Readings for the day · Lenten Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for February 22, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common and LSB Three-Year keep First Sunday in Lent; Roman Catholic keeps First Sunday of Lent; Historic One-Year keeps The First Sunday in Lent (Invocavit). All four agree on the Gospel.
| Reading | Revised CommonFirst Sunday in LentYear A · Feb 22 | Roman CatholicFirst Sunday of LentYear A · Feb 22 | LSB Three-YearFirst Sunday in LentYear A · Feb 22 | Historic One-YearThe First Sunday in Lent (Invocavit)One-year · Feb 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GospelWord for word the same | Matthew 4:1-11 | Matthew 4:1-11 | Matthew 4:1-11 | Matthew 4:1-11 |
| Epistle / Second Reading3 of 4 read Romans 5 | Romans 5:12-19 | Romans 5:12-19 or Romans 5:12, 17-19 | Romans 5:12-19 | 2 Corinthians 6:1-10or Hebrews 4:14-16 |
| Old Testament / First Reading2 of 4 read Genesis 2 | Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 | Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 | Genesis 3:1-21 | Genesis 3:1-21or 1 Samuel 17:40-51 |
| Psalm3 of 4 read Psalm 32 | Psalm 32 | Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14+17 (cf. 3a) | Psalm 32:1-7 | Psalm 32or Psalm 118:1-13 |
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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