Readings for the day · Easter Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for May 17, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common, Roman Catholic and LSB Three-Year keep Seventh Sunday of Easter; Historic One-Year keeps The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Exaudi). All four agree on the Epistle.
| Reading | Revised CommonSeventh Sunday of EasterYear A · May 17 | Roman CatholicSeventh Sunday of EasterYear A · May 17 | LSB Three-YearSeventh Sunday of EasterYear A · May 17 | Historic One-YearThe Seventh Sunday of Easter (Exaudi)One-year · May 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel3 of 4 read John 17 | John 17:1-11 | John 17:1-11a | John 17:1-11 | John 15:26-16:4 |
| Epistle / Second ReadingAll read 1 Peter 4 | 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 | 1 Peter 4:13-16 | 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11 | 1 Peter 4:7-11 (12-14) |
| Old Testament / First Reading3 of 4 read Acts 1 | Acts 1:6-14 | Acts 1:12-14 | Acts 1:12-26 | Ezekiel 36:22-28 |
| Psalm2 of 4 read Psalm 68 | Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 | Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8 (13) | Psalm 68:1-10 | Psalm 51:1-12 |
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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