Ste-Geneviève United Church (Ste-Genny's)
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Year B Lectionary Readings

In our worship services, we usually have two scripture readings, one gospel reading and another reading, taken from the lectionary readings. Below is a listing of lectionary readings for the church year. Each reading has a link to the New International Version (NIV), the Bible we have in our pews. Each day has a VDL link to the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, which shows all the readings in the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) on one page. Note that the Bible Gateway website also has the readings in audio and has many different Bible translations, different English versions as well as versions in foreign languages. Detailed scripture study for each Sunday can be found here, at Textweek. Sermon and lectionary resources can also be found at The United Church of Canada Worship Resources and Upcoming Liturgical Dates sites.

Year B Lectionary Readings (Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov)

November 29, 2020: Advent 1 VDL
*   Isaiah 64:1-9 NIV
*   Psalm 80:1-7,17-19 NIV
*   1 Corinthians 1:3-9 NIV
*   Mark 13:24-37 NIV

December 6, 2020: Advent 2 VDL
*   Isaiah 40:1-11 NIV
*   Psalm 85:1-2,8-13 NIV
*   2 Peter 3:8-15a NIV
*   Mark 1:1-8 NIV

December 13: Advent 3 VDL
*   Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11 NIV
*   Psalm 126 NIV
*   1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 NIV
*   John 1:6-8,19-28 NIV

December 20: Advent 4 VDL
*   2 Samuel 7:1-11,16 NIV
*   Luke 1:47-55 NIV
*   Psalm 89:1-4,19-29 (Alt resp) NIV
*   Romans 16:25-27 NIV
*   Luke 1:26-38 NIV

December 24: Christmas Eve VDL
*   Isaiah 9:2-7 NIV
*   Psalm 96 NIV
*   Titus 2:11-14 NIV
*   Luke 2:1-14,(15-20) NIV

December 25: Christmas Day VDL
*   Isaiah 62:6-12 NIV
*   Psalm 97 NIV
*   Titus 3:4-7 NIV
*   Luke 2:(1-7),8-20 NIV

December 27: Christmas 1 VDL
*   Isaiah 61:10-62:3 NIV
*   Psalm 148 NIV
*   Galatians 4:4-7 NIV
*   Luke 2:22-40 NIV

January 3, 2021: Christmas 2 VDL
*   Jeremiah 31:7-14 NIV
*   Psalm 147:12-20 NIV
*   Ephesians 1:3-14 NIV
*   John 1:(1-9).10-18 NIV

January 10: Epiphany 1 - Baptism of Jesus VDL
*   Genesis 1:1-5 NIV
*   Psalm 29 NIV
*   Acts 19:1-7 NIV
*   Mark 1:4-11 NIV

January 17: Epiphany 2 VDL
*   1 Samuel 3:1-10,(11-20) NIV
*   Psalm 139:1-6,13-18 NIV
*   1 Corinthians 6:12-20 NIV
*   John 1:43-51 NIV

January 24: Epiphany 3 VDL
*   Jonah 3:1-5,10 NIV
*   Psalm 62:5-12 NIV
*   1 Corinthians 7:29-31 NIV
*   Mark 1:14-20 NIV

January 31: Epiphany 4 VDL
*   Deuteronomy 18:15-20 NIV
*   Psalm 111 NIV
*   1 Corinthians 8:1-13 NIV
*   Mark 1:21-28 NIV

February 7, 2021: Epiphany 5 VDL
*   Isaiah 40:21-31 NIV
*   Psalm 147:1-11,20c NIV
*   1 Corinthians 9:16-23 NIV
*   Mark 1:29-39 NIV

February 14: Last after Epiphany - Transfiguration VDL
*   2 Kings 2:1-12 NIV
*   Psalm 50:1-6 NIV
*   2 Corinthians 4:3-6 NIV
*   Mark 9:2-9 NIV

February 21: Lent 1 VDL
*   Genesis 9:8-17 NIV
*   Psalm 25:1-10 NIV
*   1 Peter 3:18-22 NIV
*   Mark 1:9-15 NIV

February 28: Lent 2 VDL
*   Genesis 17:1-7,15-16 NIV
*   Psalm 22:23-31 NIV
*   Romans 4:13-25 NIV
*   Mark 8:31-38 NIV
*   Mark 9:2-9 (Alt) NIV

March 7, 2021: Lent 3 VDL
*   Exodus 20:1-17 NIV
*   Psalm 19 NIV
*   2 Corinthians 1:18-25 NIV
*   John 2:13-22 NIV

March 14: Lent 4 VDL
*   Numbers 21:4-9 NIV
*   Psalm 107:1-3,17-22 NIV
*   Ephesians 2:1-10 NIV
*   John 3:14-21 NIV

March 21: Lent 5 VDL
*   Jeremiah 31:31-34 NIV
*   Psalm 51:1-12 NIV
*   Psalm 119:9-16 (Alt) NIV
*   Hebrews 5:5-10 NIV
*   John 12:20-33 NIV

March 28: Palm/Passion Sunday VDL1 VDL2
*   Mark 11:1-11 NIV
*   John 12:12-16 NIV
*   Psalm 118:1-2,19-29 NIV
*   Isaiah 50:4-9a NIV
*   Psalm 31:9-16 NIV
*   Philippians 2:5-11 NIV
*   Mark 14:1-15:47 NIV
*   Mark 15:1-39,(40-47) (Alt) NIV

April 2, 2021: Good Friday VDL
*   Isaiah 52:13-53:12 NIV
*   Psalm 22 NIV
*   Hebrews 10:16-25 NIV
*   Hebrews 4:14-16,5:7-9 (Alt) NIV
*   John 18:1-19:42 NIV

April 4: Easter 1 VDL1 VDL2
*   Acts 10:34-43 NIV
*   Isaiah 25:6-9 (Alt) NIV
*   Psalm 118:1-2,14-24 NIV
*   1 Corinthians 15:1-11 NIV
*   Acts 10:34-43 (Alt) NIV
*   John 20:1-18 NIV
*   Mark 16:1-8 (Alt) NIV

April 11: Easter 2 VDL
*   Acts 4:32-35 NIV
*   Psalm 133 NIV
*   1 John 1:1-2:2 NIV
*   John 20:19-31 NIV

April 18: Easter 3 VDL
*   Acts 3:12-19 NIV
*   Psalm 4 NIV
*   1 John 3:1-7 NIV
*   Luke 24:36b-48 NIV

April 25: Easter 4 VDL
*   Acts 4:5-12 NIV
*   Psalm 23 NIV
*   1 John 3:16-24 NIV
*   John 10:11-18 NIV

May 2, 2021: Easter 5 VDL
*   Acts 8:26-40 NIV
*   Psalm 22:25-31 NIV
*   1 John 4:7-21 NIV
*   John 15:1-8 NIV

May 9: Easter 6 VDL
*   Acts 10:44-48 NIV
*   Psalm 98 NIV
*   1 John 5:1-6 NIV
*   John 15:9-17 NIV

May 16: Easter 7 VDL
*   Acts 1:15-17,21-26 NIV
*   Psalm 1 NIV
*   1 John 5:9-13 NIV
*   John 17:6-19 NIV

May 23: Pentecost VDL
*   Acts 2:1-21 NIV
*   Ezekiel 37:1-14 (Alt) NIV
*   Psalm 104:24-34,35b NIV
*   Romans 8:22-27 NIV
*   Acts 2:1-21 (Alt) NIV
*   John 15:26-27,16:4b-15 NIV

May 30: Pentecost 1 - Trinity Sunday VDL
*   Isaiah 6:1-8 NIV
*   Psalm 29 NIV
*   Romans 8:12-17 NIV
*   John 3:1-17 NIV

June 6, 2021: Pentecost 2 - Proper 4 VDL
*   1 Samuel 8:4-11,(12-15),16-20,(11:14-15) NIV
*   Psalm 138 NIV
*   2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 NIV
*   Mark 3:20-35 NIV

June 13: Pentecost 3 - Proper 5 VDL
*   1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 NIV
*   Psalm 20 NIV
*   2 Corinthians 5:6-10,(11-13),14-17 NIV
*   Mark 4:26-34 NIV

June 20: Pentecost 4 - Proper 6 VDL
*   1 Samuel 17:(1a,4-11,19-23),32-49 NIV
*   1 Samuel 17:57-18:5,(10-16) (Alt) NIV
*   Psalm 9:9-20 NIV
*   Psalm 133 (Alt) NIV
*   2 Corinthians 6:1-13 NIV
*   Mark 4:35-41 NIV

June 27: Pentecost 5 - Proper 7 VDL
*   2 Samuel 1:1,17-27 NIV
*   Psalm 130 NIV
*   2 Corinthians 8:7-15 NIV
*   Mark 5:21-43 NIV

July 4, 2021: Pentecost 6 - Proper 8 VDL
*   2 Samuel 5:1-5,9-10 NIV
*   Psalm 48 NIV
*   2 Corinthians 12:2-10 NIV
*   Mark 6:1-13 NIV

July 11: Pentecost 7 - Proper 9 VDL
*   2 Samuel 6:1-5,12b-19 NIV
*   Psalm 24 NIV
*   Ephesians 1:3-14 NIV
*   Mark 6:14-29 NIV

July 18: Pentecost 8 - Proper 10 VDL
*   2 Samuel 7:1-14a NIV
*   Psalm 89:20-37 NIV
*   Ephesians 2:11-22 NIV
*   Mark 6:30-34,53-56 NIV

July 25: Pentecost 9 - Proper 11 VDL
*   2 Samuel 11:1-15 NIV
*   Psalm 14 NIV
*   Ephesians 3:14-21 NIV
*   John 6:1-21 NIV

August 1, 2021: Pentecost 10 - Proper 12 VDL
*   2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a NIV
*   Psalm 51:1-12 NIV
*   Ephesians 4:1-16 NIV
*   John 6:24-35 NIV

August 8: Pentecost 11 - Proper 13 VDL
*   2 Samuel 18:5-9,15,31-33 NIV
*   Psalm 130 NIV
*   Ephesians 4:25-5:2 NIV
*   John 6:35,41-51 NIV

August 15: Pentecost 12 - Proper 14 VDL
*   1 Kings 2:10-12,3:3-14 NIV
*   Psalm 111 NIV
*   Ephesians 5:15-20 NIV
*   John 6:51-58 NIV

August 22: Pentecost 13 - Proper 15 VDL
*   1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11),22-30,41-43 NIV
*   Psalm 84 NIV
*   Ephesians 6:10-20 NIV
*   John 6:56-69 NIV

August 29: Pentecost 14 - Proper 16 VDL
*   Songs 2:8-13 NIV
*   Psalm 45:1-2,6-9 NIV
*   James 1:17-27 NIV
*   Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 NIV

September 5, 2021: Pentecost 15 - Proper 17 VDL
*   Proverbs 22:1-2,8-9,22-23 NIV
*   Psalm 125 NIV
*   James 2:1-10,(11-13),14-17 NIV
*   Mark 7:24-37 NIV

September 12: Pentecost 16 - Proper 18 VDL
*   Proverbs 1:20-33 NIV
*   Psalm 19 NIV
*   James 3:1-12 NIV
*   Mark 8:27-38 NIV

September 19: Pentecost 17 - Proper 19 VDL
*   Proverbs 31:10-31 NIV
*   Psalm 1 NIV
*   James 3:13-4:3,7-8a NIV
*   Mark 9:30-37 NIV

September 26: Pentecost 18 - Proper 20 VDL
*   Esther 7:1-6,9-10,9:20-22 NIV
*   Psalm 124 NIV
*   James 5:13-20 NIV
*   Mark 9:38-50 NIV

October 3, 2021: Pentecost 19 - Proper 21 VDL
*   Job 1:1,2:1-10 NIV
*   Psalm 26 NIV
*   Hebrews 1:1-4,2:5-12 NIV
*   Mark 10:2-16 NIV

October 10: Pentecost 20 - Proper 22 VDL
*   Job 23:1-9,16-17 NIV
*   Psalm 22:1-15 NIV
*   Hebrews 4:12-16 NIV
*   Mark 10:17-31 NIV

October 17: Pentecost 21 - Proper 23 VDL
*   Job 38:1-7,(34-41) NIV
*   Psalm 104:1-9,24,35c NIV
*   Hebrews 5:1-10 NIV
*   Mark 10:35-45 NIV

October 24: Pentecost 22 - Proper 24 VDL
*   Job 42:1-6,10-17 NIV
*   Psalm 34:1-8,(19-22) NIV
*   Hebrews 7:23-28 NIV
*   Mark 10:46-52 NIV

October 31: Pentecost 23 - Proper 25 VDL
*   Ruth 1:1-18 NIV
*   Psalm 146 NIV
*   Hebrews 9:11-14 NIV
*   Mark 12:28-34 NIV

November 7, 2021: Pentecost 24 - Proper 26 VDL
*   Ruth 3:1-5,4:13-17 NIV
*   Psalm 127 NIV
*   Hebrews 9:24-28 NIV
*   Mark 12:38-44 NIV

November 14: Pentecost 25 - Proper 27 VDL
*   1 Samuel 1:4-20 NIV
*   1 Samuel 2:1-10 NIV
*   Hebrews 10:11-15,(15-18),19-25 NIV
*   Mark 13:1-8 NIV

November 21: Reign of Christ - Proper 28 VDL
*   2 Samuel 23:1-7 NIV
*   Psalm 132:1-12,(13-18) NIV
*   Revelation 1:4b-8 NIV
*   John 18:33-37 NIV

November 28, 2021 and following dates: see Year C here