Lectionary

What is the Lectionary?

The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) provides a three-year cycle of Sunday readings based on the three synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke. Each Gospel is allocated to a year:

  • Matthew in Year A
  • Mark in Year B
  • Luke in Year C

Through the course of each year, much of the text of the relevant Gospel is read at Sunday worship. John’s Gospel is used to supplement this. 

Each week the lectionary provides:

  • two readings from the Old Testament – a reading from the Old Testament and a psalm
  • two readings from the New Testament – a reading from one of the Gospels and a reading from one of the letters or the Book of Acts.

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