My third and final suggestion for reading through the bible is simply to follow and study the Lectionary:
Sunday/Festival
|
Introit,
Psalm, Gradual
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Old
Testament
|
Epistle
|
Holy
Gospel
|
Advent 1
|
Ps.
24; 25:3-5, 21-22
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Jer. 23:5-8
|
Rom. 13:(8-10) 11-14
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Matt. 21:1-9
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Advent 2
|
Ps.
50:1-15; 80:1, 3, 14, 17
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Mal. 4:1-6
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Rom. 15:4-13
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Luke 21:25-36
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Advent 3
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Ps.
80:1-2; 85
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Is. 40:1-8 (9-11)
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1 Cor. 4:1-5
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Matt. 11:2-10 (11)
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Advent 4
|
Ps.
19:1, 4-6; 111, 145:18, 21
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Deut. 18:15-19
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Phil. 4:4-7
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John 1:19-28
or Luke 1:39-56
|
Christmas Eve Early
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Ps.
24:1, 3-5; 98:2-4; 110:1-4
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Is. 7:10-14
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1 John 4:7-16
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Matt. 1:18-25
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Christmas Midnight
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Ps.
2:1-6; 96; 98:2-4
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Is. 9:2-7
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Titus 2:11-14
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Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
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Christmas Dawn
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Ps.
80:1-7;
93:1, 2, 5; 118:26a,
27a, 23
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Micah 5:2-5a
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Titus 3:4-7
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Luke 2:(1-14) 15-20
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Christmas Day
|
Ps.
2; 98:1-4; 118:26a, 27a, 23
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Ex. 40:17-21, 34-38
|
Titus 3:4-7
|
John 1:1-14 (15-18)
|
Christmas 1
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Ps.
45:1-2; 93:1, 3-4; 89:1-8
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Is. 11:1-5
or 2 Sam. 7:1-16
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Gal. 4:1-7
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Luke 2:(22-32) 33-40
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Christmas 2
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Ps.
8:1, 4-6; 77:11-20;
106:47
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Gen. 46:1-7
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1 Peter 4:12-19
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Matt. 2:13-23
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Epiphany
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Ps.
24; 72:1-2, 10-11
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Is. 60:1-6
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Eph. 3:1-12
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Matt. 2:1-12
|
Epiphany 1
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Ps.
50:1-15;
100:1-5
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1 Kings 8:6-13
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Rom. 12:1-5
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Luke 2:41-52
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or Baptism of Our Lord
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Ps. 72:18, 3; 85; 89:1,
26-28
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Joshua 3:1-3, 7-8, 13-17
or Is. 42:1-7
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1 Cor. 1:26-31
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Matt. 3:13-17
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Epiphany 2
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Ps.
66:1-5, 20, 67; 107:20-21
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Ex. 33:12-23
or Amos 9:11-15
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Eph. 5:22-33
or
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John 2:1-11
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Epiphany 3
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Ps.
97:1, 10-12; 102:15-16; 110:1-4
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2 Kings 5:1-15a
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Rom. 1:8-17
or Rom. 12:16-21
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Matt. 8:1-13
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Epiphany 4
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Ps.
96; 102:15-16; 107:1, 8, 24-25
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Jonah 1:1-17
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Rom. 8:18-23
or
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Matt. 8:23-27
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Epiphany 5
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Ps.
37:1-2, 9, 39; 80:1-7;
102:15-16
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Gen. 18:20-33
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Col. 3:12-17
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Matt. 13:24-30, (36-43)
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Transfiguration
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Ps.
2; 45:2a; 84:1-2a, 4, 10-11; 110:1
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Ex. 34:29-35
or Ex. 3:1-14
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2 Peter 1:16-21
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Matt. 17:1-9
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Septuagesima
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Ps.
9:9-10, 18-19a; 18:1-2a, 27, 32, 49; 95:1-9
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Ex. 17:1-7
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1 Cor. 9:24-10:5
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Matt. 20:1-16
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Sexagesima
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Ps.
44:1-2, 7-8; 83:18, 13; 84
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Is. 55:10-13
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2 Cor. 11:19-12:9
or Heb. 4:9-13
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Luke 8:4-15
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Quinquagesima
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Ps.
31:1, 5, 9, 16; 77:14-15; 89:18-29; 146
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1 Sam. 16:1-13
or Is. 35:3-7
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1 Cor. 13:1-13
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Luke 18:31-43
|
Ash Wednesday
|
Ps.
51:1-13
(14-19); 57:1-3
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Joel 2:12-19
or Jonah 3:1-10
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2 Peter 1:2-11
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Matt. 6:(1-6) 16-21
|
Lent 1
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Ps.
32; 91:1-2, 9-10, 13; 91:11-12; 118:1-13
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Gen. 3:1-21
or 1 Sam. 17:40-51
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2 Cor. 6:1-10
or Heb. 4:14-16
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Matt. 4:1-11
|
Lent 2
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Ps.
25:1-2a, 7-8, 11, 17-18; 121
|
Gen. 32:22-32
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1 Thess. 4:1-7
or
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Matt. 15:21-28
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Lent 3
|
Ps.
4; 9:19, 3; 25:1-2, 17-18, 20; 136:1-16
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Ex. 8:16-24
or Jer. 26:1-15
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Eph. 5:1-9
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Luke 11:14-28
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Lent 4
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Ps.
122:1-2, 6-8; 132:8-18
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Ex. 16:2-21
or Is. 49:8-13
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Gal. 4:21-31
or Acts 2:41-47
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John 6:1-15
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Lent 5
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Ps.
18:48; 43; 143:9-10
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Gen. 22:1-14
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Heb. 9:11-15
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John 8:(42-45) 46-59
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Passion Sunday
|
Ps.
22:1, 7-8, 11; 31:9-16;
73:23b-24, 1; 118:19-29
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Zech. 9:9-12
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Phil. 2:5-11
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Matt. 26:1-27:66
or Matt. 27:11-54
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Monday in Holy Week
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Ps.
35:3, 11-12, 22-23; 36:5-10
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Is. 50:5-10
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1 Peter 2:21-24
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John 12:1-36 (37-43)
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Tuesday in Holy Week
|
Ps.
35;1-2, 13; 54; 67:1-2, 5-6b, 7
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Jer. 11:18-20
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1 Tim. 6:12-14
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Mark 14:1-15:46
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Wednesday in Holy Week
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Ps.
60; 69:1-2a, 17; 102:1, 3-4, 12
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Is. 62:11-63:7
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Rev. 1:5b-7
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Luke 22:1-23:56
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday
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Ps.
67:1-2, 5-6b, 7; 111:4-5; 116:12-19
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Ex. 12:1-14
or Ex. 24:3-11
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1 Cor. 11:23-32
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John 13:1-15 (34-35)
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Good Friday
|
Ps.
22; 31; 102:1-2, 12
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Is. 52:13-53:12
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2 Cor. 5:14-21
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John 18:1-19:42
|
Holy Saturday
|
Ps.
4:8; 16; 18:5; 88:1, 6-7, 9b
|
Dan. 6:1-24
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1 Peter 3:17-22
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Matt. 27:57-66
|
Easter Dawn
|
Ps. 16; 118:1, 24; 139:1-2a, 8, 10
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Is. 25:6-9
or Ex. 14:10-15:1
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1 Cor. 15:1-11
or 1 Cor. 15:12-25
|
John 20:1-18
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Easter Day
|
Ps. 8:1, 5-6, 9; 118:1, 15-29, 24
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Job 19:23-27
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1 Cor. 5:6-8
or 1 Cor. 15:51-57
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Mark 16:1-8
|
Easter Evening/Monday
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Ps. 100; 105:1-2, 7a, 8a, 42a, 43a; 118:2,
24
|
Ex. 15:1-18
|
Acts 10:34-43
|
Luke 24:13-35
|
Easter Tuesday
|
Ps. 2; 105:1-2, 7a, 8a, 42a, 43a; 118:2,
24
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Dan. 3:8-28
|
Acts 13:26-33
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Luke 24:36-48 (49)
|
Easter Wednesday
|
Ps. 61; 118:13-14, 17-18, 29; 118:2, 24
|
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19
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Col. 3:1-7
or 1 Cor. 11:23-26
|
John 21:1-14
|
Easter 2
|
Ps. 33; 81:1, 7a, 10, 16b
|
Ezek. 37:1-14
|
1 John 5:4-10
|
John 20:19-31
|
Easter 3
|
Ps. 23; 33:1, 18-20
|
Ezek. 34:11-16
|
1 Peter 2:21-25
|
John 10:11-16
|
Easter 4
|
Ps. 66:3, 5, 8-9; 147:1-11
|
Is. 40:25-31
or Lam. 3:22-33
|
1 Peter 2:11-20
or 1 John 3:1-3
|
John 16:16-22
|
Easter 5
|
Ps. 66:1-8; 98:1b, 3-4
|
Is. 12:1-6
|
James 1:16-21
|
John 16:5-15
|
Easter 6
|
Ps. 66:1-2a, 17, 19-20; 107:1-9
|
Num. 21:4-9
|
1 Tim. 2:1-6
or James 1:22-27
|
John 16:23-30 (31-33)
|
Ascension
|
Ps. 47:1-2, 5, 8; 110
|
2 Kings 2:5-15
|
Acts 1:1-11
|
Mark 16:14-20
or Luke 24:44-53
|
Easter 7
|
Ps. 27:1, 11a, 12; 51:1-12
|
Ezek. 36:22-28
|
1 Peter 4:7-11(12-14)
|
John 15:26-16:4
|
Pentecost Eve
|
Ps. 68:32-35; 85
|
Joel 3:1-5
|
Rom. 8:12-17
|
John 14:15-21
|
Pentecost Day
|
Ps. 68:1, 4a,c, 11a, 33b, 35; 143
|
Gen. 11:1-9
|
Acts 2:1-21
|
John 14:23-31
|
Pentecost Evening/Monday
|
Ps. 43: 81:1, 7a, 10a, 14
|
Is. 57:15-21
|
Acts 10:34a, 42-48
|
John 3:16-21
|
Pentecost Tuesday
|
Ps. 78:1, 70, 71b-72, 85
|
Is. 32:14-20
|
Acts 8:14-17
|
John 10:1-10
|
Trinity Sunday
|
Ps. 8:1-2a, 3-5; 29
|
Is. 6:1-7
|
Rom. 11:33-36
|
John 3:1-15(16-17)
|
Trinity 1
|
Ps.
13:1-4; 33:12-22;
41:1, 4
|
Gen. 15:1-6
|
1 John 4:16-21
|
Luke 16:19-31
|
Trinity 2
|
Ps.
18:1-2a, 27, 30a, 49; 34:12-22; 120:1-2
|
Prov. 9:1-10
|
Eph. 2:13-22
or 1 John 3:13-18
|
Luke 14:15-24
|
Trinity 3
|
Ps.
25:1-2, 5, 15, 20; 55:16, 18a, 22a; 103:1-13
|
Micah 7:18-20
|
1 Tim. 1:12-17
or 1 Peter 5:6-11
|
Luke 15:1-10
or Luke 15:11-32
|
Trinity 4
|
Ps.
27:3-4a, 5; 79:9-10a; 138
|
Gen. 50:15-21
|
Rom. 12:14-21
or Rom. 8:18-23
|
Luke 6:36-42
|
Trinity 5
|
Ps.
16; 27:1a, 11-12, 14; 84:9, 8
|
1 Kings 19:11-21
|
1 Cor. 1:18-25
or 1 Peter 3:8-15
|
Luke 5:1-11
|
Trinity 6
|
Ps.
19; 28:1-2, 7; 90:13, 1, 2b
|
Ex. 20:1-17
|
Rom. 6:(1-2) 3-11
|
Matt. 5:(17-19) 20-26
|
Trinity 7
|
Ps.
33:1-11;
34:5,11; 47:3,
6-8
|
Gen. 2:7-17
|
Rom. 6:19-23
|
Mark 8:1-9
|
Trinity 8
|
Ps.
26; 31:1-2; 48:1, 3, 11, 14
|
Jer. 23:16-29
|
Acts 20:27-38
or Rom. 8:12-17
|
Matt. 7:15-23
|
Trinity 9
|
Ps.
8:1; 51:1-12;
54:1-3, 7
|
2 Sam. 22:26-34
|
1 Cor. 10:6-13
|
Luke 16:1-9 (10-13)
|
Trinity 10
|
Ps.
55:1, 4-5, 16; 17:2, 8; 92
|
Jer. 8:4-12
or Jer. 7:1-11
|
Rom. 9:30-10:4
or 1 Cor. 12:1-11
|
Luke 19:41-48
|
Trinity 11
|
Ps.
28:1-2, 7b;
50:7-23; 68:1, 3, 7a, 10b, 19
|
Gen. 4:1-15
|
Eph. 2:1-10
or 1 Cor. 15:1-10
|
Luke 18:9-14
|
Trinity 12
|
Ps.
34:1-2; 70:2b, 4a, 5b; 146
|
Is. 29:17-24
|
2 Cor. 3:4-11
or
|
Mark 7:31-37
|
Trinity 13
|
Ps.
32; 74:1-2, 19b, 21b; 77:14-15
|
2 Chron. 28:8-15
|
Gal. 3:15-22
|
Luke 10:23-37
|
Trinity 14
|
Ps.
84: 1-2a, 4, 10b, 11b; 92:1-2; 119:9-16
|
Prov. 4:10-23
|
Gal. 5:16-24
|
Luke 17:11-19
|
Trinity 15
|
Ps.
86:4, 6, 15a, 16; 118:8-9; 146
|
1 Kings 17:8-16
|
Gal. 5:25-6:10
|
Matt. 6:24-34
|
Trinity 16
|
Ps.
30;
86:1, 7, 12, 13;
102:15-16
|
1 Kings 17:17-24
|
Eph. 3:13-21
|
Luke 7:11-17
|
Trinity 17
|
Ps.
2;
33:12, 6; 119:1-2,
5-6
|
Prov. 25:6-14
|
Eph. 4:1-6
|
Luke 14:1-11
|
Trinity 18
|
Ps.
34:8-22;
122:1, 6-9
|
Deut. 10:12-21
|
1 Cor. 1:(1-3) 4-9
|
Matt. 22:34-46
|
Trinity 19
|
Ps.
78:1-4; 84;
141:1-2
|
Gen. 28:10-17
|
Eph. 4:22-28
|
Matt. 9:1-8
|
Trinity 20
|
Ps.
27:1-9;
48:1, 9-11; 145:15-16
|
Is. 55:1-9
|
Eph. 5:15-21
|
Matt. 22:1-14
or Matt. 21:33-44
|
Trinity 21
|
Ps.
8;
90:1-2; 119:1,
38-40
|
Gen. 1:1-2:3
|
Eph. 6:10-17
|
John 4:46-54
|
Trinity 22
|
Ps.
116:12-19;
130:1-2, 7-8; 133:1,
3b
|
Micah 6:6-8
|
Phil. 1:3-11
|
Matt. 18:21-35
|
Trinity 23
|
Ps.
44:7-8; 85:1, 7, 9, 11; 111
|
Prov. 8:11-22
|
Phil. 3:17-21
|
Matt. 22:15-22
|
Trinity 24
|
Ps.
95:1-4; 116:1, 8; 126
|
Is. 51:9-16
|
Col. 1:9-14
|
Matt. 9:18-26
|
Trinity 25
|
Ps.
14;
31:1-2a, 5, 24;
74:2a, 4; 102:1-13
|
Ex. 32:1-20
or Job 14:1-6
|
1 Thess. 4:13-18
|
Matt. 24:15-28
or Luke 17:20-30
|
Trinity 26
|
Ps.
50:1-15;
54:3-5, 7
|
Dan. 7:9-14
|
2 Peter 3:3-14
|
Matt. 25:31-46
|
Last Sunday
|
Ps.
39:4-5, 7-8; 45:14-15; 149
|
Is. 65:17-25
|
1 Thess. 5:1-11
|
Matt. 25:1-13
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