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RCL Year A

1 January, 2026
New Year's Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
Psalm 8
Revelation 21:1-6a
Matthew 25:31-46
04 January 2026
Christmas+2
 Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
 John 1:(1-9), 10-18
06 January 2026
Epiphany of the Lord
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
11 January 2026
Baptism of the Lord
Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17
18 January 2026
Epiphany + 2
Isaiah 49:1-7
Psalm 40:1-11
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
John 1:29-42
25 January 2026
Epiphany + 3
 Isaiah 9:1-4
Psalm 27:1,4-9
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23
01 February 2026
Epiphany + 4
Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:1-12
08 February 2026
Epiphany + 5
 Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12)
Psalm 112:1-9(10)
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Matthew 5:13-20
15  February  2026  Transfiguration
Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 2 or
Psalm 99
2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9
18  February  2026
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 
22  February  2026
Lent 1
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Psalm 32
Romans 5:12-19
Matthew 4:1-11

01  March  2026
Lent 2
Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
John 3:1-17 or
Matthew 17:1-9
08  March 2026
Lent 3
Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5:1-11
John 4:5-42
15 March 2026
Lent 4
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5:8-14
John 9:1-41
22 March 2026
Lent 5
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45
29  March 2026
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
02 April 2026
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
03 April 2026
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
05  April 2026
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
12 April 2026
Easter 2
Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20:19-31
19 April 2026
Easter 3
Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24:13-35
26 April 2026
Easter 4
Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10
03 May 2026
Easter 5
Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14
10 May 2026
Easter 6
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21 or:
 John 15:1-8
14 May 2026 
Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Ephesians 1:15-23
Luke 24:44-53
17 May  2026
Easter 7
 Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
24 May  2026
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
31 May 2026
Trinity Sunday
Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Matthew 28:16-20
07 June 2026
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
14 June 2026
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)
21 June 2026
Pentecost +4
 Genesis 21:8-21
 Psalm 69:7-10,  16-18
 Romans 6:1b-11
 Matthew 10:24-39
28 June 2026
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
05 July 2026
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
12 July 2026
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
19 July 2026
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
26 July 2026
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
02 August  2026
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
09 August 2026
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
16 August 2026
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
23 August 2026
Pentecost +13
Exodus 1:8-2:10
Psalm 124
or
Isaiah 51:1-6
Psalm 138
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20
30 August 2026
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
06 September 2026
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
13 September 2026
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
20 September 2026
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
27 September 2026
Pentecost +18
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
04 October 2026
Pentecost +19
World Communion
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
11 October 2026
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
12 October 2026
Thanksgiving Day--Canada
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Psalm 65
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Luke 17:11-19
18 October 2026
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 
25 October 2026
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 2026
Reformation Day
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 46
Romans 3:19-28
John 8:31-36
01 November 2026
All Saints Day
Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 34:1-10, 22
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12
01 November 2026
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
08 November 2026
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
15 November 2026
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
22 November 2026
Christ the King
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
or
Psalm 95:1-7a
Ephesians 1:15-23
Matthew 25:31-46
26 November 2026
Thanksgiving Day--USA
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Psalm 65
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Luke 17:11-19

Start of Year B:

29 November 2026
First  Advent
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
06 December 2026
Second Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
2 Peter 3:8-15a
Mark 1:1-8
13 December 2026
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
20 December 2026
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 2026
Christmas Eve
Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
25 December, 2026
Christmas Day
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalm 98
Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)
John 1:1-14
27  December, 2026
Christmas +1
 Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Psalm 148
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40
01  January, 2027
New Year's Day
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
Psalm 8
Revelation 21:1-6a
Matthew 25:31-46
03  January, 2027