Lectionary Readings

November 2023

1st Nov
Revelation 7:9-17; Psalm 34:1-10, 22; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12

5th Nov
Joshua 3:7-17; Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12

12th Nov
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Psalm 78:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13
or for REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Isaiah 25:1-9 or Isaiah 52:7-12 or Micah 4:1-8; Psalm 9:9-20 or Psalm 46; Romans 8:31-35, 37-39

19th Nov
Judges 4:1-7; Psalm 123; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30

26th Nov
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a or Psalm 100; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46

December 2023

First Sunday of Advent      3 Dec  

Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 

Second Sunday of Advent  10 Dec   

Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8  

Third Sunday of Advent    17 Dec  

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126 or Canticle: Magnificat (Luke 1:46b -55); 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28   

Fourth Sunday of Advent   24 Dec  

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Canticle: Magnificat (Luke 1:46b-55) or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 

Christmas Day    25 Dec 

Any of the following sets of readings may be used on the evening of Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day:

I Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 (15-20);

II Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20 

III Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12); John 1:1-14