Romans in the Lectionary
Romans is appointed 33 times across the three-year Revised Common Lectionary — 24 in Year A, 5 in Year B, 4 in Year C. Every appointed day is listed below.
Year A
- First Sunday of Advent — Second Reading Romans 13:11-14
- Second Sunday of Advent — Second Reading Romans 15:4-13
- Fourth Sunday of Advent — Second Reading Romans 1:1-7
- First Sunday in Lent — Second Reading Romans 5:12-19
- Second Sunday in Lent — Second Reading Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
- Third Sunday in Lent — Second Reading Romans 5:1-11
- Fifth Sunday in Lent — Second Reading Romans 8:6-11
- Easter Vigil — Second Reading Romans 6:3-11
- Proper 4 (Ordinary 9) — Second Reading Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31)
- Proper 5 (Ordinary 10) — Second Reading Romans 4:13-25
- Proper 6 (Ordinary 11) — Second Reading Romans 5:1-8
- Proper 7 (Ordinary 12) — Second Reading Romans 6:1b-11
- Proper 8 (Ordinary 13) — Second Reading Romans 6:12-23
- Proper 9 (Ordinary 14) — Second Reading Romans 7:15-25a
- Proper 10 (Ordinary 15) — Second Reading Romans 8:1-11
- Proper 11 (Ordinary 16) — Second Reading Romans 8:12-25
- Proper 12 (Ordinary 17) — Second Reading Romans 8:26-39
- Proper 13 (Ordinary 18) — Second Reading Romans 9:1-5
- Proper 14 (Ordinary 19) — Second Reading Romans 10:5-15
- Proper 15 (Ordinary 20) — Second Reading Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32
- Proper 16 (Ordinary 21) — Second Reading Romans 12:1-8
- Proper 17 (Ordinary 22) — Second Reading Romans 12:9-21
- Proper 18 (Ordinary 23) — Second Reading Romans 13:8-14
- Proper 19 (Ordinary 24) — Second Reading Romans 14:1-12
Year B
- Fourth Sunday of Advent — Second Reading Romans 16:25-27
- Second Sunday in Lent — Second Reading Romans 4:13-25
- Day of Pentecost — Second Reading Romans 8:22-27 OR Acts 2:1-21
- Easter Vigil — Second Reading Romans 6:3-11
- Trinity Sunday — Second Reading Romans 8:12-17
Year C
- First Sunday in Lent — Second Reading Romans 10:8b-13
- Day of Pentecost — Second Reading Romans 8:14-17 OR Acts 2:1-21
- Easter Vigil — Second Reading Romans 6:3-11
- Trinity Sunday — Second Reading Romans 5:1-5
Frequently asked
How often is Romans read in the Revised Common Lectionary?
Romans is appointed 33 times across the three-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle — 24 in Year A, 5 in Year B, and 4 in Year C (33× as the Second Reading).
Which Sundays read from Romans?
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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