Lectionary Calendar

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

The long Season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time) stretches across the second half of the church year, focusing on the ongoing life of discipleship and the mission of the Church.

Christ the King Sunday closes the church year by declaring the sovereignty of Christ over all creation — and the hope that his reign of justice and peace will one day be complete.

Advent begins the church year with a call to watchfulness and hope — looking for Christ's coming in humility, in our daily lives, and in final glory.

The Second Sunday of Advent turns us toward John the Baptist and the prophetic call to prepare the way — making room in our lives for God's unexpected arrival.

Gaudete Sunday — the midpoint of Advent — calls us to rejoice. The waiting is almost over; the light is growing.

The Fourth Sunday of Advent brings us to the threshold of Christmas. The readings center on Mary, Joseph, and the promise that God is with us — Immanuel.

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus — God taking on human flesh in the vulnerability of a manger, the miracle of Emmanuel, God with us.

The Christmas season celebrates the Incarnation — God becoming flesh in the birth of Jesus. It stretches from Christmas Eve through Epiphany.

The Baptism of the Lord marks Jesus' anointing by the Spirit at the Jordan — the event that launches his public ministry and reveals him as God's beloved Son.

The Season after Epiphany reveals who Jesus is — through his baptism, his first signs, and his teachings. It bridges Christmas and Lent.

The Season after Epiphany reveals who Jesus is — through his baptism, his first signs, and his teachings. It bridges Christmas and Lent.

The Season after Epiphany reveals who Jesus is — through his baptism, his first signs, and his teachings. It bridges Christmas and Lent.

Transfiguration Sunday reveals Christ's divine glory on the mountaintop before the descent into Lent — a moment of dazzling light before the road to the cross.

The First Sunday in Lent retraces Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness — tempted, tested, and sustained by Scripture alone.

Lent is the 40-day journey of reflection, repentance, and renewal leading to Easter. The lectionary traces Jesus' temptation, his journey toward Jerusalem, and the growing cost of discipleship.

Lent is the 40-day journey of reflection, repentance, and renewal leading to Easter. The lectionary traces Jesus' temptation, his journey toward Jerusalem, and the growing cost of discipleship.

Lent is the 40-day journey of reflection, repentance, and renewal leading to Easter. The lectionary traces Jesus' temptation, his journey toward Jerusalem, and the growing cost of discipleship.

Lent is the 40-day journey of reflection, repentance, and renewal leading to Easter. The lectionary traces Jesus' temptation, his journey toward Jerusalem, and the growing cost of discipleship.

Palm Sunday begins Holy Week — Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem that quickly turns toward betrayal and the cross.

Easter Sunday is the feast of the Resurrection — the cornerstone of Christian faith and the reason every Sunday is a little Easter.