A lectionary for 2023 -2024

We are using the texts from A Women's Lectionary For The Whole Church, YEAR B, 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 3, 2023) to the Majesty of Christ (Nov 24, 2024). There are a few extra days, included in italics, that do not fall on Sundays but help to tell a more complete story.

December 3 - ADVENT 1- HOPE
Isaiah 12:1-5; Psalm 65:1-13; Romans 1:7-8, 14-17; Mark 1:1-13
(Our Lady of Sorrows: Mark 13:24-26)

December 10 - ADVENT 2 - PEACE
Genesis 16:7-13; Psalm 48:1-3,9-14; Romans 10:9-13; Mark 1:14-28
(Our Lady of Guadalupe: Isaiah 40:4-5)

December 17 - ADVENT 3 - JOY
Genesis 20:1-7, 9, 11-12, 14, 17; Psalm 147:1-7; Acts 16:16-24; Mark 1:29-45
(The First Disciple: Luke 1:46-55)

December 24 - ADVENT 4 - LOVE
Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 118:14-26; 1 Peter 1:10-12; Luke 1:26-38
(Miracle of The Palm: Luke 1:35-37)

December 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
Isaiah 26:16-19; Psalm 68:4-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Luke 2:1-14 or 2:1-20

December 31 (NO GATHERINGS)
Isaiah 40:1-8; Psalm 69:30-36; Galatians 4:1-7; Luke 2:25-38

January 1 - FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME
Isaiah 7:3-16; Psalm 89:1-8, 14; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 2:15-21

January 6 - EPHIPHANY
Isaiah 60:1-6, 11; Psalm 67; 2 Timothy 1:5-10; Matthew 2:1-12

January 7 - EPIPHANY 1
Isaiah 51:4-8; Psalm 85; Hebrews 2:1-11; Mark 2:1-12

January 14 - EPIPHANY 2
Proverbs 4:1-13; Psalm 25:4012; Galatians 1:6-12; Mark 2:13-28

January 21 - EPIPHANY 3
2 Kings 5:1-4, 9-14; Psalm 10:1-17; 1 Corinthians 12:1,4-11; Mark 3:1-12

January 28 - EPIPHANY 4
Jeremiah 9:17-22; Psalm 34:1-14; Romans 16:1-16; Mark 3:13-35

February 2 - FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION
Leviticus 12:1-8; Psalm 48:1-3, 9-14; 1 John 5:1-5; Luke 2:22-38

February 4 - EPIPHANY 5
Isaiah 6:1-10; Psalm 119:33-40; 1 John 5:18-20; Mark 4:1-20

February 11 - TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY
Judges 5:1-7; Psalm 102:12-21; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Mark 9:1-13

February 14 - 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

February 18 - LENT 1 (NO GATHERINGS)
Judges 5:24-31; Psalm 25:1-7; Romans 12:14-21; Mark 6:14-29

February 25 - LENT 2
Proverbs 28:20-25; Psalm 50:1-15; 1 Timothy 5:1-4, 8; Mark 7:1-15

March 3 - LENT 3
Joshua 6:15-17, 23, 25; Psalm 146; James 2:14-19, 24-26; Mark 7:24-30

March 10 - LENT 4
1 Kings 17:8-16; Psalm 145:8-10, 14-19; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Mark 8:1-21

March 17 - LENT 5
Genesis 4:17-24; Psalm 128; 1 Corinthians 7:1-17; Mark 10:1-16

March 24 - PALM SUNDAY
Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 118:19-29

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

March 29 - GOOD FRIDAY
Judges 11:29-40; Psalm 22; Hebrew 12:1-4; Luke 22:14-71; Luke 23:1-56

March 30 - HOLY SATURDAY
Job 14:1-4; Psalm 31; Philippians 2:1-8; Matthew 27:57-66

March 31 - EASTER DAY
Isaiah 49:1-13; Psalm 18:2-11, 16-19; Hebrews 11:1-2,23-24, 28-29; Matthew 28:1-10 or John 20:1-10(11-18)

April 7 - EASTER 2
Acts 1:3-5, 12-14 (or Proverbs 9:1-6); Psalm 104:1-4, 10-15, 27-30; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10; John 14:1-7

April 14 - EASTER 3
Acts 5:12-16 (or Isaiah 43:1-3a, 5-7); Psalm 50:1-6; Ephesians 1:7-14; John 5:25-29

April 21 - EASTER 4
Acts 6:1-7 (or Jeremiah 7:1-7); Psalm 68: 4-11; 1 Timothy 5:1-4, 8; John 14:18-24

April 28 - EASTER 5
Acts 8:1-12 (or Isaiah 52:7-10); Psalm 71:15-23; Romans 10:9-15; John 4:24-29

May 5 - EASTER 6
Acts 9:36-42 (or Isaiah 26:16-19); Psalm 36:5-10; Romans 8:11-17; John 6:35-40

May 9 - FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 24; Revelation 3:20-22; Luke 24:46-53

May 12 - EASTER 7
Acts 8:26-39 (or Deuteronomy 25:5-9); Psalm 45:6-10, 12-15; 1 Corinthians 7:32-40; Mark 12:18-27

May 19 - PENTECOST (NO GATHERINGS)
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

May 26 - TRINITY SUNDAY
Hosea 11:1-4; Psalm 130:5-8; Psalm 131 1-3; 2 Peter 1:16-18; Matthew 28:16-20

June 2 - ORDINARY TIME 4
Isaiah 51:1-6; Psalm 92:1-5, 12-15; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Mark 4:30-34

June 9 - ORDINARY TIME 5
1 Samuel 28:5-17; Psalm 95:1-7; 1 John 4:1-6; MArk 5:1-20

June 16 - ORDINARY TIME 6
Numbers 11:4-15; Psalm 147:7-14; 1 Timothy 6:6-16; Mark 6:30-44

June 23 - ORDINARY TIME 7
1 Kings 19:19-21; Psalm 23; 1 Peters 2:21-25; Mark 8:27-38

June 30 - ORDINARY TIME 8 (NO GATHERINGS)
Genesis 2:4b-7; Psalm 139:1, 7-14; Ephesians 1:3-10; Mark 9:33-37, 42

July 7 - ORDINARY TIME 9
1 Samuel 8:1,4-18; Psalm 72:1-4, 12-14, 18-19; 1 Timothy 2:1-6; John 6:14-20

July 14 - ORDINARY TIME 10
Esther 1:1-11; Psalm 49: 5-15; James 5:1-6; Mark 10:17-31

July 21 - ORDINARY TIME 11
Ruth 1:1-14; Psalm 80:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24; Mark 12:41-44

July 22 - FEAST OF MARY MAGDALENE
Genesis 16:10-13; Psalm 68:4-11; Romans 16:1-16; John 20:1-2, 11-18

July 28 - ORDINARY TIME 12
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-10; Psalm 133; 2 Corinthians 2:14-16; Mark 14:3-9

August 4 - ORDINARY TIME 13 (NO GATHERINGS)
Ruth 1:15-22; Psalm 44:1-4, 8, 17, 23-26; Acts 6:1-6; Luke 18:1-8

August 11 - ORDINARY TIME 14
Ruth 2:1-16; Psalm 112; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5; Luke 12:13-21

August 15 - FEAST OF THE EVER-BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Judith 13:18-20; Canticle 15; the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55); Revelations 21:1-8; Luke 1:26-38

August 18 - ORDINARY TIME 15
Ruth 3:1-18; Psalm 65:1-13; 2 Corinthians 9:6-13; Luke 8:1-3

August 25 - ORDINARY TIME 16
Ruth 4:9-17; Psalm 107:1-9, 19-22; 1 Corinthians 12:14-26; Matthew 5:43-48

September 1 - ORDINARY TIME 17 (NO GATHERINGS)
2 Chronicles 28:1, 5, 8-15; Psalm 1-6:1-6, 40-47; Ephesians 4:1-8; John 4:7-26

September 8 - ORDINARY TIME 18
2 Kings 17:21-28, 41; Psalm 34:1-14; 1 Peter 5:6-11; John 4:27-29, 39-42

September 15 - ORDINARY TIME 19
1 Samuel 1:1-6; 9-18; Psalm 113; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-12; John 16:16-22

September 22 - ORDINARY TIME 20
1 Samuel 1:19-28; Canticle of Hannah (1 Samuel 2:1-10) 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 10:34-39

September 29 - ORDINARY TIME 21 (NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH & RECONCILIATION)
1 Samuel 2:18-21, 26; Psalm 144:3-4, 12-15; 1 Peter 2:4-10; Mark 9:14-29

October 6 - ORDINARY TIME 22
1 Samuel 4:19-22; Psalm 74:1-12; Revelation 21:10, 22-27; Mark 13:1-8

October 13 - ORDINARY TIME 23 (THANKSGIVING WEEKEND)
1 Samuel 15;1-3, 8, 10-17, 24-25; Psalm 25:1-11; Ephesians 4:25-32; Mark 11:12-14, 20-25

October 20 - ORDINARY TIME 24
1 Samuel 14:49-51; 1 Samuel 18:17-21, 29; Psalm 3:1-8; Romans 5:6-11; Mark 4:21-25

October 27 - ORDINARY TIME 25
1 Samuel 25:14-19, 23-25, 32-24, 42-43; Psalm 37:1-2, 7-11, 16, 35-40; 2 Corinthians 8:1-9; Matthew 5:38-42

November 1 - FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
Isaiah 25:1, 4a, 6-10a; Psalm 67; Romans 15:7-13; Matthew 27:50-56

November 3 - ORDINARY TIME 26
2 Samuel 11:2-15; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Peter 3:1-4,8-9; Matthew 15:10-11, 15-20

November 10 - ORDINARY TIME 27 (REMEMBRANCE DAY WEEKEND)
1 Kings 5:1-6, 13-14; Psalm 72:1-4, 12-14, 18-19; Philippians 4:1-7; Matthew 6:28-24

November 17 - ORDINARY 28
2 Kings 24:8-15; Psalm 79; Revelation s 18:1-2,4-8, Luke 7:11-23

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