Year D - Part I

The Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Cycle

The First Sunday of Advent
Malachi 1:1-14
Psalm 18
Luke 1:1-25
Hebrews 1:13—2:4

The Second Sunday of Advent
Numbers 12 OR 20:1-13 (14-21) 22-29
Psalm 106:(1) 7-18, 24-28 (43-48) (OR Psalm 95)
Luke 1:(57) 58-67 (68-79) 80
Hebrews 3:1-19

The Third Sunday of Advent
Joshua 23:1-16
Psalm 81:(1) 2-9 (10-16) (OR Psalm 95)
Luke 3:23-38
Hebrews 4:1-11 (12-16)

The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Numbers 14:1-25
Psalm 144
John 3:22-38
Hebrews 5:11—6:20

Christmas Eve [OR A Festival of Lessons and Carols]
Ecclesiastes 5:1-20 OR 7:1-14 OR Ezekiel 33:23-33
Psalm 21
Matthew 12:22-50 OR Luke 11:14-36 (37-54)
James 1:17-27

Christmas Morning
Ecclesiastes 7:15-29 OR Micah 7:1-20
Psalm 44
Matthew 10:9-23 OR Luke 12:1-12
Romans 3:1-22a

Christmas Day
Isaiah 6:8-13 OR Jeremiah 10:1-16 (17-25)
Psalm 35 OR Psalm 94
John 12:17-19, 37-50
Romans 11:2(b)-28 (29-32) 33-36

The First Sunday of Christmas
Genesis 14:1-24
Psalm 110
Matthew 8:14-34 OR Mark 5:1-20
Hebrews 7:1-28

The Second Sunday of Christmas
Exodus 25:1-40
Psalm 73
Matthew 11: (1-11) 12-24 (25-30) OR Luke 7:18-35
Hebrews 8:1-13

Epiphany (January 6)
Deuteronomy 4:9-24 (25-31) 32-40
Psalm 75 OR 76
John 5:31-47
1John 2:3-29

The Baptism of the Lord/First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Leviticus 16:1-34
Psalm 69
Matthew 14:1-12
Hebrews 9:1-28

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 26:7-27:1
Psalm 109
Matthew 8:1-4; 9:1-8 OR Luke 5:12-26
Hebrews 10:1-4 (10-14) 26-39

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Job 32:1-22
Psalm 89:5-18, 38-52
Luke 5:27-39
Hebrews 11:(1-3) 4-7, 17-28 (39-40)

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time*
Job 33:1-33
Psalm 34:11-18
Matthew 12:1-21 OR Mark 3:7-19 OR Luke 6:1-16
Hebrews 12:(1-3) 4-17

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time*
Job 34:1-20
Psalm 28
Matthew 6:7-15
Hebrews 13:9-14 (15-16) 17-25

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 1]*
Job 34:21-37
Psalm 12
Matthew 7:1-12
2Peter 1:1-15

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 2]*
Job 35:1-16
Psalm 119:(1-16) 17-32
Matthew 7:13-20
2Peter 2

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 3]*
Job 36:1-23
Psalm 61
Matthew 13:53-58
2Peter 3:1-7, 15-18

[* = Fourth to Eighth Sundays in OT may be preempted by Transfiguration Sunday]

Transfiguration Sunday
Job 36:24-37:24
Psalm 11
Matthew 8:5-13 OR John 4:43-54
Jude (OR Hebrews 13:9-14, 17-25, if Transfiguration preempts Fifth OT)