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Lent | Liturgy of the Palms (Year B)

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16

Lent | Liturgy of the Passion (Year B)

Isaiah 50:4-9a (Psalm 31:9-16); Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47

Holy Week | Monday of Holy Week (Year A, Year B, Year C)

Isaiah 42:1-9 (Psalm 36:5-11); Hebrews 9:11-15; John 12:1-11

Holy Week | Tuesday of Holy Week (Year A, Year B, Year C)

Isaiah 49:1-7 (Psalm 71:1-14); 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36

Holy Week | Wednesday of Holy Week (Year A, Year B, Year C)

Isaiah 50:4-9a (Psalm 70); Hebrews 12:1-3; John 13:21-32

Holy Week | Maundy Thursday (Year A, Year B, Year C)

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

Holy Week | Good Friday (Year A, Year B, Year C)

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (Psalm 22); Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42

Holy Week | Holy Saturday (Year A, Year B, Year C)

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

Easter | Easter Evening (Year A, Year B, Year C)

Isaiah 25:6-9 (Psalm 114); 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; Luke 24:13-49

Easter | Resurrection of the Lord (Year B)

Acts 10:34-43; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Isaiah 25:6-9 (Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24); John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8

Easter | Second Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Acts 4:32-35 (Psalm 133); 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31

Easter | Third Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Acts 3:12-19 (Psalm 4); 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48

Easter | Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Acts 4:5-12 (Psalm 23); 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18

Easter | Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Acts 8:26-40 (Psalm 22:25-31); 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8

Easter | Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Acts 10:44-48 (Psalm 98); 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17

Easter | Ascension of the Lord (Year A, Year B, Year C)

Acts 1:1-11 (Psalm 47 or Psalm 93); Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53

Easter | Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B)

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 (Psalm 1); 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19

Easter | Day of Pentecost (Year B)

Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:22-27 or Ezekiel 37:1-14 (Psalm 104:24-34, 35b); John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15

Season after Pentecost | Trinity Sunday (Year B)

Isaiah 6:1-8 (Psalm 29); Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17

Season after Pentecost | Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

Deuteronomy 5:12-15 (Psalm 81:1-10); 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 | Semi-continuous first reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20) (Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18)