Readings for the day · Christmas Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for January 1, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common keeps Holy Name of Jesus; Roman Catholic keeps The Holy Family of Jesus: Mary and Joseph. LSB Three-Year and Historic One-Year appoint no readings for this date. No reading is common to both.
| Reading | Revised CommonHoly Name of JesusYear A · Jan 1also New Year's Day | Roman CatholicThe Holy Family of Jesus: Mary and JosephYear A · Jan 1also Solemnity of Mary: The Holy Mother of God |
|---|---|---|
| GospelEvery one differs | Luke 2:15-21 | Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 |
| Epistle / Second ReadingEvery one differs | Galatians 4:4-7 or Philippians 2:5-11 | Colossians 3:12-21 or Colossians 3:12-17 |
| Old Testament / First ReadingEvery one differs | Numbers 6:22-27 | Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 |
| PsalmEvery one differs | Psalm 8 | Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 |
More than one service is appointed on this date. The table shows the first of each tradition’s; the others are linked under the column they belong to.
LSB Three-Year Lectionary and Historic One-Year Lectionary appoint no readings for this date, so they have no column above.
Every citation above opens its own page: the passage, verse-by-verse commentary, background and word study, the Church Fathers, and worship resources. An “or” line is the second track a lectionary offers for the same day, not a different Sunday. Agreement is judged by chapter, because the four rarely cut a passage to the same length.
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