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    RCL 
    Index 
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    	Lectionary Readings, Year A
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			Advent 1 Nov 27-Dec 3  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 122 Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 Epistle: Romans 13:11-14  | 
		
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			Advent 2 Dec 4-10  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 Epistle: Romans 15:4-13  | 
		
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			Advent 3 Dec 11-17  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:47-55 Old Testament: Isaiah 35:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 Epistle: James 5:7-10  | 
		
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			Advent 4 Dec 18-24  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Old Testament: Isaiah 7:10-16 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 Epistle: Romans 1:1-7  | 
		
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			Christmas, Proper I Dec 25  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 96  Old Testament: Isaiah 9:2-7 Gospel: Luke 2:1-14, 15-20 Epistle: Titus 2:11-14  | 
		
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			Christmas, Proper II Dec 25  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 97 Old Testament: Isaiah 62:6-12 Gospel: Luke 2:1-7, 8-20 Epistle: Titus 3:4-7  | 
		
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			Christmas, Proper III Dec 25  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 98 Old Testament: Isaiah 52:7-10 Gospel: John 1:1-14 Epistle: Hebrews 1:1-4, 5-12  | 
		
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			1st Sunday after Christmas Dec 26-Jan 1  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 148 Old Testament: Isaiah 63:7-9 Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 Epistle: Hebrews 2:10-18  | 
		
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			Holy Name  Jan. 1 Years A B C  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 8 Old Testament: Numbers 6:22-27 Gospel: Luke 2:15-21 Epistle: Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11  | 
		
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			 New Years Day Jan. 1 Years A B C  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 8 Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 Epistle: Revelation 21:1-6a  | 
		
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			 2nd Sunday after Christmas  Jan 2-5 Years A B C  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21 Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12 Gospel: John 1:1-9, 10-18 Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-14  | 
		
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			 Epiphany  Jan 6 Years A B C or 1st Sunday in January  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Old Testament: Isaiah 60:1-6 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 Epistle: Ephesians 3:1-12  | 
		
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			Epiphany 1 Baptism of the Lord Jan 7-13  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 29 Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9 Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 Epistle: Acts 10:34-43  | 
		
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			Epiphany 2 Jan 14-20  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 40:1-11 Old Testament: Isaiah 49:1-7 Gospel: John 1:29-42 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9  | 
		
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			Epiphany 3 Jan 21-27  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4-9 Old Testament: Isaiah 9:1-4 Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18  | 
		
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			 Epiphany 4 Jan 28-Feb 3  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 15 Old Testament: Micah 6:1-8 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31  | 
		
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			Epiphany 5 Feb 4-10  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 112:1-9, 10 Old Testament: Isaiah 58:1-9a, 9b-12 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, 13-16  | 
		
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			Epiphany 6 (Proper 1) Feb 11-17 unless Last Sunday of Epiphany  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 119:1-8 Old Testament: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20 Gospel: Matthew 5:21-37 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9  | 
		
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			Epiphany 7 (Proper 2) Feb 18-24 unless Last Sunday of Epiphany  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 119:33-40 Old Testament: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23  | 
		
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			Epiphany 8 (Proper 3) Feb 25-29 unless Last Sunday of Epiphany  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 131 Old Testament: Isaiah 49:8-16a Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5  | 
		
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			Epiphany 9 (Proper 4) Mar 1-7 unless Last Sunday of Epiphany  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24 Old Testament: Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 Gospel: Matthew 7:21-29 Epistle: Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28, 29-31  | 
		
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			Last Sunday after Epiphany Transfiguration Sunday  | 
			
			Psalm: Psalm 2 or Psalm 99 Old Testament: Exodus 24:12-18 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 Epistle: 2 Peter 1:16-21  | 
		
Year A Readings for Lent and 
		Easter to Pentecost
      Year A Readings for Ordinary Time after 
		Pentecost
Season of the Church Year
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     Advent  | 
      
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     Christmas  | 
      
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     Epiphany Season  | 
      
For a service of worship for the beginning of Advent or for 
	Christmas Eve, see
A Service of the 
	Nativity
Service for Hanging of the Green - Traditional