Common Worship Readings

 

February – November 2009 (Year B, related)

 

 

 

Date

Day

Old Testament

Psalm

New Testament

Gospel

15th February

2nd before Lent

Proverbs 8:1, 22-21

104:26-37

Colossians 1: 15-20

John 1:1-14

22nd February

Next before Lent

2 Kings 2:1-12

50:1-6

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Mark: 9:2-9

25th 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

1st March

1st Sunday of Lent

Genesis 9:8-17

25:1-9

1 Peter 3:18-22

Mark 1:9-15

8th March

2nd Sunday of Lent

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

22:23-31

Romans 4:13-25

Mark 8:31-38

15th March

3rd Sunday of Lent

Exodus 20:1-17

19 [or 19:7-14]

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

John 2:13-22

22nd March

4th Sunday of Lent

Numbers 21:4-9

107:1-3, 17-22 [or 107:1-9]

Ephesians 2:1-10

John 3:14-21

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

25th March

Annunciation

Isaiah 7:10-14

40:5-10

Hebrews 10:4-10

Luke 1:26-38

29th March

5th Sunday of Lent

Jeremiah 31:31-34

51:1-13 or 119:9-16

Hebrews 5:5-10

John 12:20-33

5th April

Palm Sunday

Palms

 

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

 

Mark 11: 1-11 or John 12:12-16

Passion

Isaiah 50: 4-9a

31: 9-16 or 31: 9-18

Philippians 2: 5-11

Mark 14:1 – 15:47   or Mark 15:1-39 [40-47]

9th April

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

10th April

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

12th April

Easter Sunday

Acts 10: 34-43 orIsaiah 25:6-9

118:1-2, 14-24or  118:14-24

1 Corinthians 15:1-11 orActs 10: 34-43

John 20: 1-18 or Mark 16:1-8

19th April

2nd Sunday of Easter

Acts 4:32-35 or Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20, 21

133

1 John 1:1 – 2:2 or Acts 4:32-35

John 20:19-31

26th April

3rd Sunday of Easter

Acts 3:12-19 or Zephaniah 3:14-20

4

1 John 3:1-7 or Acts 3:12-19

Luke 24:36b-48

3rd May

4th Sunday of Easter

Acts 4:5-12 or Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13

23

1 John 3:16-24 or Acts 4:5-12

John 10:11-18

10th May

5th Sunday Easter

Acts 8:26-40 or Baruch 3:9-15, 32 – 4:4 or Genesis 22:1-18

22:25-31

1 John 4:7-21 or Acts 8:26-40

John 15:1-8

17th May

6th Sunday of Easter

Acts 10:44-48 or Isaiah 55:1-11

98

1 John 5:1-6 or Acts 10:44-48

John 15:9-17

21st May

Ascension

Acts 1: 1-11 or Daniel 7: 9-14

47 or 93

Ephesians 1:15-23 or Acts 1:1-11

Luke 24:

44-53

24th May

7th Sunday of Easter

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 or Ezekiel 36: 24-28

1

1 John 5:9-13 or Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

John 17:6-19

31st May

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14

104: 26-36, 37b or 104: 26-37

Romans 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21

John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

7th June

Trinity

Isaiah 6:1-8

29

Romans 8:12-17

John 3:1-17

11th June

Corpus Christi

Genesis 14: 18-20

116: 10-17

1 Corinthians 11: 23-26

John 6: 51-58

14th June

1st Sunday after Trinity

Ezekiel17:22-24

92:1-4, 12-15 [or 92:1-8]

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17

Mark 4:26-34

21st June

2nd Sunday after Trinity

Job 38:1-11

107:[1-3] 23-32

2 Corinthians 6:

1-13

Mark 4:35-41

28th June

3rd Sunday after Trinity

Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24

30 or Lamentations 3:23-33

2 Corinthians 8: 7-15

Mark 5:21-43

Sts Peter & Paul

Zechariah 4:1-6a, 10b-14 or Acts 12:1-11

125

Acts 12:1-11 or   2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18

Matthew 16:13-19

5th July

4th Sunday after Trinity

Ezekiel 2:1-5

123

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Mark 6: 1-13

12th July

5th Sunday after Trinity

Amos 7:7-15

85:8-end

Ephesians 1:3-14

Mark 6:14-29

19th July

6th Sunday after Trinity

Jeremiah 23:1-6

23

Ephesians 2:11-end

Mark 6: 30-34, 53-end

26th July

7th Sunday after Trinity

2 Kings 4:42-end

145:10-19

Ephesians 3:14-end

John 6:1-21

2nd August

8th Sunday after Trinity

Exodus 16:2-4. 9-15

78:23-29

Ephesians 4:1-16

John 6:24-35

Transfiguration

Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14

97

2 Peter 1:16-19

Luke 9:28-36

9th August

9th Sunday after Trinity

1 Kings 19:4-8

34:1-8

Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2

John 6:35, 41-51

 

Blessed Virgin Mary

Isaiah 61:10-11 or Revelation 11:19 – 12:6, 10

45:10-17

Galatians 4:4-7

Luke 1:46-55

16th August

10th Sunday after Trinity

Proverbs 9:1-6

34:9-14

Ephesians 5:15-20

John 6:51-58

23rd August

11th Sunday after Trinity

Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18

34:15-end

Ephesians 6:10-20

John 6:56-69

30th August

12th Sunday after Trinity

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9

15

James 1:17-end

Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

6th September

13th Sunday after Trinity

Isaiah 35:4-7a

146

James 2:1-10, 14-17 [or 1-17]

Mark 7:24-end

13th September

14th Sunday after Trinity

Isaiah 50:4-9a

116:1-8

James 3:1-12

Mark 8:27-end

Holy Cross Day

Numbers 21:4-9

22:23-28

Philippians 2:6-11

John 3:13-17

20th September

15th Sunday after Trinity

Wisdom of Solomon 1:16 – 2:1, 12-22or Jeremiah 11:18-20

 

54

 James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a

 Mark 9:30-37

27th September

16th Sunday after Trinity

Numbers 11: 4-6, 10-16,24-29

19: 7-14

James 5: 13-20

Mark 9:38-50

29th September

 

Michael and All Angels

Genesis 28:10-17 or Revelation 12:7-12

103:19-end

Hebrews 1:5-end or Revelation 12:7-12

John 1:47-end

4th October

17th Sunday after Trinity

Genesis 2:18-24

8

Hebrews 1: 1-4; 2: 5-12

Mark 10: 2-16

11th October

18th Sunday after Trinity

Amos 5: 6-7, 10-15

90: 12-17

Hebrews 4: 12-16

Mark 10:17-31

18th October

19th Sunday after Trinity

Isaiah 53: 4-12

91: 9-16

Hebrews 5: 1-10

Mark 10:35-45

St Luke

Isaiah 35:3-6 or Acts 16:6-12a

147:1-7

2 Timothy 4:5-17

Luke 10:1-9

25th October

Last Sunday after Trinity

Jeremiah 31: 7-9

126

Hebrews 7: 23-28

Mark 10: 46b-52

 

Bible Sunday

Isaiah 55:1-11

19:7-14

2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:5

John 5:36b-47

1st November

All Saints

Wisdom 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9

24:1-6

Revelation 21:1-6a

John 11: 32-44

4th Sunday before Advent

Deuteronomy 6:1-9

119: 1-8

Hebrews 9:11-14

Mark 12:28-34

8th November

3rd Sunday before Advent

Jonah 3: 1-5, 10

62: 5-12

Hebrews 9: 24-28

Mark 1:14-20

15th November

2nd Sunday before Advent

Daniel 12: 1-3

16

Hebrews 10: 11-14 [15-18] 19-25

Mark 13: 1-8

22nd November

Christ the King

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

93

Revelation 1:4b-8

John 18:33-37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grey highlighting indicates the day is not a Sunday.

 

When there is a choice of two readings, the one chosen as the preferred reading has been highlighted in bold print. This one of the two will definitely appear on Sunday leaflets: the alternative one may or may not appear, depending on the space available.