Readings for the day · Easter Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for April 26, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common, Roman Catholic and LSB Three-Year keep Fourth Sunday of Easter; Historic One-Year keeps The Fourth Sunday of Easter (Jubilate). All four agree on the Epistle.
| Reading | Revised CommonFourth Sunday of EasterYear A · Apr 26 | Roman CatholicFourth Sunday of EasterYear A · Apr 26 | LSB Three-YearFourth Sunday of EasterYear A · Apr 26 | Historic One-YearThe Fourth Sunday of Easter (Jubilate)One-year · Apr 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel3 of 4 read John 10 | John 10:1-10 | John 10:1-10 | John 10:1-10 | John 16:16-22 |
| Epistle / Second ReadingAll read 1 Peter 2 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | 1 Peter 2:20b-25 | 1 Peter 2:19-25 | 1 Peter 2:11-20or 1 John 3:1-3 |
| Old Testament / First Reading3 of 4 read Acts 2 | Acts 2:42-47 | Acts 2:1, 4a, 36-41 | Acts 2:42-47 | Isaiah 40:25-31or Lamentations 3:22-33 |
| Psalm3 of 4 read Psalm 23 | Psalm 23 | Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1) | Psalm 23 | Psalm 147:1-11 |
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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