Scripture Readings for Epiphany

The Season of Epiphany begins on the Epiphany, 6 January, and ends on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. This season varies in length, depending on the date of Easter Day. If Epiphany is only four weeks long, for instance, you use the first three Sundays, then skip to the Last Sunday.

Epiphany is also called “ordinary time,” because the Sundays do not have special names, just ordinal numbers.

In many churches, if the Epiphany does not fall on a Sunday, it is observed on the previous Sunday, which is then called Epiphany Sunday.

The lectionary works in a three-year cycle, Year A, Year B, and Year C.

Year B (2009)

Epiphany Sunday, 4 January 2009 OR
The Epiphany, 6 January 2009
The First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, 11 January 2009
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 18 January 2009
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 25 January 2009
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 1 February 2009
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 8 February 2009
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, 15 February 2009
The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, 22 February 2009
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, 23 February 2009

Year C (2010)

Epiphany Sunday, 3 January 2010 OR
The Epiphany, 6 January 2010
The First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, 10 January 2010
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 17 January 2010
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 24 January 2010
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 31 January 2010
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 7 February 2010
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, 14 February 2010
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, 15 February 2010

Year A (2011)

Epiphany Sunday2 January 2011OR
The Epiphany, 6 January 2011
The First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, 9 January 2011
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 16 January 2011
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 23 January 2011
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 30 January 2011
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 6 February 2011
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, 13 February 2011
The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, 20 February 2011
The Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany, 27 February 2011
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, 7 March 2011

Other Seasons