From the Pulpit
Lectionary Year B
Bible Readings
First Sunday of Advent - 3rd December
Isaiah 64: 1-9
Psalm 80: 1-7 & 17-19
1 Corinthians 1: 3-9
Mark 13: 24-37
Second Sunday in Advent - 10th December
Isaiah 40: 1-11
Psalm 85: 1-2 & 8-13
2 Peter 3: 8-15a
Mark 1: 1-8
Third Sunday in Advent - 17th December
Isaiah 61: 1-4 & 8-11
Psalm 126 or
Canticle: Magnificat Luke 1: 46b - 55
1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24
John 1: 6-8 & 19-28
Fourth Sunday in Advent Christmas Eve - 24th December
2 Samuel 7: 1-11 & 16
Psalm 89: 1-4 & 19-26 or
Canticle: Magnificat Luke 1: 46b - 55
Romans 16: 25-27
Luke 1: 26-38
Monday Christmas Day - 25th December
Isaiah 9: 2-7 &/or Isaiah 62: 6-12 &/or Isaiah 52: 7-10
Psalm 96 &/or Psalm 97 &/or Psalm 98
Titus 2: 11-14 &/or Titus 3: 4-7 &/or Hebrews 1: 1-4 & (5-12)
Luke 2: 1-14 & (15-20) or Luke 2: (1-7) & 8-20 &/or John 1: 1-14
First Sunday of Christmas - 31st December
Watchnight - New Years Eve
Isaiah 61: 10 - 62: 3 or Deuteronomy 8: 1-20 or Ecclesiastes 3: 1-15
Psalm 148 or Psalm 8 or Psalm 90
Galatians 4: 4-7 or Revelations 21: 1-6a
Matthew 25: 31-46 or Luke 12: 13-21 or Luke 12: 35-50