Home > Lectionary Resources > RCL Index by Sunday > Year C: Lent thru Pentecost
CRI/Home
Site Contents
Daily Readings
Bible Topics
Worship Topics
Ministry Topics
Lectionary
Church Year
Theology Topics
Non-English
PhotoTour
New Additions

 

Lectionary Resources

RCL Index
Year A Index
Year B Index
Year C Index
Scripture Index
Text Index
Daily Lectionary
The Church Year

 

Click here to
donation button

Lectionary Readings, Year C
Lent and Easter to Pentecost

Scripture Readings from The Revised Common Lectionary

The Church Year begins with Advent in November/December.
We are presently in  Year A  of readings in the Revised Common Lectionary.
 beginning with Advent, December 1, 2019
Year B:  2017-2018; 2020-2021
Year C:  2015-2016; 2018-2019
Year A:  2016-2017, 2019-2020

The date of Easter is variable between March 22 and April 25, so the seasons that depend on Easter, Lent and Pentecost, vary accordingly.  

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 91:1-2, 9-16
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Gospel: Luke 4:1-13
Epistle: Romans 10:8b-13
Second Sunday in Lent Psalm: Psalm 27
Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 or 9:28-36
Epistle: Philippians 3:17-4:1
Third Sunday in Lent Psalm: Psalm 63:1-8
Old Testament: Isaiah 55:1-9
Gospel: Luke 13:1-9
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Fourth Sunday in Lent Psalm: Psalm 32
Old Testament: Joshua 5:9-12
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm: Psalm 126
Old Testament: Isaiah 43:16-21
Gospel: John 12:1-8
Epistle: Philippians 3:4b-14
Sixth Sunday in Lent
Palm or Passion Sunday		 Liturgy of the Palms
  Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
  Gospel: Luke 19:28-40
Liturgy of the Passion
  Psalm: Psalm 31:9-16
  Old Testament: Isaiah 50:4-9a
  Gospel: Luke 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49
  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 Week
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

(Gospel readings by year)

 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
  Psa 114
Gospel
  Luke 24:1-12
Resurrection Sunday
Easter		 First Reading
  Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25
  Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Second Reading
  1 Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43
Gospel
  John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12
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 118:14-29 or Psalm 150
Acts: Acts 5:27-32
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Epistle: Revelation 1:4-8
Third Sunday of Easter Psalm: Psalm 30
Acts: Acts 9:1-6, 7-20
Gospel: John 21:1-19
Epistle: Revelation 5:11-14
Fourth Sunday of Easter Psalm: Psalm 23
Acts: Acts 9:36-43
Gospel: John 10:22-30
Epistle: Revelation 7:9-17
Fifth Sunday of Easter Psalm: Psalm 148
Acts: Acts 11:1-18
Gospel: John 13:31-35
Epistle: Revelation 21:1-6
Sixth Sunday of Easter Psalm: Psalm 67
Acts: Acts 16:9-15
Gospel: John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9
Epistle: Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
Seventh Sunday of Easter Psalm: Psalm 97
Acts: Acts 16:16-34
Gospel: John 17:20-26
Epistle: Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21
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 Genesis 11:1-9
  Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
2nd Reading
  Romans 8:14:-17 or Acts 2:1-21
Gospel
  John 14:8-17, (25-27)

Year C Readings for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
Year C Readings for Ordinary Time After Pentecost

The Revised Common Lectionary,
Copyright © 1992, Consultation on Common Texts, used by permission.

Season of the Church Year

Lent

Easter

Pentecost

 

Related pages

The Meaning of Church Colors

The Church Year

Season of Lent

Holy Week

Easter

Pentecost

Weekly Lectionary Readings and  Commentary by Date (Year C)

 

Top of page

Send mail to the site director with questions or comments about this web site.

Copyright © 2018, CRI / Voice, Institute
Last modified: November 20, 2018