2023 ‐ 2024 Liturgical Calendar An adaptation of The Revised Common Lectionary, Year B Prepared by the Editor of The Christian Index Rev. Dr. Ore L. Spragin, Jr.
Calendar Date
Color
Liturgical Date
Hebrew Reading
Psalm Reading
Epistle Reading
Gospel Reading
December 3, 2023
White
First Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 64:1‐9
Psalm 80:1‐7, 17‐19
1 Corinthians 1:3‐9
Mark 13:24‐37
December 10, 2023
Purple
Second Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 40:1‐11
Psalm 85:1‐2, 8‐13
2 Peter 3:8‐15a
Mark 1:1‐8
December 17, 2023
Purple
Third Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 61:1‐4, 8‐11
Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b‐55
1 Thessalonians 5:16‐24
John 1:6‐8, 19‐28
December 24, 2023
Purple
Fourth Sunday of Advent
2 Samuel 7:1‐11, 16
Luke 1:46b‐55 or Psalm 89:1‐4, 19‐26
Romans 16:25‐27
Luke 1:26‐38
December 24, 2023
Purple
Nativity of the Lord ‐ Proper I
Isaiah 9:2‐7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11‐14
Luke 2:1‐14, (15‐20)
December 24, 2023
Purple
Nativity of the Lord ‐ Proper II
Isaiah 62:6‐12
Psalm 97
Titus 3:4‐7
Luke 2:(1‐7), 8‐20
December 24, 2023
Purple
Nativity of the Lord ‐ Proper III
Isaiah 52:7‐10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1‐4, (5‐12)
John 1:1‐14
December 25, 2023
White
Christmas Day
1 Samuel 1:1‐18
Hebrews 9:1‐14
Luke 1:46b‐55
December 31, 2023
White
First Sunday after Christmas Day
Isaiah 61:10‐62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4‐7
Luke 2:22‐40
January 1, 2024
White
New Year's Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1‐13
Psalm 8
Revelation 21:1‐6a
Matthew 25:31‐46
January 6, 2024
Green
Epiphany of the Lord
Isaiah 60:1‐6
Psalm 72:1‐7, 10‐14
Ephesians 3:1‐12
Matthew 2:1‐12
January 7, 2024
White
Baptism of the Lord
Genesis 1:1‐5
Psalm 29
Acts 19:1‐7
Mark 1:4‐11
January 14, 2024
Green
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
1 Samuel 3:1‐10, (11‐20)
Psalm 139:1‐6, 13‐18
1 Corinthians 6:12‐20
John 1:43‐51
January 21, 2024
Green
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
Jonah 3:1‐5, 10
Psalm 62:5‐12
1 Corinthians 7:29‐31
Mark 1:14‐20
January 28, 2024
Green
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Deuteronomy 18:15‐20
Psalm 111
1 Corinthians 8:1‐13
Mark 1:21‐28
February 2, 2024
White
Presentation of the Lord
Malachi 3:1‐4
Psalm 84 or Psalm 24:7‐10
Hebrews 2:14‐18
Luke 2:22‐40
February 4, 2024
White
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Isaiah 40:21‐31
Psalm 147:1‐11, 20c
1 Corinthians 9:16‐23
Mark 1:29‐39
February 11, 2024
White
Transfiguration Sunday
2 Kings 2:1‐12
Psalm 50:1‐6
2 Corinthians 4:3‐6
Mark 9:2‐9
February 14, 2024
Purple
Ash Wednesday
Joel 2:1‐2, 12‐17 or Isaiah 58:1‐12
Psalm 51:1‐17
2 Corinthians 5:20b‐6:10
Matthew 6:1‐6, 16‐21
February 18, 2024
Purple
First Sunday in Lent
Genesis 9:8‐17
Psalm 25:1‐10
1 Peter 3:18‐22
Mark 1:9‐15
February 25, 2024
Purple
Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 17:1‐7, 15‐16
Psalm 22:23‐31
Romans 4:13‐25
Mark 8:31‐38 or Mark 9:2‐9
March 3, 2024
White
Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 20:1‐17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1:18‐25
John 2:13‐22
March 10, 2024
Purple
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Numbers 21:4‐9
Psalm 107:1‐3, 17‐22
Ephesians 2:1‐10
John 3:14‐21
Jeremiah 31:31‐34
Psalm 51:1‐12 or Psalm 119:9‐16
Hebrews 5:5‐10
John 12:20‐33
March 17, 2024
Purple
Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 24, 2024
Purple
Liturgy of the Palms
March 24, 2024
Purple
Liturgy of the Passion
Isaiah 50:4‐9a
Psalm 31:9‐16
Philippians 2:5‐11
Mark 14:1‐15:47 or Mark 15:1‐39, (40‐47)
March 25, 2024
Purple
Monday of Holy Week
Isaiah 42:1‐9
Psalm 36:5‐11
Hebrews 9:11‐15
John 12:1‐11
March 26, 2024
Purple
Tuesday of Holy Week
Isaiah 49:1‐7
Psalm 71:1‐14
1 Corinthians 1:18‐31
John 12:20‐36
March 27, 2024
Purple
Wednesday of Holy Week
Isaiah 50:4‐9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12:1‐3
John 13:21‐32
March 28, 2024
Purple
Maundy Thursday
Exodus 12:1‐4, (5‐10), 11‐14
Psalm 116:1‐2, 12‐19
1 Corinthians 11:23‐26
John 13:1‐17, 31b‐35
March 29, 2024
Black
Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13‐53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16‐25 or Hebrews 4:14‐16; 5:7‐9
John 18:1‐19:42
March 30, 2024
Black
Holy Saturday
Job 14:1‐14 or Lamentations 3:1‐9, 19‐24
Psalm 31:1‐4, 15‐16
1 Peter 4:1‐8
Matthew 27:57‐66 or John 19:38‐42
March 31, 2024
White
Resurrection of the Lord
Acts 10:34‐43 or Isaiah 25:6‐9
Psalm 118:1‐2, 14‐24
1 Corinthians 15:1‐11 or Acts 10:34‐43
John 20:1‐18 or Mark 16:1‐8
March 31, 2024
White
Easter Evening
Isaiah 25:6‐9
Psalm 114
1 Corinthians 5:6b‐8
Luke 24:13‐49
April 7, 2024
White
Second Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:32‐35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1‐2:2
John 20:19‐31
Psalm 118:1‐2, 19‐29
Mark 11:1‐11 or John 12:12‐16
April 14, 2024
White
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 3:12‐19
Psalm 4
1 John 3:1‐7
Luke 24:36b‐48
April 21, 2024
White
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:5‐12
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16‐24
John 10:11‐18
April 28, 2024
White
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 8:26‐40
Psalm 22:25‐31
1 John 4:7‐21
John 15:1‐8
May 5, 2024
White
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 10:44‐48
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1‐6
John 15:9‐17
May 9, 2024
White
Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1‐11
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Ephesians 1:15‐23
Luke 24:44‐53
May 12, 2024
White
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:15‐17, 21‐26
Psalm 1
1 John 5:9‐13
John 17:6‐19
May 19, 2024
Red
Day of Pentecost
Acts 2:1‐21 or Ezekiel 37:1‐14
Psalm 104:24‐34, 35b
Romans 8:22‐27 or Acts 2:1‐21
John 15:26‐27; 16:4b‐15
May 26, 2024
White
Trinity Sunday
Isaiah 6:1‐8 and Psalm 29
Romans 8:12‐17
John 3:1‐17
June 2, 2024
White
Second Sunday after Pentecost
1 Samuel 3:1‐10, (11‐20) and Psalm 139:1‐6, 13‐18
Deuteronomy 5:12‐15 and Psalm 81:1‐10
2 Corinthians 4:5‐12
Mark 2:23‐3:6
1 Samuel 8:4‐11, (12‐15), 16‐20, (11:14‐15) and Psalm 138
Genesis 3:8‐15 and Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 4:13‐5:1
Mark 3:20‐35
June 9, 2024
Red
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 16, 2024
Red
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Samuel 15:34 ‐ 16:13 and Psalm 20
Ezekiel 17:22‐24 and Psalm 92:1‐4, 12‐15
2 Corinthians 5:6‐10, (11‐13), 14‐17
Mark 4:26‐34
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4‐11, 19‐23), 32‐49 and Psalm 9:9‐ 20 or 1 Samuel 17:57‐18:5, 18:10‐16 and Psalm 133
Job 38:1‐11 and Psalm 107:1‐3, 23‐32
2 Corinthians 6:1‐13
Mark 4:35‐41
2 Corinthians 8:7‐15
Mark 5:21‐43
June 23, 2024
Red
June 30, 2024
Red
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 1:1, 17‐27 and Psalm 130
Wisdom of Solomon 1:13‐15, 2:23‐24 or Lamentations 3:22‐33 and Psalm 30
July 7, 2024
White
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 5:1‐5, 9‐10 and Psalm 48
Ezekiel 2:1‐5 and Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2‐10
Mark 6:1‐13
July 14, 2024
Red
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 6:1‐5, 12b‐19 and Psalm 24
Amos 7:7‐15 and Psalm 85:8‐13
Ephesians 1:3‐14
Mark 6:14‐29
July 21, 2024
Red
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 7:1‐14a and Psalm 89:20‐37
Jeremiah 23:1‐6 and Psalm 23
Ephesians 2:11‐22
Mark 6:30‐34, 53‐56
July 28, 2024
Red
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 11:1‐15 and Psalm 14
2 Kings 4:42‐44 and Psalm 145:10‐18
Ephesians 3:14‐21
John 6:1‐21
August 4, 2024
White
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 11:26 ‐ 12:13a and Psalm 51:1‐12
Exodus 16:2‐4, 9‐15 and Psalm 78:23‐29
Ephesians 4:1‐16
John 6:24‐35
August 11, 2024
Red
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 18:5‐9, 15, 31‐33 and Psalm 130
1 Kings 19:4‐8 and Psalm 34:1‐8
Ephesians 4:25‐5:2
John 6:35, 41‐51
August 18, 2024
Red
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Kings 2:10‐12; 3:3‐14 and Psalm 111
Proverbs 9:1‐6 and Psalm 34:9‐14
Ephesians 5:15‐20
John 6:51‐58
August 25, 2024
Green
First Sunday of Kingdomtide
1 Kings 8:(1,6,10‐11), 22‐30, 41‐43 and Psalm 84
Joshua 24:1‐2a, 14‐18 and Psalm 34:15‐22
Ephesians 6:10‐20
John 6:56‐69
September 1, 2024
Green
Second Sunday of Kingdomtide
Song of Solomon 2:8‐13 and Psalm 45:1‐2, 6‐9
Deuteronomy 4:1‐2, 6‐9 and Psalm 15
James 1:17‐27
Mark 7:1‐8, 14‐15, 21‐23
September 8, 2024
White
Third Sunday of Kingdomtide
Proverbs 22:1‐2, 8‐9, 22‐23 and Psalm 125
Isaiah 35:4‐7a and Psalm 146
James 2:1‐10, (11‐13), 14‐17
Mark 7:24‐37
September 15, 2024
Green
Fourth Sunday of Kingdomtide
Proverbs 1:20‐33 and Psalm 19 or Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 ‐ 8:1
Isaiah 50:4‐9a and Psalm 116:1‐9
James 3:1‐12
Mark 8:27‐38
September 22, 2024
Green
Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide
Proverbs 31:10‐31 and Psalm 1
September 29, 2024
Green
Sixth Sunday of Kingdomtide
Esther 7:1‐6, 9‐10; 9:20‐22 and Psalm 124
October 6, 2024
White
Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide
Job 1:1, 2:1‐10 and Psalm 26
Genesis 2:18‐24 and Psalm 8
Hebrews 1:1‐4, 2:5‐12
Mark 10:2‐16
October 13, 2024
Green
Eighth Sunday of Kingdomtide
Job 23:1‐9, 16‐17 and Psalm 22:1‐15
Amos 5:6‐7, 10‐15 and Psalm 90:12‐17
Hebrews 4:12‐16
Mark 10:17‐31
October 20, 2024
Green
Ninth Sunday of Kingdomtide
Job 38:1‐7, (34‐41) and Psalm 104:1‐9, 24, 35c
Isaiah 53:4‐12 and Psalm 91:9‐16
Hebrews 5:1‐10
Mark 10:35‐45
October 27, 2024
Red
Reformation Sunday
Job 42:1‐6, 10‐17 and Psalm 34:1‐8, (19‐22)
Jeremiah 31:7‐9 and Psalm 126
Hebrews 7:23‐28
Mark 10:46‐52
Revelation 21:1‐6a
John 11:32‐44
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16‐2:1, 12‐22 or James 3:13 ‐ 4:3, 7‐8a Jeremiah 11:18‐20 and Psalm 54 Numbers 11:4‐6, 10‐16, 24‐29 and Psalm 19:7‐ James 5:13‐20 14
Mark 9:30‐37 Mark 9:38‐50
November 1, 2024
White
All Saints Day
Wisdom of Solomon 3:1‐9 or Isaiah 25:6‐9 and Psalm 24
November 3, 2024
White
Eleventh Sunday of Kingdomtide
Ruth 1:1‐18 and Psalm 146
Deuteronomy 6:1‐9 and Psalm 119:1‐8
Hebrews 9:11‐14
Mark 12:28‐34
November 10, 2024
Green
Twelfth Sunday of Kingdomtide
Ruth 3:1‐5; 4:13‐17 and Psalm 127
1 Kings 17:8‐16 and Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:24‐28
Mark 12:38‐44
November 17, 2024
Green
Thirteenth Sunday of Kingdomtide
1 Samuel 1:4‐20 and 1 Samuel 2:1‐10
Daniel 12:1‐3 and Psalm 16
Hebrews 10:11‐14, (15‐18), 19‐25
Mark 13:1‐8
November 24, 2024
Green
Reign of Christ ‐ Proper 29 (34)
2 Samuel 23:1‐7 and Psalm 132:1‐12, (13‐18)
Daniel 7:9‐10, 13‐14 and Psalm 93
Revelation 1:4b‐8
John 18:33‐37
November 28, 2024
White
Thanksgiving Day, USA
Joel 2:21‐27 and Psalm 126
1 Timothy 2:1‐7
Matthew 6:25‐33
Revised Common Lectionary, Copyright © 1992 Consultation on Common Texts. Used by permission.