Year B — the deck of series

The lectionary is a deck of series waiting to be dealt. These are the native series — the runs the RCL already reads week by week. Preach a track as it stands, or let it seed a series.

Gospel tracks

Mark8 weeks

Proper 4 (9) → Proper 11 (16)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

John5 weeks

Proper 12 (17) → Proper 16 (21)

1 2 3 4 5

Mark5 weeks

Proper 19 (24) → Proper 23 (28)

1 2 3 4 5

John4 weeks

Monday of Holy Week → Maundy Thursday

1 2 3 4

John4 weeks

Fourth Sunday of Easter → Seventh Sunday of Easter

1 2 3 4

Luke3 weeks

Fourth Sunday of Advent → Nativity of the Lord - Proper II

1 2 3

John3 weeks

Third Sunday in Lent → Fifth Sunday in Lent

1 2 3

Mark3 weeks

Proper 24 (29) → Proper 26 (31)

1 2 3

First-reading tracks (the Old Testament lectio continua)

Acts8 weeks

Second Sunday of Easter → Day of Pentecost

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 Samuel7 weeks

Proper 8 (13) → Proper 14 (19)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Samuel5 weeks

Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth → Proper 7 (12)

1 2 3 4 5

Isaiah4 weeks

Nativity of the Lord - Proper I → First Sunday after Christmas Day

1 2 3 4

Isaiah4 weeks

Liturgy of the Passion → Wednesday of Holy Week

1 2 3 4

Isaiah3 weeks

First Sunday of Advent → Third Sunday of Advent

1 2 3

Epistle tracks

Ephesians7 weeks

Proper 10 (15) → Proper 16 (21)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 John6 weeks

Second Sunday of Easter → Seventh Sunday of Easter

1 2 3 4 5 6

2 Corinthians6 weeks

Proper 4 (9) → Proper 9 (14)

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Corinthians3 weeks

Second Sunday after the Epiphany → Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany

1 2 3

Romans3 weeks

Day of Pentecost → Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth

1 2 3

James3 weeks

Proper 19 (24) → Proper 21 (26)

1 2 3

Hebrews3 weeks

Proper 24 (29) → Proper 26 (31)

1 2 3