CHURCH YEAR CALENDAR 2022–2023
Christian Worship Three-Year Series—Year A
Weekly Historic Historic
Season Day Date First Lesson Psalm Second Lesson Gospel Bulletin Day Season
advent Advent 1 Nov. 27 Isa 2:1-5* 18 Ro 13:11-14 Mt 24:37-44 23-1 Advent 1 advent
Advent 2 Dec. 4 Isa 11:1-10 130 Ro 15: 4-13 Mt 3:1-12* 23-2 Advent 2
Advent 3 Dec. 11 Isa 35:1-10 146 Jas 5:7-11 Mt. 11:2-11* 23-3 Advent 3
Advent 4 Dec. 18 Isa 7:10-14 24 Ro 1:1-7 Mt 1:18-25* 23-4 Advent 4
christmas Christmas Eve Dec. 24 Isa 9:2-7 96 Tit 2:11-14 Lk 2:1-20 1300462 Christmas Eve christmas
Christmas Day Dec. 25 Isa 52:7-10 98 Heb 1:1-9 Jn 1:1-14* 23-5 Christmas Day
Christmas 1 Jan. 1 Isa 63:7-9 2 Gal 4:4-7 Mt 2:13-15,19-23* 23-6 Circumcision and
Name of Jesus
epiphany Epiphany Jan. 6 Isa 60:1-6 72 Eph 3:2-12 Mt 2:1-12 Epiphany epiphany
Baptism of Our Lord Jan. 8 Isa 42:1-7 45 Ac 10:34-38 Mt 3:13-17* 23-7 Epiphany 1
Epiphany 2 Jan. 15 Isa 49:1-6 89 1 Co 1:1-9 Jn 1:29-41* 23-8 Epiphany 2 pre - lent
Epiphany 3 Jan. 22 Isa 9:1-4 27 1 Co 1:10-17 Mt 4:12-23* 23-9 Epiphany 3
Epiphany 4 Jan. 29 Mic 6:1-8 1 1 Co 1:26-31 Mt 5:1-12* 23-10 Transfiguration
Epiphany 5 Feb. 5 Isa 58:5-9a 111 1 Co 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-20* 23-11 Septuagesima
Epiphany 6 Feb. 12 Dt 30:15-20 119a 1 Co 2:6-13 Mt 5:21-37* 23-12 Sexagesima
Transfiguration Feb. 19 Ex 24:12,15-18 148 2 Pe 1:16-21 Mt 17:1-9* 23-13 Quinquagesima
lent Ash Wednesday Feb. 22 Isa 59:12-20 51a 2 Co 5:20b–6:2 Lk 18:9-14 1300478 Ash Wednesday lent
Lent 1 Feb. 26 Ge 2:7-9,15-17; 3:1-7 130 Ro 5:12-19 Mt 4:1-11* 23-14 Invocavit
Lent 2 Mar. 5 Ge 12:1-8 121 Ro 4:1-5,13-17* Jn 4:5-26 23-15 Reminiscere
Lent 3 Mar. 12 Isa 42:14-21 143 Eph 5:8-14 Jn 9:1-7,13-17,34-39* 23-16 Oculi
Lent 4 Mar. 19 Hos 5:15–6:3 42-43 Ro 8:1-10 Mt 20:17-28* 23-17 Laetere
Lent 5 Mar. 26 Eze 37:1-14 116 Ro 8:11-19 Jn 11:17-27,38-45* 23-18 Judica
Palm Sunday Apr. 2 Zec 9:9,10 24 Php 2:5-11 Mt 21:1-11* 23-19 Palm Sunday
holy week Maundy Thursday Apr. 6 Ex 12:1-14 116 1 Co 11:23-28 Jn 13:1-15,34 1300468 Maundy Thursday
good friday Good Friday Apr. 7 Isa 52:13–53:12 22 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jn 19:17-30 1300470 Good Friday good friday
Easter Dawn Apr. 9 Isa 12:1-6 30 1 Co 15:51-57 Jn 20:1-18 1300472 Easter Dawn easter
Easter Day Apr. 9 Jnh 2:2-9 118 Col 3:1-4 Mt 28:1-10* 1300479 Easter Day
Easter 2 Apr. 16 Ac 2:14a,22-32 16 1 Pe 3:1-9 Jn 20:19-31* 23-20 Easter 1
Easter 3 Apr. 23 Ac 2:14a,36-47 67 1 Pe 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35* 23-21 Easter 2
Easter 4 Apr. 30 Ac 6:1-9; 7:2a,51-60 23 1 Pe 2:19-25 Jn 10:1-10* 23-22 Easter 3
Easter 5 May 7 Ac 17:1-12 33 1 Pe 2:4-10 Jn 14:1-12* 23-23 Easter 4
Easter 6 May 14 Ac 17:22-31 66 1 Pe 3:15-22 Jn 14:15-21* 23-24 Easter 5
ascension Ascension May 18 Ac 1:1-11 47 Eph 1:16-23 Lk 24:44-53 Ascension ascension
Easter 7 May 21 Ac 1:1-14 8 1 Pe 4:12-17; 5:6-11* Jn 17:1-11a 23-25 Easter 6
pentecost Pentecost May 28 Joel 2:28,29 51b Ac 2:1-21* Jn 16:5-11 23-26 Pentecost pentecost
Holy Trinity June 4 Ge 1:1–2:3 150 2 Co 13:11-14 Mt 28:16-20* 23-27 Trinity Sunday trinity
Pentecost 2 June 11 Dt 11:18-21,26-28 78 Ro 3:21-25a,27,28 Mt 7:15-29* 23-28 Trinity 1
Pentecost 3 June 18 Hos 5:15-6:6 119c Ro 4:18-25 Mt 9:9-13* 23-29 Trinity 2
Pentecost 4 June 25 Ex 19:2-8a 100 Ro 5:6-11 Mt 9:35–10:8* 23-30 Trinity 3
Pentecost 5 July 2 Jer 20:7-13 31 Ro 5:12-15 Mt 10:24-33* 23-31 Trinity 4
Pentecost 6 July 9 Jer 28:5-9 89 Ro 6:1b-11 Mt 10:34-42* 23-32 Trinity 5
Pentecost 7 July 16 Ex 33:12-23 145 Ro 7:15-25a Mt 11:25-30* 23-33 Trinity 6
Pentecost 8 July 23 Isa 55:10,11 65 Ro 8:18-25 Mt 13:1-9,18-23* 23-34 Trinity 7
Pentecost 9 July 30 Joel 3:12-16 18 Ro 8:26,27 Mt 13:24-30,36-43* 23-35 Trinity 8
Pentecost 10 Aug. 6 1 Ki 3:5-12 119b Ro 8:28-30 Mt 13:44-52* 23-36 Trinity 9
Pentecost 11 Aug. 13 Isa 55:1-5 42-43 Ro 8:35-39 Mt 14:13-21* 23-37 Trinity 10
Pentecost 12 Aug 20 1 Ki 19:9-18 73 Ro 9:1-5 Mt 14:22-33* 23-38 Trinity 11
Pentecost 13 Aug 27 Isa 56:1,6-8 133-134 Ro 11:13-15,28-32 Mt 15:21-28* 23-39 Trinity 12
Pentecost 14 Sept. 3 Ex 6:2-8 34 Ro 11:33-36 Mt 16:13-20* 23-40 Trinity 13
Pentecost 15 Sept. 10 Jer 15:15-21 121 Ro 12:1-8 Mt 16:21-26* 23-41 Trinity 14
Pentecost 16 Sept. 17 Eze 33:7-11 51a Ro 13:1-10 Mt 18:15-20* 23-42 Trinity 15
Pentecost 17 Sept. 24 Ge 50:15-21 103 Ro 14:5-9 Mt 18:21-35* 23-43 Trinity 16
Pentecost 18 Oct. 1 Isa 55:6-9 27 Php 1:18b-27 Mt 20:1-16* 23-44 Trinity 17
Pentecost 19 Oct. 8 Eze 18:1-4,25-32 25 Php 2:1-11* Mt 21:28-32 23-45 Trinity 18
Pentecost 20 Oct. 15 Isa 5:1-7* 118 Php 3:12-21 Mt 21:33-43 23-46 Trinity 19
Pentecost 21 Oct. 22 Isa 25:6-9 23 Php 4:4-13 Mt 22:1-14* 23-47 Trinity 20
Pentecost 22 Oct. 29 Isa 45:1-7 96 1 Th 1:1-5a Mk 22:15-21* 23-48 Trinity 21
end time Reformation Nov. 5 Da 6:10-12,16-23 46 Gal 5:1-6 Mt 10:16-23* 23-49 Reformation reformation
Last Judgment Nov. 12 Da 7:9,10 90 1 Th 5:1-11 Mt 25:31-46* 23-50 Trinity Third Last
Saints Triumphant Nov. 19 Isa 52:1-6 84 1 Th 4:13-18 Mt 25:1-13* 23-51 Trinity Second Last
thanksgiving Thanksgiving Nov. 23 2 Sa 7:18-22 100 Php 4:4-9 Lk 7:36-50 Thanksgiving thanksgiving
Christ the King Nov. 26 Eze 34:11-16,23,24 47 1 Co 15:20-28 Mt 27:27-31* 23-52 Trinity Last
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