Lectionary

AFTER PENTECOST
A period of time that varies in length depending on whether Easter is early or late. In this period, the Church recalls its faith
in the Holy Trinity. It seeks to relate its faith as a people of God to Christ’s mission in the world. It commences with Trinity
Sunday and concludes with the feast of Christ the King.
Date Day First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel C
Jun 11 2017 Trinity Sunday Gn 1:1 – 2:4a Ps 8 2 Cor 13:11-13 Mt 28:16-20 W
Jun 18 2017 Pent 2 [11] Gn 18:1-15, Ps 116:1-2, 12-19 Rom 5:1-8 Mt 9:35-10:8, (9-23) G
(21:1-7)
Jun 22 2017 UCA Anniversary Ez 37:15-28 Ps 122 Heb 13:1-8 Jn 17:20-26 R
Jun 25 2017 Pent 3 [12] Gn 21:8-21 or Ps 86: 1-10,16-17 Rom 6:1b-11 Mt 10:24-39 G
Jul 2 2017 Pent 4 [13] Gn 22:1-14 Ps 13 Rom 6:12-23 Mt 10:40-42 G
Jul 9 2017 Pent 5 [14] Gn 24:34-38, Ps 45:10-17 or Rom 7:15-25a Mt 11:16-19, 25-30 G
42-49, 58-67 Song 2:8-13
Jul 16 2017 Pent 6 [15] Gn 25:19-34 Ps 119:105-112 Rom 8:1-11 Mt 13:1-9, 18-23 G
Jul 23 2017 Pent 7 [16] Gn 28:10-19a Ps 139:1-12, Rom 8:12-25 Mt 13:24-30, 36-43 G
23-24
Jul 30 2017 Pent 8 [17] Gn 29:15-28 Ps 105:1-11, Rom 8:26-39 Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 G
45b or Ps 128
Aug 6 2017 Pent 9 [18] Gn 32:22-31 Ps 17:1-7, 15 Rom 9:1-5 Mt 14:13-21 G
Aug 13 2017 Pent 10 [19] Gn 37:1-4,12-28 Ps 105: 1-6, Rom 10:5-15 Mt 14:22-33 G
16-22, 45b
Aug 20 2017 Pent 11 [20] Gn 45:1-15 Ps 133 Rom 11:1-2a, Mt 15: (10-20), G
29-32 21-28
Aug 27 2017 Pent 12 [21] Ex 1:8 – 2:10 Ps 124 Rom 12:1-8 Mt 16:13-20 G
Sept 3 2017 Pent 13 [22] Ex 3:1-15 Ps 105:1-6, Rom 12:9-21 Mt 16:21-28 G
23-26, 45b
Sept 10 2017 Pent 14 [23] Ex 12:1-14 Ps 149 Rom 13:8-14 Mt 18:15-20 G
Sept 17 2017 Pent 15 [24] Ex 14:19-31 Ps 114 or Ex 15: Rom 14:1-12 Mt 18:21-35 G
1b-11, 20-21
Sept 24 2017 Pent 16 [25] Ex 16:2-15 Ps 105:1-6, Phil 1:21-30 Mt 20:1-16 G
37-45
Oct 1 2017 Pent 17 [26] Ex 17:1-7 Ps 78:1-4, 12-16 Phil 2:1-13 Mt 21:23-32 G
Oct 8 2017 Pent 18 [27] Ex 20:1-4, Ps 19 Phil 3:4b-14 Mt 21:33-46 G
7-9, 12-20
Oct 15 2017 Pent 19 [28] Ex 32:1-14 Ps 106:1-6, 19-23 Phil 4:1-9 Mt 22:1-14 G
Oct 22 2017 Pent 20 [29] Ex 33:12-23 Ps 99 1 Thes 1:1-10 Mt 22:15-22 G
Oct 29 2017 Pent 21 [30] Dt 34:1-12 Ps 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thes 2:1-8 Mt 22:34-46 G
Nov 1 2017 All Saints Day Rv 7:9-17 Ps 34:1-10, 22 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12 W
Nov 5 2017 Pent 22 [31] Jos 3:7-17 Ps 107:1-7, 33-37 1 Thes 2:9-13 Mt 23:1-12 G
Nov 12 2017 Pent 23 [32] Jos 24:1-3a, 14-25 Ps 78:1-7 1 Thes 4:13-18 Mt 25:1-13 G
Nov 19 2017 Pent 24 [33] Jgs 4:1-7 Ps 123 1 Thes 5:1-11 Mt 25:14-30 G
Nov 26 2017 Pent 25 [34] Ez 34:11-16, 20-24 Ps 100 Eph 1:15-23 Mt 25:31-46 W
Christ the King or the Reign of Christ
THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA
Year ‘A’
REVISED COMMON
LECTIONARY
2016 – 2017
ADVENT
A season of preparation, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, in which the Church recalls its hope and
expectation in the coming of Christ, past, present and future.
Date Day First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel C
Nov 27 2016 Advent 1 Is 2:1-5 Ps 122 Rom 13:11-14 Mt 24:36-44 P
Dec 4 2016 Advent 2 Is 11:1-10 Ps 72:1-7, 18-19 Rom 15:4-13 Mt 3:1-12 P
Dec 11 2016 Advent 3 Is 35:1-10 Ps 146:5-10 or Jas 5:7-10 Mt 11:2-11 P
Lk 1:46b-55
Dec 18 2016 Advent 4 Is 7:10-16 Ps 80:1-7, 17-19 Rom 1:1-7 Mt 1:18-25 P
CHRISTMAS
The Christmas-Epiphany season includes Christmas Eve/Day and the twelve days of Christmas. It recalls the stories of the
birth and infancy of Christ. The Church in this time celebrates the wonder of the incarnation; the season concludes with
Epiphany.
Date Day First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel C
Jan 8 2017 Baptism of Jesus Is 42:1-9 Ps 29 Acts 10:34-43 Mt 3:13-17 W
Jan 15 2017 Epiphany 2 Is 49:1-7 Ps 40:1-11 1 Cor 1:1-9 Jn 1:29-42 G
Jan 22 2017 Epiphany 3 Is 9:1-4 Ps 27:1, 4-9 1 Cor 1:10-18 Mt 4:12-23 G
Jan 29 2017 Epiphany 4 Mic 6:1-8 Ps 15 1 Cor 1:18-31 Mt 5:1-12 G
Feb 5 2017 Epiphany 5 Is 58:1-9a (9b-12) Ps 112:1-9 (10) 1 Cor 2:1-12 (13-16) Mt 5:13-20 G
Feb 12 2017 Epiphany 6 Deut 30:15-20 Ps 119:1-8 1 Cor 3:1-9 Mt 5:21-37 G
Feb 19 2017 Epiphany 7 Lev 19:1-2, 9-18 Ps 119:33-40 1 Cor 3:10-11, 16-23 Mt5:38-48 G
Feb 26 2017 Transfiguration Ex 24:12-18 Ps 2 or Ps 99 2 Pt 1:16-21 Mt 17:1-9 W
of Jesus
AFTER EPIPHANY
A period in which the Church reflects on the manifestation of Christ to all people. The Baptism of the Lord is the first Sunday
of this period. On the last Sunday, we hear the readings for the Transfiguration of the Lord. The length of this period varies
depending on the date of Easter.
EASTER
The great fifty days of Easter includes eight Sundays beginning with the Easter Vigil and concluding on the Day of Pentecost.
The season celebrates the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Date Day First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel C
Apr 16 2017 Easter Vigil See Notes Page 11 in ‘The Three Year Revised Common Lectionary’ for Readings. or
on the RCL.doc on the Uniting in Worship 2 CD-Rom W
April 16 2017 Easter Day Acts 10:34-43 Ps 118:1-2, Col 3:1-4 or Jn 20:1-18 W
or Jer 31:1-6 14-24 Acts 10:34-43 or Mt 28:1-10
April 16 2017 Easter Evening Is 25:6-9 Ps 114 1 Cor 5:6b-8 Lk 24:13-49 W
April 23 2017 Easter 2 Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Ps 16 1 Pt 1:3-9 Jn 20:19-31 W
April 30 2017 Easter 3 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Ps 116:1-4, 12-19 1 Pt 1:17-23 Lk 24:13-35 W
May 7 2017 Easter 4 Acts 2:42-47 Ps 23 1 Pt 2:19-25 Jn 10:1-10 W
May 14 2017 Easter 5 Acts 7:55-60 Ps 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Pt 2:2-10 Jn 14:1-14 W
May 21 2017 Easter 6 Acts 17:22-31 Ps 66:8-20 1 Pt 3:13-22 Jn 14:15-21 W
May 25 2017 Ascension Day Acts 1:1-11 Ps 47 or Ps 93 Eph 1:15-23 Lk 24:44-53 W
May 28 2017 Easter 7 Acts 1:6-14 Ps 68:1-10, 32-35 1 Pt 4:12-14, 5:6-11 Jn 17:1-11 W
Jun 4 2017 Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21 or Ps 104:24- 1 Cor 12:3b-13 Jn 20:19-23 or R
Num 11:24-30 34, 35b or Acts 2:1-21 Jn 7:37-39
Date Day First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel C
Dec 24 2016 Christmas Eve Is 9:2-7 Ps 96 Tit 2:11-14 Lk 2:1-14, (15-20) W
Dec 25 2016 Christmas Day 1 Is 62:6-12 Ps 97 Tit 3:4-7 Lk 2:(1-7), 8-20 W
Christmas Day 2 Is 52:7-10 Ps 98 Heb 1:1-4, (5-12) Jn 1:1-14 W
Jan 1 2017 Christmas 1 Is 63:7-9 Ps 148 Heb 2:10-18 Mt 2:13-23 W
Jan 6 2017 Epiphany of Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-7, 10-14 Eph 3:1-12 Mt 2:1-12 W
the Lord
(Below in the right hand column : C = Colour; P = Purple; W = White; G = Green; R= Red)
Date Day First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel C
March 1 2017 Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Ps 51:1-17 2 Cor 5:20b – 6:10 Mt 6:1-6, 16-21 P
Is 58:1-12
March 5 2017 Lent 1 Gn 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Ps 32 Rom 5:12-19 Mt 4:1-11 P
March 12 2017 Lent 2 Gn 12:1-4a Ps 121 Rom 4:1-5, 13-17 Jn 3:1-17 or P
Mt 17: 1-9
March 19 2017 Lent 3 Ex 17:1-7 Ps 95 Rom 5:1-11 Jn 4:5-42 P
March 25 2017 Annunciation Is 7:10-14 Ps 45 or Heb 10:4-10 Lk 1:26-38 W
of the Lord Ps 40:5-10
March 26 2017 Lent 4 1 Sm 16:1-13 Ps 23 Eph 5:8-14 Jn 9:1-41 P
April 2 2017 Lent 5 Ez 37:1-14 Ps 130 Rom 8:6-11 Jn 11:1-45
April 9 2017 Palm Sunday Ps 118:1-2, 19-29 Mt 21:1-11 P
Liturgy of the Palms
April 9 2017 Passion Sunday Is 50:4-9a Ps 31:9-16 Phil 2:5-11 Mt 26:14 – 27:66 or P
Liturgy of the Passion Mt 27:11-54
April 10 2017 Monday in Is 42:1-9 Ps 36:5-11 Heb 9:11-15 Jn 12:1-11 P
Holy Week
April 11 2017 Tuesday in Is 49:1-7 Ps 71:1-14 1 Cor 1:18-31 Jn 12:20-36 P
Holy Week
April 12 2017 Wednesday in Is 50:4-9a Ps 70 Heb 12:1-3 Jn 13:21-32 P
Holy Week
April 13 2017 Maundy Ex 12:1-4, (5-10), Ps 116:1-2, 1 Cor 11:23-26 Jn 13:1-17, 31b-35 P
Thursday 11-14 12-19
April 14 2017 Good Friday Is 52:13 – 53:12 Ps 22 Heb 10:16-25 or Jn 18:1 – 19:42 W
Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9
April 15 2017 Holy Saturday Job 14:1-14 or Ps 31:1-4, 1 Pt 4:1-8 Mt 27:57-66 or W
Lam 3:1-9, 19-24 15-16 Jn 19:38-42
LENT
A season of preparation and discipline that begins with Ash Wednesday and concludes at sundown on Holy Saturday. During
the forty weekdays and six Sundays in Lent, the Church remembers the life and ministry of Jesus and renews its commitment
to him in Christian discipleship. The season is the traditional time to prepare for baptisms and confirmations to be
celebrated at the Easter Vigil or on Easter Sunday, or during the season of Easter.

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