Introduction
A lectionary, if you're new to the term, is simply a pattern of readings from the bible. In Methodism, we are on a three-year pattern which takes us through the whole bible in that time, with one set of readings each week. This allows us to read all of the bible and make sure that we are learning from all of it rather than just from our 'favourite passages' and allows us to ensure that we appreciate and digest the whole thing.
The readings below are for the upcoming months. If you are new to the Christian faith and don't have a bible, do drop into one of our churches on a Sunday morning and we'll help you get hold of one.
LECTIONARY FOR 24 November 2024 - 23 February 2025
YEAR C
24th November - Sunday before Advent
(Christ the King)
2 Samuel 23:1-7
Psalm 132:1-12 (13-18)
Revelation 1:4b-8
John 18:33-37
1st December - 1st Sunday of Advent
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Luke 21:25-36
8th December – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Baruch 5:1-9
or Malachi 3:1-4
Canticle: Benedictus (Luke 1:68-79)
Philippians 1:3-11
Luke 3:1-6
15th December – 3rd Sunday of Advent
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Canticle: Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
22nd December – 4th Sunday of Advent
Micah 5:2-5a
Canticle: Magnificat (Luke 1:46b-55)
or Psalm 80:1-7
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45 (46-55
25th December - Christmas Day
Any of the following sets of readings may be used on the evening of Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. Set III should be used at some service during the celebration.
- Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
- Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:(1-7) 8-20
- Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12); John 1:1-14
29th December – 1st Sunday of Christmas
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-52
5th January – 2nd Sunday of Christmas
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:(1-9) 10-18
OR
Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 21:1-12
Canticle: Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:(1-9) 10-18
12th January - Sunday after Epiphany and the 1st First in Ordinary Time
Baptism of the Lord
Isaiah 43:1-7
Psalm 29
Acts 8:14-17
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
19th January – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalm 36:5-10
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
John 2:1-11
26th January – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Luke 4:14-21
2nd February – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Psalm 71:1-6
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Luke 4:21-30
9th February – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13)
Psalm 138
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
16th February – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm 1
1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Luke 6:17-26
23rd February – 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Genesis 45:3-11,15
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Luke 6:27-38
