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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, October 25th, 2026
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost [Proper 30] (Green)
Dedication Sunday: Feast of the Consecration or Dedication of a Church (White)
Dedication Sunday: Feast of the Consecration or Dedication of a Church (White)
Feast of Dedication
When the date of the dedication or consecration of a church or chapel is known, the Feast of Dedication may be celebrated on that day or the Sunday closest to it. When the date is not known, or when its anniversary falls on Sundays in Advent, Lent, Easter, or on Feasts of Our Lord and other Feasts taking precedence of Sundays, the Feast of Dedication may be celebrated on October 25 or the Sunday before All Saints’ Day.Morning Prayer:
Proper 30: Ps 63:1-8, (9-11), 98; Sir 18:19-33; 1 Cor 10:15-24; Coll 388
Or
Dedication: Ps 132; 1 Kgs 8:1-13; Jn 10:22-30; Coll 668
Or
Dedication: Ps 132; 1 Kgs 8:1-13; Jn 10:22-30; Coll 668
Holy Eucharist:
Proper 30: Propers 388; Dt 34:1-12; Ps 90:1-6, 13-17; 1 Th 2:1-8; Mt 22:34-46; Preface of the Lord’s Day
Or
Dedication Sunday: Propers 668; Gen 28:10-17 or 1 Kgs 8:22-30 or 1 Chr 29:6-19; Ps 84 or 122; 1 Pet 2:1-5, 9-10 or Rev 21:1-4, 22—22:5; Mt 21:12-16 or Jn 20:19-21; Prayers of the People 671; Prayer over the Gifts, Preface, Prayer after Communion 673
Or
Dedication Sunday: Propers 668; Gen 28:10-17 or 1 Kgs 8:22-30 or 1 Chr 29:6-19; Ps 84 or 122; 1 Pet 2:1-5, 9-10 or Rev 21:1-4, 22—22:5; Mt 21:12-16 or Jn 20:19-21; Prayers of the People 671; Prayer over the Gifts, Preface, Prayer after Communion 673
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)
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1
Evening Prayer:
Proper 30: Ps 103; (Hag 1:1—2:9); Mt 18:15-20; Coll 388
Or
Dedication: Ps 29, 46; 1 Kgs 8:54-62; Heb 10:19-25; Coll 668
Or
Dedication: Ps 29, 46; 1 Kgs 8:54-62; Heb 10:19-25; Coll 668
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