Readings for the day · Christmas Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for December 27, 2026, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common keeps First Sunday after Christmas Day; Roman Catholic keeps Nativity of the Lord - Day Mass; LSB Three-Year keeps First Sunday after Christmas; Historic One-Year keeps The First Sunday after Christmas. No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonFirst Sunday after Christmas DayYear B · Dec 27 | Roman CatholicNativity of the Lord - Day MassYear B · Dec 27 | LSB Three-YearFirst Sunday after ChristmasYear B · Dec 27 | Historic One-YearThe First Sunday after ChristmasOne-year · Dec 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel3 of 4 read Luke 2 | Luke 2:22-40 | John 1:1-18 or John 1:1-5, 9-14 | Luke 2:22-40 | Luke 2:(22-32) 33-40 |
| Epistle / Second Reading3 of 4 read Galatians 4 | Galatians 4:4-7 | Hebrews 1:1-6 | Galatians 4:4-7 | Galatians 4:1-7 |
| Old Testament / First Reading2 of 4 read Isaiah 61 | Isaiah 61:10–62:3 | Isaiah 52:7-10 | Isaiah 61:10-62:3 | Isaiah 11:1-5or 2 Samuel 7:1-16 |
| PsalmEvery one differs | Psalm 148 | Psalm 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6 (3c) | Psalm 111 | Psalm 89:1-8 |
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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