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Epiphany
Year A
First reading Psalm Second reading Gospel
Epiphany of the Lord
January 6, 2026
ART -- PRAYER
Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12
Baptism of the Lord
January 11, 2026
First Sunday after the Epiphany
ART -- PRAYER
Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
January 18, 2026
ART -- PRAYER
Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 40:1-11 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42
Third Sunday after the Epiphany
January 25, 2026
ART -- PRAYER
Isaiah 9:1-4 Psalm 27:1, 4-9 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
February 1, 2026
ART -- PRAYER
Micah 6:1-8 Psalm 15 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Matthew 5:1-12
Presentation of the Lord
February 2, 2026
ART -- PRAYER
Malachi 3:1-4 Psalm 84
or
Psalm 24:7-10
Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
February 8, 2026
ART -- PRAYER
Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) Psalm 112:1-9 (10) 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16) Matthew 5:13-20
Transfiguration Sunday
February 15, 2026
(Last Sunday before Lent)
ART -- PRAYER
Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 2
or
Psalm 99
2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9
Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Not Observed This Year
ART -- PRAYER
Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48
Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
Not Observed This Year
ART -- PRAYER
Isaiah 49:8-16a Psalm 131 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Matthew 6:24-34
Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany
Not Observed This Year
ART -- PRAYER
Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24 Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-28, (29-31) Matthew 7:21-29
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Not Observed This Year
ART -- PRAYER
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
or
Sirach 15:15-20
Psalm 119:1-8 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37
Italicized readings, complementary to the standard reading, may be used with, or in place of it.