Scripture Readings for Epiphany

The Season of Epiphany begins on the Epiphany, 6 January, and ends on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. This season varies in length, depending on the date of Easter Day. If Epiphany is only four weeks long, for instance, you use the first three Sundays, then skip to the Last Sunday.

Epiphany is also called “ordinary time,” because the Sundays do not have special names, just ordinal numbers.

In many churches, if the Epiphany does not fall on a Sunday, it is observed on the previous Sunday, which is then called Epiphany Sunday.

The lectionary works in a three-year cycle, Year A, Year B, and Year C.

Year A (2011)

Epiphany Sunday 2 January 2011—or—
The Epiphany, 6 January 2011
The First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, 9 January 2011
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 16 January 2011
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 23 January 2011
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 30 January 2011
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 6 February 2011
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, 13 February 2011
The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, 20 February 2011
The Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany, 27 February 2011
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, 7 March 2011

Year B (2012)

Epiphany Sunday, 1 January 2012 —or—
The Epiphany, 6 January 2012
The First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, 8 January 2012
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 15 January 2012
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 22 January 2012
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 29 January 2012
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 5 February 2012
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, 12 February 2012
The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, 19 February 2012
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, 20 February 2012

Year C (2013)

The Epiphany, 6 January 2013
The First Sunday after the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, 13 January 2013
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 20 January 2013
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 27 January 2013
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 3 February 2013
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, 10 February 2013
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday, 11 February 2013