A Lectionary for 2024-2025

We are using the texts from A Women's Lectionary For The Whole Church, YEAR C, by Wilda C. Gafney

The Lectionary follows the church year and helps us to tell the Jesus story from Advent, through Christmas, Ephiphany, Lent, Easter and Ordinary Time.

These are the passages for each week from Advent (Dec 1, 2024) to Christ the King Sunday (Nov 23, 2025). There are a few extra days, included in italics, that do not fall on Sundays but help to tell a more complete story.

December 1 - ADVENT 1 - HOPE

Zechariah 8:1; Psalm 46; 1 John 4:13-21; Luke 1:5-19

December 8 - ADVENT 2 - PEACE
Isaiah 41:4-5, 8-10, 17-20; Psalm 27:4-5, 7-10, 13-14; 1 Peter 3:13-17; Luke 1:26-38

December 15 - ADVENT 3 - JOY
Isaiah 12:1-6; Psalm 118:1-9, 14-21; Revelation 1:4-6, 8, 12-18; Luke 1:39-45

December 22 - ADVENT 4 - LOVE
Exodus 20:1-21; Psalm 91; Romans 8:14-25; Luke 1:46-56

December 29 - FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS (NO GATHERINGS)
1 Kings 8:12-13, 27-30, 4143; Psalm 68:15-17, 19-20, 24-27, 31-35; Revelation 22:10, 22-27; Luke 2:41-51

January 5 - Using the texts for EPIPHANY
Isaiah 60:1-6, 11; Psalm 67; 2 Timothy 1:5-10; Matthew 2:1-12

January 12 - BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Wisdom 3:13-15, 4:1-2; Psalm 143; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Luke 3:1-6, 15-23

January 19 - EPIPHANY 2
1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 40:1-11, 13 16-17; Romans 12:9-18; Luke 4:16-27

January 26 - EPIPHANY 3
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 119:10-18; 1 Peter 1:22-25; Luke 4:38-44

February 2 - EPIPHANY 4
1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 146; 1 Corinthians 15:12-26; Luke 7:11-17

February 9 - EPIPHANY 5
Proverbs 8:1-4, 10-17; Psalm 111; James 3:13-18; Luke 7:18-35

February 16 - EPIPHANY 6 (NO GATHERINGS)
Numbers 5:11-24, 27-28; Psalm 7:1-8, 14-14; 1 Corinthians 7:1-17; Luke 7:36-50

February 23 - EPIPHANY 7
Genesis 47:13-25; Psalm 107:1-3, 35-43; Acts 5:1-11; Luke 8:1-15

March 2 - TRANSFIGURATION
Judges 4:5-10; Psalm 46; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Luke 9:28-36

March 5 - ASH WEDNESDAY
Joel 2:1, 12-17; 21-22; Psalm 90:1-10, 12; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49; Matthew 6:1-16, 16-18

March 9 - LENT 1
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 49:1-2, 5-15; Ephesians 1:15-21; John 3:1-8

March 16 - LENT 2
Genesis 31:25-27, 43-50; Psalm 144:3-4, 12-15; Romans 8:18-25; Luke 8:40-55

March 23 - LENT 3
Exodus 16:2-18; Psalm 65:5-13; Acts 27:1, 27-38: Luke 9:12-17

March 30 - LENT 4
Numbers 26:33; 27:1-11; Psalm 56:1-13; Acts 18:1-3, 18-20, 24-28; Luke 10:38-42

April 6 - LENT 5
1 Kings 10:1-10, 13; Psalm 131:1-3; 1Thessalonians 1:2-10; Luke 11:27-32

April 13 - PALM SUNDAY
Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 118:19-29

April 17 - MAUNDY THURSDAY
Exodus 15:11-21; Psalm 136:1-16; Hebrews 11:23-28; Matthew 26:17-56

April 18 - GOOD FRIDAY
Judges 11:29-40; Psalm 22; Hebrews 12:1-4; Luke 22:13-23:56

April 20 - EASTER DAY
Isaiah 49:1-3; Psalm 18:2-11, 16-19; Hebrews 11:1-2, 23-24, 28-39; Matthew 28:1-10 or John 20:1-10(11-18)

April 27 - EASTER 2
Acts 1:3-8, 12-14 (or Judith 8:1-17); Psalm 6:1-10; Romans 8:31-39; Luke 18:18-30

May 4 - EASTER 3
Acts 8:1-12 (or Judith 9:1-14); Psalm 74:1-12; Ephesians 6:10-18; Luke 12:49-53

May 11 - EASTER 4
Acts 12:6-17 (or Judith 10:1-8); Psalm 69:1-3, 13-17, 30-34; Philemon 1:1-2, 7-16; Luke 13:10-17

May 18 - EASTER 5 (NO GATHERINGS)
Acts 16:13-22. 40 (or Judith 13:1-16); Psalm 102:17-21, 25-28; Colossians 4:10-17; Luke 15:1-10

May 25 - EASTER 6
Acts 17:1-4, 10-12 (or Judith 15:8-13); Psalm 9:1-14, 18-20; Titus 3:1-8; Luke 18:1-8

June 1 - EASTER 7
Acts 17:22-18:4 (or Judith 16:18-25); Psalm 149:1-6; Romans 16:1-16; Luke 13:18-30

June 8 - PENTECOST
Acts 2:1-18 (or Isaiah 44:1-8); Psalm 104:1-4, 10-15, 27-30; Romans 8:14-27; John 14:8-17

June 15 - TRINITY SUNDAY
Hosea 11:1-4; Psalm 130:5-8; 131:1-3; 2 Peter 1:16-18; Matthew 28:16-20

June 22 - PROPER 7
Isaiah 8:1-8; Psalm 34:11-22; 1 John 3:1-3; Luke 9:38-48

June 29 - PROPER 8
Jeremiah 9:17-22; Psalm 126:1-6; Revelation 21:1-7; Luke 22:26-31

July 6 - PROPER 9
Jeremiah 29:1-14; Psalm 33:8-22; James 5:7-11; Luke 21:29-36

July 13 - PROPER 10
Jeremiah 31:2-6, 8-11, 13-17; Psalm 118:14-26; James 5:1-6; Luke 13:31-35

July 20 - PROPER 11
Baruch 2:11-15, 19-23; Psalm 18:2-11, 16-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Luke 12:4-7

July 27 - PROPER 12 (WILD CHURCH)
Baruch 6:1-7; Psalm 106:1-6, 40-47; Colossians 2:9-14; Luke 21:20-28

August 3 - PROPER 13 (NO GATHERINGS)
Habakkuk 1:1-13; 2:1; Psalm 62:8-12; 2 Peter 3:1-11, 14; Luke 17:20-25

August 10 - PROPER 14
Ezekiel 14:12-22a; Psalm 124:1-8; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 17:26-37

August 17 - PROPER 15
Ezekiel 19:1-3, 1014; Psalm 30:1-12; Romans 12:14-21; Luke 6:17-25

August 24 - PROPER 16
Ezekiel 22:1-8, 12; Psalm 50:1-6; Hebrews 10:26-31; John 5:19-24

August 31 - PROPER 17 (NO GATHERINGS)
Obadiah 1:1-4, 10-15; Psalm 7:8-11, 17; James 4:5-11; Luke 17:1-4

September 7 - PROPER 18
Isaiah 40:6-11; Psalm 43:1-5; 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17; John 11:1-6, 17-27

September 14 - PROPER 19

Isaiah 43:1-3a, 5-7; Psalm 36:5-10; Titus 2?11-14; Luke 19:1-10

September 21 - PROPER 20
Zechariah 7:8-14; Psalm 10:1-14; James 2:14-19, 24-26; John 5:25-29

September 28 - PROPER 21
Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 92:1-5, 12-15; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; John 4:7-26

October 5 - PROPER 22
Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 118:14-26; 1 Peter 1:10-12; John 4:27-30, 39-42

October 12 - PROPER 23 (THANKSGIVING IN CANADA)
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-10; Psalm 133:1-3; 2 Corinthians 2:14-16; Mark 14:3-9

October 19 - PROPER 24
Isaiah 62:1-7, 10-12; Psalm 18:2-11, 16-19; 2 Corinthians 6:2-10; John 6:35-40, 54-57

October 26 - PROPER 25
Isaiah 66:7-13; Psalm 139:1-14; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 3:1-10

November 2 - PROPER 26
Daniel 5:1-12; Sirach 1:14-20; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Luke 21:9-19

November 9 - PROPER 27
Malachi 2:13-16; Psalm 37:1-2, 7-9. 27-28, 35-40; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 18:9-14

November 16 - PROPER 28
Malachi 3:1-7; Psalm 84:1-12; Revelation 22:1-15, 16-17, 20-21; Luke 24:44-53

November 23 - CHRIST THE KING
2 Kings 24:8, 11-17; Psalm 47; Hebrews 1:1-9; Matthew 27:11-14, 27-37