Douay-Rheims Challoner Reference

A Table of the Epistles and Gospels

For all Sundays and Holydays throughout the year, and also for many feasts of the Roman calendar. It must be observed that the Verses at which the Epistle or Gospel begin and end are set down after the Chapter.

Sundays, Etc.EpistlesGospels
Advent, 1Rom. 13:11–14Lk. 21:25–33
Advent, 2Rom. 15:4–13Mt. 11:2–10
Advent, 3Phil. 4:4–7Jn. 1:19–28
Advent, 41 Cor. 4:1–5Lk. 3:1–6
Christmas, Mass 1Tit. 2:11–15Lk. 2:1–14
Christmas, Mass 2Tit. 3:4–7Lk. 2:14–20
Christmas, Mass 3Heb. 1:1–12Jn. 1:1–14
St. StephenActs 6:8–10, and 7:54–59Mt. 23:34–39
St. JohnEcclus. 15:1–6Jn. 21:19–24
Holy InnocentsApoc. 14:1–5Mt. 2:13–18
St. Thomas of CanterburyHeb. 5:1–6Jn. 10:11–16
Within Octave of ChristmasGal. 4:1–7Lk. 2:33–40
St. Sylvester2 Tim. 4:1–8Lk. 12:35–40
Feast of the CircumcisionTit. 2:11–15Lk. 2:21
Holy Name of JesusActs 4:8–12Lk. 2:21
The EpiphanyIsa. 60:1–6Mt. 2:1–12
Within Octave of Epiphany: Holy FamilyRom. 12:1–5Lk. 2:42–52
After Epiphany, 2Rom. 12:6–16Jn. 2:1–11
After Epiphany, 3Rom. 12:16–21Mt. 8:1–13
After Epiphany, 4Rom. 13:8–10Mt. 8:23–27
After Epiphany, 5Col. 3:12–17Mt. 13:24–30
After Epiphany, 61 Thess. 1:2–10Mt. 13:31–35
Septuagesima1 Cor. 9:24; 10:5Mt. 20:1–16
Sexagesima2 Cor. 11:19; 12:9Lk. 8:4–15
Quinquagesima1 Cor. 13:1–13Lk. 18:31–43
Ash WednesdayJoel 2:12–19Mt. 6:16–21
Lent, 12 Cor. 6:1–10Mt. 4:1–11
Lent, 21 Thess. 4:1–7Mt. 17:1–9
Lent, 3Eph. 5:1–9Lk. 11:14–28
Lent, 4Gal. 4:22–31Jn. 6:1–15
Passion SundayHeb. 9:11–15Jn. 8:46–59
Palm SundayPhil. 2:5–11Mt. 21:1–9; 26; 27
Maundy Thursday1 Cor. 11:20–32Jn. 13:1–15
Good FridayExod. 12:1–11Jn. 18 and 19
Holy SaturdayCol. 3:1–4Mt. 28:1–7
Easter Sunday1 Cor. 5:7–8Mk. 16:1–7
Easter MondayActs 10:37–43Lk. 24:13–35
Easter TuesdayActs 13:26–33Lk. 24:36–47
Low Sunday1 Jn. 5:4–10Jn. 20:19–31
After Easter, 21 Pet. 2:21–25Jn. 10:11–16
After Easter, 31 Pet. 2:11–19Jn. 16:16–22
After Easter, 4Jas. 1:17–21Jn. 16:5–14
After Easter, 5Jas. 1:22–27Jn. 16:23–30
Ascension DayActs 1:1–11Mk. 16:14–20
Within Octave of Ascension1 Pet. 4:7–11Jn. 15:26; 16:4
Whit SundayActs 2:1–11Jn. 14:23–31
Whit MondayActs 10:42–48Jn. 3:16–21
Whit TuesdayActs 8:14–17Jn. 10:1–10
Trinity SundayRom. 11:33–36Mt. 28:18–20
First Sunday after Pentecost1 Jn. 4:8–21Lk. 6:36–42
Corpus Christi1 Cor. 11:23–29Jn. 6:56–59
Within Octave of Corpus Christi1 Jn. 3:13–18Lk. 14:16–24
After Pentecost, 31 Pet. 5:6–11Lk. 15:1–10
After Pentecost, 4Rom. 8:18–23Lk. 5:1–11
After Pentecost, 51 Pet. 3:8–15Mt. 5:20–24
After Pentecost, 6Rom. 6:3–11Mk. 8:1–9
After Pentecost, 7Rom. 6:19–23Mt. 7:15–21
After Pentecost, 8Rom. 8:12–17Lk. 16:1–9
After Pentecost, 91 Cor. 10:6–13Lk. 19:41–47
After Pentecost, 101 Cor. 12:2–11Lk. 18:9–14
After Pentecost, 111 Cor. 15:1–10Mk. 7:31–37
After Pentecost, 122 Cor. 3:4–9Lk. 10:23–37
After Pentecost, 13Gal. 3:16–22Lk. 17:11–19
After Pentecost, 14Gal. 5:16–24Mt. 6:24–33
After Pentecost, 15Gal. 5:25; 6:10Lk. 7:11–16
After Pentecost, 16Eph. 3:13–21Lk. 14:1–11
After Pentecost, 17Eph. 4:1–6Mt. 22:35–46
After Pentecost, 181 Cor. 1:4–8Mt. 9:1–8
After Pentecost, 19Eph. 4:23–28Mt. 22:1–14
After Pentecost, 20Eph. 5:15–21Jn. 4:46–53
After Pentecost, 21Eph. 6:10–17Mt. 18:23–35
After Pentecost, 22Phil. 1:6–11Mt. 22:15–21
After Pentecost, 23Phil. 3:17; 4:3Mt. 9:18–26
After Pentecost, 24Col. 1:9–14Mt. 24:15–35
FeastEpistlesGospels
St. Andrew, Nov. 30Rom. 10:10–18Mt. 4:18–22
Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8Prov. 8:22–35Lk. 1:26–28
St. Thomas, Dec. 21Eph. 2:19–22Jn. 20:24–29
Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25Acts 9:1–22Mt. 19:27–29
Candlemas Day, Feb. 2Mal. 3:1–4Lk. 2:22–32
St. Matthias, Feb. 24Acts 1:15–26Mt. 11:25–30
St. Patrick, Mar. 17Ecclus. 44:16–27; 45:3–20Mt. 25:14–23
St. Joseph, Mar. 19Ecclus. 45:1–6Mt. 1:18–21
Annunciation, Mar. 25Isa. 7:10–15Lk. 1:26–38
St. George, Apr. 232 Tim. 2:8–10; 3:10–12Jn. 15:1–7
St. Mark, Apr. 25Ezech. 1:10–14Lk. 10:1–9
SS. Philip and James, May 1Wis. 5:1–5Jn. 14:1–3
St. Barnabas, June 11Acts 16:21–26; 13:2–3Mt. 10:16–22
St. John Baptist, June 24Isa. 49:1–3, 5–7Lk. 1:57–68
SS. Peter and Paul, June 29Acts 12:1–11Mt. 16:13–19
Visitation of the BVM, July 2Cant. 2:8–14Lk. 1:39–47
St. Mary Magdalen, July 22Cant. 3:2–5; 8:6–7Lk. 7:36–50
St. James, July 251 Cor. 4:9–15Mt. 20:20–23
St. Anne, July 26Prov. 31:10–31Mt. 13:44–52
Transfiguration of Our Lord, Aug. 62 Pet. 1:16–19Mt. 17:1–9
St. Lawrence, Aug. 102 Cor. 9:6–10Jn. 12:24–26
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Aug. 15Ecclus. 24:11–20Lk. 10:38–42
St. Bartholomew, Aug. 241 Cor. 12:27–31Lk. 6:12–19
Nativity of the BVM, Sep. 8Prov. 8:22–35Mt. 1:1–16
St. Matthew, Sept. 21Ezch. 1:10–15Mt. 9:9–13
St. Michael, Sep. 29Apoc. 1:1–15Mt. 18:1–10
Holy Guardian Angels, Oct. 2Ex. 23:20–23Mt. 18:1–10
St. Luke, Oct. 182 Cor. 8:16–24Lk. 10:1–9
SS. Simon and Jude, Oct. 28Eph. 4:7–13Jn. 15:17–25
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King, Last Sunday in Oct.Col. 1:12–20Jn. 18:33–37
All Saints, Nov. 1Apoc. 7:2–12Mt. 5:1–12
All Souls, Nov. 21 Cor. 15:51–57Jn. 5:25–29
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Nov. 21Ecclus. 24:14–16Lk. 11:27–28
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