Lectionary
Readings for Holy Week
Sixth Sunday of Lent/Palm Sunday - Violet or
Red
Liturgy
of the Palms: Psalm
118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 10:28-40 (Violet or Red)
Liturgy
of the Passion: Isaiah
50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11;
Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49 (Violet
or Red)
Maundy
Thursday: Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14; Psalm 116:1-2,
12-19;
1
Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 (White)
Good
Friday: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 or
Hebrews
4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 (Violet, Black or Red)
Holy
Saturday Job 14:1-14 or Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24; Psalm
31:1-4, 15-16;
1
Peter 4:1-8; Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42
(Violet,
Black or None) - Passover Begins
Easter
Vigil (Choose a minimum of three pairs of readings from
the Old Testament.
Exodus
14 is always used.)
Genesis
1:1-2:4a and Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26;
Genesis
7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 and Psalm 46
Genesis
22:1-18 and Psalm 16; Exodus 14:10-31; 15:2-21 and
Exodus
15:1b-13, 17-18; Isaiah 55:1-11 and Isaiah 12:2-6;
Baruch
3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 and Psalm 19
Ezekiel
36:24-28 and Psalm 42, 43; Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Psalm 143;
Zephaniah
3:14-20 and Psalm 98
Romans
6:3-11 and Psalm 114; Luke 24:1-12