Common Worship Readings

February – November 2008 (Year A, related)

Date

Day

Old Testament

Psalm

New Testament

Gospel

2^nd Dec 2007

1^st Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 2: 1-5

122

Romans 13: 11-14

Matthew 24: 36-44

9^th Dec 2007

2^nd Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 11: 1-10

72: 1-7 or 72: 1-7, 18, 19

Romans 15: 4-13

Matthew 3: 1-12

16^th Dec 2007

3^rd Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 35: 1-10

146: 4-10 or Canticle (Magnificat)

James 5: 7-10

Matthew 11: 2-11

23^rd Dec 2007

4^th Sunday of Advent

Isaiah 7: 10-16

80: 1-8 or 80: 1-8, 18-20

Romans 1: 1-7

Matthew 1: 18-25

25^th Dec 2007

Christmas Day

Isaiah 9:2-7

96

Titus 2: 11-14

Luke 2: 1-14 [15-20]

30^th Dec 2007

First Sunday of Christmas

Isaiah 63: 7-9

148 or 148: 7-14

Hebrews 2: 10-18

Matthew 2: 13-23

6^th January 2008

Epiphany

Isaiah 60: 1-6

72: [1-9] 10-15

Ephesians 3: 1-12

Matthew 2: 1-12

7^th January 2008

Baptism of Christ

Isaiah 42: 1-9

29

Acts 10: 34-43

Matthew 3: 13-17

13^th January 2008

2^nd Sunday of Epiphany

Isaiah 49: 1-7

40: 1-12

1 Corinthians 1: 1-9

John 1: 29-42

20^th January 2008

3^rd Sunday of Epiphany

Isaiah 9: 1-4

27: 1, 4-12 or 27: 1-11

1 Corinthians 1: 10-18

Matthew 4: 12-23

27^th January 2008

4^th Sunday of Epiphany

1 Kings 17: 8-16

36: 5-10

1 Corinthians 1: 18-31

John 2: 1-11

2^ndFebruary or 3^rd February

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Malachi 3: 1-5

24: [1-6] 7-10

Hebrews 2: 14-18

Luke 2:22-40

3^rd February

Sunday next before Lent

Exodus 24: 12-18

2 or 99

2 Peter 1: 16-21

Matthew 17: 1-9

6^th February

Ash Wednesday

Joel 2: 1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58: 1-12

51: 1-18

2 Corinthians 5: 20b – 6:10

Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-21 or John 8: 1-11

10^th February

1^st Sunday of Lent

Genesis 2: 15-17; 3: 1-7

32

Romans 5: 12-19

Matthew 4: 1-11

17^th February

2^nd Sunday of Lent

Genesis 12: 1-4a

121

Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17

John 3: 1-17

24^th February

3^rd Sunday of Lent

Exodus 17: 1-7

95

Romans 5: 1-11

John 4: 5-42

2^nd March

Mothering Sunday

Exodus 2: 1-10 or 1 Samuel 1: 20-28

34: 11-20 or 127: 1-4

2 Corinthians 1:3-7 or Colossians 3: 12-17

Luke 2: 33-35 or John 19: 25-27

4^th Sunday of Lent

1 Samuel 16: 1-13

23

Ephesians 5: 8-14

John 9: 1-41

9^th March

5^th Sunday of Lent

Ezekiel 37: 1-14

130

Romans 8: 6-11

John 11: 1-45

16^th March

Palm Sunday

Palms

118:1-2, 19-29 or 118: 19-24

Matthew 21: 1-11

Passion

Isaiah 50: 4-9a

31: 9-16 or 31: 9-18

Philippians 2: 5-11

Matthew 26:14 – 27:66 or Matthew 27: 11-54

20^th March

Maundy Thursday

Exodus 12: 1-4 [5-10] 11-14

116: 1, 10-17 or 116: 9-17

1 Corinthians 11: 23-26

John 13: 1-17, 31b-35

21^st March

Good Friday

Isaiah 52: 13 –53:12

22 or 22: 1-11 or 22: 1-21

Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

John 18:1 –19:42

23^rd March

Easter Sunday

Acts 10: 34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6

118:1-2, 14-24 or 118:14-24

Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10: 34-43

John 20: 1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10

30^th March

2^nd Sunday of Easter

Exodus 14: 10-31; 15: 20, 21 or Acts 2: 14a, 22-32

16

1 Peter 1: 3-9 or Acts 2: 14a, 22-32

John 20:19-31

Annunciation

6^th April

3^rd Sunday of Easter

Acts 2: 14a, 36-41 or Zephaniah 3: 14-20

116:1-3, 10-17 or 116: 1-7

1 Peter 1: 17-23 or Acts 2: 14a, 36-41

Luke 24:13-35

13^th April

4^th Sunday of Easter

Acts 2: 42-47 or Genesis 7

23

1 Peter 2: 19-25 or Acts 2: 42-47

John 10:1-10

20^th April

5^th Sunday of Easter

Acts 7: 55-60 or Genesis 8:1-19

31: 1-5, 15-16 or 31: 1-5

1 Peter 2: 2-10 or Acts 7: 55-60

John 14:1-14

St George

27^th April

6^th Sunday of Easter

Acts 17: 22-31 or Genesis 8:20 – 9: 17

66: 7-18

1 Peter 3: 13-22 or Acts 17: 22-31

John 14:15-21

1^st May