Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. John 4:35 NIV
Christ has ascended, and until He returns…
The rest of the year following Epiphany and Pentecost is known as Ordinary Time. Rather than meaning “common” or “mundane,” this term comes from the word “ordinal,” which simply means counted time (First Sunday after Trinity, etc.), which is probably a better way to think of this time of the year.
In Common Worship, the first section of Ordinary Time starts on the day after Candlemass ( February 2nd) and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent. Ordinary Time resumes after Pentecost and always begins with Trinity Sunday and ends with Christ the King Sunday (last Sunday before the beginning of Advent).
The season of The Sundays after Trinity usually focuses on the evangelical mission of the church to the world and its responsibility in carrying out that mission of proclamation.
The Liturgical colour for Ordinary Time is dark green, although other shades of green are commonly used. Green has traditionally been associated with new life and growth.
Readings
| Season after Pentecost Year B | First* reading and Psalm | Alternate* First reading and Psalm | Second reading | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Sunday May 26, 2024 First Sunday after Pentecost ART — PRAYER | Romans 8:12-17 | John 3:1-17 | ||
| Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth May 31, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Romans 12:9-16b | Luke 1:39-57 | ||
| Proper 5 (10) Second Sunday after Pentecost June 9, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 | Mark 3:20-35 | ||
| Proper 6 (11) Third Sunday after Pentecost June 16, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 | Mark 4:26-34 | ||
| Proper 7 (12) Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 23, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 or | 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 | Mark 4:35-41 | |
| Proper 8 (13) Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 30, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24 or Lamentations 3:22-33Psalm 30 | 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 | Mark 5:21-43 | |
| Proper 9 (14) Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 7, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 | Mark 6:1-13 | ||
| Proper 10 (15) Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 14, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 1:3-14 | Mark 6:14-29 | ||
| Proper 11 (16) Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 21, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 2:11-22 | Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 | ||
| Proper 12 (17) Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 28, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 3:14-21 | John 6:1-21 | ||
| Proper 13 (18) Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 4, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 4:1-16 | John 6:24-35 | ||
| Proper 14 (19) Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 11, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 4:25-5:2 | John 6:35, 41-51 | ||
| Proper 15 (20) Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 18, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 5:15-20 | John 6:51-58 | ||
| Proper 16 (21) Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 25, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Ephesians 6:10-20 | John 6:56-69 | ||
| Proper 17 (22) Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 1, 2024 ART — PRAYER | James 1:17-27 | Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 | ||
| Proper 18 (23) Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 8, 2024 ART — PRAYER | James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17 | Mark 7:24-37 | ||
| Proper 19 (24) Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 15, 20214 ART — PRAYER | James 3:1-12 | Mark 8:27-38 | ||
| Holy Cross September 14, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 | John 3:13-17 | ||
| Proper 20 (25) Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 22, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20Psalm 54 | James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a | Mark 9:30-37 | |
| Proper 21 (26) Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 29, 2024 ART — PRAYER | James 5:13-20 | Mark 9:38-50 | ||
| Proper 22 (27) Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 6, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 | Mark 10:2-16 | ||
| Proper 23 (28) Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 13, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 4:12-16 | Mark 10:17-31 | ||
| Canadian Thanksgiving Day October 14, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 1 Timothy 2:1-7 | Matthew 6:25-33 | ||
| Proper 24 (29) Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 20, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 5:1-10 | Mark 10:35-45 | ||
| Proper 25 (30) Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 27, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 7:23-28 | Mark 10:46-52 | ||
| Proper 26 (31) Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost November 3, 2024 (If All Saints not observed on this day) ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 9:11-14 | Mark 12:28-34 | ||
| All Saints Day November 1, 2024 (Sometimes observed on first Sunday in November) ART — PRAYER | Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9Psalm 24 | Revelation 21:1-6a | John 11:32-44 | |
| Proper 27 (32) Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 10, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 9:24-28 | Mark 12:38-44 | ||
| Proper 28 (33) Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost November 17, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25 | Mark 13:1-8 | ||
| Reign of Christ – Proper 29 (34) Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost November 24, 2024 ART — PRAYER | Revelation 1:4b-8 | John 18:33-37 | ||
| Thanksgiving Day, USA November 28, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 1 Timothy 2:1-7 | Matthew 6:25-33 | ||
| Proper 3 (8) Not Observed This Year ART — PRAYER | 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 | Mark 2:13-22 | ||
| Proper 4 (9) June 2, 2024 ART — PRAYER | 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 | Mark 2:23-3:6 | ||
| * “First” OT readings, read semi-continuously, follow major stories/themes, beginning in Year A with Genesis and ending in Year C with the later prophets. Italicized readings may be used with, or in place of it. | * “Alternate First” OT readings follow the complementary historical tradition of thematically pairing the OT reading with the Gospel reading. Italicized readings may be used with, or in place of it. | |||
| ** In a very few instances in the Lectionary, no Psalm reading is offered for reasons relating to the thematic nature of the Day. | ||||
Sources
- By Dako99 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: http://www.elmwood-church.org
- Lectionary from The Vanderbilt Divinity Library
- Anglican Church Twente
