Weekly Lectionary

Readings for December 31, 2023:   First Sunday after Christmas / For the Catholic Mass: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Presentation of Christ in the Temple (1516) by Fra Bartolomeo (1472-1517)

• Isaiah 61:10–62:3
• Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14   (Catholic Mass)
• Psalm 111 
• Psalm 128:1-5 (Catholic Mass)
• Psalm 147
• Psalm 148 
• Galatians 4:4-7
• Colossians 3:12-21 (Catholic Mass)
• Luke 2:22-40

Readings for December 24 & 25, 2023: Christmas!

The Nativity (1495) by Gerard David (c.1460-1523)

Readings for December 24/ 25, 2023

Christmas!

Christmas  I

• Isaiah 7:10-14
• Isaiah 9:1-7
• Psalm 96
• Psalm 110:1-4
• Titus 2:11-14
• 1 John 4:7-16
• Matthew 1:18-25

Christmas II

• Isaiah 62:6-12
• Psalm 97
• Titus 3:4-7
• Luke 2:1-20

Christmas III

• Isaiah 52:7-10
• Psalm 2
• Psalm 98
• Hebrews 1:1-12
• John 1:1-18

Readings for December 24, 2023: The Fourth Sunday in Advent

The Annunciation (1440-45) by Fra Angelico (c. 1395 – 1455)

• 2 Samuel 7:1-16 
• Psalm 89:1-5, 19-29 
• Luke 1:46b-55 (Psalm Alternative Magnificat  or the Mary’s Song of Praise)
• Romans 16:25-27 
• Luke 1:26-38

Readings for December 17, 2023: The Third Sunday in Advent

“The Preaching of St. John” (1566) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525–1530 –1569)

• Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 
• Psalm 126  
• Luke 1:46-55 (Alternative)
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 
• John 1:6-8, 19-28

Readings for December 10, 2023:   The Second Sunday in Advent

St John the Baptist in the Desert (c.1542) by Tiziano Vecelli  “Titian” (c. 1488/90-1576)

• Isaiah 40:1-11 
• Psalm 85 
• 2 Peter 3:8-15
• Mark 1:1-8

Readings for December 3, 2023: The First Sunday in Advent

Head of Christ (1650’s) by Rembrandt (or his students)

• Isaiah 63:16-19/ 64:1-9
• Psalm 80:1-19 
• 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 
• Mark 13:24-37

Readings for November 26, 2023

Christ Blessing (c.1560) by Titian aka Tiziano Vecelli (c. 1488/90-1576)

• Ezekiel 34:11-17, 20-24
• Psalm 23 (Catholic)
• Psalm 95:1-7
• Psalm 100
• Psalm 123 
• 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 (Catholic)
• Ephesians 1:15-23
• Matthew 25:31-46   

Readings for November 19, 2023

The Parable of The Talents (Unknown Date) by Willem de Poorter (1608–1668)

• Judges 4:1-7. (Semi-Continuous)
• Proverbs. 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31. (Catholic Mass) 
• Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
• Psalm 90:1-12
• Psalm 123 (Semi-Continuous)
• Psalm 128 (Catholic Mass)
• 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
• Matthew 25:14-30

Readings for November 12, 2023

Parable of the Ten Virgins (c. 1616) by Hieronymus Francken the Younger (1578 –1623)

• Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 (Semi-continuous Series)
• Amos 5:18-24 
• Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 (Catholic & Some Protestant Churches)
• Psalm 63:2-8 (Catholic)
• Psalm 70 
• Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 
• Psalm 78:1-7 (Semi-continuous Series)
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 
• Matthew 25:1-13

Readings for November 5, 2023

The Last Judgment (1536–1541) by Michelangelo (1475-1564)

All Saints

• Revelation 7:2-17
• Psalm 34:1-10, 22 
• Psalm 149
• 1 John 3:1-3 
• Matthew 5:1-12

Non- All Saints Day 

• Joshua 3:7-17 (Semicontinuous Series)
• Micah 3:5-12
• Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 (Catholic)
• Psalm 43
• Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 (Semicontinuous Series)
• Psalm 131:1- 3 (Catholic)
• 1 Thessalonians 2: 7-13 
• Matthew 23:1-12