Year B Liturgy: The Gospel of Mark
Every Sunday of the lectionary year, in calendar order
Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary follows the Gospel of Mark, the shortest and most urgent of the Gospels, where Jesus is always on the move and the disciples are always catching up. Because Mark is brief, John's Gospel fills in, especially the bread of life chapter in midsummer and the Sundays of Lent and Easter.
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Year B begins on the First Sunday of Advent and returns every three years.
Year B Liturgies from Advent to Pentecost
Every Sunday and holy day from the First Sunday of Advent through Trinity Sunday, with its Gospel reading.
Advent (0 of 4 written)
- First Sunday of AdventMark 13:24-37Upcoming
- Second Sunday of AdventMark 1:1-8Upcoming
- Third Sunday of AdventJohn 1:6-8, 19-28Upcoming
- Fourth Sunday of AdventLuke 1:26-38Upcoming
Candle liturgies for any year are on the Advent page.
Christmas (4 of 4 written)
- Christmas EveLuke 2:1-20
- Christmas DayJohn 1:1-14
- First Sunday after ChristmasLuke 2:22-40
- Second Sunday after ChristmasJohn 1:1-18
More Christmas Eve liturgies are on the Christmas page.
Epiphany (1 of 10 written)
- Epiphany of the LordMatthew 2:1-12
- Baptism of the LordMark 1:4-11Upcoming
- Second Sunday after the EpiphanyJohn 1:43-51Upcoming
- Third Sunday after the EpiphanyMark 1:14-20Upcoming
- Fourth Sunday after the EpiphanyMark 1:21-28Upcoming
- Fifth Sunday after the EpiphanyMark 1:29-39Upcoming
- Sixth Sunday after the EpiphanyMark 1:40-45Upcoming
- Seventh Sunday after the EpiphanyMark 2:1-12Upcoming
- Eighth Sunday after the EpiphanyMark 2:13-22Upcoming
- Transfiguration SundayMark 9:2-9Upcoming
The number of Sundays after the Epiphany depends on the date of Easter.
Lent and Holy Week (1 of 9 written)
- Ash WednesdayMatthew 6:1-6, 16-21
- First Sunday in LentMark 1:9-15Upcoming
- Second Sunday in LentMark 8:31-38Upcoming
- Third Sunday in LentJohn 2:13-22Upcoming
- Fourth Sunday in LentJohn 3:14-21Upcoming
- Fifth Sunday in LentJohn 12:20-33Upcoming
- Palm SundayMark 11:1-11Upcoming
- Maundy ThursdayJohn 13:1-17, 31b-35Upcoming
- Good FridayJohn 18:1-19:42Upcoming
Ash Wednesday uses the same readings every year.
Easter (3 of 8 written)
- Easter SundayJohn 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8
- Second Sunday of EasterJohn 20:19-31
- Third Sunday of EasterLuke 24:36b-48
- Fourth Sunday of EasterJohn 10:11-18Upcoming
- Fifth Sunday of EasterJohn 15:1-8Upcoming
- Sixth Sunday of EasterJohn 15:9-17Upcoming
- Ascension of the LordLuke 24:44-53Upcoming
- Seventh Sunday of EasterJohn 17:6-19Upcoming
Pentecost and Trinity (0 of 2 written)
- Day of PentecostJohn 15:26-27; 16:4b-15Upcoming
- Trinity SundayJohn 3:1-17Upcoming
Year B Liturgies from Pentecost to Christ the King
The Sundays after Pentecost are listed by date, because the readings follow the calendar. The Ordinary Time page shows each Sunday's number for the current year.
Ordinary Time (20 of 25 written)
- Sunday between May 29 and Jun 4Mark 2:23-3:6Proper 4Upcoming
- Sunday between Jun 5 and 11Mark 3:20-35Proper 5Upcoming
- Sunday between Jun 12 and 18Mark 4:26-34Proper 6Upcoming
- Sunday between Jun 19 and 25Mark 4:35-41Proper 7Upcoming
- Sunday between Jun 26 and Jul 2Mark 5:21-43Proper 8
- Sunday between Jul 3 and 9Mark 6:1-13Proper 9
- Sunday between Jul 10 and 16Mark 6:14-29Proper 10
- Sunday between Jul 17 and 23Mark 6:30-34, 53-56Proper 11
- Sunday between Jul 24 and 30John 6:1-21Proper 12
- Sunday between Jul 31 and Aug 6John 6:24-35Proper 13
- Sunday between Aug 7 and 13John 6:35, 41-51Proper 14
- Sunday between Aug 14 and 20John 6:51-58Proper 15
- Sunday between Aug 21 and 27John 6:56-69Proper 16
- Sunday between Aug 28 and Sep 3Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23Proper 17
- Sunday between Sep 4 and 10Mark 7:24-37Proper 18
- Sunday between Sep 11 and 17Mark 8:27-38Proper 19
- Sunday between Sep 18 and 24Mark 9:30-37Proper 20
- Sunday between Sep 25 and Oct 1Mark 9:38-50Proper 21
- Sunday between Oct 2 and 8Mark 10:2-16Proper 22
- Sunday between Oct 9 and 15Mark 10:17-31Proper 23
- Sunday between Oct 16 and 22Mark 10:35-45Proper 24
- Sunday between Oct 23 and 29Mark 10:46-52Proper 25
- Sunday between Oct 30 and Nov 5Mark 12:28-34Proper 26Upcoming
- Sunday between Nov 6 and 12Mark 12:38-44Proper 27
- Sunday between Nov 13 and 19Mark 13:1-8Proper 28
Early dates are skipped in years when Easter is late.
All Saints and Christ the King (2 of 2 written)
- All Saints SundayJohn 11:32-44
- Christ the KingJohn 18:33-37