Readings for the day · Holy Week · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for April 2, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common and LSB Three-Year keep Maundy Thursday; Roman Catholic keeps Holy Thursday: Chrism Mass; Historic One-Year keeps Holy (Maundy) Thursday. No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonMaundy ThursdayYear A · Apr 2 | Roman CatholicHoly Thursday: Chrism MassYear A · Apr 2also Holy Thursday: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper | LSB Three-YearMaundy ThursdayYear A · Apr 2 | Historic One-YearHoly (Maundy) ThursdayOne-year · Apr 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel2 of 4 read John 13 | John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | Luke 4:16-21 | Matthew 26:17-30or John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | John 13:1-15 (34-35) |
| Epistle / Second Reading2 of 4 read 1 Corinthians 11 | 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 | Revelation 1:5-8 | Hebrews 9:11-22or 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 | 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 |
| Old Testament / First Reading2 of 4 read Exodus 12 | Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 | Isaiah 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9 | Exodus 24:3-11or Exodus 12:1-14 | Exodus 12:1-14or Exodus 24:3-11 |
| Psalm3 of 4 read Psalm 116 | Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 | Psalm 89:21-22, 25+27 (2a) | Psalm 116:12-19 | Psalm 116:12-19 |
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.
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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