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RCL Year A

1 January, 2023
New Year's Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
Psalm 8
Revelation 21:1-6a
Matthew 25:31-46
2 January 2023
Christmas+2
 Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
 John 1:(1-9), 10-18
6 January 2023
Epiphany of the Lord
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
08 January 2023
Baptism of the Lord
Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17
15 January 2023
Epiphany + 2
Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 40:1-11
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42
22 January 2023
Epiphany + 3
 Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1,4-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23
29 February 2023
Epiphany + 4
Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:1-12
05 February 2023
Epiphany + 5
 Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12)
Psalm 112:1-9(10)
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Matthew 5:13-20
12 February 2023
Epiphany + 6
 Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Psalm 119:1-8 
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 
Matthew 5:21-37 
19  February  2023  Transfiguration
Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 2 or
Psalm 99
2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9
22  February  2023
Ash Wednesday
 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or
Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 
26  February  2023
Lent 1
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11
05 March 2023
Lent 2
Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
John 3:1-17 or
Matthew 17:1-9
12  March 2023
Lent 3
Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-42
19 March 2023
Lent 4
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41
26 March 2023
Lent 5
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
02 April 2023
Palm Sunday
 Matthew 21:1-11
Psalm 118:1-2; 19-29
Liturgy of the Passion:
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54
06 April 2023
Holy Thursday
Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
07 April 2023
Good Friday
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22
Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1-19:42
09  April 2023
Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-18 or
Matthew 28:1-10
16 April 2023
Easter 2
Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31
23 April 2023
Easter 3
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
30 April 2023
Easter 4
Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10
07 May 2023
Easter 5
Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14
14 May 2023
Easter 6
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21 or:
 John 15:1-8
18 May 2023 
Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
21 May  2023
Easter 7
 Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
28 May  2023
Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-21 or
Numbers 11:24-30
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
1 Corinthians 12:1-13 or
Acts 2:1-21
John 20:19-23 or
John 7:37-39
04 June 2023
Trinity Sunday
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
11 June 2023
Pentecost +2
 Genesis 12:1-9
Psalm 33:1-12 
or
Hosea 5:15-6:6
Psalm 50:7-15
Romans 4:13-25
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
18 June 2023
Pentecost +3
 Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) or
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Exodus 19:2-8a or
Psalm 100
Romans 5:1-8
 Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
25 June 2023
Pentecost +4
 Genesis 21:8-21
 Psalm 69:7-10,  16-18
 Romans 6:1b-11
 Matthew 10:24-39
02 July 2023
Pentecost +5
Genesis 22:1-14
Psalm 13
or
Jeremiah 28:5-9
Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18

Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:40-42
09 July 2023
Pentecost +6
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Psalm 45:10-17
or
Zechariah 9:9-12
Psalm 145:8-14

Romans 7:15-25a
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
16 July 2023
Pentecost +7
Genesis 25:19-34
Psalm 119:105-112
or
Isaiah 55:10-13
Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13

Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
23 July 2023
Pentecost +8
Genesis 28:10-19a
Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24
or
Isaiah 44:6-8
Psalm 86:11-17

Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
30 July 2023
Pentecost +9
Genesis 29:15-28
Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
or
1 Kings 3:5-12
Psalm 119:129-136
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
06 August  2023
Pentecost +10
Genesis 32:22-31
Psalm 17:1-7, 15
or
Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21
Romans 9:1-5
Matthew 14:13-21
13 August 2023
Pentecost +11
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
Psalm 105, 1-6, 16-22, 45b
or
1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm 85:8-13
Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33
20 August 2023
Pentecost +12
Genesis 45:1-15
Psalm 133
or
Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
Psalm 67
Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28
27 August 2023
Pentecost +13
Exodus 1:8-2:10
Psalm 124
or
Isaiah 51:1-6
Psalm 138
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20
03 September 2023
Pentecost +14
Exodus 3:1-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c
or
Jeremiah 15:15-21
Psalm 26:1-8
Romans 12:9-21
Matthew 16:21-28
10 September 2023
Pentecost +15
Exodus 12:1-14
Psalm 149
or
Ezekiel 33:7-11
Psalm 119:33-40
Romans 13:8-14
Matthew 18:15-20
17 September 2023
Pentecost +16
Exodus 14:19-31
Psalm 114
or
Genesis 50:15-21
Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:21-35
24 September 2023
Pentecost +17
 Exodus 16:2-15
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45
or
Jonah 3:10-4:11
Psalm 145:1-8
Philippians 1:21-30
Matthew 20:1-16
01 October 2023
Pentecost +18
World Communion
Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
or
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Psalm 25:1-9

Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:23-32
08 October 2023
Pentecost +19
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
Psalm 19
or
Isaiah 5:1-7
Psalm 80:7-15
Philippians 3:4b-14
Matthew 21:33-46
09 October 2023
Thanksgiving Day--Canada
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Psalm 65
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Luke 17:11-19
15 October 2023
Pentecost +20
 Exodus 32:1-14
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23
or
Isaiah 25:1-9
Psalm 23
Philippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14
22 October 2023
Pentecost +21
 Exodus 33:12-23
Psalm 99
or
Isaiah 45:1-7
Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Matthew 22:15-22 
29 October 2023
Pentecost +22
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17
or
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
Psalm 1
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Matthew 22:34-46
31 October 2023
Reformation Day
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 46
Romans 3:19-28
John 8:31-36
01 November 2023
All Saints Day
Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 34:1-10, 22
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12
05 November 2023
Pentecost +23
 Joshua 3:7-17
Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37
or
Micah 3:5-12
Psalm 43
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Matthew 23:1-12
12 November 2023
Pentecost +24
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Psalm 78:1-7
or
Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24
or Psalm 70
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13
19 November 2023
Pentecost +25
Judges 4:1-7
Psalm 123
or
Zepheniah 1:7, 12-18
Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30
23 November 2023
Thanksgiving Day--USA
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Psalm 65
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Luke 17:11-19
26 November 2023
Christ the King
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
or
Psalm 95:1-7a
Ephesians 1:15-23
Matthew 25:31-46

Start of Year B:

03 December 2023
First  Advent
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
10 December 2023
Second Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
17 December 2023
Third Advent
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Psalm 126 or
Luke 1:47-55
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28
24 December 2023
Fourth Advent
2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Luke 1:47-55 or
Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
Romans 16:25-27
Luke 1:26-38
24 December 2023
Christmas Eve
Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
25 December, 2023
Christmas Day
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)
John 1:1-14
31  December, 2023
Christmas +1
 Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40