(Year A: 2020, 2023, 2026, 2029; Year B: 2021, 2024, 2027, 2030; Year C: 2022, 2025, 2028, 2031, etc.)
The following three special celebrations occur each year in the weeks immediately following Pentecost Sunday.
Date | # | Sunday or Feast | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Second Reading | Alleluia | Gospel |
6/4/23 | 164 | Sunday after Pentecost: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - A |
Exod 34:4b-6, 8-9 | Dan 3:52, 53, 54, 55 (diff) | 2 Cor 13:11-13 | cf. Rev 1:8 | John 3:16-18 |
5/26/24 | 165 | Trinity Sunday - B | Deut 4:32-34, 39-40 | Ps 33:4-5, 6+9, 18-19, 20+22 | Rom 8:14-17 | cf. Rev 1:8 | Matt 28:16-20 |
6/15/25 | 166 | Trinity Sunday - C | Prov 8:22-31 | Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 | Rom 5:1-5 | cf. Rev 1:8 | John 16:12-15 |
6/11/23 | 167 | Sunday after Trinity Sunday: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (formerly called "Corpus Christi") - A |
Deut 8:2-3, 14b-16a | Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 | 1 Cor 10:16-17 | Sequence: Alleluia: |
John 6:51-58 |
6/2/24 | 168 | Body & Blood / Corpus Christi - B | Exod 24:3-8 | Ps 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18 | Heb 9:11-15 | John 6:51 | Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 |
6/22/25 | 169 | Body & Blood / Corpus Christi - C | Gen 14:18-20 | Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 | 1 Cor 11:23-26 | John 6:51 | Luke 9:11b-17 |
6/16/23 | 170 | Friday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost: Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - A |
Deut 7:6-11 | Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, [6-7,] 8+10 | 1 John 4:7-16 | Matt 11:29ab | Matt 11:25-30 |
6/7/24 | 171 | Sacred Heart - B | Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 | Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 | Eph 3:8-12, 14-19 | Matt 11:29ab or 1 John 4:10b | John 19:31-37 |
6/27/25 | 172 | Sacred Heart - C | Ezek 34:11-16 | Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 | Rom 5:5b-11 | Matt 11:29ab or John 10:14 | Luke 15:3-7 |
Readings for the following twelve celebrations are included in the Sunday Lectionary (Volume I of the Lectionary for Mass), since most of these celebrations supplant the corresponding Sunday of Ordinary Time if the date falls on a Sunday in a particular year, as shown in the following table for years between 1998 and 2050.
Such feasts cannot, however, take precedence over the Sundays of Advent, Lent, or Easter, or the weekdays of Holy Week or the Easter Octave (acc. to the Vatican's General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, promulgated March 21, 1969). Thus, if March 19 or Dec. 8 falls on a Sunday in a particular year, the feast is moved to the following Monday. The transfer of March 25 is more complicated; see the table further below for details.
# | Date & Name of Solemnity (S) or Feast (f) | S/f | First Reading | Responsorial Psalm | Second Reading | Gospel | Years It
Falls on a Sunday |
524 | Feb. 2: The Presentation of the Lord | f | Mal 3:1-4 | Ps 24:7, 8 ,9, 10 | Heb 2:14-18 | Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 | 2003, 2014, 2020,
2025, 2031, 2042, 2048 |
543 | March 19: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (transferred to Monday 3/20 if 3/19 is a Sunday; exception for 2008: transferred to Saturday, 3/15/08) |
S | 2 Sam 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 | Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 | Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22 | Matt 1:16, 18-21, 24a
or Luke 2:41-51a |
2000, 2006,
2017,
2023, 2028, 2034, 2045 [2008] |
545 | March 25: The Annunciation of the Lord (tranferred if 3/25 is a Sunday, or if it falls during Holy Week or Easter Week - see the table below) |
S | Isa 7:10-14; 8:10 (diff) | Ps 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11 | Heb 10:4-10 | Luke 1:26-38 | 2001, 2007,
2012,
2018, 2029, 2035, 2040, 2046 |
586 | June [23]/24: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist: Vigil | S | Jer 1:4-10 | Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 | 1 Pet 1:8-12 | Luke 1:5-17 | x |
587 | June 24: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist: Day (exceptions for 2022, 2033, and 2044: transferred to Thursday 6/23, since Friday 6/24 is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) |
S | Isa 49:1-6 | Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 | Acts 13:22-26 | Luke 1:57-66, 80 | 2001, 2007,
2012,
2018, 2029, 2035, 2040, 2046 |
590 | June [28]/29: SS. Peter and Paul, Apostles: Vigil | S | Acts 3:1-10 | Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 | Gal 1:11-20 | John 21:15-19 | x |
591 | June 29: SS. Peter and Paul, Apostles: Day | S | Acts 12:1-11 | Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 | 2 Tim 4:6-8, 17-18 | Matt 16:13-19 | 2003, 2008,
2014,
2025, 2031, 2036, 2042 |
614 | Aug 6: The Transfiguration of the Lord | f | Dan 7:9-10, 13-14 | Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 | 2 Peter 1:16-19 | A: Matt 17:1-9
B: Mark 9:2-10 C: Luke 9:28b-36 |
2000, 2006,
2017,
2023, 2028, 2034, 2045 |
621 | Aug. [14]/15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Vigil | S | 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 | Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 | 1 Cor 15:54b-57 (diff) | Luke 11:27-28 | x |
622 | Aug. 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Day | S | Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a; 10ab | Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 | 1 Cor 15:20-27 | Luke 1:39-56 | 1999, 2004,
2010,
2021, 2027, 2038, 2049 |
638 | Sept. 14: The Exaltation of the Cross | f | Num 21:4b-9 | Ps 78:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 | Phil 2:6-11 | John 3:13-17 | 2003, 2008,
2014, 2025, 2031, 2036, 2042 |
667 | Nov 1: All Saints | S | Rev 7:2-4, 9-14 | Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 | 1 John 3:1-3 | Matt 5:1-12a | 1998, 2009,
2015, 2020, 2026, 2037, 2043, 2048 |
668 | Nov 2: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) - [new on the list of feasts with special readings; previously any readings for Masses for the Dead were recommended] |
S | Wis 3:1-9
or Wis 4:7-15 or Isa 25:6-9 |
Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
or Ps 25:6+7b, 17-18, 20-21 or Ps 27:1, 4, 7+8b+9a, 13-14 |
Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 5:17-21 or Rom 6:3-9 or Rom 8:14-23 or Rom 8:31b-35, 37-39 or Rom 14:7-9, 10c-12 or 1 Cor 15:20-28 or 1 Cor 15:51-57 or 2 Cor 4:14-5:1 or 2 Cor 5:1, 6-10 or Phil 3:20-21 or 1 Thess 4:13-18 or 2 Tim 2:8-13 |
Matt 5:1-12a or Matt 11:25-30 or Matt 25:31-46 or Luke 7:11-17 or Luke 23:44-46, 50, 52-53; 24:1-6a or Luke 24:13-16, 28-35 or John 5:24-29 or John 6:37-40 or John 6:51-59 or John 11:17-27 or John 11:32-45 or John 14:1-6 |
2003, 2008,
2014, 2025, 2031, 2036, 2042 |
671 | Nov 9: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica [new on the list of feasts with special readings] |
f | Ezek 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 | Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 | 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 | John 2:13-22 | 2003, 2008,
2014, 2025, 2031, 2036, 2042 |
689 | Dec. 8: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (transferred to Monday 12/9 if 12/8 is a Sunday of Advent ) |
S | Gen 3:9-15, 20 | Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 | Eph 1:3-6, 11-12 | Luke 1:26-38 | 2002, 2013,
2019, 2024, 2030, 2041, 2047 |
In every year, several Sundays of Ordinary Time are supplanted or omitted, for various reasons:
Year |
Sundays of Ordinary Time Supplanted, and Why |
2023: A |
OT # 8 – Pentecost Sunday |
2024: B |
OT # 7 – Pentecost Sunday |
2025: C |
OT # 4 – Feb. 2, Presentation of the Lord |
2026: A | OT # 7 – (omitted) |
2027: B | OT # 6 – (omitted) OT # 7 – Pentecost Sunday OT # 8 – Trinity Sunday OT # 9 – Corpus Christi OT # 20 – Aug. 15, Solemnity of the Assumption of the BVM |
2028: C | OT # 9 – Pentecost Sunday OT #10 – Trinity Sunday OT # 11 – Corpus Christi OT # 18 – Aug. 6, Transfiguration of the Lord |
2029: A | OT # 7 – Pentecost Sunday OT # 8 – Trinity Sunday OT # 9 – Corpus Christi OT # 12 – June 24, Nativity of John the Baptist |
2030: B | OT # 9 – (omitted) OT # 10 – Pentecost Sunday OT # 11 – Trinity Sunday OT # 12 – Corpus Christi |
2031: C | OT # 4 – Feb. 2, Presentation of the Lord OT # 8 – (omitted) OT # 9 – Pentecost Sunday OT #10 – Trinity Sunday OT # 11 – Corpus Christi OT # 13 – June 29, Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles OT # 24 – Sept. 14, Exaltation of the Holy Cross OT # 31 – Nov. 2, Commemoration of All Souls OT # 32 – Nov. 9, Dedication of the Lateran Basilica |
If March 19 is a Sunday during Lent, then the Solemnity of Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is transferred to the following Monday, March 20.
For 2008, however, since March 19 was Wednesday of Holy Week, the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship decreed that this solemnity was to be celebrated on the previous Saturday, March 15, 2008.
For a detailed explanation, see the Newsletter of the Committee on the Liturgy of the USCCB (Sept. 2006, pp. 34-35).If March 25 is a Sunday during Lent, then the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord is transferred to Monday, March 26;
but if it falls during Holy Week or the Easter Octave, then it is transferred to Monday of the second week of Easter.
The following table lists all the years between 1970 and 2100 on which this Solemnity was or will be transferred:
March 25 on the Liturgical Calendar |
New Date for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord |
Applicable Years |
Fourth Sunday of Lent | Monday, March 26 | 1979, 1990, 2001, 2063, 2074, 2085, 2096 |
Fifth Sunday of Lent | Monday, March 26 | 2007, 2012, 2091 |
Palm Sunday | Monday, April 9 | 2018, 2029, 2040 |
Monday of Holy Week | Monday, April 8 | 1991, 2002, 2013, 2024, 2086, 2092 |
Tuesday of Holy Week | Monday, April 7 | 1975, 1986, 1997, 2059 |
Wednesday of Holy Week | Monday, April 6 | 1970, 2054 |
Holy Thursday | Monday, April 5 | 2027, 2032, 2100 |
Good Friday | Monday, April 4 | 2005, 2016 |
Holy Saturday | Monday, April 3 | 1978, 1989, 2073, 2084 |
Easter Sunday | Monday, April 2 | 2035, 2046 |
Easter Tuesday | Monday, March 31 | 2008 |
1998 USA Lectionary (Main Page)
Season of Advent | Season of Christmas | Season of Lent | Season of Easter |
Solemnities of the Lord | Ordinary Time - Year A | Ordinary Time - Year B | Ordinary Time - Year C |
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