The
Catholic Lectionary for Mass
(1981 Latin & 1998 USA Editions)
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.
First Readings for Sundays during the Easter
Season:
(selections from the Acts of the Apostles)
Sunday or Feast | Year A | Year B | Year C |
Easter Sunday | Acts 10:34a, 37-43 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
2nd Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42-47 | Acts 4:32-35 | Acts 5:12-16 |
3rd Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14, 22-33 | Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 | Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 |
4th Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:14a, 36-41 | Acts 4:8-12 | Acts 13:14, 43-52 |
5th Sunday of Easter | Acts 6:1-7 | Acts 9:26-31 | Acts 14:21-27 |
6th Sunday of Easter | Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 | Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 | Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 |
Ascension of the Lord | Acts 1:1-11 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
7th Sunday of Easter | Acts 1:12-14 | Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 | Acts 7:55-60 |
Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-11 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
For more details, see the page on Lectionary Readings from the Acts of the Apostles
Second Readings for Sundays during Ordinary
Time:
(semi-continuous readings from most of the NT Epistles)
Year A | Year B | Year C | |
1 Cor 1:1-3 | 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20 | 1 Cor 12:4-11 | |
1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 | 1 Cor 7:29-31 | 1 Cor 12:12-30 or 12:12-14, 27 | |
1 Cor 1:26-31 | 1 Cor 7:32-35 | 1 Cor 12:31–13:13 or 13:4-13 | |
1 Cor 2:1-5 | 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 | 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11 | |
1 Cor 2:6-10 | 1 Cor 10:31–11:1 | 1 Cor 15:12, 16-20 | |
1 Cor 3:16-23 | 2 Cor 1:18-22 | 1 Cor 15:45-49 | |
1 Cor 4:1-5 | 2 Cor 3:1b-6 | 1 Cor 15:54-58 | |
Rom 3:21-25, 28 | 2 Cor 4:6-11 | Gal 1:1-2, 6-10 | |
Rom 4:18-25 | 2 Cor 4:13–5:1 | Gal 1:11-19 | |
Rom 5:6-11 | 2 Cor 5:6-10 | Gal 2:16, 19-21 | |
Rom 5:12-15 | 2 Cor 5:14-17 | Gal 3:26-29 | |
Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 | 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15 | Gal 5:1, 13-18 | |
Rom 8:9, 11-13 | 2 Cor 12:7-10 | Gal 6:14-18 | |
Rom 8:18-23 | Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10 | Col 1:15-20 | |
Rom 8:26-27 | Eph 2:13-18 | Col 1:24-28 | |
Rom 8:28-30 | Eph 4:1-6 | Col 2:12-14 | |
Rom 8:35, 37-39 | Eph 4:17, 20-24 | Col 3:1-5, 9-11 | |
Rom 9:1-5 | Eph 4:30–5:2 | Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12 | |
Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 | Eph 5:15-20 | Heb 12:1-4 | |
Rom 11:33-36 | Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32 | Heb 12:5-7, 11-13 | |
Rom 12:1-2 | Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 | Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a | |
Rom 13:8-10 | Jas 2:1-5 | Phlm 9-10, 12-17 | |
Rom 14:7-9 | Jas 2:14-18 | 1 Tim 1:12-17 | |
Phil 1:20c-24, 27a | Jas 3:16–4:3 | 1 Tim 2:1-8 | |
Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5 | Jas 5:1-6 | 1 Tim 6:11-16 | |
Phil 4:6-9 | Heb 2:9-11 | 2 Tim 1:6-8, 13-14 | |
Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 | Heb 4:12-13 | 2 Tim 2:8-13 | |
1 Thess 1:1-5b | Heb 4:14-16 | 2 Tim 3:14–4:2 | |
1 Thess 1:5c-10 | Heb 5:1-6 | 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18 | |
1 Thess 2:7b-9, 13 | Heb 7:23-28 | 2 Thess 1:11–2:2 | |
1 Thess 4:13-18 or 4:13-14 | Heb 9:24-28 | 2 Thess 2:16–3:5 | |
1 Thess 5:1-6 | Heb 10:11-14, 18 | 2 Thess 3:7-12 | |
1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 | Rev 1:5-8 | Col 1:12-20 |
Several NT books are missing from the above list:
Portions of 1 Peter, 1 John, and a bit more of Revelation are read on
Sundays of the Easter Season.
A few short excerpts from 2 Peter and Titus are read during the Seasons of
Advent and Christmas.
Several letters (2 John, 3 John, Jude) are never read at Sunday Masses, but
only on a few weekdays.
Second Readings during Liturgical Seasons
(semi-continuous readings from most of the NT Epistles):
Sunday or Feast | Year A | Year B | Year C |
1st Sunday of Advent | Rom 13:11-14 | 1 Cor 1:3-9 | 1 Thess 3:12–4:2 |
2nd Sunday of Advent | Rom 15:4-9 | 2 Pet 3:8-14 | Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 |
3rd Sunday of Advent | Jas 5:7-10 | 1 Thess 5:16-24 | Phil 4:4-7 |
4th Sunday of Advent | Rom 1:1-7 | Rom 16:25-27 | Heb 10:5-10 |
Christmas: Vigil Mass | Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Christmas: Mass at Midnight | Titus 2:11-14 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Christmas: Mass at Dawn | Titus 3:4-7 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Christmas: Mass during the Day | Heb 1:1-6 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Sunday within the Octave of Christmas: Holy Family |
Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 | opt.: Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 | opt.: 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 |
January 1: Octave of Christmas Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God |
Gal 4:4-7 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Second Sunday after Christmas (if Epiphany is not transferred) |
Eph 1:3-6, 15-18 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
January 6: The Epiphany of the Lord |
Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Sunday after January 6: The Baptism of the Lord |
Acts 10:34-38 | opt.: 1 John 5:1-9 | opt.: Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 |
1st Sunday of Lent | Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19 | 1 Pet 3:18-22 | Rom 10:8-13 |
2nd Sunday of Lent | 2 Tim 1:8b-10 | Rom 8:31b-34 | Phil 3:17–4:1 or 3:20–4:1 |
3rd Sunday of Lent | Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 | 1 Cor 1:22-25 | 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 |
4th Sunday of Lent | Eph 5:8-14 | Eph 2:4-10 | 2 Cor 5:17-21 |
5th Sunday of Lent | Rom 8:8-11 | Heb 5:7-9 | Phil 3:8-14 |
Palm Sunday | Phil 2:6-11 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Holy Thursday | 1 Cor 11:23-26 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Good Friday | Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Easter Vigil | Rom 6:3-11 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Easter Sunday | Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
2nd Sunday of Easter | 1 Pet 1:3-9 | 1 John 5:1-6 | Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 |
3rd Sunday of Easter | 1 Pet 1:17-21 | 1 John 2:1-5a | Rev 5:11-14 |
4th Sunday of Easter | 1 Pet 2:20b-25 | 1 John 3:1-2 | Rev 7:9, 14b-17 |
5th Sunday of Easter | 1 Pet 2:4-9 | 1 John 3:18-24 | Rev 21:1-5a |
6th Sunday of Easter | 1 Pet 3:15-18 | 1 John 4:7-10 | Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 |
Ascension of the Lord | Eph 1:17-23 | opt.: Eph 4:1-13 or 1-7, 11-13 | opt.: Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23 |
7th Sunday of Easter (if not Ascension) | 1 Pet 4:13-16 | 1 John 4:11-16 | Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20 |
Vigil of Pentecost | Rom 8:22-27 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Pentecost Sunday | 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 | opt.: Gal 5:16-25 | opt.: Rom 8:8-17 |
Sunday after Pentecost: Most Holy Trinity |
2 Cor 13:11-13 | Rom 8:14-17 | Rom 5:1-5 |
Sunday after Trinity Sunday: Body and Blood of Christ |
1 Cor 10:16-17 | Heb 9:11-15 | 1 Cor 11:23-26 |
Friday after the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost: Sacred Heart of Jesus |
1 John 4:7-16 | Eph 3:8-12, 14-19 | Rom 5:5b-11 |
Nov. 1: Solemnity of All Saints | 1 John 3:1-3 | same as Year A | same as Year A |
Note: Of the 105 verses of 1 John, we read only 30 verses on the Sundays of Easter (Year B), and a few more on other major feasts.
See also the First Readings for Weekday Masses
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