Readings for the day · Easter Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for May 6, 2027, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common and Roman Catholic keep Ascension of the Lord; LSB Three-Year and Historic One-Year keep The Ascension of Our Lord. No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonAscension of the LordYear B · May 6 | Roman CatholicAscension of the LordYear B · May 6 | LSB Three-YearThe Ascension of Our LordYear B · May 6 | Historic One-YearThe Ascension of Our LordOne-year · May 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel2 of 4 read Luke 24 | Luke 24:44-53 | Mark 16:15-20 | Luke 24:44-53 | Mark 16:14-20or Luke 24:44-53 |
| Epistle / Second Reading2 of 4 read Ephesians 1 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Ephesians 4:1-13 or Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13 | Ephesians 1:15-23 | Acts 1:1-11 |
| Old Testament / First Reading3 of 4 read Acts 1 | Acts 1:1-11 | Acts 1:1-11 | Acts 1:1-11 | 2 Kings 2:5-15 |
| Psalm3 of 4 read Psalm 47 | Psalm 47 or Psalm 93 | Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 (6) | Psalm 47 | Psalm 110 |
A permanent page for this day, which will still show these readings whenever it comes round again: lectionary.com/compare/year-b/ascension.
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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