This Week · Lenten Season · All Four Lectionaries
This week’s readings in all four lectionaries
Roman Catholic keeps Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Revised Common, LSB Three-Year and Historic One-Year appoint no readings for this date. There is nothing to compare on this date: it belongs to the Roman Catholic calendar alone.
| Reading | Roman CatholicSaint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin MaryYear C · Mar 20 |
|---|---|
| GospelOne only | Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a |
| Epistle / Second ReadingOne only | Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22 |
| Old Testament / First ReadingOne only | 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 |
| PsalmOne only | Psalm 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 |
Revised Common Lectionary and LSB Three-Year Lectionary and Historic One-Year Lectionary appoint no readings for this date, so they have no column above.
This page is permanent: it shows the same readings every time this day comes round. In the current year it falls on March 20, 2028.
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. This page always shows the current week and updates each Sunday.
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