Semicontinuous Series in the Lectionary

Possible Semicontinuous Series in The Revised Common Lectionary
       
Year A – Year of Matthew First Reading – Semicontinuous Epistle Reading Gospel Reading  
Advent        
Christmas        
Epiphany   1 Corinthians 1-4 (7 weeks) Matthew 2-7 (9 weeks, interrupted once)  
Lent     John 3, 4, 9, 11 (4 weeks)  
Easter Acts (8 weeks, not in order) 1 Peter (6 weeks) John 10, 14, 17, 20 (5 weeks)  
After Pentecost Genesis (12 weeks) Romans (16 weeks) Matthew 6-25 (26 weeks)  
  Exodus (9 weeks) Philippians (4 weeks)    
  Deuteronomy-Judges (4 weeks) 1 Thessalonians (5 weeks)    

 

Year B – Year of Mark First Reading – Semicontinuous Epistle Reading Gospel Reading
Advent      
Christmas      
Epiphany   1 Corinthians 6-9 (5 weeks) Mark 1-2 (7 weeks, interrupted once)
    2 Corinthians 1-4 (4 weeks, plus Ash Wednesday – 5 total)  
Lent     John 2, 3, 12 (3 weeks)
Easter Acts (8 weeks, not in order) 1 John (5 weeks) John 10, 15 (3 weeks)
After Pentecost 1 Samuel – 1 Kings (13 weeks) 2 Corinthians 3-12 (7 weeks) Mark 2-6 (9 weeks)
  Proverbs (3 weeks) Ephesians (7 weeks) John 6 (5 weeks)
  Job (4 weeks) James (5 weeks) Mark 7-13 (12 weeks)
  Ruth (2 weeks) Hebrews (7 weeks)  

 

Year C – Year of Luke First Reading – Semicontinuous Epistle Reading Gospel Reading
Advent      
Christmas      
Epiphany   1 Corinthians 12-15 (7 weeks) Luke 3-9 (9 weeks, interrupted once)
Lent      
Easter Acts (8 weeks, not in order) Revelation (6 weeks) John 10, 13, 14, 17 (4 weeks)
After Pentecost 1-2 Kings (6 weeks) Galatians (6 weeks) Luke 2-23 (27 weeks)
  The Prophets (19 weeks), including: Colossians (4 weeks)  
  Amos (2 weeks) Hebrews 11-13 (4 weeks)  
  Hosea (2 weeks) Philemon (1 week)
  Isaiah (2 weeks) 1-2 Timothy (7 weeks)  
  Jeremiah and Lamentations (9 2weeks) 2 Thessalonians (3 weeks)  
  Joel, Habakkuk, Haggai, Isaiah 65 (4 weeks)