Epistles for the Liturgical Year

Revised Common Lectionary, NRSV

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Romans 6:12-23

Year AYear BYear C
Christmas Day ITitus 2:11-14
Christmas Day IITitus 3:4-7
Christmas Day IIIHebrews 1:1-4
or Hebrews 1:1-12
First Sunday after ChristmasGalatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7
Second Sunday after ChristmasEphesians 1:3-6,15-19a
Holy Name
(January 1)		Galatians 4:4-7
or Philippians 2:5-11
Year AYear BYear C
Palm Sunday (Liturgy of the Word)Philippians 2:5-11
Monday in Holy WeekHebrews 9:11-15
Tuesday in Holy Week1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Wednesday in Holy WeekHebrews 12:1-3
Maundy Thursday1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Good FridayHebrews 10:16-25
or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Holy Saturday1 Peter 4:1-8
Great VigilRomans 6:3-11
Year AYear BYear C
Easter Day (Principal Service)Colossians 3:1-4
or Acts 10:34-43		1 Corinthians 15:1-11
or Acts 10:34-43		1 Corinthians 15:19-26
or Acts 10:34-43
Easter Day (Evening)1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
Monday in Easter WeekActs 2:14,22b-32
Tuesday in Easter WeekActs 2:36-41
Wednesday in Easter WeekActs 3:1-10
Thursday in Easter WeekActs 3:11-26
Friday in Easter WeekActs 4:1-12
Saturday in Easter WeekActs 4:13-21
Second Sunday of Easter1 Peter 1:3-91 John 1:1-2:2Revelation 1:4-8
Third Sunday of Easter1 Peter 1:17-231 John 3:1-7Revelation 5:11-14
Fourth Sunday of Easter1 Peter 2:19-251 John 3:16-24Revelation 7:9-17
Fifth Sunday of Easter1 Peter 2:1-101 John 4:7-21Revelation 21:1-6
Sixth Sunday of Easter1 Peter 3:13-221 John 5:1-6Revelation 21:10,22-22:5
Ascension DayEphesians 1:15-23
Seventh Sunday of Easter1 Peter 4:12-14,5:6-111 John 5:9-13Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21
Year AYear BYear C
Pentecost (Early)Acts 2:1-11
or Romans 8:14-17,22-27
Day of Pentecost (Principal Service)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 Sunday2 Corinthians 13:11-13Romans 8:12-17Romans 5:1-5
Proper 4
(Closest to June 1)		Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28
or Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-31		2 Corinthians 4:5-12Galatians 1:1-12
Proper 5
(Closest to June 8)		Romans 4:13-252 Corinthians 4:13-5:1Galatians 1:11-24
Proper 6
(Closest to June 15)		Romans 5:1-82 Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17
or 2 Corinthians 5:6-17		Galatians 2:15-21
Proper 7
(Closest to June 22)		Romans 6:1b-112 Corinthians 6:1-13Galatians 3:23-29
Proper 8
(Closest to June 29)		Romans 6:12-232 Corinthians 8:7-15Galatians 5:1,13-25
Proper 9
(Closest to July 6)		Romans 7:15-25a2 Corinthians 12:2-10Galatians 6:7-16
or Galatians 6:1-16
Proper 10
(Closest to July 13)		Romans 8:1-11Ephesians 1:3-14Colossians 1:1-14
Proper 11
(Closest to July 20)		Romans 8:12-25Ephesians 2:11-22Colossians 1:15-28
Proper 12
(Closest to July 27)		Romans 8:26-39Ephesians 3:14-21Colossians 2:6-15
or Colossians 2:6-19
Proper 13
(Closest to August 3)		Romans 9:1-5Ephesians 4:1-16Colossians 3:1-11
Proper 14
(Closest to August 10)		Romans 10:5-15Ephesians 4:25—5:2Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16
Proper 15
(Closest to August 17)		Romans 11:1-2a,29-32Ephesians 5:15-20Hebrews 11:29-12:2
Proper 16
(Closest to August 24)		Romans 12:1-8Ephesians 6:10-20Hebrews 12:18-29
Proper 17
(Closest to August 31)		Romans 12:9-21James 1:17-27Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16
Proper 18
(Closest to September 7)		Romans 13:8-14James 2:1-10,14-17
or James 2:1-17		Philemon 1-21
Proper 19
(Closest to September 14)		Romans 14:1-12James 3:1-121 Timothy 1:12-17
Proper 20
(Closest to September 21)		Philippians 1:21-30James 3:13-4:3,7-8a1 Timothy 2:1-7
Proper 21
(Closest to September 28)		Philippians 2:1-13James 5:13-201 Timothy 6:6-19
Proper 22
(Closest to October 5)		Philippians 3:3b-14Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-122 Timothy 1:1-14
Proper 23
(Closest to October 12)		Philippians 4:1-9Hebrews 4:12-162 Timothy 2:8-15
Proper 24
(Closest to October 19)		1 Thessalonians 1:1-10Hebrews 5:1-102 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Proper 25
(Closest to October 26)		1 Thessalonians 2:1-8Hebrews 7:23-282 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18
Proper 26
(Closest to November 2)		1 Thessalonians 2:9-13Hebrews 9:11-142 Thessalonians 1:1-4,11-12
Proper 27
(Closest to November 9)		1 Thessalonians 4:13-18Hebrews 9:24-282 Thessalonians 2:1-5,13-17
Proper 28
(Closest to November 16)		1 Thessalonians 5:1-11Hebrews 10:11-14,19-25
or Hebrews 10:11-25		2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Proper 29 Christ the King
(Closest to November 23)		Ephesians 1:15-23Revelation 1:4b-8Colossians 1:11-20
All Saints' Day
(November 1)		1 John 3:1-3Revelation 21:1-6aEphesians 1:11-23
Thanksgiving Day2 Corinthians 9:6-151 Timothy 2:1-7Philippians 4:4-9