The Lutheran ChurchLCMS Cross LogoMissouri Synod

horizontal rule

Welcome to the Year-At-A-Glance. This is a listing of all Sundays and special days in the Church Year, with the pericope readings for each of them, from the Lutheran Service Book (LSB). The color of the week is shown for each week.

For those weeks where the Sunday coincides with a minor festival (which is usually celebrated when it does so), both the normal pericope for the Sunday in question AND the minor festival are listed. Your church typically chooses which of the two to celebrate that week.

PLEASE contact us if you notice any problems in this listing or have any suggestions for improvement.  It is obviously a very human effort to bring all this information together on one page, and there may be mistakes here.  We will correct any that are brought to our attention.

Click on the Festival column to see service notes for the Sunday in question from pericope.org.

Click on the individual bible passages to use the Bible Gateway to view the text for the day (http://bible.gospelcom.net).

Click here for the Series C (2006) version.
Click here for the Series B (2005) version.

Church Year “LSB” Series A - 2007-2008

PRINTABLE

SEASON DATE (Prop.) FESTIVAL PSALM FIRST READING EPISTLE GOSPEL Other
ADVENT Dec. 2   First S. in Advent Ps. 122 Is. 2:1-5 Rom. 13:(8-10) 11-14 Matt. 21:1-11  
              Matt. 24:36-44  
  Dec. 9   Second S. in Advent Ps. 72:1-7 Is. 11:1-10 Rom. 15:4-13 Matt. 3:1-12  
  Dec. 16   Third S. in Advent Ps. 146 Is. 35:1-10 James 5:7-11 Matt. 11:2-15  
  Dec. 23   Fourth S. in Advent Ps. 24 Is. 7:10-17 Rom. 1:1-7 Matt. 1:18-25  
CHRISTMAS Dec. 25   Nativity of Our Lord Ps. 2 Is. 52:7-10 Heb. 1:1-6 (7-12) John 1:1-14 (15-18)  
      -- Christmas Day          
  Dec. 30   First S. a. Christmas Ps. 111 Is. 63:7-14 Gal. 4:4-7 Matt. 2:13-23  
EPIPHANY Jan. 6   Epiphany Ps. 72:1-11 (12-15) Is. 60:1-6 Eph. 3:1-12 Matt. 2:1-12  
  Jan. 13   The Baptism of Our Lord Ps. 29 Is. 42:1-9 Rom. 6:1-11 Matt. 3:13-17  
EPIPHANY Jan. 20   Second S. a. the Epiphany Ps. 40:1-11 Is. 49:1-7 1 Cor. 1:1-9 John 1:29-42a Sarah
  Jan. 27   Third S. a. the Epiphany Ps. 27:1-9 (10-14) Is. 9:1-4 1 Cor. 1:10-18 Matt. 4:12-25 J. Chrysostom
  Feb. 3   Transfiguration of Our Lord Ps. 2:6-12 Ex. 24:8-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matt. 17:1-9  
ASH WEDNESDAY Feb. 6   Ash Wednesday Ps. 51:1-13 (14-19) Joel 2:12-19 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:10 Matt. 6:1-6, 16-21  
LENT Feb. 10   First S. in Lent Ps. 32:1-7 Gen. 3:1-21 Rom. 5:12-19 Matt. 4:1-11 Silas
  Feb. 17   Second S. in Lent Ps. 121 Gen. 12:1-9 Rom. 4:1-8, 13-17 John 3:1-17  
  Feb. 24   Third S. in Lent Ps. 95:1-9 Ex. 17 1-17 Rom. 5:1-8 John 4:5-26 (27-30,39-42) St Matthias
  Mar. 2   Fourth S. in Lent Ps. 142 Is. 42:14-21 Eph. 5:8-14 John 9:1-41  
              John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39  
  Mar. 9   Fifth S. in Lent Ps. 130 Ezek. 37:1-14 Rom. 8:1-11 John 11:1-45 (46-53)  
              John 11:17-27,38-53  
HOLY WEEK Mar. 16   Sunday of the Passion Ps. 118:19-29 Is. 50:4-9a Phil. 2:5-11 Matt. 26:1-27:66  
      or Palm Sunday Ps. 31:9-16     Matt. 27:11-66  
          John 12:20-43  
  Mar. 20   Maundy (Holy) Thursday Ps. 116:12-19 Ex. 24:3-11 Heb. 9:11-22 Matt. 26:17-30  
Good Friday Mar. 21   Good Friday Ps. 22 Is. 52:13-53:12 Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42  
        Ps. 31     John 19:17-30  
EASTER Mar. 23   Resurrection of Our Lord Ps. 16 Acts 10:34-43 Col. 3:1-4 Matt. 28:1-10  
      -- Easter Day   Jer. 31:1-6      
  Mar. 30   Second S. of Easter Ps. 148 Acts 5:29-42 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31  
  Apr. 6   Third S. of Easter Ps. 116:1-14 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 1 Peter 1:17-25 Luke 24:13-35 Cranach & Durer
  Apr. 13   Fourth S. of Easter Ps. 23 Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 J. Bugenhagen
  Apr. 20   Fifth S. of Easter Ps. 146 Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14  
  Apr. 27   Sixth S. of Easter Ps. 66:8-20 Acts 17:16-31 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21  
  May 1   Ascension of Our Lord Ps. 47 Acts 1:1-11 Eph. 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53 Sts. Philip & James
  May 4   Seventh S. of Easter Ps. 68:1-10 Acts 1:12-26 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 F. Wyneken
PENTECOST May 11   Day of Pentecost Ps. 25:1-15 Num. 11:24-30 Acts 2:1-21 John 7:37-39 Cyril & Methodius
TRINITY May 18   Holy Trinity -- First S. a. Pent. Ps. 8 Gen. 1:1-2:4a Acts 2:14a, 22-36 Matt. 28:16-20  
PENTECOST May 25 (3) Second S. a. Pent. Ps. 115:(1-8) 9-18 Is. 49:8-16a Rom. 1:8-17 Matt. 6:24-34 Bede the Venerable
  June 1 (4) Third S. a. Pent. Ps. 4 Deut. 11:18-21,26-28 Rom. 3:21-28 Matt. 7:15-29 Justin Martyr
  June 8 (5) Fourth S. a. Pent. Ps. 119:65-72 Hos. 5:15-6:6 Rom. 4:13-25 Matt. 9:9-13  
  June 15 (6) Fifth S. a. Pent. Ps. 100 Ex. 19:2-8 Rom. 5:6-15 Matt. 9:35-10:8(9-20)  
  June 22 (7) Sixth S. a. Pent. Ps. 91:1-10 (11-16) Jer. 20:7-13 Rom. 6:12-23 Matt. 10:5a, 21-33  
  June 29 (8) Seventh S. a. Pent. Ps. 119:153-160 Jer. 28:5-9 Rom. 7:1-13 Matt. 10:34-42  
STS PETER & PAUL June 29     Acts 15:1-12 (13-21) Gal. 2:1-10 Matt. 16:13-19  
  July 6 (9) Eighth S. a. Pent. Ps. 145:1-14 Zech. 9:9-12 Rom. 7:14-25a Matt. 11:25-30 Isaiah
  July 13 (10) Ninth S. a. Pent. Ps. 65:(1-8) 9-13 Is. 55:1-5 Rom. 8:12-17 Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23  
  July 20 (11) Tenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 119:57-64 Is. 44:6-8 Rom. 8:18-27 Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43 Elijah
  July 27 (12) Eleventh S. a. Pent. Ps. 125 Deut. 7:6-9 Rom. 8:28-39 Matt. 13:44-52  
  Aug. 3 (13) Twelfth S. a. Pent. Ps. 136:1-9 (23-26) Is. 55:1-5 Rom. 9:1-5 (6-13) Matt. 14:13-21 Joanna, Mary, Salome
  Aug. 10 (14) Thirteenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 18:1-6 (7-16) Job 38:4-18 Rom. 10:5-17 Matt. 14:22-33 Lawrence
  Aug. 17 (15) Fourteenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 67 Is. 56:1,6-8 Rom. 11:1-2a, 13-15, 28-32 Matt. 15:21-28 J. Gerhard
  Aug. 24 (16) Fifteenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 138 Is. 51:1-6 Rom. 11:33-12:8 Matt. 16:13-20  
ST BARTHOLEMEW Aug. 24       Prov. 3:1-8 2 Cor. 4:7-10 Luke 22:24-30  
            John 1:43-51  
  Aug. 31 (17) Sixteenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 26 Jer. 15:15-21 Rom. 12:9-21 Matt. 16:21-28  
  Sep. 7 (18) Seventeenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 32:1-7 Ezek. 33:7-9 Rom. 13:1-10 Matt. 18:1-20  
  Sep. 14 (19) Eighteenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 103:1-12 Gen. 50:15-21 Rom. 14:1-12 Matt. 18:21-35  
HOLY CROSS Sep. 14       Num. 21:4-9 1 Cor. 1:18-25 John 12:20-33  
  Sep. 21 (20) Nineteenth S. a. Pent. Ps. 27:1-9 Is. 55:6-9 Phil. 1:12-14, 19-30 Matt. 20:1-16  
ST MATTHEW Sep. 21       Ezek. 2:8-3:11 Eph. 4:7-16 Matt. 9:9-13  
  Sep. 28 (21) Twentieth S. a. Pent. Ps. 25:1-10 Ezek. 18:1-4, 25-32 Phil. 2:1-4 (5-13) 14-18 Matt. 21:23-27(28-32)  
  Oct. 5 (22) Twenty-first S. a. Pent. Ps. 80:7-19 Is. 5:1-7 Phil. 3:4b-14 Matt. 21:33-46  
  Oct. 12 (23) Twenty-second S. a. Pent. Ps. 23 Is. 25:6-9 Phil. 4:4-13 Matt. 22:1-14  
THANKSGIVING (CAN) Oct. 12*   Thanksgiving Day (2nd Mon) Ps. 67 Deut. 8:1-10 Phil. 4:6-20 Luke 17:11-19  
            1 Tim. 2:1-4    
  Oct. 19 (24) Twenty-third S. a. Pent. Ps. 96:1-9(10-13) Is. 45:1-7 1 Thess. 1:1-10 Matt. 22:15-22  
  Oct. 26 (25) Twenty-fourth S. a. Pent.         P. Nicolai, J. Heermann, P. Gerhardt
REFORMATION Oct. 26*   Reformation Day (Oct. 31) Ps. 46 Rev. 14:6-7 Rom. 3:19-28 John 8:31-36  
              Matt. 11:12-19  
  Nov. 2 (26) Twenty-fifth S. a. Pent.    
ALL SAINTS' DAY Nov. 2*   All Saints' Day (Nov. 1) Ps. 149 Rev. 7:(2-8) 9-17 1 John 3:1-3 Matt. 5:1-12  
PENTECOST Nov. 9 (27) Twenty-sixth S. a. Pent. Ps. 70 Amos 5:18-24 1 Thess. 4:13-18 Matt. 25:1-13 Martin Chemnitz
  Nov. 16 (28) Twenty-seventh S. a. Pent. Ps. 90:1-12 Zeph. 1:7-16 1 Thess. 5:1-11 Matt. 25:14-30  
  Nov. 23 (29) Last Sunday of the Church Year Ps. 95:1-7a Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24 1 Cor. 15:20-28 Matt. 25:31-46 Clement of Rome
THANKSGIVING (USA) Nov. 27   Thanksgiving Day (4th Thurs) Ps. 67 Deut. 8:1-10 Phil. 4:6-20 Luke 17:11-19  
            1 Tim. 2:1-4    
ADVENT Nov. 30   First S. in Advent Ps. 80:1-7 Is. 64:1-9 1 Cor. 1:3-9 Mark 11:1-10 St. Andrew
              Mark 13:24-37  
* May be observed as dated.
A resource from

YAAG.org

(Updated Nov 23, 2007)