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)

Year D - Part III

Trinity - Ordinary Time - Christ the King

(including The Apocalyptic Discourse, A Prelude to the Passion, and the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ)

Trinity Sunday

1Kings 9:1-9; 11:1-13 OR Ecclesiastes 8:1-17

Psalm 35

John 15:18-25 (26-27); 16:1-4a

2Corinthians 12:11-21; 13:1-10 (11-13)

Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 4]

Deuteronomy 31:30-32:27 OR Isaiah 5:8-17

Psalm 142

Matthew 17:9-20 OR Mark 9:9-29 
OR Luke 9:18-27 (28-36) 37-45

Philippians 2:14-30

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 5]

Deuteronomy 32:28-47 OR Isaiah 5:18-24

Psalm 74

Matthew 12:22-37 OR Luke 11:14-23

1John (3:8-15) 4:1-6

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 6]

Isaiah 6:8-13 OR Ezekiel 17:22-24 OR 31:1-18 
OR Daniel 4:1-37

Psalm 7

Matthew 13:10-17 (18-33) 34-35 OR Mark 4:1-25 
OR Luke 8:4-25; 13:18-21

Ephesians 4:17-25 (4:26-5:1-2) 5:3-7 OR 2Peter 2:1-22

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 7]

Isaiah 29:1-24 OR Isaiah 59:1-21

Psalm 55

Matthew 15:1-20 OR Mark 7:1-20

1Timothy 4

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 8]

2Kings 20:1-21 OR Amos 4:1-3 OR Malachi 3:6-18 (4:1-6)

Psalm 56

Matthew 9:27-34 OR John 5:31-47

1Corinthians 3:12-15 (3:16-4:5) 4:6-21 OR 2John

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 9]

2Kings 6:8-23

Psalm 57 OR Psalm 3

Matthew 12:38-50 OR Luke 11:24-36

1Corinthians 5:1-5 (6-8) 9-13; 6:1-11

THE APOCALYPTIC DISCOURSE

[15th - 19th Sundays in Ordinary Time]

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 10]

Jeremiah 7:1-14 OR Daniel 2:1-49

Psalm 17:8-14 (15) OR 83

Matthew 24:1-8 OR Mark 13:1-8

1Corinthians 7:1-40

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 11]

Deuteronomy 31:23-29 OR Micah 7:1-7 
OR Daniel (11:40-45) 12:1-13

Psalm 54

Matthew 10:17-22a; 24:9-14 OR Mark 13:9-13

1Corinthians 9:1-15

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 12]

Deuteronomy 4:32-40 OR Isaiah 65:10-65 
OR Ezekiel 7:(1-9) 10-27 OR Zechariah 14:(1-3) 4-9 (10-21)

Psalm 50: (7-8) 9-21 (22-23) OR Psalm 105:(1-6) 12-15, 26-36 (37, 43-45)

Matthew 24:15-22 OR Mark 13:14-20 OR Luke 21:20-24

1Corinthians 10:(14-17) 18-11:1

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 13]

Genesis 19:1-29

Psalm 59

Matthew 24:23-35 (36-44) OR Luke 17:20-37

1John 2:3-29 OR 2John OR 2Peter 2:1-22

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 14]

Genesis 6:1-8 OR Zechariah 9:1-8 (9-12) 13-17

Psalm 37: (1-2) 12-38 (39-40)

Matthew 24:(36-44) 45-51 OR Luke 12:(35-40) 41-48

1Corinthians 11:2-22 (23-26) 27-34

PRELUDE TO THE PASSION

[20th - 23rd Sundays in Ordinary Time]

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 15]

Jeremiah 22:1-9 OR Zechariah 7:1-14

Psalm 58

Matthew 23:13-39 OR Luke 11:37-54

1Timothy 3

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 16]

Genesis 3:1-7 (8-21) 22-24 OR Jeremiah 8:4-13 
OR 24:1-10 OR Habakkuk 3:1-19

Psalm 140

Matthew 21:12-22 OR Mark 11:12-25 (26)

Colossians 1:29-2:5 (16-19) 20-23

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 17]

Numbers 11:1-30 OR Isaiah 45:20-25 
OR Jeremiah 4:19-31 OR Zechariah 8:1-23

Psalm 68:11-31 (32-35) OR 120

John 10:19-21 (22-30) 31-42

1Corinthians 14:1-40

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 18]

Exodus 28:(1-29) 30-43 OR 2Samuel 15:30-37; 16:15-17:4 
OR 2Chronicles 30:1-27

Psalm 141

John 11:45-57

1Corinthians 16:1-24

THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

[24th - 33rd Sundays in Ordinary Time]

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 19]

Deuteronomy 16:1-17

Psalm 92: (1-4) 5-11 (12-15)

Matthew 26:1-19 OR Mark 14:1-16 
OR Luke 22:1-13

1Timothy 5

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 20]

Isaiah 1:1-20

Psalm 25:11-22

John 13:1-20

Titus 1

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 21]

Haggai 1:1-14 (15)

Psalm 136

John 13:21-38

Ephesians 5:21-33; 6:1-9 (10-20) 21-24

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 22] (WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY)

2Chronicles 7:1-22 (OR Haggai 1:15-2:9)

Psalm 41

Matthew 26:20-35 OR Mark 14:17-31 
OR Luke 22:14-38

Colossians 3:18-4:18

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 23]

Haggai 2:10-19

Psalm 3 AND Psalm 134

Matthew 26:36-56 OR Mark 14:32-52 
OR Luke 22:39-53 OR John 18:1-12

Romans 7:1-12

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 24]

Haggai 2:20-23 OR Daniel 7: (1-3) 4-14 (15-18) 19-28

Psalm 38 OR Psalm 55

Matthew 26:57-27:1-2 OR Mark 14:53-15:1 
OR Luke 22:54-23:1 OR John 18:13-28

Romans 9:6-33

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 25]

Nahum 1:1-8

Psalm 33: (1-12) 13-22

Matthew 27:3-31a OR Mark 15:2-20a 
OR Luke 23:2-25 OR John 18:29-19:16

Romans 10:1-4, 16-21; 11:2-28 (29-32) 33-36

All Saints’ Day

Haggai 1:1-14 (15) OR 2Chronicles 19:4-20:30

Psalm 107: (1-3) 10-16, 23-32 (33-37) 38-42 (43)

Matthew 27: (45-49) 50-56

3John

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 26]

Nahum 1:9-15 OR Ezekiel 20:32-49

Psalm 31: (105) 6-14 (15-16) 17-24 OR Psalm 40: (1-11) 12-17

Luke 23:26-32

Romans 15:1-3, 14-33

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 27]

Nahum 2:1-13 OR Jeremiah 42:1-7; 43:1-7

Psalm 71:15-24

Matthew 27:31b-56 OR Mark 15:20b-41 
OR Luke 23:33-49 OR John 19:17-30

Romans 14:13-23

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 28]

Nahum 3:1-19 OR Zechariah 12:1-13:1

Psalm 77: (1-2) 3-10 (11-20)

Matthew 27:57-66 OR Mark 15:42-47 
OR Luke 23:50-56 OR John 19:31-42

Romans 16:1-25 (26-27)

Christ the King Sunday/34th Sunday in Ordinary Time [Proper 29] 

Obadiah 1-21

Psalm 87 AND Psalm 117

John 12:17-19, 37-50

1Corinthians 15:27-50 (51-57)