Revised to reflect changes to Common Worship made by General Synod in February 2005. See GS1520A for details. See Peter Owen's explanatory notes here.
The following lists are intended to show only those amendments to The Revised Common Lectionary made by the Church of England in Common Worship which remove readings provided in RCL, and thus in widespread use elsewhere, both in the Anglican Communion outside England, and in other church bodies.
Many other lectionary changes have been made in Common Worship, which provide additional or alternative material to RCL, and these are not listed here.
Also, CW psalm verse numbers refer to the CW Psalter which has many verse numbering differences from other psalter versions.
I would welcome notification of any errors or omissions in this page being sent to me at: ss@justus.anglican.org.
In all three years the semi-continuous Old Testament option for the “Sundays of the Kingdom” has been removed:
|
RCL No |
YEAR A |
YEAR B |
YEAR C |
|
Proper 26 |
Joshua 3.17-17 |
Ruth 1.1-18 |
Habbakuk 1.1-4, 2.1-4 |
|
Psalm 107.1-7,33-37 |
Psalm 146 |
Psalm 119.137-144 |
|
|
Proper 27 |
Joshua 24.1-3a,14-25 |
Ruth 3.1-5, 4.13-17 |
Haggai 1.15b-2.9 |
|
Psalm 78.1-7 |
Psalm 127 |
Psalm 145.1-5,17-21 or Psalm 98 |
|
|
Proper 28 |
Judges 4.1-7 |
1 Samuel 1.4-20 |
Isaiah 65.17-25 |
|
Psalm 123 |
1 Samuel 2.1-10 |
Isaiah 12 |
|
|
Proper 29 |
Ezekiel 34.11-16,20-24 |
2 Samuel 23.1-7 |
[Jeremiah 23.1-6 retained] |
|
Psalm 100 |
Psalm 132.1-12, (13-18) |
Luke 1.68-79 |
In the table below, the lections in the middle column have been replaced by those in the right column:
|
Designation |
RCL |
CW |
|
YEAR A |
||
|
Epiphany 4 |
Micah 6.1-8 |
1 Kings 17.8-16 |
|
Psalm 15 |
Psalm 36.5-10 |
|
|
Matthew 5.1-12 |
John 2.1-11 |
|
|
Trinity Sunday |
Genesis 1.l-2.4a |
Isaiah 40.12-17,27-31 |
|
Proper 26 |
Matthew 23. 1-12 |
Matthew 24. 1-14 |
|
YEAR B |
||
|
Christmas 1 |
Luke 2.22-40 |
Luke 2.15-21 |
|
Epiphany 2 |
1 Corinthians 6.12-20 |
Revelation 5.1-10 |
|
Epiphany 3 |
Jonah 3.1-5,10 |
Genesis 14. 17-20 |
|
Psalm 62.5-12 |
Psalm 128 |
|
|
1 Corinthians 7.29-31 |
Revelation 19.6-10 |
|
|
Mark 1.14-20 |
John 2.1-11 |
|
|
Epiphany 4 |
1 Corinthians 8.1-13 |
Revelation 12. l-5a |
|
Proper 27 |
1 Kings 17.8-16 |
Jonah 3.1-5,10 |
|
Ps 146 |
Psalm 62.5-12 |
|
|
Mark 12.38-44 |
Mark 1.14-20 |
|
|
YEAR C |
||
|
Epiphany 4 |
Jeremiah 1.4-10 |
Ezekiel 43.37-44.4 |
|
Psalm 71.1-6 |
Psalm 48 |
|
|
Luke 4.21-30 |
Luke 2.22-40 |
|
|
Proper 26 |
2 Thess 1.1-4,11-12 |
2 Thess 1.1-12 [defilleted] |
New lections have been provided for the , on the theme of ‘Creation’ replacing RCL Proper 3 entirely:
| RCL Proper 3 |
CW Second Sunday before Lent |
|
| Year A | Isaiah 49.8-16a |
Genesis 1.1 – 2.3 |
| Psalm 131 |
Psalm 136 or |
|
| I Corinthians 4.1-5 |
Romans 8.18-25 |
|
| Matthew 6.24-34 |
Matthew 6.25-34 |
|
| Year B | Hosea 2.14-20 |
Proverbs 8.1,22-31 |
| Psalm 103.1-13, 22 |
Psalm 104.26-37 |
|
| 2 Corinthians 3.1-6 |
Colossians 1.15-20 |
|
| Mark 2.13-22 |
John 1.1-14 |
|
| Year C | Ecclesiasticus 27.4-7 or Isaiah 55.10-13 |
Genesis 2.4b-9,15-25 |
| Psalm 92.1-4, 12-15 |
Psalm 65 |
|
| I Corinthians 15.51-58 |
Revelation 4 |
|
| Luke 6.39-49 |
Luke 8.22-25 |
In all three years on Lent 2 the RCL alternative gospel is omitted from CW:
|
YEAR A |
YEAR B |
YEAR C |
|
Matthew 17.1-9 |
Mark 9.2-9 |
Luke 9.28-36 |
The following days (applies to all years) have alterations to the readings as shown:
|
Designation |
RCL |
CW |
|
2 February Presentation of the Lord |
Psalm 84 or Psalm 24.7-10 |
Psalm 24.7-10 |
|
25 March Annunciation of the Lord |
Psalm 45 or Psalm 40.5-10 |
Psalm 40.5-10 |
|
31 May Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth |
1 Samuel 2.1-10 |
Zephaniah 3.14-18 |
|
Luke 1.39-57 |
Luke 1.39-49[50-56] |
|
|
14 September Holy Cross |
Numbers 21.4b-9 |
Numbers 21.4-9 |
|
Psalm 98.1-5 or Psalm 78.1-2,34-38 |
Psalm 22.23-28 |
|
|
1 Corinthians 1.18-24 |
Philippians 2.6-11 |
On All Saints Day (1 November or First Sunday in November) the psalm is amended as follows
|
RCL |
CW |
|
|
YEAR A |
Psalm 34.1-10,22 |
Psalm 34.1-10 |
|
YEAR B |
Psalm 24 |
Psalm 24.1-6 |
|
YEAR C |
Psalm 149 |
No change |
There may be other cases where the appointed RCL psalm has been shortened by CW (and there are numerous cases where an optional shortening has also been provided).
Calendrical Terminology Differences:
There is a discrepancy in the way RCL and CW apply calendar dates in
the early part of the year. This will have some practical effect in a few
years: 2013, 2019 and 2030, for example.The calendrical differences
were eliminated by the February 2005 amendments to Common Worship.
The terminology differences nevertheless remain and are shown below.
|
RCL Name |
Roman |
RCL Dates |
CW Name |
CW Dates |
Lectionary Differences |
|
First Sunday after the Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord) |
1 |
Sunday between January 7 and January 13 |
The Baptism of Christ (The First Sunday of Epiphany)* |
Same, |
None |
|
Second Sunday after the Epiphany |
2 |
Sunday between January 14 and January 20 |
The Second Sunday of Epiphany* |
Same |
One change in Year B only |
|
Third Sunday after the Epiphany |
3 |
Sunday between January 21 and January 27 |
The Third Sunday of Epiphany* |
Same |
Year B only |
|
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany |
4 |
Sunday between January 28 and February 3 |
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany* |
Same |
Varying amounts in all three years |
|
Fifth Sunday |
5 |
Sunday between February 4 and February 10 |
Ordinary Time |
|
None |
|
Sixth Sunday |
6 |
Sunday between February 11 and February 17+ |
Ordinary Time |
|
None |
|
Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany |
7 |
Sunday between February 18 and February 24+ |
Ordinary Time |
|
None |
|
Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany |
8 |
Sunday between February 25 and February 29 |
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NOT USED |
Not Applicable |
|
Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany |
9 |
Sunday between March 1 and March 7 |
Ordinary Time |
Only used when required between May 29 and June 4 inclusive |
None |
|
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The Second Sunday |
[determined by Easter date] |
Unique to CW |
|
Last Sunday |
------- |
[determined by Easter date] |
The Sunday |
[determined by Easter date] |
None |
+ except when this Sunday is the Last Sunday after Epiphany
# for churches that do not observe the Last Sunday after the Epiphany with Transfiguration readings
*if earlier than the Second Sunday before Lent
*If 6 January is a
Sunday then 13 January is still the 2nd Sunday OF Epiphany in CW. But after
the changes it is now the Baptism of Christ and the Baptism readings are
used.
Furthermore 20 January is still the 3rd Sunday OF Epiphany but the readings
for the 2nd Sunday OF Epiphany are used (the RCL readings for the 2nd Sunday
AFTER Epiphany), and so on for subsequent Sundays.
SS/revised 1 May 2006