Revised Common Lectionary
Year A (2025 – 2026)
Current Season
| Date | First* reading and Psalm | Alternate* First reading and Psalm | Second Reading | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth (May 31, 2026) | 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Psalm 113 | Romans 12:9-16b | Luke 1:39-57 | |
| Trinity Sunday: First Sunday after Pentecost (May 31, 2026) | Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8 | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | Matthew 28:16-20 | |
| Proper 5 (10): Second Sunday after Pentecost (June 7, 2026) | Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm 33:1-12 | Hosea 5:15-6:6
Psalm 50:7-15 | Romans 4:13-25 | Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 |
| Proper 6 (11): Third Sunday after Pentecost (June 14, 2026) | Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 | Exodus 19:2-8a
Psalm 100 | Romans 5:1-8 | Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23) |
| Proper 7 (12): Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (June 21, 2026) | Genesis 21:8-21
Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 | Jeremiah 20:7-13
Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18 | Romans 6:1b-11 | Matthew 10:24-39 |
| Proper 8 (13): Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (June 28, 2026) | Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13 | Jeremiah 28:5-9
Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 | Romans 6:12-23 | Matthew 10:40-42 |
| Proper 9 (14): Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (July 5, 2026) | Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13 | Zechariah 9:9-12
Psalm 145:8-14 | Romans 7:15-25a | Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 |
| Proper 10 (15): Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (July 12, 2026) | Genesis 25:19-34
Psalm 119:105-112 | Isaiah 55:10-13
Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13 | Romans 8:1-11 | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 |
| Proper 11 (16): Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (July 19, 2026) | Genesis 28:10-19a
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 | Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19 or Isaiah 44:6-8 Psalm 86:11-17 | Romans 8:12-25 | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 |
| Proper 12 (17): Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (July 26, 2026) | Genesis 29:15-28
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128 | 1 Kings 3:5-12
Psalm 119:129-136 | Romans 8:26-39 | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 |
| Proper 13 (18): Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 2, 2026) | Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-7, 15 | Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21 | Romans 9:1-5 | Matthew 14:13-21 |
| Proper 14 (19): Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (August 9, 2026) | Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b | 1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm 85:8-13 | Romans 10:5-15 | Matthew 14:22-33 |
| Proper 15 (20): Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (August 16, 2026) | Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133 | Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
Psalm 67 | Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 | Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 |
| Proper 16 (21): Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 23, 2026) | Exodus 1:8-2:10
Psalm 124 | Isaiah 51:1-6
Psalm 138 | Romans 12:1-8 | Matthew 16:13-20 |
| Proper 17 (22): Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (August 30, 2026) | Exodus 3:1-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b | Jeremiah 15:15-21
Psalm 26:1-8 | Romans 12:9-21 | Matthew 16:21-28 |
| Proper 18 (23): Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 6, 2026) | Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 149 | Ezekiel 33:7-11
Psalm 119:33-40 | Romans 13:8-14 | Matthew 18:15-20 |
| Proper 19 (24): Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 13, 2026) | Exodus 14:19-31
Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21 | Genesis 50:15-21
Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13 | Romans 14:1-12 | Matthew 18:21-35 |
| Holy Cross (September 14, 2026) | Numbers 21:4b-9 Psalm 98:1-5 or Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38 | 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 | John 3:13-17 | |
| Proper 20 (25): Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 20, 2026) | Exodus 16:2-15 Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45 | Jonah 3:10-4:11 Psalm 145:1-8 | Philippians 1:21-30 | Matthew 20:1-16 |
| Proper 21 (26): Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 27, 2026) | Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 | Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Psalm 25:1-9 | Philippians 2:1-13 | Matthew 21:23-32 |
| Proper 22 (27): Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 4, 2026) | Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Psalm 19 | Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:7-15 | Philippians 3:4b-14 | Matthew 21:33-46 |
| Proper 23 (28): Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (October 11, 2026) | Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 | Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 | Philippians 4:1-9 | Matthew 22:1-14 |
| Canadian Thanksgiving Day (October 12, 2026) | Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Psalm 65 | 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 | Luke 17:11-19 | |
| Proper 24 (29): Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (October 18, 2026) | Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 | Isaiah 45:1-7 Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13) | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 | Matthew 22:15-22 |
| Proper 25 (30): Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (October 25, 2026) | Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 | Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 Psalm 1 | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 | Matthew 22:34-46 |
| All Saints Day (November 1, 2026) [Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November] | Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 | 1 John 3:1-3 | Matthew 5:1-12 | |
| Proper 26 (31): Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (November 1, 2026) | Joshua 3:7-17 Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 | Micah 3:5-12 Psalm 43 | 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 | Matthew 23:1-12 |
| Proper 27 (32) Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (November 8, 2026) | Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 Psalm 78:1-7 | Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24 Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 or Psalm 70 | 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | Matthew 25:1-13 |
| Proper 28 (33): Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (November 15, 2026) | Judges 4:1-7 Psalm 123 | Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12 | 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 | Matthew 25:14-30 |
| Reign of Christ - Proper 29 (34): Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (November 22, 2026) | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 100 | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 95:1-7a | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Matthew 25:31-46 |
| Thanksgiving Day, USA (November 26, 2026) | Deuteronomy 8:7-18 Psalm 65 | 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 | Luke 17:11-19 | |
| * "First" OT readings, read semi-continuously, follow major stories/themes, beginning in Year A with Genesis and ending in Year C with the later prophets. Readings listed after "or" may be used with, or in place of it. | * "Alternate First" OT readings follow the complementary historical tradition of thematically pairing the OT reading with the Gospel reading. Readings listed after "or" may be used with, or in place of it. | |||
| ** In a very few instances in the Lectionary, no Psalm reading is offered for reasons relating to the thematic nature of the Day. | ||||
Source of Lectionary Calendar Plugin: Vanderbilt Divinity Library
The Practice of Using the Lectionary
One of the Christian disciplines that has shaped the Transforming Center from the very beginning is fixed-hour prayer—the practice of praying at set times throughout the day. When we gather together on retreat or in smaller groupings, we pray four times a day—morning, mid-day, evening and night. Even when we are not together, many of us as individuals try to pray at least some of the hours as a part of our personal devotion.
A discipline closely associated with fixed-hour prayer is the practice of reading Scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary—a three-year reading schedule that follows the Christian calendar.
The lectionary readings for each week include an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel that share a common theme. Following the lectionary helps us pray and engage Scripture together even when we are apart. We usually “read into” the Sunday readings so that those of us who attend churches who use the lectionary, will then hear the Scriptures we have already been reflecting on throughout the week. Then on Monday, we start reading the lectionary selections for the upcoming Sunday.
Through the discipline of using a shared schedule of Scripture readings, we engage the full range of Scripture and touch all the major themes and passages at least once every three years. Rather than merely cherry-picking the passages from Scripture that we would prefer to read, the use of the lectionary forces us to interact with Scriptures we might otherwise avoid and allows God to surprise us with messages we might otherwise have missed.
When we follow the lectionary schedule, we practice surrender—giving ourselves over to Scriptures that have been chosen for us rather than choosing Scripture according to what we think we need or some agenda we have in mind. We surrender to God’s control, allowing him to bring Scripture to bear on our lives in unexpected ways and as he knows we need them. Since the lectionary readings follow the rhythms of the Christian year, we are also surrendering to and thus being shaped by the life-transforming lessons contained in each season—Advent, the Christmas season, Epiphany, Lent, the Easter season, ordinary time—and many other important days in the life of the Church. We offer the schedule of lectionary readings here as a way of helping us all to engage the Scriptures for spiritual transformation—when we are alone and when we are together.