 James 3:1-12 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Proper 20 Philippians 1:21-30 James 3:13-4:3,7-8a 1 Timothy 2:1-7
Proper 21 Philippians 2:1-13 James 5:13-20 1 Timothy 6:6-19
Proper 22 Philippians 3:3b-14 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Proper 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Hebrews 4:12-16 2 Timothy 2:8-15
Proper 24 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Hebrews 5:1-10 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Proper 25 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Hebrews 7:23-28 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Proper 26 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Hebrews 9:11-14 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4,11-12
Proper 27 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Hebrews 9:24-28 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5,13-17
Proper 28 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Hebrews 10:11-14,19-25 or Hebrews 10:11-25 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Proper 29 (Christ the King) Ephesians 1:15-23 Revelation 1:4b-8 Colossians 1:11-20
Feast of All Saints 1 John 3:1-3 Revelation 21:1-6a Ephesians 1:11-23
Thanksgiving Day 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Philippians 4:4-9