LCMS Worship — April-May 2023 resources

Three-Year Series A — 2022–23

April 2, 2023 — Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday

April 6, 2023 — Holy (Maundy) Thursday

April 7, 2023 — Good Friday (Bidding Prayer)

April 9, 2023 — Easter Day

April 16, 2023 — Second Sunday of Easter

April 23, 2023 — Third Sunday of Easter

April 30, 2023 — Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 7, 2023 — Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 14, 2023 — Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 18, 2023 — The Ascension of Our Lord

May 21, 2023 — Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 28, 2023 — Pentecost Day

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One-Year Series — 2022–23

April 2, 2023 — Palm Sunday

April 6, 2023 — Holy (Maundy) Thursday

April 7, 2023 — Good Friday (Bidding Prayer)

April 9, 2023 — Easter Day

April 16, 2023 — Second Sunday of Easter (Quasimodo Geniti)

April 23, 2023 — Third Sunday of Easter (Misericordias Domini)

April 30, 2023 — Fourth Sunday of Easter (Jubilate)

May 7, 2023 — Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cantate)

May 14, 2023 — Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogate)

May 18, 2023 — The Ascension of Our Lord

May 21, 2023 — Seventh Sunday of Easter (Exaudi)

May 28, 2023 — Pentecost Day

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Church Year

Lectionary Series

Scripture readings are arranged according to the church’s calendar and are intended to be read at weekly gatherings of God’s people.

Three-Year Series calendars

Historic One-Year Series calendars

Daily Lectionary

Collect of the Day

Lectionary Summaries

Synopses of Three-Year Series and One-Year Series readings are designed for worshipers to read in weekly Divine Service bulletins.

Three-Year Series A — Nov. 27, 2022, to Nov. 26, 2023: First Sunday in Advent through Last Sunday of the Church Year

One-Year Series — Combined

Feasts, Festivals and Occasions — Combined

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Lectionary Dates & Season Colors

The Church Year calendar is organized into three sections: Sundays and seasons, feasts and festivals, and commemorations. The seasons of the Church Year are marked by certain liturgical colors.

Sundays and Seasons

Feasts and Festivals

Commemorations

‘The Colors of the Liturgical Seasons’

Resources

Worship Planning

Hymn suggestions — Series A and One-Year Series

Service suggestions — Liturgy, psalms, readings, hymns and collects

Bulletin & Newsletter Items

Memory Verse Challenge

‘Pray For Us’ Calendars — Daily prayers for the church’s mission

‘Kids in the Divine Service’ — Bulletin insert series features Church Year, liturgy, sanctuary and general information

Bible Studies

‘The Word in Song’ — Hymn of the Day Bible studies

Luther’s ‘A Simple Way to Pray’ — Bible study by Rev. Dr. John W. Sias

Bible study archives