Year B2: A Year of John
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| 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.
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Taylor Burton-Edwards (@twbe)
May 30, 2013 at 6:46 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
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).
Eric Lemonholm
July 19, 2013 at 1:13 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
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.
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