Lectionary Readings for April

Date First Reading New Testament Gospel
Wednesday, April 1
Wednesday of Holy Week		 Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 70		 Hebrews 12:1-3 John 13:21-32
Thursday, April 2
Maundy 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
Friday, April 3
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
Saturday, April 4
Easter Vigil		 A minimum of three Old Testament readings should be chosen. The reading from Exodus 14 should always be used.
Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a
  Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18,
      8:6-18, 9:8-13
  Psalm 46
Genesis 22:1-18
  Psalm 16
Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
  Exodus 15:1b-6, 11-13
      17-18
Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21
      9:4b-6
  Psalm 19
Isaiah 55:1-11
  Isaiah 12:2-6
Isaiah 61:1-4, 9-11
  Deuteronomy 32:1-4, 7,
      36a, 43a
Ezekiel 36:24-28
  Psalm 42 and 43
Ezekiel 37:1-14
  Psalm 143
Jonah 1:1-2:1
  Jonah 2:2-3 [4-6], 7-9
Zephaniah 3:14-20
  Psalm 98		 Romans 6:3-11
Psalm 114		 John 20:1-18
Sunday, April 5
Resurrection of the Lord
Easter Morning		 Acts 10:34-43
   or Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24		 Colossians 3:1-4
   or Acts 10:34-43		 Matthew 28:1-10
   or John 20:1-18
Sunday, April 5
Resurrection of the Lord
Easter Evening		 Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm 114		 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 Luke 24:13-49
Sunday, April 12
2nd Sunday of Easter		 Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16		 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31
Sunday, April 19
3rd Sunday of Easter		 Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19		 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35
Sunday, April 26
4th Sunday of Easter		 Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23		 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10
 

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Lectionary Readings for May

Date First Reading New Testament Gospel
Sunday, May 3
5th Sunday of Easter		 Acts 7:55-60
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16		 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14
Sunday, May 10
6th Sunday of Easter		 Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20		 1 Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21
Thursday, May 14
Ascension of the Lord		 Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47
   or Psalm 93		 Ephesians 1:15-23 Luke 24:44-53
Sunday, May 17
7th Sunday of Easter		 Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35		 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11
Sunday, May 24
Day of Pentecost		 Acts 2:1-21
   or Numbers 11:24-30
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b		 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
   or Acts 2:1-21		 John 20:19-23
   or John 7:37-39
Sunday, May 31
Trinity Sunday		 Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm 8		 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20