Series C is the year of the Gospel according to St. Luke. It is read in the church years 2027–2028 and 2030–2031.
In the Sunday and festival readings, Old Testament readings and Psalms are cited by Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) numbering, with the Hebrew (Masoretic, “MT”) numbering in parentheses where it differs. Many Old Testament readings are lengthened so that the complete passage is read. Readings marked provisional are those read in an earlier year and may be revised; “To be announced” marks occasions whose readings have not yet been set.
Advent
| Occasion | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Sunday in Advent | Jeremiah 33:14–26 (MT; not in the Septuagint) | Psalm 24:1–10 (MT 25:1–10) | 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 | Luke 19:28–40 or Luke 21:25–36 |
| 2nd Sunday in Advent | Malachi 3:1–12 | Psalm 65:1–12 (MT 66:1–12) | Philippians 1:2–11 | Luke 3:1–14 (15–20) |
| 3rd Sunday in Advent | Zephaniah 3:14–20 | Psalm 84 (MT 85) | Philippians 4:4–7 | Luke 7:18–28 (29–35) |
| 4th Sunday in Advent | Micah 5:1–5 (English 5:2–6) | Psalm 79:1–7 (MT 80:1–7) | Hebrews 10:5–10 | Luke 1:39–45 (46–56) |
Christmas
| Occasion | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Isaiah 7:10–16 | Psalm 109:1–4 (MT 110:1–4) | 1 John 4:7–16 | Matthew 1:18–25 |
| Christmas Midnight | Isaiah 8:23–9:6 (English 9:1–7 / MT 8:23–9:6) | Psalm 95 (MT 96) | Titus 2:11–14 | Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) |
| Christmas Dawn | Isaiah 62:1–12 | Psalm 97 (MT 98) | Titus 3:4–7 | Luke 2:(1–14) 15–20 |
| Christmas Day | Isaiah 52:7–12 | Psalm 2 | Hebrews 1:1–6 (7–12) | John 1:1–14 (15–18) |
| 1st Sunday after Christmas | Exodus 13:1–16 | Psalm 110 (MT 111) | Colossians 3:12–17 | Luke 2:22–40 |
| Eve of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Isaiah 30:15–26 | Psalm 89:1–12 (MT 90:1–12) | Romans 8:31b–39 | Luke 12:35–40 |
| Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Numbers 6:22–27 | Psalm 8 | Galatians 3:23–29 | Luke 2:21 |
| 2nd Sunday after Christmas | 3 Kingdoms 3:4–15 (MT 1 Kings 3:4–15) | Psalm 118:97–104 (MT 119:97–104) | Ephesians 1:3–14 | Luke 2:40–52 |
Epiphany
| Occasion | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphany of Our Lord | Isaiah 60:1–9 | Psalm 71:1–11, 12–15 (MT 72:1–11, 12–15) | Ephesians 3:1–12 | Matthew 2:1–12 |
| Baptism of Our Lord | Isaiah 43:1–13 | Psalm 28 (MT 29) | Romans 6:1–11 | Luke 3:15–22 |
| 2nd Sunday after Epiphany | Isaiah 62:1–12 | Psalm 127 (MT 128) | 1 Corinthians 12:1–11 | John 2:1–11 |
| 3rd Sunday after Epiphany | 2 Esdras 18:1–12 (MT Nehemiah 8:1–12) | Psalm 18:1–14 (MT 19:1–14) | 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a | Luke 4:16–30 |
| 4th Sunday after Epiphany | Jeremiah 1:4–10, 17–19 | Psalm 70:1–11 (MT 71:1–11) | 1 Corinthians 12:31b–13:13 | Luke 4:31–44 |
| 5th Sunday after Epiphany | Isaiah 6:1–13 | Psalm 137 (MT 138) | 1 Corinthians 14:12b–20 | Luke 5:1–11 |
| 6th Sunday after Epiphany | Jeremiah 17:5–10 | Psalm 1 | 1 Corinthians 15:(1–11) 12–20 | Luke 6:17–26 |
| 7th Sunday after Epiphany | Genesis 45:1–15 | Psalm 102:1–13 (MT 103:1–13) | 1 Corinthians 15:21–26, 30–42 | Luke 6:27–38 |
| Transfiguration of Our Lord | Deuteronomy 34:1–12 | Psalm 98 (MT 99) | Hebrews 3:1–6 | Luke 9:28–36 |
Lent and Holy Week
| Occasion | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Wednesday | Joel 2:12–27 | Psalm 50:1–13, 14–19 (MT 51:1–13, 14–19) | 2 Corinthians 5:20b–6:10 | Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 |
| 1st Sunday in Lent | Deuteronomy 26:1–15 | Psalm 90:1–13 (MT 91:1–13) | Romans 10:8b–13 | Luke 4:1–13 |
| 2nd Sunday in Lent | Jeremiah 33:1–19 (MT 26:1–19) | Psalm 4 | Philippians 3:17–4:1 | Luke 13:31–35 |
| 3rd Sunday in Lent | Ezekiel 33:1–20 | Psalm 84 (MT 85) | 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 | Luke 13:1–9 |
| 4th Sunday in Lent | Isaiah 12:1–6 | Psalm 31 (MT 32) | 2 Corinthians 5:16–21 | Luke 15:1–3, 11–32 |
| 5th Sunday in Lent | Isaiah 43:16–25 | Psalm 125 (MT 126) | Philippians 3:(4b–7) 8–14 | Luke 20:9–20 |
| Palm Sunday | Deuteronomy 32:36–43 | Psalm 117:19–29 (MT 118:19–29) or Psalm 30:9–16 (MT 31:9–16) | Philippians 2:5–11 | Luke 22:1–23:56 or Luke 23:1–56 or John 12:20–43 |
| Maundy Thursday | Jeremiah 38:31–37 (MT 31:31–37) or Exodus 12:1–14 | Psalm 115:3–10 (MT 116:12–19) | Hebrews 10:15–25 or 1 Corinthians 11:23–32 | Luke 22:7–20 or John 13:1–17, 31b–35 |
| Good Friday | Isaiah 52:13–53:12 | Psalm 21 (MT 22) or Psalm 30 (MT 31) | Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9 | John 18:1–19:42 or John 19:17–30 |
Easter
| Occasion | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Sunrise | Job 19:23–29 | Psalm 117:15–29 (MT 118:15–29) | 1 Corinthians 15:51–57 | John 20:1–18 |
| Easter Sunday | Isaiah 65:17–25 | Psalm 15 (MT 16) | 1 Corinthians 15:19–26 | Luke 24:1–12 |
| 2nd Sunday of Easter | Acts 5:12–20 (21–32) | Psalm 148 | Revelation 1:4–18 | John 20:19–31 |
| 3rd Sunday of Easter | Acts 9:1–22 | Psalm 29 (MT 30) | Revelation 5:(1–7) 8–14 | John 21:1–14 (15–19) |
| 4th Sunday of Easter | Acts 20:17–35 | Psalm 22 (MT 23) | Revelation 7:9–17 | John 10:22–30 |
| 5th Sunday of Easter | Acts 11:1–18 | Psalm 148 | Revelation 21:1–7 | John 16:12–22 or John 13:31–35 |
| 6th Sunday of Easter | Acts 16:9–15 | Psalm 66 (MT 67) | Revelation 21:9–14, 21–27 | John 16:23–33 or John 5:1–9 |
| 7th Sunday of Easter | Acts 1:12–26 | Psalm 132 (MT 133) | Revelation 22:1–6 (7–11) 12–20 | John 17:20–26 |
| Ascension of Our Lord | Acts 1:1–11 | Psalm 46 (MT 47) | Ephesians 1:15–23 | Luke 24:44–53 |
| Pentecost Sunday | Genesis 11:1–9 | Psalm 142 (MT 143) | Acts 2:1–21 | John 14:23–31 |
| Trinity Sunday | Proverbs 8:1–36 | Psalm 8 | Acts 2:14a, 22–36 | John 8:48–59 |
Time after Pentecost
| Occasion | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proper 6 (Sunday between Jun 12 and Jun 18) | 2 Kingdoms 11:26–12:10, 13–14 (MT 2 Samuel 11:26–12:10, 13–14) | Psalm 31:1–7 (MT 32:1–7) | Galatians 2:15–21 | Luke 7:36–50 |
| Proper 7 (Sunday between Jun 19 and Jun 25) | Isaiah 65:1–16 | Psalm 3 | Galatians 3:23–4:7 | Luke 8:26–39 |
| Proper 8 (Sunday between Jun 26 and Jul 2) | 3 Kingdoms 19:1–21 (MT 1 Kings 19:9b–21 appointed) | Psalm 15 (MT 16) | Galatians 5:1, 13–25 | Luke 9:51–62 |
| Proper 9 (Sunday between Jul 3 and Jul 9) | Isaiah 66:10–16 | Psalm 65:1–7 (MT 66:1–7) | Galatians 6:1–10, 14–18 | Luke 10:1–20 |
| Proper 10 (Sunday between Jul 10 and Jul 16) | Leviticus 19:1–18 | Psalm 40 (MT 41) | Colossians 1:1–14 | Luke 10:25–37 |
| Proper 11 (Sunday between Jul 17 and Jul 23) | Genesis 18:1–15 | Psalm 26:1–14 (MT 27:1–14) | Colossians 1:21–29 | Luke 10:38–42 |
| Proper 12 (Sunday between Jul 24 and Jul 30) | Genesis 18:16–33 | Psalm 137 (MT 138) | Colossians 2:6–15 (16–19) | Luke 11:1–13 |
| Proper 13 (Sunday between Jul 31 and Aug 6) | Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–2:26 | Psalm 99 (MT 100) | Colossians 3:1–11 | Luke 12:13–21 |
| Proper 14 (Sunday between Aug 7 and Aug 13) | Genesis 15:1–21 | Psalm 32:12–22 (MT 33:12–22) | Hebrews 11:1–16 | Luke 12:22–34 (35–40) |
| Proper 15 (Sunday between Aug 14 and Aug 20) | Jeremiah 23:16–32 | Psalm 118:81–88 (MT 119:81–88) | Hebrews 11:17–31 (32–40); 12:1–3 | Luke 12:49–53 (54–56) |
| Proper 16 (Sunday between Aug 21 and Aug 27) | Isaiah 66:18–23 | Psalm 49:1–15 (MT 50:1–15) | Hebrews 12:4–24 (25–29) | Luke 13:22–30 |
| Proper 17 (Sunday between Aug 28 and Sep 3) | Proverbs 25:2–15 | Psalm 130 (MT 131) | Hebrews 13:1–17 | Luke 14:1–14 |
| Proper 18 (Sunday between Sep 4 and Sep 10) | Deuteronomy 30:15–20 | Psalm 1 | Philemon 1–21 | Luke 14:25–35 |
| Proper 19 (Sunday between Sep 11 and Sep 17) | Ezekiel 34:11–24 | Psalm 118:169–176 (MT 119:169–176) | 1 Timothy 1:(5–11) 12–17 | Luke 15:1–10 |
| Proper 20 (Sunday between Sep 18 and Sep 24) | Amos 8:4–14 | Psalm 112 (MT 113) | 1 Timothy 2:1–15 | Luke 16:1–15 |
| Proper 21 (Sunday between Sep 25 and Oct 1) | Amos 6:1–14 | Psalm 145 (MT 146) | 1 Timothy 3:1–13 or 1 Timothy 6:6–19 | Luke 16:19–31 |
| Proper 22 (Sunday between Oct 2 and Oct 8) | Habakkuk 1:1–2:4 | Psalm 61 (MT 62) | 2 Timothy 1:1–14 | Luke 17:1–10 |
| Proper 23 (Sunday between Oct 9 and Oct 15) | Ruth 1:1–22 | Psalm 110 (MT 111) | 2 Timothy 2:1–13 | Luke 17:11–19 |
| Proper 24 (Sunday between Oct 16 and Oct 22) | Genesis 32:22–32 | Psalm 120 (MT 121) | 2 Timothy 3:14–4:5 | Luke 18:1–8 |
| Proper 25 (Sunday between Oct 23 and Oct 29) | Genesis 4:1–16 | Psalm 5 | 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 16–18 | Luke 18:9–17 |
| Proper 26 (Sunday between Oct 30 and Nov 5) | Isaiah 1:10–20 | Psalm 129 (MT 130) | 2 Thessalonians 1:1–5 (6–10) 11–12 | Luke 19:1–10 |
| Proper 27 (Sunday between Nov 6 and Nov 12) | Exodus 3:1–22 | Psalm 148 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1–8, 13–17 | Luke 20:27–40 |
| Proper 28 (Sunday between Nov 13 and Nov 19) | Malachi 3:19–24 (English 4:1–6) | Psalm 97 (MT 98) | 2 Thessalonians 3:(1–5) 6–13 | Luke 21:5–28 (29–36) |
| Last Sunday of the Church Year (Proper 29) | Malachi 3:13–18 | Psalm 45 (MT 46) | Colossians 1:13–20 | Luke 23:27–43 |
| Reformation Day / Reformation Sunday | Revelation 14:6–7 | Psalm 45 (MT 46) | Romans 3:19–28 | Matthew 11:12–19 or John 8:31–36 |
| All Saints’ Sunday | Revelation 7:(2–8) 9–17 | Psalm 149 | 1 John 3:1–3 | Matthew 5:1–12 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Deuteronomy 8:1–18 | Psalm 66 (MT 67) | Philippians 4:6–20 or 1 Timothy 2:1–4 | Luke 17:11–19 |
Festivals
Festival propers used when a festival is observed on, or offered as an alternative to, a Sunday in this series.
| Festival | Date | First Reading | Psalm | Epistle | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen | December 26 | 2 Chronicles 24:17–22 | Psalm 118:137–144 (MT 119:137–144) | Acts 6:8–7:2a, 51–60 | Matthew 23:34–39 |
| St. Titus | January 26 | Acts 20:28–35 | Psalm 70:1–14 (MT 71:1–14) | Titus 1:1–9 | Luke 10:1–9 |
| Purification of Mary and Presentation of Our Lord | February 2 | 1 Kingdoms 1:21–28 (MT 1 Samuel 1:21–28) | Psalm 83 (MT 84) | Hebrews 2:14–18 | Luke 2:22–32 (33–40) |
| St. Matthias | February 24 | Isaiah 66:1–2 | Psalm 133 (MT 134) | Acts 1:15–26 | Matthew 11:25–30 |
| Nativity of St. John the Baptist | June 24 | Isaiah 40:1–5 | Psalm 84:(1–6) 7–13 (MT 85:(1–6) 7–13) | Acts 13:13–26 | Luke 1:57–80 |
| St. Peter and St. Paul | June 29 | Acts 15:1–12 (13–21) | Psalm 45 (MT 46) | Galatians 2:1–10 | Matthew 16:13–19 |
| St. Mary Magdalene | July 22 | Proverbs 31:10–31 | Psalm 72:23–28 (MT 73:23–28) | Acts 13:26–31 | John 20:1–2, 10–18 |
| St. Bartholomew | August 24 | Proverbs 3:1–8 | Psalm 120 (MT 121) | 2 Corinthians 4:7–10 | Luke 22:24–30 or John 1:43–51 |
| Holy Cross Day | September 14 | Numbers 21:4–9 | Psalm 39:1–11 (MT 40:1–11) | 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 | John 12:20–33 |
| St. Matthew | September 21 | Ezekiel 2:8–3:11 | Psalm 118:33–40 (MT 119:33–40) | Ephesians 4:7–16 | Matthew 9:9–13 |
| St. Michael and All Angels | September 29 | Daniel 10:10–21; 12:1–4 | Psalm 90 (MT 91) | Revelation 12:7–12 | Matthew 18:1–11 or Luke 10:17–20 |
| St. Simon and St. Jude | October 28 | Jeremiah 26:1–16 | Psalm 42 (MT 43) | 1 Peter 1:3–9 | John 15:(12–16) 17–21 |