LCMS Bible Readings for the Year
- Epipany
- Lent
- Easter
- Pentecost (June-Aug.)
- Pentecost (Sept.- Oct.)
- Advent
| DATE | FESTIVAL | 1st Reading | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Jan. 1 | Circumcision and Name of Jesus (First S. a. Christmas) |
Isaiah 61:10-62:3/Num. 6:22-27 | Psalm 111/ Psalm 8 |
Gal. 4:4-7/Gal. 3:23-29 | Luke 2:22-40/Luke 2:21 |
| Jan. 8 | The Baptism of Our Lord | Gen. 1:1-5 | Psalm 29 | Rom. 6:1-11 | Mark 1:4-11 |
| Jan. 15 | Second S. a. the Epiphany | 1 Sam. 3:1-10 (11-20) | Psalm 139:1-10 | 1 Cor. 6:12-20 | John 1:43-51 |
| Jan. 22 | Third S. a. the Epiphany |
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 | Psalm 62 | 1 Cor. 7:29-31 (32-35) | Mark 1:14-20 |
| Jan. 29 | Fourth S. a. the Epiphany | Deut. 18:15-20 | Psalm 111 | 1 Cor. 8:1-13 | Mark 1:21-28 |
| Feb. 5 | Fifth S. a. the Epiphany |
Is. 40:21-31 | Psalm 147:1-11 | 1 Cor. 9:16-27 | Mark 1:29-39 |
| Feb. 12 | Sixth S. a. the Epiphany |
2 Kings 5:1-14 | Psalm 30 | 1 Cor. 10:(19-30) 31–11:1 | Mark 1:40-45 |
| Feb. 19 | The Transfiguration of Our Lord |
2 Kings 2:1-12 or Ex. 34:29-35 | Psalm 50:1-6 | 2 Cor. 3:12-13 (14-18); 4:1-6 | Mark 9:2-9 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | 1st Reading | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Feb. 22 | Ash Wednesday | Joel 2:12-19, | Psalm 51:1-13 (14-19) | 2 Cor. 5:20b–6:10 | Matt. 6:1-6, 16-21 |
| Feb. 26 | First S. in Lent | Gen. 22:1-18 | Psalm 25:1-10 | James 1:12-18 | Mark 1:9-15 |
| March 4 | Second S. in Lent | Gen. 17:1-7, 15-16 | Psalm 22:23-31 | Rom. 5:1-11 | Mark 8:27-38 |
| March 11 | Third S. in Lent | Ex. 20:1-17 | Psalm 19 | 1 Cor. 1:18-31 | John 2:13-22 (23-25) |
| March 18 | Fourth S. in Lent | Num. 21:4-9 | Psalm 107:1-9 | Eph. 2:1-10 | John 3:14-21 |
| March 25 | Fifth S. in Lent (The Annunciation of our Lord) | Jer. 31:31-34 /Isaiah 7:10-14 |
Psalm 119:9-16/Psalm 45:7-17 | Heb. 5:1-10 Hebrews 10:4-10 | Mark 10:(32-34) 34-45 /Luke 1:26-38 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | 1st Reading | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Apr. 1 | Palm Sunday Sunday of the Passion | Zech. 9:9-12 | Psalm 118:19-29 or Ps. 31:9-16 | Phil. 2:5-11 | Mark 14:1–15:47 or Mark 15:1-47 or John 12:20-43 |
| Apr. 5 | Holy (Maundy) Thursday | Ex. 24:3-11 | Psalm 116:12-19 | 1 Cor. 10:16-17 | Mark 14:12-26 |
| Apr. 6 | Good Friday | Is. 52:13 – 53:12 | Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 | Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9 | John 18:1–19:42 or John 19:17-30 |
| Apr.8 | The Resurrection of Our Lord 1 Easter 2 |
Exodus 15:1-11 Isaiah 25:6-9 |
Psalm 118:15-29 Psalm 16 |
1 Cor. 5:6b-8 1 Cor. 15:1-11 | John 20:1-18 Mark 16:1-8 |
| Apr. 15 | Second S. of Easter | Acts 4:32-35 | Psalm 148 | 1 John 1:1–2:2 | John 20:19-31 |
| Apr. 22 | Third S. of Easter | Acts 3:11-21 | Psalm 4 | 1 John 3:1-7 | Luke 24:36-49 |
| Apr. 29 | Fourth S. of Easter | Acts 4:1-12 | Psalm 23 | 1 John 3:16-24 | John 10:11-18 |
| May 6 | Fifth S. of Easter | Acts 8:26-40 | Psalm 150 | 1 John 4:1-11 (12-21) | John 15:1-8 |
| May 13 | Sixth S. of Easter | Acts 10:34-48 | Psalm 98 | 1 John 5:1-8 | John 15:9-17 |
| May 20 | Seventh S. of Easter | Acts 1:12-26 | Psalm 1 | 1 John 5:9-15 | John 17:11b-19 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | 1st Reading | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| May 27 | The Day of Pentecost | Ezek. 37:1-14 | Psalm 139:1-12 (13-16) | Acts 2:1-21 | John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 |
| June 3 | The Holy Trinity | Is. 6:1-8 | Psalm 29 | Acts 2:14a, 22-36 | John 3:1-17 |
| June 10 (Prop. 5) | Second S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 3:8-15 | Psalm 130 | 2 Cor. 4:13–5:1 | Mark 3:20-35 |
| June 17 (Prop. 6) |
Third S. a. Pentecost | Ezek. 17:22-24 | Psalm 1 | 2 Cor. 5:1-10 (11-17) | Mark 4:26-34 |
| June 24 (Prop. 7) | The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Fourth S. a. Pentecost) |
Job 38:1-11/ Is. 40:1-5 |
Psalm 124/ Psalm 85:(1-6) 7-13 |
2 Cor. 6:1-13/Acts 13:13-26 | Mark 4:35-41 /Luke 1:57-80 |
| July 1 (Prop. 8) |
Fifth S. a. Pentecost | Lam. 3:22-33 | Psalm 30 | 2 Cor. 8:1-9, 13-15 | Mark 5:21-43 |
| July 8 (Prop. 9) |
Sixth S. a. Pentecost | Ezek. 2:1-5 | Psalm 123 | 2 Cor. 12:1-10 | Mark 6:1-13 |
| July 15 (Prop. 10) |
Seventh S. a. Pentecost | Amos 7:7-15 | Psalm 85:(1-7) 8-13 | Eph. 1:3-14 | Mark 6:14-29 |
| July 22 (Prop. 11) |
Eighth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 23:1-6 /Proverbs 31:10-31 |
Psalm 23 /Psalm 73:23-28 |
Eph. 2:11-22/Acts 13:26-31 | Mark 6:30-44 /John 20:1-2,10-18 |
| July 29 (Prop. 12) |
Ninth S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 9:8-17 | Psalm 136:1-9 | Eph. 3:14-21 | Mark 6:45-56 |
| Aug. 5 (Prop. 13) |
Tenth S. a. Pentecost | Ex. 16:2-15 | Psalm 145:10-21 | Eph. 4:1-16 | John 6:22-35 |
| Aug. 12 (Prop. 14) |
Eleventh S. a. Pentecost | 1 Kings 19:1-8 | Psalm 34:1-8 | Eph. 4:17-5:2 | John 6:35-51 |
| Aug. 19 (Prop. 15) |
Twelfth S. a. Pentecost | Prov. 9:1-10 or Josh. 24:1-2a, 14-18 | Psalm 34:12-22 | Eph. 5:6-21 | John 6:51-69 |
| Aug. 26 (Prop. 16) |
Twelfth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 29:11-19 | Psalm 14 | Eph. 5:22-33 | Mark 7:1-13 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | 1st Reading | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Sept. 2 (Prop. 17) | Fourteenth S. a. Pentecost | Deut. 4:1-2, 6-9 |
Psalm 119: 129-136 |
Eph. 6:10-20 | Mark 7:14-23 |
| Sept. 9 (Prop. 18) | Fifteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 35:4-7a | Psalm 146 | James 2:1-10, 14-18 | Mark 7:(24-30) 31-37 |
| Sept. 16 (Prop. 19) | Sixteenth S. a. Pentecost | Is. 50:4-10 | Psalm 116:1-9 | James 3:1-12 | Mark 9:14-29 |
| Sept. 23 (Prop. 20) | Seventeenth S. a. Pentecost | Jer. 11:18-20 | Psalm 54 | James 3:13–4:10 | Mark 9:30-37 |
| Sept. 30 (Prop. 21) | Eighteenth S. a. Pentecost | Num. 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 | Psalm 104:27-35 | James 5:(1-12) 13-20 | Mark 9:38-50 |
| Oct. 7 (Prop. 22) | Nineteenth S. a. Pentecost | Gen. 2:18-25 | Psalm 128 | Heb. 2:1-13 (14-18) | Mark 10:2-16 |
| Oct. 14 (Prop. 23) | Twentieth S. a. Pentecost | Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 | Psalm 90:12-17 | Heb. 3:12-19 | Mark 10:17-22 |
| Oct. 21 (Prop. 24) | Twenty-first S. a. Pentecost | Eccl. 5:10-20 | Psalm 119:9-16 | Heb. 4:1-13 (14-16) | Mark 10:23-31 |
| Oct. 28* | Reformation Day (Oct. 31) | Jeremiah 31:7-9 /Jeremiah 26:1-16 |
Psalm 126/ Psalm 43 |
Hebrews 7:23-28/ 1 Peter1:13-9 |
Matt. 10:46-52 or John 15:(12-16)17-21 |
| Nov. 4* | All Saints' Day | Rev. 7:(2-8) 9-17 |
Psalm 49 | 1 John 3:1-3 | Matt. 5:1-12 |
| Nov. 11 (Prop. 27) | Twenty-fourth S. a. Pentecost | 1 Kings 17:8-16 | Psalm 146 | Heb. 9:24-28 | Mark 12:38-44 |
| Nov. 18 (Prop. 28) | Twenty-fifth S. a. Pentecost | Dan. 12:1-3 | Psalm 16 | Heb. 10:11-25 | Mark 13:1-13 |
| Nov. 22 | Thanksgiving Day | Deut. 8:1-10 | Psalm 67 | Phil. 4:6-20 or 1 Tim. 2:1-4 | Luke 17:11-19 |
| Nov. 25 (Prop. 29) | Last S. of the Church Year | Is. 51:4-6 or Dan. 7:9-10, 13-14 | Psalm 93 | Jude 20-25 or Rev. 1:4b-8 | Mark 13:24-37 or John 18:33-37 |
| DATE | FESTIVAL | 1st Reading | PSALM | EPISTLE | GOSPEL |
| Dec. 2 | First S. in Advent | Jer. 33:14-16 | Psalm 25:1-10 | 1 Thess. 3:9-13 | Luke 19:28-40 or Luke 21:25-36 |
| Dec. 9 | Second S. in Advent | Malachi 3:1-7b | Psalm 66:1-12 | Phill. 1:2-11 | Luke 3:1-14 (15-20) |
| Dec. 16 | Third S. in Advent | Zeph.3:14-20 | Psalm 85 | Phill. 4:4-7 | Luke 3:7-18 (25-35) |
| Dec. 23 | Fourth S. in Advent | Micah 5:2-5a | Psalm 80:1-7 | Heb. 10:5-10 | Luke 1:39-55 946-56) |
| Dec. 24 | The Nativity of Our Lord Christmas Eve 1 (Christmas Eve 2) |
Is. 7:10-14 Is. 9:2-7 |
Psalm 110:1-4 Psalm 96 | 1 John 4:7-16 Titus 2:11-14 |
Matt. 1:18-25 Luke 2:1-14 (15-20) |
| Dec. 25 | The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Morning) Christmas Day |
Is. 62:10-12 Is. 52:7-10 |
Psalm 98 Psalm 2 |
Titus 3:4-7 Heb. 1:1-6 (7-12) |
Luke 2: |
| Dec. 30 | The Nativity of Our Lord | Exodus 13:1 -3a,11-15 |
Psalm 111 | Col.3:12-17 | Luke 2:22-40 |