Readings for the day · Christmas Season · All Four Lectionaries
The readings for December 24, 2027, in all four lectionaries
Revised Common keeps Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Eve Proper 1; Roman Catholic keeps Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Vigil; LSB Three-Year keeps Christmas Eve; Historic One-Year keeps The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve). No reading is common to all four.
| Reading | Revised CommonNativity of the Lord - Christmas Eve Proper 1Year C · Dec 24 | Roman CatholicNativity of the Lord - Christmas VigilYear C · Dec 24 | LSB Three-YearChristmas EveYear C · Dec 24 | Historic One-YearThe Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve)One-year · Dec 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gospel3 of 4 read Matthew 1 | Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) | Matthew 1:1-25 or Matthew 1: 18-25 | Matthew 1:18-25 | Matthew 1:18-25 |
| Epistle / Second Reading2 of 4 read 1 John 4 | Titus 2:11-14 | Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 | 1 John 4:7-16 | 1 John 4:7-16 |
| Old Testament / First Reading2 of 4 read Isaiah 7 | Isaiah 9:2-7 | Isaiah 62:1-5 | Isaiah 7:10-14 | Isaiah 7:10-14 |
| Psalm2 of 4 read Psalm 110 | Psalm 96 | Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 (2a) | Psalm 110:1-4 | Psalm 110:1-4 |
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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