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Season after Pentecost
Year B		 First* reading and Psalm Alternate* First reading and Psalm Second reading Gospel
Trinity Sunday
May 31, 2015
First Sunday after Pentecost
ART -- PRAYER		 Isaiah 6:1-8

Psalm 29

Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
May 31, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Samuel 2:1-10

Psalm 113

Romans 12:9-16b Luke 1:39-57
Proper 3 (8)
Not Observed This Year
ART -- PRAYER		 Hosea 2:14-20

Psalm 103:1-13, 22

2 Corinthians 3:1-6 Mark 2:13-22
Proper 4 (9)
Not Observed This Year
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18		 Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Psalm 81:1-10		 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Mark 2:23-3:6
Proper 5 (10)
Second Sunday after Pentecost
June 7, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)

Psalm 138		 Genesis 3:8-15

Psalm 130		 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35
Proper 6 (11)
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Samuel 15:34 - 16:13

Psalm 20		 Ezekiel 17:22-24

Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15		 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 Mark 4:26-34
Proper 7 (12)
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
June 21, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49

Psalm 9:9-20

or

1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 18:10-16

Psalm 133		 Job 38:1-11

Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32		 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41
Proper 8 (13)
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
June 28, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27

Psalm 130		 Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24
or
Lamentations 3:22-33

Psalm 30		 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43
Proper 9 (14)
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
July 5, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

Psalm 48		 Ezekiel 2:1-5

Psalm 123		 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13
Proper 10 (15)
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
July 12, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

Psalm 24		 Amos 7:7-15

Psalm 85:8-13		 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29
Proper 11 (16)
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 19, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 7:1-14a

Psalm 89:20-37		 Jeremiah 23:1-6

Psalm 23		 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Proper 12 (17)
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
July 26, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 11:1-15

Psalm 14		 2 Kings 4:42-44

Psalm 145:10-18		 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21
Proper 13 (18)
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 2, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:13a

Psalm 51:1-12		 Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

Psalm 78:23-29		 Ephesians 4:1-16 John 6:24-35
Proper 14 (19)
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
August 9, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33

Psalm 130		 1 Kings 19:4-8

Psalm 34:1-8		 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 John 6:35, 41-51
Proper 15 (20)
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 16, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14

Psalm 111		 Proverbs 9:1-6

Psalm 34:9-14		 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58
Proper 16 (21)
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 23, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41-43

Psalm 84		 Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18

Psalm 34:15-22		 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 6:56-69
Proper 17 (22)
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 30, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Song of Solomon 2:8-13

Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9		 Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9

Psalm 15		 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Proper 18 (23)
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 6, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

Psalm 125		 Isaiah 35:4-7a

Psalm 146		 James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 Mark 7:24-37
Proper 19 (24)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 13, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Proverbs 1:20-33

Psalm 19		 Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalm 116:1-9
or
Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 - 8:1		 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38
Holy Cross
September 14, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Numbers 21:4b-9

Psalm 98:1-5
or
Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38

1 Corinthians 1:18-24 John 3:13-17
Proper 20 (25)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 20, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Proverbs 31:10-31

Psalm 1		 Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22
or
Jeremiah 11:18-20

Psalm 54		 James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37
Proper 21 (26)
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 27, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22

Psalm 124		 Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29

Psalm 19:7-14		 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50
Proper 22 (27)
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 4, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Psalm 26		 Genesis 2:18-24

Psalm 8		 Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16
Proper 23 (28)
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
October 11, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Job 23:1-9, 16-17

Psalm 22:1-15		 Amos 5:6-7, 10-15

Psalm 90:12-17		 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31
Canadian Thanksgiving Day
October 12, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Joel 2:21-27

Psalm 126

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Matthew 6:25-33
Proper 24 (29)
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
October 18, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Job 38:1-7, (34-41)

Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c		 Isaiah 53:4-12

Psalm 91:9-16		 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45
Proper 25 (30)
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
October 25, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Job 42:1-6, 10-17

Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)		 Jeremiah 31:7-9

Psalm 126		 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52
Proper 26 (31)
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
November 1, 2015
(If All Saints not observed on this day)
ART -- PRAYER		 Ruth 1:1-18

Psalm 146		 Deuteronomy 6:1-9

Psalm 119:1-8		 Hebrews 9:11-14 Mark 12:28-34
All Saints Day
November 1, 2015
(Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November)
ART -- PRAYER		 Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9
or
Isaiah 25:6-9

Psalm 24

Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44
Proper 27 (32)
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
November 8, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17

Psalm 127		 1 Kings 17:8-16

Psalm 146		 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44
Proper 28 (33)
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
November 15, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 1 Samuel 1:4-20

1 Samuel 2:1-10 **		 Daniel 12:1-3

Psalm 16		 Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25 Mark 13:1-8
Reign of Christ - Proper 29 (34)
Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
November 22, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 2 Samuel 23:1-7

Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18)		 Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

Psalm 93		 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37
Thanksgiving Day, USA
November 26, 2015
ART -- PRAYER		 Joel 2:21-27

Psalm 126

1 Timothy 2:1-7 Matthew 6:25-33
* "First" OT readings follow major stories/themes, read mostly continuously, beginning in Year A with Genesis and ending in Year C with the later prophets. Italicized readings, complementary to the standard reading, may be used with, or in place of it. * "Alternate First" OT readings follow the historical tradition of thematically pairing the OT reading with the Gospel reading. Italicized readings, complementary to the standard reading, may be used with, or in place of it.
** In a very few instances in the Lectionary, no Psalm reading is offered for reasons relating to the thematic nature of the Day.
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