Sunday Readings Schedule

Sunday, January 4, 2026 Second Sunday After the Nativity ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܝܠܕܐ

Lection 1

Exodus 2:1-10

Lection 2

Isaiah 49:1-6

Apostle

2 Timothy 2:16-end

Gospel

Luke 2:21-end

Sunday, January 11, 2026 First Sunday of Epiphany ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ

Lection 1

Exodus 3:1-15

Lection 2

Isaiah 44:21-45:4

Apostle

2 Timothy 3:1-15

Gospel

Luke 4:14-30

Sunday, January 18, 2026 Second Sunday of Epiphany ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܕܢܚܐ

Lection 1

Numbers 10:29-11:10

Lection 2

Isaiah 45:11-17

Apostle

Hebrews 3:1-13

Gospel

John 1:1-28

Sunday, January 25, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Epiphany ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ

Lection 1

Numbers 11:23-end

Lection 2

Isaiah 46:5-end

Apostle

Hebrews 7:18-end

Gospel

John 1:43-2:11

Sunday, February 1, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Epiphany ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 24:9-end

Lection 2

Isaiah 63:7-16

Apostle

Hebrews 8:1-9:10

Gospel

John 3:22-4:3

Sunday, February 8, 2026 Seventh Sunday of Epiphany ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒ̣ܥܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 14:2-15:4

Lection 2

Isaiah 42:5-9, 14-17

Apostle

1 Timothy 6:9-end

Gospel

Matthew 7:28-8:13

Sunday, February 15, 2026 Sunday Entering the Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Lection 1

Exodus 34:1-7, 27-end

Lection 2

Isaiah 58:1-13

Apostle

Ephesians 4:17-5:4, 15-21

Gospel

Matthew 3:16-4:11

Sunday, February 22, 2026 Second Sunday of the Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 5:18-31

Lection 2

Joshua 4:15-end

Apostle

Romans 5

Gospel

Matthew 7:15-27

Sunday, March 1, 2026 Third Sunday of the Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 7

Lection 2

Joshua 5:13-6:5

Apostle

Romans 7:14-24

Gospel

Matthew 20:17-28

Sunday, March 8, 2026 Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 11

Lection 2

Joshua 6:27-7:15

Apostle

Romans 8:12-27

Gospel

Matthew 21:23-end

Sunday, March 15, 2026 Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 16:1-17:all

Lection 2

Joshua 9:15-end

Apostle

Romans 12

Gospel

John 7:37-8:12-20

Sunday, March 22, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 19:1-26

Lection 2

Joshua 21:43-22:9

Apostle

Romans 14:10-end

Gospel

John 9:39-10:21

Sunday, March 29, 2026 Palm Sunday (Hosannas) Seventh Sunday of Great Fast ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒ̣ܥܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܘܫܥܢ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 49:1-12, 22-26

Lection 2

Zechariah 3:7-4:6, 11-end; 7:9-10; 8:4-5, 12-19; 9:9-12

Apostle

Romans 11:13-24

Gospel

Matthew 20:29-21:22

Sunday, April 5, 2026 Easter Sunday ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 60:1-7

Lection 2

1 Samuel 2:1-10

Apostle

Romans 5:20-6:all; Hebrews 13:20-21

Gospel

John 20:1-18

Sunday, April 12, 2026 Second Sunday of Resurrection - New Sunday ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 55:4-end

Lection 2

Acts 4:32-5:5

Apostle

Colossians 1:1-20

Gospel

John 20:19-end

Sunday, April 19, 2026 Third Sunday of Resurrection ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 56:1-7

Lection 2

Acts 5:34-end

Apostle

Ephesians 1:1-14

Gospel

John 14:1-14

Sunday, April 26, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Resurrection ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 49:13-23

Lection 2

Acts 8:14-25

Apostle

Ephesians 1:15-2:5

Gospel

John 16:16-end

Sunday, May 3, 2026 Fifth Sunday of Resurrection ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 49:7-13

Lection 2

Acts 9:1-19

Apostle

Hebrews 10:19-36

Gospel

John 21:1-14

Sunday, May 10, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Resurrection ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 51:9-11; 52:7-12

Lection 2

Acts 10:1-16

Apostle

Ephesians 2:4-end

Gospel

John 17

Sunday, May 17, 2026 Sunday After the Ascension ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܣܘܠܩܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 6

Lection 2

Acts 1:15-end

Apostle

Philippians 1:27-2:11

Gospel

Mark 16:2-end

Sunday, May 24, 2026 Pentecost Sunday - the Entrance Into the Fast of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Exodus 19:1-9; 20:18-21

Lection 2

Acts 2:1-21

Apostle

1 Corinthians 12:1-27

Gospel

John 14:15-17, 25-26; 15:26-16:15

Sunday, May 31, 2026 Second Sunday of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Joel 2:15-26

Lection 2

Acts 4:5-22

Apostle

1 Corinthians 5:6-6:11

Gospel

Luke 7:31-end

Sunday, June 7, 2026 Third Sunday of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 1:3-17

Lection 2

Isaiah 1:1-9

Apostle

1 Corinthians 7:1-7

Gospel

Luke 10:23-end

Sunday, June 14, 2026 Fourth Sunday of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 1:16-33

Lection 2

Isaiah 1:10-20

Apostle

1 Corinthians 9:13-end

Gospel

Luke 6:12-46

Sunday, June 21, 2026 Fifth Sunday of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 1:33-2:1

Lection 2

Isaiah 1:21-end

Apostle

1 Corinthians 14:1-19

Gospel

Luke 12:16-34

Sunday, June 28, 2026 Sixth Sunday of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 4:1-9

Lection 2

Isaiah 2:1-21

Apostle

1 Corinthians 10:14-32

Gospel

Luke 12:57-13:17

Sunday, July 5, 2026 Seventh Sunday of the Apostles ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒ̣ܥܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 4:10-24

Lection 2

Isaiah 5:8-25

Apostle

1 Corinthians 15:58-16:all

Gospel

Luke 13:22-end

Sunday, July 12, 2026 First Sunday of Summer (Nusardeil) ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܫܒ̣ܘܥܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ، ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

1 Kings 18:30-39 or Deuteronomy 4:25-31

Lection 2

Acts 5:12-32 or Isaiah 2:23-3:15

Apostle

2 Corinthians 1:8-14

Gospel

Luke 14:1-14

Sunday, July 19, 2026 Second Sunday of Summer ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 4:1-40

Lection 2

Isaiah 3:16-4:all

Apostle

2 Corinthians 3:4-end

Gospel

Luke 15:4-end

Sunday, July 26, 2026 Third Sunday of Summer ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 5:1-16

Lection 2

Isaiah 5:1-7

Apostle

2 Corinthians 7:1-11

Gospel

John 9:1-38

Sunday, August 2, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Summer ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 5:16-6:3

Lection 2

Isaiah 9:8-end

Apostle

2 Corinthians 10

Gospel

Mark 7:1-23

Sunday, August 9, 2026 Fifth Sunday of Summer ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

Leviticus 23:9-22

Lection 2

Isaiah 28:14-22

Apostle

2 Corinthians 12:14-13:all

Gospel

Luke 16:19-17:10

Sunday, August 16, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Summer ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

Leviticus 19:1-4; 9-14

Lection 2

Isaiah 29:13-end

Apostle

1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Gospel

Luke 17:5-19

Sunday, August 23, 2026 Seventh Sunday of Summer ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒ̣ܥܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ

Lection 1

Leviticus 19:15-18; 20:9-14

Lection 2

Isaiah 30:1-14

Apostle

1 Thessalonians 2:14-3:all

Gospel

Luke 18:2-14

Sunday, August 30, 2026 Sunday Entering the Fast of Mar Elijah ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 6:20-7:5

Lection 2

Isaiah 31

Apostle

2 Thessalonians 1

Gospel

Luke 18:35-19:10

Sunday, September 6, 2026 Second Sunday of Elijah ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 7:7-11

Lection 2

Isaiah 30:15-26

Apostle

2 Thessalonians 2:15-3 (all)

Gospel

Matthew 13:1-23

Sunday, September 13, 2026 The Feast of Holy Cross ܥܹܐܕܐ ܕܫܟ̣ܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒ̣ܐ

Lection 1

Isaiah 52:13-53:all

Lection 2

Acts 2:14-36

Apostle

1 Corinthians 1:18-end

Gospel

Luke 24:13-35

Sunday, September 20, 2026 Third Sunday of Elijah ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 7:12-end

Lection 2

Isaiah 32:1-33:6

Apostle

Philippians 1:12-25

Gospel

Matthew 13:24-43

Sunday, September 27, 2026 Fifth Sunday of Elijah - Second of the Holy Cross ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ؛ ܒ ؛ ܕܨܠܝܒ̣ܐ ؛ ܗ ؛ ܕܐܠܝܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 9:1-8

Lection 2

Isaiah 25:1-8

Apostle

Philippians 3:1-14

Gospel

Matthew 17:14-end

Sunday, October 4, 2026 Sixth Sunday of Elijah - Third of the Holy Cross ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ؛ ܓ ؛ ܕܨܠܝܒ̣ܐ ؛ ܘ ؛ ܕܐܠܝܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 9:13-22

Lection 2

Isaiah 26:1-19

Apostle

Philippians 4:4-end

Gospel

Matthew 15:21-38

Sunday, October 11, 2026 Seventh Sunday of Elijah - Fourth of the Holy Cross ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ؛ ܕ ؛ ܕܨܠܝܒ̣ܐ ؛ ܙ ؛ ܕܐܠܝܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 10:12-end

Lection 2

Isaiah 28:23-29:12

Apostle

1 Corinthians 14:26-end

Gospel

Matthew 18:1-18

Sunday, October 18, 2026 First Sunday of Moses ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 11:1-12

Lection 2

Isaiah 40:1-17

Apostle

2 Corinthians 1:23-2:16

Gospel

Matthew 20:1-16

Sunday, October 25, 2026 Second Sunday of Moses ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ

Lection 1

Deuteronomy 11:13-12:1

Lection 2

Isaiah 40:18-41:7

Apostle

Galatians 5:16-end

Gospel

Luke 8:40-end

Sunday, November 1, 2026 First Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܥܕܬܐ

Lection 1

Exodus 40:17-end

Lection 2

Isaiah 6

Apostle

1 Corinthians 12:28-13:all

Gospel

Matthew 16:13-19; 21:12-13

Sunday, November 8, 2026 Second Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܩܘܕܫܥܕܬܐ

Lection 1

Exodus 39:32-40:16

Lection 2

1 Kings 8:10-28

Apostle

Hebrews 8:1-9:4

Gospel

Matthew 12:1-13

Sunday, November 15, 2026 Third Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܥܕܬܐ

Lection 1

Numbers 7:1-10; 9:15-20

Lection 2

Isaiah 54:1-15

Apostle

Hebrews 9:5-15 or 1 Corinthians 2:10-3 (all)

Gospel

John 2:12-22

Sunday, November 22, 2026 Fourth Sunday of the Hallowing of the Church ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܥܕܬܐ

Lection 1

1 Kings 6:1-19

Lection 2

Ezekiel 43:1-6; 44:1-5

Apostle

Hebrews 9:16-end

Gospel

Matthew 22:41-23:22

Sunday, November 29, 2026 First Sunday of Annunciation ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 17

Lection 2

Isaiah 42:18-43:13

Apostle

Ephesians 5:21-6:9

Gospel

Luke 1:1-25

Sunday, December 6, 2026 Second Sunday of Annunciation ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ

Lection 1

Numbers 22:9-23:1

Lection 2

Isaiah 43:14-44:5

Apostle

Colossians 4:2-end

Gospel

Luke 1:26-56

Sunday, December 13, 2026 Third Sunday of Annunciation ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 18:1-19

Lection 2

Judges 13:2-24

Apostle

Ephesians 3

Gospel

Luke 1:57-end

Sunday, December 20, 2026 Fourth Sunday of Annunciation ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 24:50-end

Lection 2

1 Samuel 1:1-18

Apostle

Ephesians 5:5-20

Gospel

Matthew 1:18-end

Sunday, December 27, 2026 First Sunday After the Nativity ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ

Lection 1

Genesis 21:1-21

Lection 2

1 Samuel 1:19-end

Apostle

Galatians 4:18-5:1

Gospel

Matthew 2