Readings for the day · Pentecost Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for May 31, 2027, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common keeps Mary's Visitation; Roman Catholic keeps Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. LSB Three-Year and Historic One-Year appoint no readings for this date. Both agree on the Gospel and the Epistle.
| Reading | Revised CommonMary's VisitationYear B · May 31 | Roman CatholicVisitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryYear B · May 31 |
|---|---|---|
| GospelWord for word the same | Luke 1:39-57 | Luke 1:39-57 |
| Epistle / Second ReadingWord for word the same | Romans 12:9-16b | Romans 12:9-16b |
| Old Testament / First ReadingEvery one differs | 1 Samuel 2:1-10 | Zephaniah 3:14-18a |
| PsalmEvery one differs | Psalm 113 | Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 |
LSB Three-Year Lectionary and Historic One-Year Lectionary appoint no readings for this date, so they have no column above.
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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