2024–2025
Three-year Lectionary year c
first second holy weekly
season day date reading reading gospel bulletin
Advent First Sunday in Advent Dec. 1 Jer 33:14-16 1 Th 3:9-13* Lk 19:28-40 25-1
or First Sunday in Advent (alternate) Dec. 1 Jer 33:14-16 1 Th 3:9-13* Lk 21:25-36 25-1
Second Sunday in Advent Dec. 8 Mal 3:1-7b Php 1:3-11 Lk 3:1-6* 25-2
Third Sunday in Advent Dec. 15 Zep 3:14-17 Php 4:4-7 Lk 3:7-18* 25-3
Fourth Sunday in Advent Dec. 22 Mic 5:2-5a Heb 10:5-10 Lk 1:39-55* 25-4
Christmas Nativity of Our Lord—
Christmas Eve Dec. 24 Isa 9:2-7 1 Jn 4:9-14 Lk 2:1-20 1300489
Nativity of Our Lord—
Christmas Day Dec. 25 Ex 33:18-23; 34:5-7 Ro 8:31,32 Jn 1:1-18 1300493
First Sunday after Christmas Dec. 29 Isa 50:4-9 Heb 2:10-18 Lk 2:41-52* 25-5
Second Sunday after Christmas Jan. 5 Ge 17:1-7 Gal 4:4-7* Lk 1:68-79 25-6
Epiphany Epiphany of Our Lord Jan. 6 1 Ki 10:1-9 Ac 13:46-49 Mt 2:1-12
First Sunday after Epiphany—
Baptism of Our Lord Jan. 12 1 Sa 16:1-13 Tit 3:4-7* Lk 3:15-17,21,22 25-7
Second Sunday after Epiphany Jan. 19 Isa 62:1-5 Eph 3:14-21 Jn 2:1-11* 25-8
Third Sunday after Epiphany Jan. 26 Isa 61:1-6 Ac 4:23-31 Lk 4:16-30* 25-9
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Feb. 2 Jer 1:4-10 2 Ti 3:14–4:5 Lk 4:38-44* 25-10
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Feb. 9 Isa 6:1-8 Ro 10:12-17 Lk 5:1-11* 25-11
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Feb. 16 Jer 17:5-8 2 Co 12:7b-10 Lk 6:17-26* 25-12
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Feb. 23 Ge 45:3-15 Ro 12:14-21 Lk 6:27-38* 25-13
Transfiguration of Our Lord Mar. 2 Ex 34:29-35 2 Co 3:7-18 Lk 9:28-36* 25-14
Lent Ash Wednesday Mar. 5 2 Sa 12:1-13 2 Co 5:20–6:2 Lk 18:9-14 1300511
First Sunday in Lent Mar. 9 1 Sa 17:4-11,32-40,45-49 Heb 4:14-16 Lk 4:1-13* 25-15
Second Sunday in Lent Mar. 16 Jer 26:8-15 Php 3:17–4:1* Lk 13:31-35 25-16
Third Sunday in Lent Mar. 23 Ex 3:1-15 1 Co 10:1-13 Lk 13:1-9* 25-17
Fourth Sunday in Lent Mar. 30 Isa 12:1-6 Ro 8:1-10 Lk 15:1-3,11-32* 25-18
Fifth Sunday in Lent Apr. 6 Isa 43:16-21 Php 3:4b-14* Lk 20:9-19 25-19
Palm Sunday Apr. 13 Isa 42:1-4 Php 2:5-11 Lk 19:28-40* 25-20
or Passion Sunday Apr. 13 Isa 42:1-4 Php 2:5-11 Lk 22:1–23:56
Holy Thursday Apr. 17 Jer 31:31-34 Heb 10:15-25 Lk 22:7-20 1300495
Good Friday Apr. 18 Isa 52:13–53:12 Gal 3:10-13 Jn 19:17-30 1300458
Easter Resurrection of Our Lord—
Easter Dawn Apr. 20 Ex 15:1-11 Col 3:1-4 Jn 20:1-18 1300497
Resurrection of Our Lord—
Easter Day Apr. 20 Isa 25:6-9 1 Co 15:51-57* Lk 24:1-12 1300505
*Chosen weekly bulletin cover passage comes from this reading
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Holy Thursday (1300495/1300496), Good Friday (1300458/1300499), and Easter Dawn (1300497/1300498) are not part of the Weekly Bulletin Series.
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2024–2025
Three-year Lectionary year c
first second holy weekly
season day date reading reading gospel bulletin
Second Sunday of Easter Apr. 27 Ac 5:12,17-32* Rev 1:4-18 Jn 20:19-31 25-21
Third Sunday of Easter May 4 Ac 9:1-22 Rev 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-14* 25-22
Fourth Sunday of Easter May 11 Ac 13:15,16a,26-39 Rev 7:9-17 Jn 10:22-30* 25-23
Fifth Sunday of Easter May 18 Ac 11:1-18 1 Co 13:1-13 Jn 13:31-35* 25-24
Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25 Ac 14:8-22 Rev 21:21-27* Jn 16:16-24 25-25
Ascension of Our Lord May 29 Ac 1:1-11 Rev 19:11-16 Lk 24:44-53
Seventh Sunday of Easter June 1 Ac 16:6-10* Rev 22:12-17,20 Jn 17:20-26 25-26
Day of Pentecost June 8 Ge 11:1-9 Ac 2:1-21* Jn 14:23-27 25-27
Season after First Sunday after Pentecost—
Pentecost Holy Trinity June 15 Nu 6:22-27 Ro 5:1-5 Jn 16:12-15* 25-28
Proper 7 Second Sunday after Pentecost June 22 Isa 43:8-13 2 Ti 1:3-10 Lk 8:26-39* 25-29
Proper 8 Third Sunday after Pentecost June 29 1 Ki 19:19-21 2 Co 11:21b-30 Lk 9:51-62* 25-30
Proper 9 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 6 Eze 2:9–3:11 1 Pe 5:1-4 Lk 10:1-12,16-20* 25-31
Proper 10 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 13 Ru 1:1-19a Gal 5:1,13-25 Lk 10:25-37* 25-32
Proper 11 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 20 Ge 18:1-14 Col 1:1-14 Lk 10:38-42* 25-33
Proper 12 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 27 Ge 18:20-32 1 Ti 2:1-7 Lk 11:1-13* 25-34
Proper 13 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Aug. 3 Ecc 1:1,2,12-14; 2:18-26 Col 3:1-11 Lk 12:13-21* 25-35
Proper 14 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Aug. 10 Ge 15:1-6 Heb 11:1-3,8-16 Lk 12:22-34* 25-36
Proper 15 Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Aug. 17 Jer 23:23-39 Heb 12:1-13 Lk 12:49-53* 25-37
Proper 16 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Aug. 24 Isa 66:18-24 Heb 12:18-24 Lk 13:22-30* 25-38
Proper 17 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Aug. 31 Pr 25:6,7a Jas 2:1-13 Lk 14:1,7-14* 25-39
Proper 18 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 7 Dt 30:15-20 Phm 1,7-21 Lk 14:25-35* 25-40
Proper 19 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 14 Hos 3:1-5 2 Co 2:5-11 Lk 15:1-10* 25-41
Proper 20 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 21 Ecc 5:10-20 1 Ti 6:6-10,17-19 Lk 16:1-13* 25-42
Proper 21 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 28 Am 6:1-7 Heb 13:1-6 Lk 16:19-31* 25-43
Proper 22 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Oct. 5 1 Ch 29:1,2,10-18 2 Th 1:1-5,11,12 Lk 17:1-10* 25-44
Proper 23 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Oct. 12 Ge 8:15-22 2 Co 9:10-15 Lk 17:11-19* 25-45
Proper 24 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Oct. 19 Ge 32:22-30 1 Jn 5:13-15 Lk 18:1-8* 25-46
Proper 25 Reformation (observed) Oct. 26 Jer 31:31-34 Gal 5:1-6 Jn 8:31-36* 25-47
or Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
(alternate) Oct. 26 Dt 10:12-22 1 Jn 2:15-17 Lk 18:18-30
Proper 26 Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Nov. 2 Mic 7:18-20 Ro 5:6-11 Lk 19:1-10
or All Saints’ (alternate, observed) Nov. 2 Rev 21:1-6 Heb 11:32-40 Lk 6:20-23* 25-48
Proper 27 Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Nov. 9 Isa 65:17-25 Rev 22:1-5 Lk 20:27-38* 25-49
Proper 28 Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Nov. 16 Mal 4:1-6 2 Th 1:5-10* Lk 21:5-19 25-50
Christ the King Nov. 23 Jer 23:1-6 Col 1:13-20 Lk 23:35-43* 25-51
or Last Sunday of the Church Year (alternate) Nov. 23 Hab 1:1-3; 2:1-4 Rev 22:6-13 Lk 12:35-40
Thanksgiving Nov. 28 Ge 8:18-22 Jas 1:16-18 Lk 19:1-10
*Chosen weekly bulletin cover passage comes from this reading
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