Readings for the day · Easter Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for May 3, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common, Roman Catholic and LSB Three-Year keep Fifth Sunday of Easter; Historic One-Year keeps The Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cantate). No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonFifth Sunday of EasterYear A · May 3 | Roman CatholicFifth Sunday of EasterYear A · May 3 | LSB Three-YearFifth Sunday of EasterYear A · May 3 | Historic One-YearThe Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cantate)One-year · May 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel3 of 4 read John 14 | John 14:1-14 | John 14:1-12 | John 14:1-14 | John 16:5-15 |
| Epistle / Second Reading3 of 4 read 1 Peter 2 | 1 Peter 2:2-10 | 1 Peter 2:4-9 | 1 Peter 2:2-10 | James 1:16-21 |
| Old Testament / First Reading2 of 4 read Acts 6 | Acts 7:55-60 | Acts 6:1-7 | Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 | Isaiah 12:1-6 |
| PsalmEvery one differs | Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 | Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 (22) | Psalm 146 | Psalm 66:1-8 |
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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