Scripture Readings
Throughout the Year.
Epistle Gospel
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
John 13:3-17
Matt. 26:21-39
Luke 22:43-45
Matt. 26:40-27:2
Holy Friday 1. John 13:31-18:1
12 Passion Gospels 2.
John 18:1-28
3. Matt. 26:57-75
4. John 18:28-19:16
5. Matt. 27:3-32
6. Mark 15:16-32
7. Matt. 27:33-54
8. Luke 23:32-49
9. John 19:25-37
10. Mark 15:43-47
11. John 19:38-42
12. Matt. 27:62-66
Holy Saturday Rom.
6:3-11 Matt. 28:1-20
Matins Resurrection Gospels.
1. Matthew 28:16-20 7. John 20:1-10
2. Mark 16:1-8
8. John 20:11-18
3. Mark 16:9-20
9. John 20:19-31
4. Luke 24:1-12
10. John 21:1-14
5. Luke 24:12-35 11. John 21:15-25
6. Luke 24:36-53
Scripture Readings For the Twelve Great Feasts*
Feast Epistle Gospel
The Nativity of the Most-Holy Phil.
2:5-11 Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28
Theotokos
The Exaltation of the 1 Cor. 1:18-24 John
19:6-11, 13-20,
Precious Cross 25-28, 30-35
The Entry of the Most-Holy Heb. 9:1-7
Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28
Theotokos into the Temple
The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Gal. 4:4-7
Matt. 2:1-12
Christ
The Theophany of Our Lord Titus 2:11-14;
Matt. 3:13-17
Jesus Christ 3:4-7
The Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Heb. 7:7-17
Luke 2:22-40
Christ
The Annunciation to the Most- Heb.
2:11-18 Luke 1:24-38
Holy Theotokos
The Transfiguration of Our Lord 2 Peter
1:10-19 Matt. 17:1-9
Jesus Christ
The Dormition of the Most-Holy 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.