Readings for the day · Lenten Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for March 1, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common and LSB Three-Year keep Second Sunday in Lent; Roman Catholic keeps Second Sunday of Lent; Historic One-Year keeps The Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere). No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonSecond Sunday in LentYear A · Mar 1 | Roman CatholicSecond Sunday of LentYear A · Mar 1 | LSB Three-YearSecond Sunday in LentYear A · Mar 1 | Historic One-YearThe Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere)One-year · Mar 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel2 of 4 read John 3 | John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9 | Matthew 17:1-9 | John 3:1-17 | Matthew 15:21-28 |
| Epistle / Second Reading2 of 4 read Romans 4 | Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 | 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 | Romans 4:1-8, 13-17 | 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7or Romans 5:1-5 |
| Old Testament / First Reading3 of 4 read Genesis 12 | Genesis 12:1-4a | Genesis 12:1-4a | Genesis 12:1-9 | Genesis 32:22-32 |
| Psalm3 of 4 read Psalm 121 | Psalm 121 | Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 (22) | Psalm 121 | Psalm 121 |
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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