When will it be read? Gospels

This page tells when each Gospel reading for Sundays and Holy days will be used.


Matthew.  |  Mark.  |  Luke.  |  John.


Matthew

Matthew 1.18-25. — Year A. Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Matthew 2.1-12. — Years A, B & C. Epiphany of the Lord.

Matthew 2.13-23. — Year A. First Sunday after Christmas.

Matthew 3.1-12. — Year A. Second Sunday of Advent.

Matthew 3.13-17. — Year A. Baptism of the Lord [1] — 7 to 13 Jan.

Matthew 4.1-11. — Year A. First Sunday in Lent.

Matthew 4.12-25. — Year A. Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] – 21 to 27 Jan.

Matthew 5.1-12. — Year A. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] – 28 Jan. to 3 Feb.; All Saints Day.

Matthew 5.13-20. — Year A. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] – 4 to 10 Feb.

Matthew 5.21-37. — Year A. Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] – 11 to 17 Feb. (other than Transfig.) , or 8 to 14 May.

Matthew 5.38-48. — Year A. Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] – 18 to 24 Feb. (other than Transfig.) or 15 to 21 May.

Matthew 6.1-6 (7-15) 16-21. — Years A, B & C. Ash Wednesday.

Matthew 6.22-34. — Year A. Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [8] – 25 Feb. to 29 Mar. (other than Transfig.) or 24 to 28 May.

Matthew 6.25-33.

Matthew 7.15-29. — Year A. Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Matthew 9.9-13, 18-26. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.

Matthew 9.35-10.8 (9-23). — Year A. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Matthew 10.24-39. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Matthew 10.40-42. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Matthew 11.2-11. — Year A. Third Sunday of Advent.

Matthew 11.15-19 (20-24) 25-30. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Matthew 13.1-9 (10-17) 18-23. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Matthew 13.24-30 (31-30) 36-43. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Matthew 13.44-58. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Matthew 14.13-21. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Matthew 14.22-36. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Matthew 15.10-20, 21-28. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Matthew 16.13-20. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Matthew 16.21-28. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Matthew 17.1-9. — Year A. Transfiguration Sunday; Second Sunday in Lent.

Matthew 18.10-20. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Matthew 18.21-35. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Matthew 20.1-16. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Matthew 21.1-11. — Year A. Liturgy of the Palms.

Matthew 21.23-32. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Matthew 21.33-46. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Matthew 22.1-14. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Matthew 22.15-33. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Matthew 22.34-46. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Matthew 23.1-12 (37-39). — Year A. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Matthew 24.36-44. — Year A. First Sunday of Advent.

Matthew 25.1-13. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Matthew 25.14-30. — Year A. Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.

Matthew 25.31-46. — Years A, B & C. New Year’s Day.
Year A. Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov.

Matthew 26.14-27.66. — Year A. Liturgy of the Passion.

Matthew 27.11-54. — Year A. Liturgy of the Passion.

Matthew 27.57-66. — Years A, B & C. Holy Saturday.

Matthew 28.8-15a. — Year A. Easter Day.

Matthew 28.1-10.
Year A. Third Sunday of Easter.

Matthew 28.16-20. — Year A. Trinity Sunday.
Year A. Ascension.

Mark

Mark 1.1-8. — Year B. Second Sunday of Advent.

Mark 1.4-11. — Year B. Baptism of the Lord [1] — 7 to 13 Jan.

Mark 1.9-15. — Year B. First Sunday in Lent.

Mark 1.14-20. — Year B. Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] – 21 to 27 Jan.

Mark 1.21-28. — Year B. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] – 28 Jan. to 3 Feb.

Mark 1.29-39. — Year B. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] – 4 to 10 Feb.

Mark 1.40-45. — Year B. Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] – 11 to 17 Feb. (other than Transfig.) , or 8 to 14 May.

Mark 2.1-12. — Year B. Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] – 18 to 24 Feb. (other than Transfig.) or 15 to 21 May.

Mark 2.13-22. — Year B. Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [8] – 25 Feb. to 29 Mar. (other than Transfig.) or 24 to 28 May.

Mark 2.23-3.6. — Year B. Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Mark 3.20-35. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.

Mark 4.26-34. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Mark 4.35-41. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Mark 5.21-43. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Mark 6.1-13. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Mark 6.14-29. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Mark 6.30-34, 53-56. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Mark 7.1-8, 14-23. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Mark 7.24-37. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Mark 8.27-38. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Mark 8.31-38. — Year B. Second Sunday in Lent.

Mark 9.2-9. — Year B. Transfiguration Sunday; Second Sunday in Lent.

Mark 9.30-37. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Mark 9.38-50. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Mark 10.2-16. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Mark 10.17-31. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Mark 10.35-45. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Mark 10.46-52. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Mark 11.1-11. — Year B. Liturgy of the Palms.

Mark 12.13-17, 28-34. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Mark 12.38-44. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Mark 13.1-11. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.

Mark 13.24-37. — Year B. First Sunday of Advent.

Mark 14.1-15.47. — Year B. Liturgy of the Passion.

Mark 14.12-16 (17-21) 22-26. — Years A, B & C. Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)

Mark 15.1-39 (40-47). — Year B. Liturgy of the Passion.

Mark 16.1-8. — Year B. Easter Day; Easter Vigil.

Luke

Luke 1.26-38. — Year A. Annunciation of the Lord . — Year B. Fourth Sunday of Advent; Annunciation of the Lord ; Annunciation of the Lord . — Year C. Annunciation of the Lord; Annunciation of the Lord.

Luke 1.39-45 (46-55). — Year C. Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Luke 1.39-57. — Years A, B & C. Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth .

Luke 1.46b-55. — Years A & B. Third Sunday of Advent. — Year B & C. Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Luke 1.68-79. — Year C. Second Sunday of Advent; Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov. – 20 to 26 Nov.

Luke 2.(1-7) 8-20. — Years A, B & C. Christmas Day (I).

Luke 2.1-14 (15-20). — Years A, B & C. Christmas Day Christmas (Night and Early morning).

Luke 2.15-21. — Years A, B & C. Naming and Circumcision of Jesus.

Luke 2.22-40. — Year A. Presentation of Christ in the Temple. — Year B. First Sunday after Christmas; Presentation of Christ in the Temple. — Year C. Presentation of Christ in the Temple.

Luke 2.41-52. — Year C. First Sunday after Christmas.

Luke 3.1-6. — Year C. Second Sunday of Advent.

Luke 3.7-18. — Year C. Third Sunday of Advent.

Luke 3.15-22. — Year C. Baptism of the Lord [1] — 7 to 13 Jan.

Luke 4.1-13. — Year C. First Sunday in Lent.

Luke 4.14-21. — Year C. Third Sunday after the Epiphany [3] – 21 to 27 Jan.

Luke 4.21-30. — Year C. Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [4] – 28 Jan. to 3 Feb.

Luke 5.1-11. — Year C. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [5] – 4 to 10 Feb.

Luke 6.17-26. — Year C. Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [6] – 11 to 17 Feb. (other than Transfig.) , or 8 to 14 May.

Luke 6.20-31. — Year C. All Saints Day.

Luke 6.27-38. — Year C. Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany [7] – 18 to 24 Feb. (other than Transfig.) or 15 to 21 May.

Luke 6.39-49. — Year C. Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [8] – 25 Feb. to 29 Mar. (other than Transfig.) or 24 to 28 May.

Luke 7.1-10. — Year C. Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany; Season after Pentecost [9] – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity). – 29 May to 4 Jun. (other than Trinity).

Luke 7.11-17. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [10] – 5 to 11 Jun.

Luke 7.36-8.3. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [11] – 12 to 18 Jun.

Luke 8.26-39. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [12] – 19 to 25 Jun.

Luke 9.28-36 (37-43a). — Year C. Transfiguration Sunday; Second Sunday in Lent.

Luke 9.51-62. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [13] – 26 Jun. to 2 Jul.

Luke 10.1-12 (13-16) 17-24. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [14] – 3 to 9 Jul.

Luke 10.25-37. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [15] – 10 to 16 Jul.

Luke 10.38-42. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [16] – 17 to 23 Jul.

Luke 11.1-13. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

Luke 12.13-21. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

Luke 12.32-40. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

Luke 12.49-59. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

Luke 13.31-35. — Year C. Third Sunday in Lent.

Luke 13.10-17. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

Luke 13.1-9. — Year C. Second Sunday in Lent.

Luke 14.1 (2-6) 7-14. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [22] – 28 Aug. to 3 Sep.

Luke 14.25-33. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [23] – 4 to 10 Sep.

Luke 15.11-32. — Year C. Fourth Sunday in Lent.

Luke 15.1-10. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [24] – 11 to 17 Sep.

Luke 16.1-13. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [25] – 18 to 24 Sep.

Luke 16.19-31. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [26] – 25 Sep. to 1 Oct.

Luke 17.(1-4) 5-10. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [27] – 2 to 8 Oct.

Luke 17.11-19. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [28] – 9 to 15 Oct.

Luke 18.1-14. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [29] – 16 to 22 Oct.

Luke 18.15-30. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [30] – 23 to 29 Oct.

Luke 19.1-10. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [31] – 30 Oct. to 5 Nov.

Luke 19.28-40. — Year C. Liturgy of the Palms.

Luke 20.27-40. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [32] – 6 to 12 Nov.

Luke 21.5-19. — Year C. Season after Pentecost [33] – 13 to 19 Nov.

Luke 21.25-38. — Year C. First Sunday of Advent.

Luke 22.14-23.56. — Year C. Liturgy of the Passion.

Luke 23.1-49. — Year C. Liturgy of the Passion.

Luke 23.33-43. — Year C. Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov. – 20 to 26 Nov.

Luke 24.1-12. — Year C. Easter Day; Easter Vigil.

Luke 24.13-35. — Years A, B & C. Easter Evening.

Luke 24.36b-48. — Year B. Third Sunday of Easter.

Mark 16.15-20. — Year B. Ascension of the Lord.

John

John 1%201-9, 10-18. — Years A, B & C. Second Sunday after Christmas.

John 1.1-14. — Years A, B & C. Christmas Day (II)

John 1.6-8, 19-28 . — Year B. Third Sunday of Advent.

John 1.29-42. — Year A. Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] – 14 to 20 Jan.

John 1.43-51. — Year B. Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] – 14 to 20 Jan.

John 2.1-11. — Year C. Second Sunday after the Epiphany [2] – 14 to 20 Jan.

John 2.13-22. — Year B. Third Sunday in Lent.

John 3.1-17. — Year A. Second Sunday in Lent. — Year B. Trinity Sunday.

John 3.13-17. — Years A, B & C. Season after Pentecost — Holy Cross.

John 3.14-21. — Year B. Fourth Sunday in Lent.

John 4.5-42. — Year A. Third Sunday in Lent.

John 5.1-9. — Year C. Sixth Sunday of Easter.

John 6.1-21. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [17] – 24 to 30 Jul.

John 6.24-35. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [18] – 31 Jul. to 6 Aug.

John 6.25-35.

John 6.35, 41-51. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [19] – 7 to 13 Aug.

John 6.51-58. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [20] – 14 to 20 Aug.

John 6.56-69. — Year B. Season after Pentecost [21] – 21 to 27 Aug.

John 7.37-52. — Year A. Day of Pentecost.

John 9.1-41. — Year A. Fourth Sunday in Lent.

John 10.1-10. — Year A. Fourth Sunday of Easter.

John 10.11-18. — Year B. Fourth Sunday of Easter.

John 10.22-30. — Year C. Fourth Sunday of Easter.

John 11.1-45. — Year A. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

John 11.32-44. — Year B. All Saints Day.

John 12.1-8. — Year C. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

John 12.1-11. — Years A, B & C. Monday of Holy Week.

John 12.12-16. — Year B. Liturgy of the Palms.

John 12.20-33. — Year B. Fifth Sunday in Lent.

John 12.20-36. — Years A, B & C. Tuesday of Holy Week.

John 13.1-17, 31b-35. — Years A, B & C. Maundy Thursday.

John 13.21-32. — Years A, B & C. Wednesday of Holy Week.

John 13.31-35. — Year C. Fifth Sunday of Easter.

John 14.1-14. — Year A. Fifth Sunday of Easter.

John 14.6-14. — Years A, B, & C. St Philip and St James.

John 14.8-17 (25-27). — Year C. Day of Pentecost.

John 14.15-21. — Year A. Sixth Sunday of Easter.

John 14.23-29. — Year C. Sixth Sunday of Easter.

John 15.1-8. — Year B. Fifth Sunday of Easter.

John 15.9-17. — Year B. Sixth Sunday of Easter.

John 15.26-27; 16.4b-15. — Year B. Day of Pentecost.

John 16.12-15. — Year C. Trinity Sunday.

John 17.1-11. — Year A. Seventh Sunday of Easter.

John 17.6-19. — Year B. Seventh Sunday of Easter.

John 17.20-26. — Year C. Seventh Sunday of Easter.

John 18.1-19.42. — Years A, B & C. Good Friday.

John 18.33-37. — Year B. Reign of Christ – [34] – 20 to 26 Nov. – 20 to 26 Nov.

John 19.38-42. — Years A, B & C. Holy Saturday.

John 20.1-18. — Years A, B & C. Easter Day.

John 20.19-23. — Year A. Day of Pentecost.

John 20.19-31. — Years A, B & C. Second Sunday of Easter.

John 21.1-19. — Year C. Third Sunday of Easter.


Sources: A Prayer Book for Australia and the Revised Common Lectionary.