Return to Year of John

Year B2: A Year of John

Year B2: A Year of John

Download a pdf of the Year of John for printing here.

Advent
First Sunday of Advent Sunday between November 27 and December 3 John 1:1-18 The Word Became Flesh[1]
November 27, 2011
Second Sunday of Advent Sunday between December 4 and December 10 John 1:19-28 The Testimony of John the Baptist
December 4, 2011
Third Sunday of Advent Sunday between December 11 and December 17 John 1:29-42 The Lamb of God and the First Disciples
December 11, 2011
Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday between December 18 and December 24 John 1:43-51 Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
December 18, 2011
Christmas
Nativity of the Lord – Proper I – ABC Dec. 24 Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
Nativity of the Lord – Proper II – ABC Dec. 24 Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20
Nativity of the Lord – Proper III – ABC Dec. 24 John 1:1-14 The Word
First Sunday after Christmas Day Sunday between December 26 and January 1 John 2:1-12 The Wedding at Cana
January 1, 2012
Season of Epiphany
Epiphany of the Lord – ABC Jan. 6 or first Sunday in January Matthew 2:1-12
January 6, 2012
Baptism of the Lord – Lectionary 1 Sunday between January 7 and January 13 John 2:13-25 Jesus Cleanses the Temple
January 8, 2012
Second Sunday after the Epiphany – Lectionary 2 Sunday between January 14 and January 20 John 3:1-21 Jesus and Nicodemus
January 15, 2012
Third Sunday after the Epiphany – Lectionary 3 Sunday between January 21 and January 27 John 3:22-36 Jesus and John the Baptist
January 22, 2012
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany – Lectionary 4 Sunday between January 28 and February 3 John 4:1-42 The Samaritan Woman
January 29, 2012
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – Lectionary 5 Sunday between February 4 and February 10 John 4:43-54 Jesus Heals the Official’s Son
February 5, 2012
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – Proper 1, Lectionary 6 Sunday between February 11 and February 17 John 5:1-18 Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
February 12, 2012
Transfiguration Sunday (Last Sunday of Epiphany) John 5:19-30 The Authority of the Son
February 19, 2012
Lent
Ash Wednesday – ABC John 5:31-47 Witnesses to Jesus
February 22, 2012
First Sunday in Lent John 6:1-21 Jesus Feeds the 5000
February 26, 2012
Second Sunday in Lent John 6:22-35 The Bread from Heaven
March 4, 2012
Third Sunday in Lent John 12:1-11 – from Monday of Holy Week: Mary Anoints Jesus
March 11, 2012
Fourth Sunday in Lent John 12:20-36 – from Tuesday of Holy Week: Jesus Speaks of His Death
March 18, 2012
Fifth Sunday in Lent John 13:21-32 – from Wednesday of Holy Week: Jesus Foretells His Betrayal
March 25, 2012
Holy Week
Liturgy of the Palms John 12:12-19 Triumphal Entry
April 1, 2012
Liturgy of the Passion John 18:1-19:42 Jesus’ Arrest and Crucifixion
April 1, 2012
Maundy Thursday – ABC John 13:1-17, 31b-38 Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet
April 5, 2012
Good Friday – ABC John 18:1-19:42 Jesus’ Arrest and Crucifixion
April 6, 2012
Holy Saturday – ABC Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42
April 7, 2012
Easter
Easter Vigil – ABC (except Gospel) Year B: Mark 16:1-8
April 7, 2012
Resurrection of the Lord John 20:1-18 The Empty Tomb
April 8, 2012
Easter Evening – ABC Luke 24:13-49
April 8, 2012
Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 Jesus Appears to the Disciples
April 15, 2012
Third Sunday of Easter John 21:1-19 Jesus Appears in Galilee
April 22, 2012
Fourth Sunday of Easter John 21:20-25 The Beloved Disciple
April 29, 2012
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 6:35-51 The Bread from Heaven continued
May 6, 2012
Sixth Sunday of Easter John 6:51-58 The Bread from Heaven continued
May 13, 2012
Ascension of the Lord – ABC Luke 24:44-53
May 17, 2012
Seventh Sunday of Easter John 6:56-71 The Bread from Heaven continued
May 20, 2012
Day of Pentecost John 7:1-24 Jesus at the Festival of Booths
May 27, 2012
Season after Pentecost
Trinity Sunday (First Sunday after Pentecost) John 7:25-52 Is This the Christ?
June 3, 2012
Proper 5, Lectionary 10 Sunday between June 5 and June 11 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday) John 8:1-11 The Woman Caught in Adultery
June 10, 2012
Proper 6, Lectionary 11 Sunday between June 12 and June 18 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday) John 8:12-30 Jesus the Light of the World
June 17, 2012
Proper 7, Lectionary 12 Sunday between June 19 and June 25 inclusive (if after Trinity Sunday) John 8:31-59 Jesus and Abraham
June 24, 2012
Proper 8, Lectionary 13 Sunday between June 26 and July 2 inclusive John 9:1-41 Jesus and the Man Born Blind
July 1, 2012
Proper 9, Lectionary 14 Sunday between July 3 and July 9 inclusive John 10:1-21 Jesus the Good Shepherd
July 8, 2012
Proper 10, Lectionary 15 Sunday between July 10 and July 16 inclusive John 10:22-42 Jesus is Rejected
July 15, 2012
Proper 11, Lectionary 16 Sunday between July 17 and July 23 inclusive John 11:1-44 Lazarus
July 22, 2012
Proper 12, Lectionary 17 Sunday between July 24 and July 30 inclusive John 11:45-57 The Plot to Kill Jesus
July 29, 2012
Proper 13, Lectionary 18 Sunday between July 31 and August 6 inclusive John 14:1-14 Jesus the Way to the Father
August 5, 2012
Proper 14, Lectionary 19 Sunday between August 7 and August 13 inclusive John 14:15-31 The Promise of the Holy Spirit
August 12, 2012
Proper 15, Lectionary 20 Sunday between August 14 and August 20 inclusive John 15:1-17 Jesus the True Vine
August 19, 2012
Proper 16, Lectionary 21 Sunday between August 21 and August 27 inclusive John 15:18-16:4 The World’s Hatred
August 26, 2012
Proper 17, Lectionary 22 Sunday between August 28 and September 3 inclusive John 16:4b-15 The Work of the Spirit
September 2, 2012
Proper 18, Lectionary 23 Sunday between September 4 and September 10 inclusive John 16:16-24 Sorrow Will Turn into Joy
September 9, 2012
Proper 19, Lectionary 24 Sunday between September 11 and September 17 inclusive John 16:25-33 Peace for the Disciples
September 16, 2012
Proper 20, Lectionary 25 Sunday between September 18 and September 24 inclusive John 17:1-19 Jesus Prays for His Disciples
September 23, 2012
Proper 21, Lectionary 26 Sunday between September 25 and October 1 inclusive John 17:20-26 Jesus Continues to Pray for His Disciples
September 30, 2012
Proper 22, Lectionary 27 Sunday between October 2 and October 8 inclusive Mark 1:1-20 The Whirlwind Beginning of the Gospel of Mark
October 7, 2012
Proper 23, Lectionary 28 Sunday between October 9 and October 15 inclusive Mark 2:1-17 The Healing of the Paralytic and the Calling of Levi
October 14, 2012
Proper 24, Lectionary 29 Sunday between October 16 and October 22 inclusive Mark 6:1-13 The Rejection at Nazareth and the Mission of the Twelve
October 21, 2012
Proper 25, Lectionary 30 Sunday between October 23 and October 29 inclusive Mark 8:27-9:1 Peter’s Declaration and the Call to Take up One’s Cross
October 28, 2012
All Saints Day Nov. 1 or first Sunday in November Mark 9:30-41 Who is the Greatest and “Whoever is Not Against Us is For Us”
November 1, 2012
Proper 26, Lectionary 31 Sunday between October 30 and November 5 inclusive Mark 10:13-31 Jesus Blesses Little Children and Challenges the Rich Man
November 4, 2012
Proper 27, Lectionary 32 Sunday between November 6 and November 12 inclusive Mark 12:38-44 Jesus Denounces the Scribes and Praises the Widow’s Offering
November 11, 2012
Proper 28, Lectionary 33 Sunday between November 13 and November 19 inclusive Mark 13:1-13 Destruction and Persecution Foretold
November 18, 2012
Thanksgiving Day 2nd Mon. in Oct. (Canada)
4th Thurs. in Nov. (U.S.A.)		 Mark 13:14-27 The Desolating Sacrilege and the Coming of the Son of Man
November 22, 2012
Reign of Christ – Proper 29, Lectionary 34 Sunday between November 20 and November 26 inclusive Mark 13:28-37 The Lesson of the Fig Tree and Watchfulness
November 25, 2012

 

 

[1] Pericope titles based on Meeks and Bassler, ed., The HarperCollins Study Bible.

2 comments

3 pings

  1. Curious– why “a year of John”? I’ve heard some suggestions from others about why this might be done. Curious what your reasoning might be.

    I can tell you something of why CCT decided not to pursue this, but rather to “distribute” John across the three years if that’s of interest (or perhaps you are aware of our reasons and the reasons of OLM for taking this approach).

  2. In fact, I need to update this page, since last year (Year B, the Year of Mark) we did a modified Year of John in my congregation, and it went well. The basic reasoning is that John is meant to be read from beginning to end. One hears plenty of passages from John in the RCL, but very often, they do not follow one another in the order in the Gospel, and so connections and echoes between them are lost. John becomes an occasional interruption to the Synoptics.

    In our “year of John,” we ended up moving semicontinuously through John until the season of Easter, and then transitioned back to the RCL for the summer and fall. Indeed, a whole year of John texts would be a bit much, and yet there was definitely worthwhile focusing on John for an extended period of time.

  1. […] Year B2: A Year of John […]

  2. […] You can find the readings for the Gospel of John here – including a handy pdf document for printing. […]

  3. […] You can find the readings for the Gospel of John here – including a handy pdf document for printing. […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.