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Scripture Readings Throughout the Year.Epistle Gospel Sunday of Holy Pascha Acts 1:1-8 John 1:1-17 2nd Sunday after Pascha Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31 3rd Sunday after Pascha Acts 6:1-7 Mark 15:43-16:8 4th Sunday after Pascha Acts 9:32-42 John 5:1-15 5th Sunday after Pascha Acts 11:19-26, 29-30 John 4:5-42 6th Sunday after Pascha Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38 Holy Ascension (Thurs.) Acts 1:1-12 Luke 24:36-53 7th Sunday after Pascha Acts 20:16-18,28-36 John 17:1-13 8th Sunday Holy Pentecost Acts 2:1-11 John 7:37-52; 8:12 1st Sunday after Pentecost Heb. 11:33-12:2 Matt. 10:32-33,37-38; 19:27-30 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Rom. 2:10-16 Matt. 4:18-23 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Rom. 5:1-10 Matt. 6:22-33 4th Sunday after Pentecost Rom. 6:18-23 Matt. 8:5-13 5th Sunday after Pentecost Rom. 10:1-10 Matt. 8:28-9:1 6th Sunday after Pentecost Rom. 12:6-14 Matt. 9:1-8 7th Sunday after Pentecost Rom. 15:1-7 Matt. 9:27-35 8th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 1:10-18 Matt. 14:14-22 9th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 3:9-17 Matt. 14:22-34 10th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 4:9-16 Matt. 17:14-23 11th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 9:2-12 Matt. 18:23-35 12th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 15:1-11 Matt. 19:16-26 13th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 16:13-24 Matt. 21:33-42 14th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Cor. 1:21-2:4 Matt. 22:1-14 15th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Cor. 4:6-15 Matt. 22:35-46 16th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Cor. 6:1-10 Matt. 25:14-30 17th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Cor. 6:16-7:1 Matt. 15:21-28 18th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Cor. 9:6-11 Luke 5:1-11 19th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Cor. 11:31-12:9 Luke 6:31-36 20th Sunday after Pentecost Gal. 1:11-19 Luke 7:11-16 21st Sunday after Pentecost Gal. 2:16-20 Luke 8:5-15 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Gal. 6:11-18 Luke 16:19-31 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Eph. 2:4-10 Luke 8:26-39 24th Sunday after Pentecost Eph. 2:14-22 Luke 8:41-56 25th Sunday after Pentecost Eph. 4:1-6 Luke 10:25-37 26th Sunday after Pentecost Eph. 5:9-19 Luke 12:16-21 27th Sunday after Pentecost Eph. 6:10-17 Luke 13:10-17 28th Sunday after Pentecost Col. 1:12-18 Luke 14:16-24 29th Sunday after Pentecost Col. 3:4-11 Luke 17:12-19 30th Sunday after Pentecost Col. 3:12-16 Luke 18:18-27 31st Sunday after Pentecost 1 Tim. 1:15-17 Luke 18:35-43 32nd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Tim. 4:9-15 Luke 19:1-10 Sundays Preparatory to Great Lent.33rd Sunday after Pentecost 2 Tim. 3:10-15 Luke 18:10-14 Publican and Pharisee 34th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 6:12-20 Luke 15:11-32 Prodigal Son 35th Sunday after Pentecost 1 Cor. 8:8-9:2 Matt. 25:31-46 Meatfare Sunday of Cheesefare Rom. 13:11-14:4 Matt. 6:14-21 Great Lent.1st Sunday of Great Lent Heb. 11:24-26, John 1:43-51 Sunday of Orthodoxy 32-12:2 2nd Sunday of Great Lent Heb. 1:10-23 Mark 2:1-12 St. Gregory Palamas Heb. 7:26-8:2 John 10:9-16 3rd Sunday of Great Lent Heb. 4:14-5:6 Mark 8:34-9:1 Adoration of the Cross 4th Sunday of Great Lent Heb. 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31 St. John of the Ladder Eph. 5:9-19 Matt. 4:25-5:12 (Sat.) Akathist to the Heb. 9:24-28 Mark 8:27-31 Most-Holy Theotokos Heb. 9:1-7 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 5th Sunday of Great Lent Heb. 9:11-14 Mark 10:32-45 St. Mary of Egypt Gal. 3:23-29 Luke 7:36-50 Lazarus Saturday Heb. 12:28-13:8 John 11:1-45 Palm Sunday Phil. 4:4-9 John 12:1-18 Passion Week.Holy Thursday 1 Cor. 11:23-32 Matt. 26:2-20 John 13:3-17 Matt. 26:21-39 Luke 22:43-45 Matt. 26:40-27:2 Holy Friday 1. John 13:31-18:1 12 Passion Gospels 2. John 18:1-28 3. Matt. 26:57-75 4. John 18:28-19:16 5. Matt. 27:3-32 6. Mark 15:16-32 7. Matt. 27:33-54 8. Luke 23:32-49 9. John 19:25-37 10. Mark 15:43-47 11. John 19:38-42 12. Matt. 27:62-66 Holy Saturday Rom. 6:3-11 Matt. 28:1-20 Matins Resurrection Gospels.1. Matthew 28:16-20 7. John 20:1-10 2. Mark 16:1-8 8. John 20:11-18 3. Mark 16:9-20 9. John 20:19-31 4. Luke 24:1-12 10. John 21:1-14 5. Luke 24:12-35 11. John 21:15-25 6. Luke 24:36-53 Scripture Readings For the Twelve Great Feasts*Feast Epistle Gospel The Nativity of the Most-Holy Phil. 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos The Exaltation of the 1 Cor. 1:18-24 John 19:6-11, 13-20, Precious Cross 25-28, 30-35 The Entry of the Most-Holy Heb. 9:1-7 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 Theotokos into the Temple The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Gal. 4:4-7 Matt. 2:1-12 Christ The Theophany of Our Lord Titus 2:11-14; Matt. 3:13-17 Jesus Christ 3:4-7 The Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Heb. 7:7-17 Luke 2:22-40 Christ The Annunciation to the Most- Heb. 2:11-18 Luke 1:24-38 Holy Theotokos The Transfiguration of Our Lord 2 Peter 1:10-19 Matt. 17:1-9 Jesus Christ The Dormition of the Most-Holy Phil. 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 NOTE: The Readings for Holy Pascha and the Movable Great Feasts (Palm Sunday, Ascension and Pentecost) are to be found in the previous Table. Scripture Readings for Special Occasions.For the Departed: Monday Rom. 14:6-9 John 5:17-24 Tuesday 1 Cor. 15:39-57 John 5:24-30 Wednesday 2 Cor. 5:1-10 John 6:35-39 Thursday 1 Cor. 15:20-28 John 6:40-44 Friday 1 Cor. 15:47-57 John 6:48-54 Saturday 1 Thess. 4:13-17 John 5:24-30 For Other Occasions:For the New Year 1 Tim. 2:1-7 Luke 4:16-22 For Civil Holidays Rom. 13:1-7 Matt. 22:15-22 In Times of Strife Eph. 6:10-17 Mark 11:23-26 In Times of Drought James 5:10-16 Matt. 16:1-6 In Times of Fear of Earthquake Heb. 12:6-13, 25-27 Matt. 8:23-27 For the Sick James 5:10-16 Matt. 8:14-23 Mark 5:24-34 John 4:46-54 For Travelers by Land Acts 8:26-39 John 14:1-14, For Travelers by Air or Sea Acts 21:1-7 Mark 4:35-41 At the Beginning of Instruction Eph. 1:16-19; 3:19-21 Mark 10:13-16 At the Beginning of Every Good Work Phil. 2:12-16 Matt. 7:7-11 For Every Need (Special Eph. 5:9-21 Luke 18:2-8 Petitions) 2 Cor. 1:3-7 Matt. 7:7-11 Mark 11:23-26 For Giving Thanks Eph. 5:9-21 Luke 17:12-19 For Baptism Rom. 6:3-11 Matt. 28:16-20 For Marriage Eph. 5:20-33 John 2:1-11 For Burial of Infants 1 Cor. 15:39-57 John 6:35-39 For Burial of Laymen 1 Thess. 4:13-17 John 5:24-30 For Burial of Monastics 1 Thess. 4:13-17 John 5:24-30 For Burial of Priests 1 Thess. 4:13-17 John 5:24-30 Rom. 5:13-21 John 5:17-25 1 Cor. 15:1-11 John 6:35-39 1 Cor. 15:20-28 John 6:40-44 Rom. 14:6-9 John 6:48-54 |
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