ACNA and Red-Letter Day Lectionary Year C ~ 2018–2019

General Instructions

The public reading of Scripture in the liturgies of the Church is among the most important features of any act of worship. No one should be admitted to this high privilege who has not thoroughly prepared the passage to be read, so that the lesson can be read with clarity, authority and understanding.

This lectionary provides a three-year cycle of four readings for each Sunday of the Christian Year. Year A begins with Sunday in those years evenly divisible by 3. Thus, Advent 2019 begins a new cycle with Year A. Multiple sets of lessons are assigned for Day, Day and All Saints’ Day. Also included are single sets of readings for all other Prayer Book Principal Feasts and Holy Days (Red-Letter Days), including and the days of and Easter Week.

The number of readings on any Sunday or Holy Day be lessened according to pastoral circumstance, provided the gospel is always read at Eucharist. The English Standard Version of the Scriptures is the normative text; however, the Psalms should be read or sung in a version intended for that purpose. The Bishop of the Diocese is to be consulted where a regular pattern of fewer than four lessons is adopted as the Sunday customary of a congregation, or when a pattern of alternate readings (a “sermon series”) is proposed. The rector of a congregation may direct that an appointed lesson be shortened or lengthened, provided the plain sense is retained.

Feasts of Dedication, special observances customary in the local setting, or days of national or provincial mourning or celebration may employ lessons other than those regularly established for a given Sunday.

>>Principal Feasts and “Red Letter” Holy Days are in Bold Type. Weekdays are shaded.<<

Date Day Year C , December 2nd The First Sunday in Advent Zech 14:(1-2) 3-9 Purple or Blue Ps 50 or 50:1-6 1 Thess 3:6-13 Luke 21:25-33 Sunday, December 9th The Second Sunday in Advent Mal 3:1-5 Purple or Blue Ps 126 1 Cor 4:(1-7) 8-21 Luke 3:1-6 Thursday, December 13th St. Lucy’s Day, 304 Sunday, December 16th The Third Sunday in Advent Zeph 3:14-20 Purple or Blue Ps 85 Phil 4:4-9 O Sapientia (O Wisdom) Luke 3:7-20 Date Day Year C Mon., December 17th O Adonai (O Lord) Tues., December 18th O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse) Wed., December 19th Ember Day O Clavis David (O Key of David) Thursday, December 20th O Oriens (O Dayspring) Friday, December 21st St. Thomas the Apostle Hab 2:1-4 Red Ps 126 Ember Day Heb 10:35 – 11:1 O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations) Jn 20:19-29 Saturday, December 22nd Ember Day O Emmanuel (O With Us is God) Sunday, December 23rd The Fourth Sunday in Advent Mic 5:2-5a Purple or Blue Ps 80:1-7 Heb 10:1-10 O Virgo virginum (O Virgin of virgins) Luke 1:39-56 Monday, December 24th Christmas Eve See Christmas Day White CHRISTMAS Tuesday, December 25th Christmas Day I Is 9:1-7 Ps 96 White Titus 2:11-14 (Any of these three sets of readings may be Lk 2:1-14 (15-20) used on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day.) Tuesday, December 25th Christmas Day II Is 62:6-12 Ps 97 White Titus 3:4-7 Lk 2:(1-14) 15-20 Tuesday, December 25th Christmas Day III Is 52:7-12 Ps 98 White Heb 1:1-12 Jn 1:1-18 Wed., December 26th St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr Jer 26:1-9 (10-11) 12-15 Ps 31:1-5 (6-24) Red Acts 6:8 – 7:2a, 51-60 Mt 23:29-39

Thursday, December 27th St. John, Apostle and Evangelist Ex 33:18-23 Ps 92:1-4 (5-10) 11-14 White 1 Jn 1 Jn 21:9-25 or Jn 1:1-18 Date Day Year C Friday, December 28th The Holy Innocents Jer 31:15-17 Ps 124 Red Rev 21:1-7 Mt 2:13-18 Sunday, December 30th The First Sunday of Christmas Is 61:10 – 62:5 Ps 147:13-21 White Gal 3:23 – 4:7 Jn 1:1-18 Tuesday, January 1st The Holy Name of our Lord Jesus Ex 34:1-9 Christ Ps 8 White Rom 1:1-7 Lk 2:15-21 Sunday, January 6th The Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Is 60:1-9 Christ Ps 72 or 72:1-11 White Eph 3:1-13 Mt 2:1-12 Sunday, January 13th The First Sunday after the Epiphany Isa 42:1-9 [Baptism of our Lord] Ps 89:1-29 or 89:20-29 White Acts 10:34-38 Luke 3:15-22 Friday, January 18th Confession of St. Peter the Apostle Acts 4:8-13 Ps 23 White 1 Pet 5:1-11 Mt 16:13-19 Sunday, January 20th The Second Sunday after the Epiphany Isa 62:1-5 Ps 96 Green 1 Cor 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Friday, January 25th Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Acts 26:9-21 Ps 67 White Gal 1:11-24 Mt 10:16-25 Sunday, January 27th The Third Sunday after the Epiphany Neh 8:1-12 Ps 113 Green 1 Cor 12:12-27 Luke 4:14-21 Saturday, February 2nd The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Mal 3:1-4 Christ in the Temple Ps 84 White Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 Date Day Year C Sunday, February 3rd The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Jer 1:4-10 Ps 71:12-21 Green 1 Cor 14:12-25 Luke 4:21-32 Sunday, February 10th The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Judg 6:11-24 Ps 85 Green 1 Cor 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Sunday, February 17th The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Jer 17:5-10 Green Ps 1 1 Cor 15:12-20 () Luke 6:17-26 Sunday, February 24th The Second to Last Sunday after Epiphany Isa 61:1-4 [World Mission] Ps 96 Green Rom 10:9-17 () John 20:19-31 Sunday, February 24th St. Matthias the Apostle Acts 1:15-26 (For a second service or may be Ps 15 transferred to Monday, Feb. 25th) Phil 3:12-21 Red Jn 15:1-16 Monday, February 25th St. Matthias the Apostle Acts 1:15-26 [If transferred] Ps 15 Red Phil 3:12-21 Jn 15:1-16 Sunday, March 3rd The Last Sunday of Epiphany Ex 34:29-35 [Transfiguration] Ps 99 White 1 Cor 12:27 – 13:13 () Luke 9:28-36 Wednesday, March 6th Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Ps 103 or 103:8-14 Purple 2 Cor 5:20 – 6:10 Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 (19-21) Sunday, March 10th The First Sunday in Lent Deut 26:(1-4), 5-11 Daylight Saving Time Starts Ps 91 or 91:9-16 Purple Rom 10:4-13 Luke 4:1-13 Sunday, March 17th The Second Sunday in Lent Gen 15: 1-12, 17-18 Ps 27 or 27:10-18 Purple Phil 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:(22-30) 31-35 Wednesday, March 13th Ember Day Purple Date Day Year C Friday, March 15th Ember Day Purple Saturday, March 16th Ember Day Purple Tuesday, March 19th St. Joseph, Husband of the Virgin 2 Sam 7:4, 8-16 Mary and Guardian of Jesus Ps 89:1-4 (5-18) 19-29 White Rom 4:13-18 Lk 2:41-52 Sunday, March 24th The Third Sunday in Lent Ex 3:1-15 Ps 103 or 103:1-12 Purple 1 Cor 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Saturday, March 25th The Annunciation Isa 7:10-14 Ps 40:1-11 or Magnificat Heb 10:5-10 Luke 1:26-38 Sunday, March 31st The Fourth Sunday in Lent Josh (4:19-24) 5:1 (2-8) 9-12 Ps 34 or 34:1-8 Purple 2 Cor 5:17-21 Luke 15:11-32 Sunday, April 7th The Fifth Sunday in Lent Isa 43:16-21 Ps 126 Purple Phil 3:7-16 Luke 20:9-19 HOLY WEEK Sunday, April 14th : Liturgy of the Palms Luke 19:29-40 Red Ps 118:19-29 Sunday, April 14th Palm Sunday Isa 52:13 – 53:12 Ps 22:1-11 or Ps 22:1-21 Red Phil 2:5-11 Luke (22:39-71) 23:1-49 (50-56) Monday, April 15th Monday in Holy Week Isa 42:1-9 Ps 36:5-10 Red Heb 11:39 – 12:3 John 12:1-11 or Mark 14:3-9 Tuesday, April 16th Tuesday in Holy Week Isa 49:1-6 Ps 71:1-12 Red 1 Cor 1:18-31 Jn 12:37-38, 42-50 or Mk 11:15-19 Date Day Year C Wednesday, April 17th Wednesday in Holy Week Isa 50:4-9 Ps 69:7-15, 22-23 Red Heb 9:11-28 Mt 26:1-5, 14-25 Thursday, April 18th Ex 12:1-14 Ps 78:14-25 Daytime: Red 1 Cor 11:23-26 (27-34) Evening: White Jn 13:1-15 or Lk 22:14-30 Friday, April 19th Gen 22:1-18 or Isa 52:13 – 53:12 No Hangings Ps 22:1-11 (12-21) or Ps 40:1-14 or 69:1-23 Heb 10:1-25 Jn (18:1-40) 19:1-37 Saturday, April 20th Job 14:1-17 Ps 130 or 31:1-5 Daytime: No Hangings 1 Pet 4:1-8 Mt 27:57-66 or Jn 19:38-42 EASTER Saturday, April 20th The Great Vigil of Easter Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 Genesis 3 Evening: White Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-20; 9:8-13 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:10 – 15:1 Isaiah 4:2-6 Isaiah 55:1-11 Ezekiel 36:24-28 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Daniel 3:1-28 Jonah 1:1 – 2:10 Zephaniah 3:12-20 Romans 6:3-11 Matthew 28:1-10 Sunday, April 21st Easter Day: Early Service Use one of the Old Testament Lessons from the Vigil White Ps 114 Rom 6:3-11 Mt 28:1-10 Sunday, April 21st Easter Day: Principal Service Acts 10:34-43 or Isa 25:6-9 White Ps 118:14-17, 22-24 Col 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 Date Day Year C Sunday, April 21st Easter Day: Evening Service Dan 12:1-3 Ps 136 White 1 Cor 5:6-8 Lk 24:13-35 Monday, April 22nd Monday of Easter Week Acts 2:14, 22-32 White Ps 16 Mt 28:9-15 Tuesday, April 23rd Tuesday of Easter Week Acts 2:14, 36-41 White Ps 33:18-22 Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday, April 24th Wednesday of Easter Week Acts 3:1-10 White Ps 105:1-8 Lk 24:13-35 Thursday, April 25th Thursday of Easter Week Acts 3:11-26 White Ps 8 Lk 24:36-49 Friday, April 26th Friday of Easter Week 1 Pet 1:3-9 White Ps 116:1-8 Jn 21:1-14 Saturday, April 27th Saturday of Easter Week Acts 4:1-22 White Ps 118:14-18 Mk 16:9-20 Sunday, April 28th The Acts 5:12a, 17-22, 25-29 or Job 42:1-6 White Ps 111 Rev 1:(1-8) 9-19 Jn 20:19-31 Tuesday, April 30th St. Mark the Evangelist Isa 52:7-10 (Transferred from April 25th) Ps 2 Red Eph 4:7-8, 11-16 Mk 16:15-20 Wednesday, May 1st St. Philip & St. James, Apostles Isa 30:18-21 Ps 119:33-40 Red 2 Cor 4:1-7 Jn 14:6-14 Sunday, May 5th The Acts 9:1-19a or Jer 32:36-41 White Ps 33 or 33:1-11 Rev 5:(1-5) 6-14 John 21:1-14 Date Day Year C Sunday, May 12th The Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 13:14b-16, 26-39 or Mothers’ Day [Good Shepherd] Num 27:12-23 Ps 100 White Rev 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 Sunday, May 19th The Acts 13:44-52 or Lev 19:1-2, 9-18 White Ps 145 or 145:1-9 Rev 19:1-9 John 13:31-35 Sunday, May 26th The Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 14:8-18 or [Rogation Sunday] Joel 2:21-27 White Ps 67 Rev 21:1-4, 22 – 22:5 John 14:21-29 Monday, May 27th Rogation Day Purple

Memorial Day (USA) Wisdom 3:1-9 Red Psalm 121 Rev 7:9-17 Jn 11:21-27 or Jn 15:12-17 Tuesday, May 28th Rogation Day Purple Wednesday, May 29th Rogation Day Purple Thursday, May 30th Ascension Day Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47 or 110:1-5 White Eph 1:15-23 Lk 24:44-53 or Mk 16:9-20 Friday, May 31st The Visitation of the Virgin Zeph 3:14-18 Mary to Elizabeth and Zechariah Ps 113 or Ecce Deus Col 3:12-17 White Luke 1:39-56 Sunday, June 2nd The Sunday after Ascension Day Acts 16:16-34 or 1 Sam 12:19-24 White Ps 68:1-20 or 47 Rev 22:10-21 John 17:20-26 Sunday, June 9th Acts 2:1-11 Ps 104:25-37 or Red 104:25-32 1 Cor 12:4-13 Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:8-17 Date Day Year C THE SEASON AFTER PENTECOST (Sundays may also be named “after Trinity”) Tuesday, June 11th St. Barnabas the Apostle Isa 42:5-12 Ps 112 Red Acts 11:19-30, 13:1-3 Mt 10:7-16 Wednesday, June 12th Ember Day Purple Friday, June 14th Ember Day Purple Saturday, June 15th Ember Day Purple Sunday, June 16th Isa 6:1-7 Fathers’ Day Ps 29 Green Rev 4:1-11 John 16:(5-11) 12-15 Sunday, June 23rd Second Sunday after Pentecost / Zech 12:8-10, 13:1 First Sunday after Trinity Ps 63 Green Gal 3:23-29 Luke 9:18-24 Monday, June 24th Nativity of St. John the Baptist Isa 40:1-11 Ps 85:7-13 White Acts 13:14b-26 Lk 1:57-80 Saturday, June 29th St. Peter & St. Paul, Apostles Ezek 34:11-16 Ps 87 Red 2 Tim 4:1-8 Jn 21:15-19 Sunday, June 30th Third Sunday after Pentecost / 1 Kings 19:15-21 Second Sunday after Trinity Ps 16 Green Gal 5:1,13-25 Luke 9:51-62 Monday, July 1st Canada Day / Dominion Day Deut 6:1-15 Ps 145 White 1 Peter 2:1-6 Matt 22:16-21 or Matt 25:14-30 Wed, July 4th Independence Day (USA) Deut 10:17-21 Ps 145 White Heb 11:8-16 Mt 5:43-48 Sunday July 7th Fourth Sunday after Pentecost / Isa 66:10-16 Third Sunday after Trinity Ps 66 or 66:1-8 Green Gal 6:(1-5) 6-18 Luke 10:1-20 Date Day Year C Sunday, July 14th Fifth Sunday after Pentecost / Deut 30:9-14 Fourth Sunday after Trinity Ps 25:1-14 (15-21) Green Col 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Sunday, July 21st Sixth Sunday after Pentecost / Gen 18:1-14 Fifth Sunday after Trinity Ps 15 Green Col 1:21-29 Luke 10:38-42 Monday, July 22nd St. Mary of Magdala Judith 9:1,11-14 Ps 42:1-7 (8-15) White 2 Cor 5:14-20a Jn 20:11-18 Thursday, July 25th St. James the Elder, Apostle Jer 45:1-5 Ps 7:1-11 (12-18) Red Acts 11:27 – 12:3 Mt 20:20-28 Sunday, July 28th Seventh Sunday after Pentecost / Gen 18:20-33 Sixth Sunday after Trinity Ps 138 Green Col 2:6-15 Luke 11:1-13 Sunday, August 4th Eighth Sunday after Pentecost / Eccl 1:12 – 2:11 Seventh Sunday after Trinity Ps 49:1-12 (13-20) Green Col 3:5-17 Luke 12:13-21 Tuesday, August 6th The Transfiguration of Our Lord Ex 34:29-35 Jesus Christ Ps 99 White 2 Pet 1:13-21 Lk 9:28-36 Sunday, August 11th Ninth Sunday after Pentecost / Gen 15:1-6 Eighth Sunday after Trinity Ps 33:(1-9) 10-21 Green Heb 11:1-16 Luke 12:32-40 Thursday, August 15th The Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord Isa 61:10-11 Jesus Christ Ps 34 White Gal 4:4-7 Lk 1:46-55 Sunday, August 18th Tenth Sunday after Pentecost / Jer 23:23-29 Ninth Sunday after Trinity Ps 82 Green Heb 12:1-14 Luke 12:49-56 Saturday, August 24th St. Bartholomew the Apostle Deut 18:15-18 Ps 91 Red 1 Cor 4:9-16 Lk 22:24-30 Date Day Year C Sunday, August 25th Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost / Isa 28:14-22 Tenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 46 Green Heb 12:(15-17) 18-29 Luke 13:22-30 Sunday, September 1st Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost / Ecclesiasticus 10:7-18 Eleventh Sunday after Trinity Ps 112 Green Heb 13:1-8 Luke 14:1,7-14 Sunday, September 8th Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Deut 30:15-20 Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Ps 1 Green Philemon (1-3) 4-21 (22-25) Luke 14:25-33 Saturday, September 14th Holy Cross Day Isa 45:21-25 Red Ps 98 Phil 2:5-11 Jn 12:31-36a Sunday, September 15th Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Ex 32:1, 7-14 Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 51:1-17 Green 1 Tim 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 Wed., September 18th Ember Day Purple Friday, September 20th Ember Day Purple Sat., September 21st St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Prov 3:1-12 Ember Day Ps 119:33-40 Red 2 Tim 3:1-17 Mt 9:9-13 Sunday, September 22nd Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Amos 8:4-12 Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 138 Green 1 Tim 2:1-7 (8-15) Luke 16:1-13 Sunday, September 29th Holy Michael and All Angels Gen 28:10-17 (May be transferred to Mon., Sept. 30th) Ps 103 Rev 12:7-12 White Jn 1:47-51 Sunday, September 29th (If Holy Michael & A.A. transferred) Amos 6:1-7 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Ps 146 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 1 Tim 6:11-19 Luke 16:19-31 Green Monday, September 30th Holy Michael and All Angels Gen 28:10-17 (If transferred from Sun., Sept. 29th) Ps 103 Rev 12:7-12 White Jn 1:47-51 Date Day Year C Sunday, October 6th Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost / Hab 1:1-13, 2:1-4 Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 37:1-17 Green 2 Tim 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 Sunday, October 13th Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Ruth 1:1-19a Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 113 Green 2 Tim 2:1-15 Luke 17:11-19 Sunday, October 13th Thanksgiving Sunday (Canada) Deut 8 (Optional) Ps 65:1-8 (9-14) White James 1:17-27 Matt 6:25-33 Friday, October 18th St. Luke the Evangelist and Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14 Companion of Paul Ps 147:1-12 Red 2 Tim 4:1-13 Lk 4:14-21 Sunday, October 20th Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Gen 32:3-8, 22-30 Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 121 Green 2 Tim 3:14 – 4:5 Luke 18:1-8 Wednesday, October 23rd St. James of Jerusalem, Bishop of Acts 15:12-22a Jerusalem, Brother of our Lord Ps 1 Red 1 Cor 15:1-11 Mt 13:54-58 Sunday, October 27th Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost / Jer 14:(1-6) 7-10, 19-22 Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity Ps 84 Green 2 Tim 4:6-18 Luke 18:9-14 Monday, October 28th St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles Deut 32:1-4 Ps 119:89-96 Eph 2:13-22 Red Jn 15:17-27 Friday, November 1st All Saints' Day Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14 or Rev 7:9-17 White Ps 149 Rev 7:9-17 or Eph 1:(11-14) 15-23 Mt 5:1-12 or Lk 6:20-26 (27-36) Date Day Year C Sunday, November 3rd All Saints' Sunday Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14 or Daylight Saving Time Ends (May be observed today in addition to Rev 7:9-17 November 1st) Ps 149 White Rev 7:9-17 or Eph 1:(11-14) 15-23 Mt 5:1-12 or Lk 6:20-26 (27-36) Sunday, November 3rd Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost / Isa 1:10-20 Daylight Saving Time Ends Twentieth Sunday after Trinity Ps 32 (If All Saints’ is not observed today) 2 Thess 1:1-12 Green Luke 19:1-10 Sunday, November 10th Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost / Job 19:23-27a Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity Ps 17 Green 2 Thess 2:13 – 3:5 Luke 20:27-38 Sunday, November 10th Remembrance Sunday (Canada) Wisdom 3:1-9 (Optional) Psalm 121 Red Rev 7:9-17 Jn 11:21-27 or Jn 15:12-17 Monday, November 11th Remembrance Day (Canada) / Wisdom 3:1-9 Veterans’ Day (USA) Psalm 121 Red Rev 7:9-17 Jn 11:21-27 or Jn 15:12-17 Sunday, November 17th Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost / Mal 3:13 – 4:6 Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity Ps 98 Green 2 Thess 3:6-16 Luke 21:5-19 Sunday, November 24th Christ the King Sunday / Jer 23:1-6 Last Sunday after Pentecost / Ps 46 Last Sunday after Trinity Col 1:11-20 White Luke 23:35-43 Thursday, November 28th Thanksgiving Day (USA) Deut 8 Ps 65:1-8 (9-14) White James 1:17-27 Mt 6:25-33 Saturday, November 30th St. Andrew the Apostle Deut 30:11-14 Ps 19 or 19:1-6 Red Rom 10:8b-18 Mt 4:18-22