Salem United Church of Christ

Lectionary Readings

LentFirst readingPsalmSecond readingGospel
Liturgy of the Palms
April 5, 2020
Sixth Sunday in Lent
ART — PRAYER		 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29Matthew 21:1-11 
Liturgy of the Passion
April 5, 2020
Sixth Sunday in Lent
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 50:4-9aPsalm 31:9-16Philippians 2:5-11Matthew 26:14-27:66
or
Matthew 27:11-54
Holy WeekFirst readingPsalmSecond readingGospel
Monday of Holy Week
April 6, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 42:1-9Psalm 36:5-11Hebrews 9:11-15John 12:1-11
Tuesday of Holy Week
April 7, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 49:1-7Psalm 71:1-141 Corinthians 1:18-31John 12:20-36
Wednesday of Holy Week
April 8, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 50:4-9aPsalm 70Hebrews 12:1-3John 13:21-32
Maundy Thursday
April 9, 2020
Holy Thursday
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14Psalm 116:1-2, 12-191 Corinthians 11:23-26John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Good Friday
April 10, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 52:13-53:12Psalm 22Hebrews 10:16-25
or
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9		John 18:1-19:42
Holy Saturday
April 11, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Job 14:1-14
or
Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24		Psalm 31:1-4, 15-161 Peter 4:1-8Matthew 27:57-66
or
John 19:38-42
EasterFirst reading
Easter Vigil
April 12, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Old Testament Readings and PsalmsGenesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 and Psalm 46Genesis 22:1-18 and Psalm 16Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 and Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18Isaiah 55:1-11 and Isaiah 12:2-6Baruch 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 and Psalm 19Ezekiel 36:24-28 and Psalm 42, 43Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Psalm 143Zephaniah 3:14-20 and Psalm 98New Testament Reading and PsalmRomans 6:3-11 and Psalm 114GospelMatthew 28:1-10
Easter First ReadingPsalmSecond ReadingGospel
Resurrection of the Lord
April 12, 2020
Easter Day
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 10:34-43
or
Jeremiah 31:1-6		Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24Colossians 3:1-4
or
Acts 10:34-43		John 20:1-18
or
Matthew 28:1-10
Easter Evening
April 12, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 25:6-9Psalm 1141 Corinthians 5:6b-8Luke 24:13-49
Second Sunday of Easter
April 19, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 2:14a, 22-32Psalm 161 Peter 1:3-9John 20:19-31
Third Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 2:14a, 36-41Psalm 116:1-4, 12-191 Peter 1:17-23Luke 24:13-35
Fourth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 2:42-47Psalm 231 Peter 2:19-25John 10:1-10
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 7:55-60Psalm 31:1-5, 15-161 Peter 2:2-10John 14:1-14
Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 17, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 17:22-31Psalm 66:8-201 Peter 3:13-22John 14:15-21
Ascension of the Lord
May 21, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 1:1-11Psalm 47
or
Psalm 93		Ephesians 1:15-23Luke 24:44-53
Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 24, 2020
(If Ascension not observed here)
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 1:6-14Psalm 68:1-10, 32-351 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11John 17:1-11
Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
May 31, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*1 Samuel 2:1-10Psalm 113Romans 12:9-16bLuke 1:39-57
Day of Pentecost
May 31, 2020
ART — PRAYER		*Acts 2:1-21
or
Numbers 11:24-30		Psalm 104:24-34, 35b1 Corinthians 12:3b-13
or
Acts 2:1-21		John 20:19-23
or
John 7:37-39
Season after PentecostFirst* reading and PsalmAlternate* First reading and PsalmSecond readingGospel
Trinity Sunday
June 7, 2020
First Sunday after Pentecost
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 1:1-2:4a

Psalm 8		 

 		2 Corinthians 13:11-13Matthew 28:16-20
Proper 6 (11)
Second Sunday after Pentecost
June 14, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7)

Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19		Exodus 19:2-8a

Psalm 100		Romans 5:1-8Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
Proper 7 (12)
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 21, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 21:8-21

Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17		Jeremiah 20:7-13

Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18		Romans 6:1b-11Matthew 10:24-39
Proper 8 (13)
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
June 28, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 22:1-14

Psalm 13		Jeremiah 28:5-9

Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18		Romans 6:12-23Matthew 10:40-42
Proper 9 (14)
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
July 5, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67

Psalm 45:10-17
or
Song of Solomon 2:8-13		Zechariah 9:9-12

Psalm 145:8-14		Romans 7:15-25aMatthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Proper 10 (15)
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
July 12, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 25:19-34

Psalm 119:105-112		Isaiah 55:10-13

Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13		Romans 8:1-11Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Proper 11 (16)
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
July 19, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 28:10-19a

Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24		Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19
or
Isaiah 44:6-8

Psalm 86:11-17		Romans 8:12-25Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Proper 12 (17)
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
July 26, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 29:15-28

Psalm 105:1-11, 45b
or
Psalm 128		1 Kings 3:5-12

Psalm 119:129-136		Romans 8:26-39Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Proper 13 (18)
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
August 2, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 32:22-31

Psalm 17:1-7, 15		Isaiah 55:1-5

Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21		Romans 9:1-5Matthew 14:13-21
Proper 14 (19)
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 9, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28

Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b		1 Kings 19:9-18

Psalm 85:8-13		Romans 10:5-15Matthew 14:22-33
Proper 15 (20)
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
August 16, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 45:1-15

Psalm 133		Isaiah 56:1, 6-8

Psalm 67		Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28
Proper 16 (21)
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 23, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 1:8-2:10

Psalm 124		Isaiah 51:1-6

Psalm 138		Romans 12:1-8Matthew 16:13-20
Proper 17 (22)
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 30, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 3:1-15

Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b		Jeremiah 15:15-21

Psalm 26:1-8		Romans 12:9-21Matthew 16:21-28
Proper 18 (23)
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 6, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 12:1-14

Psalm 149		Ezekiel 33:7-11

Psalm 119:33-40		Romans 13:8-14Matthew 18:15-20
Proper 19 (24)
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 13, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 14:19-31

Psalm 114
or
Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21		Genesis 50:15-21

Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13		Romans 14:1-12Matthew 18:21-35
Holy Cross
September 14, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Numbers 21:4b-9

Psalm 98:1-5
or
Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38		 

 		1 Corinthians 1:18-24John 3:13-17
Proper 20 (25)
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 20, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 16:2-15

Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45		Jonah 3:10-4:11

Psalm 145:1-8		Philippians 1:21-30Matthew 20:1-16
Proper 21 (26)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 27, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 17:1-7

Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16		Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32

Psalm 25:1-9		Philippians 2:1-13Matthew 21:23-32
Proper 22 (27)
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 4, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Psalm 19		Isaiah 5:1-7

Psalm 80:7-15		Philippians 3:4b-14Matthew 21:33-46
Proper 23 (28)
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 11, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 32:1-14

Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23		Isaiah 25:1-9

Psalm 23		Philippians 4:1-9Matthew 22:1-14
Canadian Thanksgiving Day
October 12, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Psalm 65		 

 		2 Corinthians 9:6-15Luke 17:11-19
Proper 24 (29)
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
October 18, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Exodus 33:12-23

Psalm 99		Isaiah 45:1-7

Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)		1 Thessalonians 1:1-10Matthew 22:15-22
Proper 25 (30)
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
October 25, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17		Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18

Psalm 1		1 Thessalonians 2:1-8Matthew 22:34-46
Proper 26 (31)
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
November 1, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Joshua 3:7-17

Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37		Micah 3:5-12

Psalm 43		1 Thessalonians 2:9-13Matthew 23:1-12
All Saints Day
November 1, 2020
(Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November)
ART — PRAYER		Revelation 7:9-17

Psalm 34:1-10, 22		 

 		1 John 3:1-3Matthew 5:1-12
Proper 27 (32)
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
November 8, 2020
(If All Saints not observed on this day)
ART — PRAYER		Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Psalm 78:1-7		Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16
or
Amos 5:18-24

Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20
or
Psalm 70		1 Thessalonians 4:13-18Matthew 25:1-13
Proper 28 (33)
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
November 15, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Judges 4:1-7

Psalm 123		Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18

Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12		1 Thessalonians 5:1-11Matthew 25:14-30
Reign of Christ – Proper 29 (34)
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
November 22, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Psalm 100		Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24

Psalm 95:1-7a		Ephesians 1:15-23Matthew 25:31-46
Thanksgiving Day, USA
November 26, 2020
ART — PRAYER		Deuteronomy 8:7-18

Psalm 65		 

 		2 Corinthians 9:6-15Luke 17:11-19
Proper 3 (8)
Not Observed This Year
ART — PRAYER		Isaiah 49:8-16a

Psalm 131		 

 		1 Corinthians 4:1-5Matthew 6:24-34
Proper 4 (9)
Not Observed This Year
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19

Psalm 46		Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28

Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24		Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28, (29-31)Matthew 7:21-29
Proper 5 (10)
Not Observed This Year
ART — PRAYER		Genesis 12:1-9

Psalm 33:1-12		Hosea 5:15-6:6

Psalm 50:7-15		Romans 4:13-25Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26