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These readings are from the Anglican Church of Canada’s adaptation of the Revised Common Lectionary. On Sundays and feast days there is a link to the full readings.

The current liturgical year is Year A (November 30, 2025 to November 28, 2026)

Sunday, September 13th, 2026

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost [Proper 24] (Green)
Eve of Holy Cross (Red)

Season of Creation
Morning Prayer: 
Ps 24, 29; Two of the following three readings: Job 38:1, 18-41; Rev 18:1-8; Mt 5:21-26; Coll 380
Holy Eucharist: 
Propers 379; Ex 14:19-31; Ps 114 or Ex 15:1b-11, 20-21 (see Canticle 1); Rom 14:1-12; Mt 18:21-35; Preface of the Lord’s Day

Holy Eucharist (Alternate streamIn 2025, General Synod approved the option for the use of the alternate (Thematic) stream of lectionary readings for Pentecost/Ordinary Time, as presented in the Revised Common Lectionary (1992), where permitted by the Ordinary.): 
(First Reading & Psalm)

Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:(1-7), 8-13
Evening Prayer: 
Eve of Holy Cross: Ps 46, 87; 1 Kgs 8:22-30; Eph 2:11-22; Coll 422 or FAS 279
Eve of Precedence: The first Eve of Holy Cross takes precedence over the second Eve of Sunday.
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