Back in January I told you that we are going to be focused this year in our preaching at St. Clement’s on Luke’s gospel. Last year I did a few different preaching series on 1 John, Job, James, 1 & 2 Samuel, but this year we would be focused solely on the gospel of Luke. In order to best accommodate that goal in the season of Eastertide we are swapping out some of the Eastertide lectionary readings (that focus on the Gospel of John) and using different readings (also from the lectionary) in their place¹ that focus on Luke. I am providing links to the readings for each week in Eastertide with a brief explanation for each week.

The second Sunday of Easter, April 27th, we will use the traditional reading of “Doubting Thomas”. Click for readings.

The third Sunday of Easter, May 4th, we will use the readings for the 8th Sunday of Epiphany (a set of readings which were unnecessary this year but that have Luke as the gospel lesson). Click for readings.

The fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11th, we will be using the readings for proper 4. (a set of readings which were unnecessary this year but that have Luke as the gospel lesson). Click for readings.

The fifth Sunday of Easter, May 18th, we will be using the readings for proper 5. (a set of readings which were unnecessary this year but that have Luke as the gospel lesson). Click for readings.

The sixth Sunday of Easter, May 25th, we will be using the readings for proper 6. (a set of readings which were unnecessary this year but that have Luke as the gospel lesson). Click for readings.

The 11th, 18th, and 25th, see the most dramatic changes to the readings.

Then June, which is technically the 7th Sunday of Easter we will be celebrating Ascension Day and using those readings (something that is often done both here at St. Clement’s and elsewhere). Click for readings.

From there the rest of the year will feature the standard Sunday lectionary readings with the exception of November 23rd when we will once again celebrate St. Clement’s Day.

1. Each year the lectionary has more than 52 weeks worth of readings. This is to account for the fact that because Easter isn’t the same time each year, some years different readings are needed. ↩︎