Introductions to Readings for Lectors

BookIntroduction
GenesisA reading from the Book of Genesis
ExodusA reading from the Book of Exodus
LeviticusA reading from the Book of Leviticus
NumbersA reading from the Book of Numbers
DeuteronomyA reading from the Book of Deuteronomy
JoshuaA reading from the Book of Joshua
JudgesA reading from the Book of Judges
RuthA reading from the Book of Ruth
1 SamuelA reading from the First Book of Samuel
2 SamuelA reading from the Second Book of Samuel
1 KingsA reading from the First Book of Kings
2 KingsA reading from the Second Book of Kings
1 Chronicles (Note, there are no readings in the RCL from 1 or 2 Chronicles)A reading from the First Book of Chronicles
2 Chronicles (Note, there are no readings in the RCL from 1 or 2 Chronicles)A reading from the Second Book of Chronicles
Ezra (Note there are no readings in the RCL from Ezra)A reading from the Book of Ezra
NehemiahA reading from the Book of Nehemiah
EstherA reading from the Book of Esther
JobA reading from the Book of Job
Psalms(There is no introduction for Psalms)
ProverbsA reading from the Book of Proverbs
EcclesiastesA reading from Ecclesiastes (Note there is no “the Book of”)
Song of Solomon (also known as the Song of Songs)A reading from the Song of Solomon
IsaiahA reading from the Book of Isaiah
JeremiahA reading from the Book of Jeremiah
LamentationsA reading from the Book of Lamentations
EzekielA reading from the Book of Ezekiel
DanielA reading from the Book of Daniel
HoseaA reading from the Book of Hosea
JoelA reading from the Book of Joel
AmosA reading from the Book of Amos
Obadiah (Note there are no readings in the RCL from Obadiah)A reading from the Book of Obadiah
JonahA reading from the Book of Jonah
MicahA reading from the Book of Micah
NahumA reading from the Book of Nahum
Habakkuk A reading from the Book of Habbakkuk
ZephaniahA reading from the Book of Zephaniah
HaggaiA reading from the Book of Haggai
Zechariah (Note, there are no readings from Zechariah in the RCL)A reading from the Book of Zechariah
MalachiA reading from the Book of Malachi
JudithA reading from the Book of Judith
Wisdom of SolomonA reading from the Wisdom of Solomon
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)A reading from the Book of Ecclesiasticus
BaruchA reading from Baruch (note, no “from the Book of”)
Other Apocryphal Books (Tobit, 1 and 2 Maccabees) (Note there are no readings from these books in the RCL)A reading from the Book of Tobit A reading from the First Book of Maccabees A reading from the Second Book of Maccabees
MatthewThe Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (Normally this will be read by a priest)
MarkThe Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark (Normally this will be read by a priest)
LukeThe Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (Normally this will be read by a priest)
JohnThe Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (Normally this will be read by a priest)
ActsA reading from the Acts of the Apostles
RomansA reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans
1 CorinthiansA reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
2 CorinthiansA reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
GalatiansA reading from the Letter of Paul to the Galatians
EphesiansA reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians
PhilippiansA reading from the Letter of Paul to the Philippians
ColossiansA reading from the Letter of Paul to the Colossians
1 ThessaloniansA reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
2 ThessaloniansA reading from the Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
1 TimothyA reading from the First Letter of Paul to Timothy
2 TimothyA reading from the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy
TitusA reading from the Letter of Paul to Titus
PhilemonA reading from the Letter of Paul to Philemon
HebrewsA reading from the Letter to the Hebrews
JamesA reading from the Letter of James
1 PeterA reading from the First Letter of Peter
2 PeterA reading from the Second Letter of Peter
1 JohnA reading from the First Letter of John
2 John (Note, there are no RCL readings from 2 John)A reading from the Second Letter of John
3 John (Note, there are no RCL readings from 3 John)A reading from the Third Letter of John
Jude (Note, there are no RCL readings from Jude)A reading from the Letter of Jude
RevelationA reading from the Revelation to John
These are the introductions used by the Revised Common Lectionary: