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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)