Isaiah in the Lectionary
Isaiah is appointed 47 times across the three-year Revised Common Lectionary — 22 in Year A, 10 in Year B, 15 in Year C. Every appointed day is listed below.
Year A
- First Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 2:1-5
- Second Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 11:1-10
- Third Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 35:1-10
- Fourth Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 7:10-16
- Christmas Eve — First Reading Isaiah 9:2-7
- Christmas Day — First Reading Isaiah 52:7-10
- First Sunday after Christmas — First Reading Isaiah 63:7-9
- Baptism of the Lord — First Reading Isaiah 42:1-9
- Second Sunday after Epiphany — First Reading Isaiah 49:1-7
- Third Sunday after Epiphany — First Reading Isaiah 9:1-4
- Epiphany of the Lord — First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6
- Palm Sunday — First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a
- Ash Wednesday — First Reading Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 OR Isaiah 58:1-12
- Proper 10 (Ordinary 15) — First Reading Isaiah 55:10-11
- Proper 11 (Ordinary 16) — First Reading Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 OR Isaiah 44:6-8
- Proper 13 (Ordinary 18) — First Reading Isaiah 55:1-5
- Proper 15 (Ordinary 20) — First Reading Isaiah 56:1, 6-8
- Proper 16 (Ordinary 21) — First Reading Isaiah 51:1-6
- Proper 20 (Ordinary 25) — First Reading Isaiah 55:6-9
- Proper 22 (Ordinary 27) — First Reading Isaiah 5:1-7
- Proper 23 (Ordinary 28) — First Reading Isaiah 25:1-9
- Proper 24 (Ordinary 29) — First Reading Isaiah 45:1-7
Year B
- First Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 64:1-9
- Second Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 40:1-11
- Third Sunday of Advent — First Reading Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
- Christmas Eve — First Reading Isaiah 9:2-7
- Christmas Day — First Reading Isaiah 52:7-10
- Epiphany of the Lord — First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6
- Palm Sunday — First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a
- Ash Wednesday — First Reading Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 OR Isaiah 58:1-12
- Easter Day — First Reading Acts 10:34-43 OR Isaiah 25:6-9
- Trinity Sunday — First Reading Isaiah 6:1-8
Year C
- Third Sunday of Advent — Psalm Isaiah 12:2-6
- Christmas Eve — First Reading Isaiah 9:2-7
- Christmas Day — First Reading Isaiah 52:7-10
- Baptism of the Lord — First Reading Isaiah 43:1-7
- Second Sunday after Epiphany — First Reading Isaiah 62:1-5
- Epiphany of the Lord — First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6
- Fifth Sunday in Lent — First Reading Isaiah 43:16-21
- Palm Sunday — First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a
- Ash Wednesday — First Reading Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 OR Isaiah 58:1-12
- Easter Day — First Reading Acts 10:34-43 OR Isaiah 65:17-25
- Proper 14 (Ordinary 19) — First Reading Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
- Proper 15 (Ordinary 20) — First Reading Isaiah 5:1-7
- Proper 16 (Ordinary 21) — First Reading Jeremiah 1:4-10 OR Isaiah 58:9b-14
- Proper 28 (Ordinary 33) — First Reading Isaiah 65:17-25
- Proper 28 (Ordinary 33) — Psalm Isaiah 12
Frequently asked
How often is Isaiah read in the Revised Common Lectionary?
Isaiah is appointed 47 times across the three-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle — 22 in Year A, 10 in Year B, and 15 in Year C (45× as the First Reading, 2× as the Psalm).
Which Sundays read from Isaiah?
Every appointed Sunday and festival is listed on this page, grouped by lectionary Year A, B, and C, with the exact reference and whether it is the first reading, psalm, second reading, or gospel for the day.
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