Month: February 2023

Readings for February 26, 2023 The First Sunday in Lent

Christ in the Wilderness (1872) by Ivan Kramskoi (1837-1887)

• Genesis 2: 7-9, 15-17; 3:1-7 
• Genesis 3:1-21 (Alternative)
• Psalm 32 
• Psalm 51:, 3-6,12-17 (Catholic Mass)
• Romans 5: 12-19
• Matthew 4:1-11

Readings for Ash Wednesday February 22, 2023

Christ on the Cross Between the Virgin and Saint John (1493) by Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528)

• Joel 2:1-2, 12-19 or 
• Isaiah 58:1-12 (Alternative)
• Psalm 51:1-19 
• Psalm 103 (Alternative)
• 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 
• Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Readings for February 19, 2023

The Transfiguration (1560-65) by Titian (c. 1488/90 – 1576)

Readings for February 19, 2023

Protestant Churches: Transfiguration Sunday

• Exodus 24:8-18
• Psalm 2 
• Psalm 99 (Alternative)
• 2 Peter 1:16-21
• Matthew 17:1-9

Catholic Mass

• Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18
• Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13
• 1 Corinthians 3:16-23
• Matthew 5:38-48

Readings for February 12, 2023

Moses with the Tablets of the Law (1624) by Guido Reni (1575-1642)

• Deuteronomy 30:15-20
• Sirach 15:15-20 (Catholic Mass & Alt for 
• Psalm 119:1-8, 17-18, 33-34
• 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 (Catholic Mass)
• 1 Corinthians 3:1-9
• Matthew 5:17-37

Readings for February 5, 2023

Sermon on the Mount (1606) by Frans Francken II (1581 –1642)

• Isaiah 58:1-12 
• Psalm 112:1-10
• 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
• Matthew 5:13-20

Readings for January 29, 2023

• Micah 6:1-8
• Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13  (Catholic Mass)
• Psalm 15
• Psalm 146:6-10  (Catholic Mass)
• 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
• Matthew 5:1-12

Readings for January 22, 2023

• Isaiah 9:1-4  (Catholic Mass 8:23—9:3)
• Psalm 27:1-14
• 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
• Matthew 4:12-25

Readings for January 15, 2023

• Isaiah 49:1-7 
• Psalm 40:1-11 
• 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 
• John 1:29-42

Readings for Epiphany and for Sunday January 8, 2023

Epiphany on Jan 6^th, but Catholic Church will celebrate on Sunday, January 8^th.

Readings for Epiphany

• Isaiah 60:1-6
• Psalm 72:1-15
• Ephesians 3:1-12
• Matthew 2:1-12

Sunday January 8, 2023

• Isaiah 42:1-9
• Psalm 29
• Acts 10:34-43
• Romans 6:1-11 
• Matthew 3:13-17

Readings for January 1, 2023

First Sunday of Christmas

• Isaiah 63:7-14
• Psalm 111 
• Psalm 148
• Galatians 4:4-7 (Alt for Some Protestant Churches and the Catholic Mass in 

Setting Two)

• Hebrews 2:10-18
• Matthew 2:13-23

Naming of Jesus

• Numbers 6:22-27    
• Psalm 8
• Psalm 67:2-8  (Catholic Mass)      
• Philippians 2:5-11 
• Luke 2:15-21