The lessons for each Sunday are those in bold print.
There are no bold print Psalms or New Testament Lessons in Advent and Lent.
Since, as Rector, I have always added the custom of silent periods after both the Old Testament and Gospel Lessons and "made up" the time by omitting the other two.
If you're a Lector who has been assigned Lesson 2 in these seasons, please contact Meredith or Fr. David ASAP.
The red psalms indicate the care a Eucharist Minister or other should take in using the Vanderbilt RLC page to define a Psalm. The BCP version of the psalm is NOT based on traditonal verse-separation but on structuring verses to enable singing.
The blue lettered lessons indicate the slight difference between our 2007-2008 use of the BCP lectionary and our 2007-2008 use of the RCL. The orange lettered lessons indicate where the BCP lesson is entirely different from the RCL lesson.
An unused alternative lesson may be in the same column. It is indicated by "strikethrough" format.
BCP Lectionary | |||
Dec. 2 | Isaiah 2:1-5 | Isaiah 2:1-5 | Isaiah 2:1-5 |
Psalm 122 | Psalm 122 | Psalm 122 | |
Romans 13:8-14 | Romans 13:11-14 | Romans 13:11-14 | |
Matthew 24:37-44 | Matthew 24:36-44 | Matthew 24:36-44 | |
Dec. 9 | Isaiah 11:1-10 | Isaiah 11:1-10 | Isaiah 11:1-10 |
Psalm 72:1-8 | Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 | Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 | |
Romans 15:4-13 | Romans 15:4-13 | Romans 15:4-13 | |
Matthew 3:1-12 | Matthew 3:1-12 | Matthew 3:1-12 | |
Dec. 16 | Isaiah 35:1-10 | Isaiah 35:1-10 | Isaiah 35:1-10 |
Psalm 146:4-9 | Psalm 146:4-9 | Psalm 146:5-10 | |
James 5:7-10 | James 5:7-10 | James 5:7-10 | |
Matthew 11:2-11 | Matthew 11:2-11 | Matthew 11:2-11 | |
Dec. 23 | Isaiah 7:10-17 | Isaiah 7:10-17 | Isaiah 7:10-16 |
Psalm 24:1-7 | Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 | Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 | |
Romans 1:1-7 | Romans 1:1-7 | Romans 1:1-7 | |
Matthew 1:18-25 | Matthew 1:18-25 | Matthew 1:18-25 | |
Dec. 24 | Isaiah 9:2-4,6-7 | Isaiah 9:2-4,6-7 | Isaiah 9:2-7 |
Psalm 96:1-4,11-12 | Psalm 96:1-4,11-12 | Psalm 96 | |
Titus 2:11-14 | Titus 2:11-14 | Titus 2:11-14 | |
Luke 2:1-14(15-20) | Luke 2:1-14(15-20) | Luke 2:1-14(15-20) | |
Dec. 30 | Isaiah 61:10-62:3 | Isaiah 61:10-62:3 | Isaiah 63:7-9 |
Psalm 147:13-21 | Psalm 147:13-21 | Psalm 148 | |
Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 | Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 | Hebrews 2:10-18 | |
John 1:1-18 | John 1:1-18 | Matthew 2:13-23 | |
Jan. 6 [1] | Isaiah 60:1-6,9 | Isaiah 60:1-6,9 | Isaiah 60:1-6 |
Psalm 72:1-2,10-17 | Psalm 72:1-7,10-14 | Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 | |
Ephesians 3:1-12 | Ephesians 3:1-12 | Ephesians 3:1-12 | |
Matthew 2:1-12 | Matthew 2:1-12 | Matthew 2:1-12 | |
Jan. 13 | Isaiah 42:1-9 | Isaiah 42:1-9 | Isaiah 42:1-9 |
Psalm 89:20-29 | Psalm 29 | Psalm 29 | |
Acts 10:34-38 | Acts 10:34-43 | Acts 10:34-43 | |
Matthew 3:13-17 | Matthew 3:13-17 | Matthew 3:13-17 | |
Jan. 20 | Isaiah 49:1-7 | Isaiah 49:1-7 | Isaiah 49:1-7 |
Psalm 40:1-10 | Psalm 40:1-12 | Psalm 40:1-11 | |
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 | |
John 1:29-41 | John 1:29-42 | John 1:29-42 | |
Jan. 27 | Amos 3:1-8 | Isaiah 9:1-4 | Isaiah 9:1-4 |
Psalm 139:1-11 | Psalm 27:1, 5-13 | Psalm 27:1, 4-9 | |
1 Corinthians 1:10-17 | 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 | I Corinthians 1:10-18 | |
Matthew 4:12-23 | Matthew 4:12-23 | Matthew 4:12-23 | |
Feb. 3 [2] | Exodus 24:12(13-14)15-18 | Exodus 24:12-18 | Exodus 24:12-18 |
Psalm 99 | Psalm 2 | Psalm 2 | |
Philippians 3:7-14 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 | II Peter 1:16-21 | |
Matthew 17:1-9 | Matthew 17:1-9 | Matthew 17:1-9 | |
Wed. Feb. 6 | Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 | Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 | Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 |
| Psalm 103:8-14 | Psalm 51 read after Imposition of Ashes | Psalm 51:1-17 | |
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 | 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 | 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 | |
| Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 | Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 | Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 | |
Feb. 10 | Genesis 2:4b-9,15-17,25-3:7 | Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 | Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 |
| Psalm 51:1-13 | Psalm 32 | Psalm 32 | |
| Romans 5:12-19(20-21) | Romans 5:12-19 | Romans 5:12-19 | |
| Matthew 4:1-11 | Matthew 4:1-11 | Matthew 4:1-11 | |
Feb. 17 | Genesis 12:1-8 | Genesis 12:1-4a | Genesis 12:1-4a |
| Psalm 33:12-22 | Psalm 121 | Psalm 121 | |
| Romans 4:1-5(6-12)13-17 | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | |
| John 3:1-17 | John 3:1-17 | John 3:1-17 | |
Feb. 24 | Exodus 17:1-7 | Exodus 17:1-7 | Exodus 17:1-7 |
| Psalm 95:6-11 | Psalm 95 | Psalm 95 | |
| Romans 5:1-11 | Romans 5:1-11 | Romans 5:1-11 | |
| John 4:5-26(27-38)39-42 | John 4:5-42 | John 4:5-42 | |
Mar. 2 [3] | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 | 1 Samuel 16:1-13 |
| Psalm 23 | Psalm 23 | Psalm 23 | |
| Ephesians 5:(1-7)8-14 | Ephesians 5:8-14 | Ephesians 5:8-14 | |
| John 9:1-13(14-27)28-38 | John 9:1-41 | John 9:1-41 | |
Mar. 9 | Ezekiel 37:1-3(4-10)11-14 | Ezekiel 37:1-14 | Ezekiel 37:1-14 |
| Psalm 130 | Psalm 130 | Psalm 130 | |
| Romans 6:16-23 | Romans 8:6-11 | Romans 8:6-11 | |
| John 11:(1-16)17-44 | John 11:1-45 | John 11:1-45 | |
Mar. 16 | Isaiah 45:21-25 or Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | Isaiah 50:4-9a | Isaiah 50:4-9a |
Psalm 22:1-11 | Psalm 31:9-16 | Psalm 31:9-16 | |
| Philippians 2:5-11 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Philippians 2:5-11 | |
| Matthew [26:36-75] 27:1-54 [55-66] | Matthew 26:14- 27:66 | Matthew 26:14- 27:66 | |
Thurs. Mar. 20 | Exodus 12:1-14a | Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 | Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 |
| Psalm 78:14-20,23-25 | Psalm 116:1, 10-17 | Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 | |
| 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 [27-32] | I Corinthians 11:23-26 | I Corinthians 11:23-26 | |
| John 13:1-15 | John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | |
Fri. Mar. 21 | Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | Isaiah 52:13-53:12 |
| Psalm 22:1-11 | Psalm 22 | Psalm 22 | |
| Hebrews 10:1-25 | Hebrews 10:16-25 | Hebrews 10:16-25 | |
| John [18:1-40], 19:1-37 | John 18:1-19:42 | John 18:1-19:42 | |
Mar. 23 [4] | Acts 10:34-43 or | Acts 10:34-43 | Acts 10:34-43 |
| Psalm 118:14-17, 22-24 | Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 | Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 | |
| Colossians 3:1-4 | Colossians 3:1-4 | Colossians 3:1-4 | |
| John 20:1-18 Matthew 28:1-10 | John 20:1-18 Matthew 28:1-10 | John 20:1-18 Matthew 28:1-10 | |
Mar. 30 | Acts 2:14a,22-32 | Acts 2:14a,22-32 | Acts 2:14a, 22-32 |
| Psalm 111 | Psalm 16 | Psalm 16 | |
| 1 Peter 1:3-9 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | |
| John 20:19-31 | John 20:19-31 | John 20:19-31 | |
April 6 | Acts 2:14a,36-47 | Acts 2:14a,36-41 | Acts 2:14a, 36-41 |
| Psalm 116:10-17 | Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17 | Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 | |
| I Peter 1:17-23 | I Peter 1:17-23 | I Peter 1:17-23 | |
| Luke 24:13-35 | Luke 24:13-35 | Luke 24:13-35 | |
Apr. 13 | Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a,51-60 | Acts 2:42-47 | Acts 2:42-47 |
| Psalm 23 | Psalm 23 | Psalm 23 | |
| 1 Peter 2:19-25 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | |
| John 10:1-10 | John 10:1-10 | John 10:1-10 | |
April 20 | Acts 17:1-15 | Acts 7:55-60 | Acts 7:55-60 |
| Psalm 66:1-8 | Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 | Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 | |
| 1 Peter 2:1-10 | 1 Peter 2:1-10 | 1 Peter 2:1-10 | |
| John 14:1-14 | John 14:1-14 | John 14:1-14 | |
April 27 | Acts 17:22-31 | Acts 17:22-31 | Acts 17:22-31 |
| Psalm 148:7-14 | Psalm 66:7-18 | Psalm 66:8-20 | |
| 1 Peter 3:8-18 | I Peter 3:13-22 | I Peter 3:13-22 | |
| John 15:1-8 | John 14:15-21 | John 14:15-21 | |
May 4 | Acts 1:(1-7)8-14 | Acts 1:6-14 | Acts 1:6-14 |
| Psalm 68:1-20 | Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 | Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 | |
| 1 Peter 4:12-19 | 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 | I Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 | |
| John 17:1-11 | John 17:1-11 | John 17:1-11 | |
May 11 | Acts 2:1-11 Ezekiel 11:17-20 | Acts 2:1-21 Numbers 11:24-30 | Acts 2:1-21 Numbers 11:24-30 |
| Psalm 104:25-32 | Psalm 104:25-35, 37b | Psalm 104:24-34, 35b | |
| 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 Acts 2:1-11 | 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 | I Corinthians 12:3b-13 Acts 2:1-21 | |
| John 20:19-23 John 14:8-17 | John 20:19-23 | John 20:19-23 John 7:37-39 | |
May 18 | Genesis 1:1-2:3 | Genesis 1:1-2:4a | Genesis 1:1-2:4a |
| Psalm 150 | Psalm 8 | Psalm 8 | |
| 2 Corinthians 13:(5-10)11-14 | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 | |
| Matthew 28:16-20 | Matthew 28:16-20 | Matthew 28:16-20 | |
May 25 [5] | Isaiah 49:8-18 | Isaiah 49:8-16a | Isaiah 49:8-16a |
| Psalm 62:6-14 | Psalm 131 | Psalm 131 | |
| 1 Corinthians 4:1-5(6-7)8-13 | I Corinthians 4:1-5 | I Corinthians 4:1-5 | |
| Matthew 6:24-34 | Matthew 6:24-34 | Matthew 6:24-34 | |
June 1 | Deuteronomy 11:18-21,26-28 | Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 | |
| Psalm 31:1-5,19-24 | Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24 | ||
| Romans 3:21-25a,28 | Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28, (29-31) | Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28, (29-31) | |
| Matthew 7:21-27 | Matthew 7:21-29 | Matthew 7:21-29 | |
June 8 [6] | Isaiah 42:5-12 | ||
| Psalm 112 | |||
| Acts 11:19-30;13:1-3 | |||
| Matthew 10:7-16 | |||
June 15 | Exodus 19:2-8a | ||
| Psalm 100 |
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| Romans 5:6-11 | Romans 5:1-8 | Romans 5:1-8 | |
| Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-15) | Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23) | Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23) | |
June 22 | Jeremiah 20:7-13 | ||
| Psalm 69:7-10, 16-18 | |||
| Romans 5:15b-19 | Romans 6:1b-11 | Romans 6:1b-11 | |
| Matthew 10:(16-23)24-33 | Matthew 10:24-39 | Matthew 10:24-39 | |
June 29 | Isaiah 2:10-17 | or | |
| Psalm 89:1-4,15-18 | |||
| Romans 6:3-11 | Romans 6:12-23 | Romans 6:12-23 | |
| Matthew 10:34-42 | Matthew 10:40-42 | Matthew 10:40-42 | |
July 6 | Zechariah 9:9-12 | ||
| Psalm 145:8-14 | Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or Psalm 145:8-15 | Song of Solomon 2:8-13 or Psalm 145:8-14 | |
| Romans 7:21-8:6 | Romans 7:15-25a | Romans 7:15-25a | |
| Matthew 11:25-30 | Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | |
July 13 | Isaiah 55:1-5,10-13 | or | |
| Psalm 65:9-14 | |||
| Romans 8:9-17 | Romans 8:1-11 | Romans 8:1-11 | |
| Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | |
July 20 | Wisdom 12:13,16-19 | ||
| Psalm 86:11-17 | |||
| Romans 8:18-25 | Romans 8:12-25 | Romans 8:12-25 | |
| Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 | Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 | |
July 27 | I Kings 3:5-12 | or | or |
| Psalm 119:129-136 | |||
| Romans 8:26-34 | Romans 8:26-39 | Romans 8:26-39 | |
| Matthew 13:31-33,44-49a | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 | Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 | |
August 3 | Nehemiah 9:16-20 | or | |
| Psalm 78:14-20 |
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| Romans 8:35-39 | Romans 9:1-5 | Romans 9:1-5 | |
| Matthew 14:13-21 | Matthew 14:13-21 | Matthew 14:13-21 | |
Aug. 10 | Jonah 2:1-9 | ||
| Psalm 29 | |||
| Romans 9:1-5 | Romans 10:5-15 | Romans 10:5-15 | |
| Matthew 14:22-33 | Matthew 14:22-33 | Matthew 14:22-33 | |
Aug. 17 | Isaiah 56:1(2-5)6-7 | or | |
| Psalm 67 | Psalm 67 | ||
| Romans 11:13-15,29-32 | Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 | Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 | |
| Matthew 15:21-28 | Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 | Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28 | |
Aug. 24 | Isaiah 51:1-6 | or | or |
| Psalm 138 | |||
| Romans 11:33-36 | Romans 12:1-8 | Romans 12:1-8 | |
| Matthew 16:13-20 | Matthew 16:13-20 | Matthew 16:13-20 | |
Aug. 31 | Jeremiah 15:15-21 | or | |
| Psalm 26:1-8 | |||
| Romans 12:1-8 | Romans 12:9-21 | Romans 12:9-21 | |
| Matthew 16:21-27 | Matthew 16:21-28 | Matthew 16:21-28 | |
Sept. 7 | Ezekiel 33:(1-6)7-11 | or | |
| Psalm 119:33-40 | |||
| Romans 12:9-21 | Romans 13:8-14 | Romans 13:8-14 | |
| Matthew 18:15-20 | Matthew 18:15-20 | Matthew 18:15-20 | |
Sept. 14 | Ecclesiasticus 27:30-28:7 | ||
| Psalm 103:8-13 | |||
| Romans 14:5-12 | Romans 14:1-12 | Romans 14:1-12 | |
| Matthew 18:21-35 | Matthew 18:21-35 | Matthew 18:21-35 | |
Sept. 21 | Jonah 3:10-4:11 | ||
| Psalm 145:1-8 | |||
| Philippians 1:21-27 | Philippians 1:21-30 | Philippians 1:21-30 | |
| Matthew 20:1-16 | Matthew 20:1-16 | Matthew 20:1-16 | |
Sept. 28 | Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32 | ||
| Psalm 25:3-9 |
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| Philippians 2:1-13 | Philippians 2:1-13 | Philippians 2:1-13 | |
| Matthew 21:28-32 | Matthew 21:23-32 | Matthew 21:23-32 | |
Oct. 5 | Isaiah 5:1-7 | Isaiah 5:1-7 | |
| Psalm 80:7-14 | |||
| Philippians 3:14-21 | Philippians 3:4b-14 | Philippians 3:4b-14 | |
| Matthew 21:33-43 | Matthew 21:33-46 | Matthew 21:33-46 | |
Oct. 12 | Isaiah 25:1-9 | or | |
| Psalm 23 | |||
| Philippians 4:4-13 | Philippians 4:1-9 | Philippians 4:1-9 | |
| Matthew 22:1-14 | Matthew 22:1-14 | Matthew 22:1-14 | |
Oct. 19 | Isaiah 45:1-7 | or | |
| Psalm 96:1-9 | |||
| I Thessalonians 1:1-10 | I Thessalonians 1:1-10 | I Thessalonians 1:1-10 | |
| Matthew 22:15-22 | Matthew 22:15-22 | Matthew 22:15-22 | |
Oct. 26 | Exodus 22:21-27 | ||
| Psalm 1 | |||
| I Thessalonians 2:1-8 | I Thessalonians 2:1-8 | I Thessalonians 2:1-8 | |
| Matthew 22:34-46 | Matthew 22:34-46 | Matthew 22:34-46 | |
Nov. 2 [7] | Ecclesiasticus 44:1-10,13-14 | Revelation 7:9-17 | Revelation 7:9-17 |
| Psalm 149 | Psalm 34:1-10, 22 | Psalm 34:1-10, 22 | |
| Revelation 7:2-4,9-17 | I John 3:1-3 | I John 3:1-3 | |
| Matthew 5:1-12 | Matthew 5:1-12 | Matthew 5:1-12 | |
Nov. 9 | Amos 5:18-24 | ||
| Psalm 70 | |||
| 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 | I Thessalonians 4:13-18 | I Thessalonians 4:13-18 | |
| Matthew 25:1-13 | Matthew 25:1-13 | Matthew 25:1-13 | |
Nov. 16 | Zepheniah 1:7, 12-18 | ||
| Psalm 90:1-8,12 | |||
| I Thessalonians 5:1-10 | I Thessalonians 5:1-11 | I Thessalonians 5:1-11 | |
| Matthew 25:14-15,19-29 | Matthew 25:14-30 | Matthew 25:14-30 | |
Nov. 23 [8] | Ezekiel 34:11-17 | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 |
| Psalm 95:1-7 | |||
| 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | |
| Matthew 25:31-46 | Matthew 25:31-46 | Matthew 25:31-46 |
[1] This will NOT be the Second Sunday after Christmas BUT the Feast of the Epiphany
[2] This will NOT be the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany BUT the Last Sunday after the Epiphany (also know as “Transfiguration Sunday” or “The Last Sunday before Lent”)
[3] Remember 2008 is a leap year, so Feb. 29 is the Friday before.
[4] Easter Day cannot be earlier than March 22 or later than April 25. March 23rd is the second earliest day on which Easter may fall.
[5] You may notice in the Episcopal lectionary (it’s also true of the RCL BUT you’d need a complete RCL to tell) has an exact match between Proper 3 (used this Sunday) and the Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany so we read its lessons in either VERY long Epiphany seasons OR very early seasons after Pentecost.
For those of you who are masters of intricate lectionary trivia I’ll ask and answer the question: “If May 11th is the second earliest day Pentecost can fall on AND THUS Proper 3 is the earliest proper that can be used for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, THEN why is there a Proper 1 and a Proper 2? Answer: Following this year’s Day of Pentecost [never “Pentecost Sunday because, the Day of Pentecost, by definition IS ALWAYS a Sunday] if we have a weekday service with special lessons for neither lesser feast nor major feast, then we DO NOT use the lessons from Sunday (true for most other weeks) we would use the lessons from Proper 1. Following Trinity Sunday, if ….blah blah blah, THEN again we do not use the lessons from Sunday But the lessons from Proper 2.
Proper 1,2 & 3 of each liturgical year (A, B & C) are the only propers WITHOUT that secondary way of using an alternative Old Testament lesson (e.g., the Genesis 6:9etc lesson for Proper 4).
[6] Although, normally, there would be a subsequent proper used here, St. Barnabas will transfer St. Barnabas’ Day to this Sunday. “The feast of the Dedication of a Church, and the feast of its patron or title, may be observed on, or be transferred to, a Sunday, except in the seasons of Advent, Lent, and Easter.” (BCP p. 16)
[7] Each year, the Sunday immediately following November 1st (or November 1st itself)
[8] Which we will observe as “Christ the King” Sunday (BUT it’s the same as RCL’s “Reign of Christ” or the alternative Episcopalian name “The Last Sunday After Pentecost”)
