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Scripture Readings Throughout the Year

  • 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

  1. John 13:3-17

  2. Matt. 26:21-39

  3. Luke 22:43-45

  4. Matt. 26:40-27:2

Holy Friday // 12 Passion Gospels

John 13:31-18:1

John 18:1-28

Matt. 26:57-75

John 18:28-19:16

Matt. 27:3-32

Mark 15:16-32

Matt. 27:33-54

Luke 23:32-49

John 19:25-37

Mark 15:43-47

John 19:38-42

Matt. 27:62-66

Holy Saturday Rom. 6:3-11 Matt. 28:1-20

Matins Resurrection Gospels

Matthew 28:16-20

Mark 16:1-8

Mark 16:9-20

Luke 24:1-12

Luke 24:12-35

Luke 24:36-53

John 20:1-10

John 20:19-31

John 21:1-14

John 21:15-25

Scripture Readings For the Twelve Great Feasts*

 

The Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos Phil. 2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

The Exaltation of the Precious Cross 1 Cor. 1:18-24 John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 30-35

The Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple Heb. 9:1-7 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ Gal. 4:4-7 Matt. 2:1-12

The Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ Titus 2:11-14; Matt. 3:13-17; 3:4-7

The Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple Heb. 7:7-17 Luke 2:22-40

The Annunciation to the Most-Holy Theotokos Heb. 2:11-18 Luke 1:24-38

The Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2 Peter 1:10-19 Matt. 17:1-9

The Dormition of the Most-Holy Theotokos 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 Petitions)

  • Eph. 5:9-21

  • Luke 18:2-8

  • 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

 

 

Excerpt taken from "These Truths We Hold - The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teachings". Compiled and Edited by A Monk of St. Tikhon's Monastery. Copyright 1986 by the St. Tikhon's Seminary Press, South Canaan, Pennsylvania 18459.

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