LECTIONARY READING FOR 2024 YEAR ‘B’

NEW SUGGESTED
LITURGICAL OLD HYMNS
DATE NAME THEME PSALMS TESTAMENT/ GOSPEL
COLOUR TESTAMENT (MHB &
EPISTLE CAN)

Jan. New Year’s Ecclesiastes Revelation Matthew

White God’s Blessings Psalm 8
1 Day 3:1-13 21:1-6 25:31-46
Jan. Epiphany of Christ, the Light of Isaiah Psalm 2:1- Ephesians Matthew
White
6 The Lord all Humankind 60:1-6 7, 10-14 3:1-12 2:1-12
Baptism of The Baptism of the Genesis Psalm Mark
Jan.7 White Acts 19:1-7
Lord Lord 1:1-5 29:1-11 1:4-11
Jan. 2nd Sunday Heaven shall be 1 Samuel Psalm 1 Corinthians John
Green
14 After Epiphany Opened to you 3:1-10 139:13-18 6:12-20 1:43-51
Jan. 3rd Sunday After Repent and believe Jonah Psalm 1 Corinthians Mark
Green
21 Epiphany in the Good News 3:1-5, 10 62:5-12 7:29-31 1:14-20

Jan. 4th Sunday Jesus has power Deuteronomy Psalm 1 Corinthians Mark 1:21-
Green
28 After Epiphany over demons 18:15-20 111:1-10 8:1-13 28
Feb. 5th Sunday After Jesus has power Isaiah Psalm 1 Corinthians Mark
Green
4 Epiphany over sickness 40:21-31 147:1-11 9:16-23 1:29-39
Feb. Transfiguration It is good we are 2 Kings Psalm 2 Corinthians
White Mark 9:2-9
11 Sunday here 2:1-12 50:1-6 4:3-6

Feb. Violet Isaiah Psalm 2 Corinthians Matthew

Ash Wednesday True Fasting
14 Ash 58:1-12 51:1-17 6:1-10 6:1-6, 16-21

Feb. First Sunday in Christ our Genesis Psalm 1 Peter Mark

Violet
18 Lent Example 9:8-17 25:1-10 3:18-22 1:9-15
Feb. Second Sunday Sharing in Genesis 7:1- Psalm Romans Mark
Violet
25 in Lent Christ’s Suffering 7, 15-16 22:23-31 4:13-25 8:31-38
Mar. Third Sunday in Understanding Exodus Psalm 1 Corinthians John
Violet
3 Lent God’s Purpose 20:1-17 19:1-14 1:18-25 2:13-22
Mar. Fourth Sunday Accept Jesus and Numbers Psalm 107: Ephesians John
Violet
10 in Lent Live 21:4-9 1-3, 17-22 2:1-10 3:14-21
Mar. Fifth Sunday in Die with Jesus Jeremiah Psalm Hebrews John
Violet
17 Lent and Live 31:31-34 119:9-16 5:5-10 12:20-33
Mar. Hosanna – Lord Isaiah Psalm Philippians Mark
Palm Sunday Red
24 Save us now 50:4-9 31:9-16 2:5-11 11:1-11
Mar. Maundy
White
Exodus Psalm 116: 1 Corinthians - John 13:1- -
28 Thursday 12:1-14 1-2, 12-19 11:23-26 17, 31-35
Mar. Christ our Example Isaiah 52:13- Psalm Hebrews John 18:1-
Good Friday Red
29 of Suffering 53:12 22:1-31 10:16-25 19:42
Mar. Resurrection of Isaiah Psalm 118: 1 Corinthians Mark
White He is Risen
31 the Lord 25:6-9 1-2, 14-24 15:1-11 16:1-8
April Second Sunday Growth in Faith, Acts Psalm 1 John John
Green
7 of Easter Love, and Peace 4:32-35 133:1-3 1:1-2:2 20:19-31
April Third Sunday Acts Psalm Luke
Green Jesus at Our Side 1 John 3:1-7
14 of Easter 3:12-19 4:1-8 24:36-48
April Fourth Sunday Christ our Good Psalm 1 John John
Green Acts 4:5-12
21 of Easter shepherd 23:1-6 3:16-24 10:11-18
April Fifth Sunday of Remaining in Acts Psalm 1 John John
Green
28 Easter Christ 8:26-40 22:25-31 4:7-21 15:1-8
May Sixth Sunday of Chosen by Christ Acts Psalm 1 John John
Green
5 Easter to Serve 10:44-48 98:1-9 5:1-6 15:9-17
May Ascension of White Christ our Lord is Acts 1:1-11 Psalm Ephesians Mark
9 the Lord on the throne 47:1-9 1:15-23 16:15-20
May Seventh Sunday That all may be Acts 1:15- Psalm 1 John 5:9- John
Green
12 of Easter one 17, 21-26 1:1-6 13 17:6-19
May Day of Empowered to Psalm Romans John 5:26-
Red Acts 2:1-21
19 Pentecost Witness 104:24-35 8:22-27 27; 16:4-15
Experience the
May Psalm Romans John
Trinity Sunday White Glory of the Isaiah 6:1-8
26 29:1-11 8:12-17 3:1-17
Godhead
June First Sunday Hear the Voice of 1 Samuel Psalm 39: 2 Corinthians Mark
Green
2 after Trinity the Lord 3:1-20 1-6, 13-18 4:5-12 2:23-3:6
June Second Sunday Moral Maturity Genesis Psalm 2 Corinthians Mark 3:20-
Green
9 after Trinity 3:8-15 130:1-8 4:13 -5:1 35
Psalm
June Third Sunday The Growth of the Ezekiel 2 Corinthians Mark
Green 92:1-4,
16 after Trinity Christian Life 17:22-24 5:6-17 4:26-34
12-15
Patience and Psalm Mark
June Fourth Sunday Job 38:1-11 2 Corinthians
Green Peace in Personal 107:1-3, 4:35-41
23 after Trinity 6:1-13
storms 23-32
Faith and Trust Psalm 2 Corinthians
June Fifth Sunday Lamentatio Mark
Green 30:1-12 8:7-15
30 after Trinity ns 3:22-33 5:21-43

Perseverance in
July Sixth Sunday Ezekiel Psalm 2 Corinthians Mark
Green Times of
7 after Trinity 2:1-5 123:1-4 12:2-10 6:1-13
Discouragement
July Seventh Sunday The Cost of Amos Psalm Ephesians Mark
Green
14 after Trinity Discipleship 7:7-15 85:8-13 1:3-14 6:14-29
July Eighth Sunday
Green
Our Calling as a Jeremiah Psalm Ephesians - Mark 6:30- -
21 after Trinity Vocation 23:1-6 23:1-6 2:11-22 34, 53-56

July Ninth Sunday God Answers all 2 Kings

Psalm
Ephesians - John 6:1-
28 after Trinity
Green
our Needs 4:42-44
145:10-18
3:14-21 21 -

Aug. Tenth Sunday The Spiritual over Exodus Psalm Ephesians - John
4 after Trinity
Green
the Material 16:2-4, 9-15 78:23-29 4:1-16 -
- 6:24-35
Aug. Eleventh Sunday
Green
Christ our Living 1 Kings Psalm Ephesians - John 6:35, -
11 after Trinity Bread 19:4-8 34:1-8 4:25-5:2 41-51
Aug. Twelfth Sunday The Importance of Exodus Psalm Ephesians John
18 after Trinity
Green
the Lord’s Supper 12:1-13 34:9-14 5:15-20 6:51-58 -
Aug. Thirteenth Sun. Joshua 24:1- Psalm Ephesians John
Green Loyalty
25 after Trinity 2, 14-18 34:15-22 6:10-20 6:56-69
Fourteenth Re-examining our
Sept. Deuteronomy Psalm James Mark
1
Sunday after Green Practice of
4:1-2, 6-9 15:1-5 1:17-27 7:9-16 -
Trinity Christianity
Sept. Fifteenth Sunday Showing no Isaiah Psalm James Mark
8 after Trinity
Green
Favouritism 35:4-7 146:1-10 2:1-10, 14-17 7:24-37 -
Sept. Sixteenth Sunday Who do you say Isaiah Psalm James Mark
Green
15 after Trinity that I am? 50:4-9 116:1-9 3:1-12 8:27-38
Seventeenth
Sept. Greatness in Jeremiah Psalm James Mark
22
Sunday after Green
Service 11:18-20 54:1-7 3:13 - 4:3 9:30-37 -
Trinity
Eighteenth
Sept. Thoughtfulness Numbers 11: Psalm James Mark
29
Sunday after Green
Towards others 4-16, 24-29 19:7-14 5:13-20 9:38-50 -
Trinity
Nineteenth
Oct. Receiving the Genesis Psalm Hebrews Mark
Sunday after Green
6 Kingdom of God 2:18-24 8:1-8 1:1-4, 2:5-12 10:2-16
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 Twentieth
Oct. Wealth and the Amos 5:6- Psalm Hebrews Mark
13 Sunday after Green
Kingdom of God 7, 10-15 90:12-17 4:12-16 10:17-31 -
Trinity
Twenty-First
Oct. Joy in humble Isaiah Psalm Hebrews Mark
20
Sunday after Green
Service 53:4-12 91:9-16 5:1-10 10:35-45 -
Trinity
Twenty-Second The Gift of Sight
Oct. Jeremiah Psalm Hebrews Mark
27
Sunday after Green
31:7-9 126:1-6 7:23-28 10:46-52 -
Trinity
Nov. Isaiah 25:6- Psalm Revelations John
1
All Saints Day White
9 24:1-10 21:1-6a 11:32-44 -
Twenty-Third
Nov. Love God and Deuteronomy Psalm Hebrews Mark
3 Sunday after Green
Neighbour 6:1-9 119:1-8 9:11-14 12:28-34 -
Trinity
Twenty-Fourth
Nov. 1 Kings Psalm Hebrews Mark
Sunday after Green Generosity
10 17:8-16 146:1-10 9:24-28 12:38-44
Trinity
Twenty-Fifth Readiness for the Daniel Mark
Nov. Lord’s Coming Psalm Hebrews
17 Sunday after Green 12:1-3
16:1-11 10:11-25
13:1-8 -
Trinity
Twenty-Sixth
Nov. Be faithful to the Daniel 7:9- Psalm Revelation John
Sunday after Green
24 End 10, 13-14 93:1-5 1:4-8 18:33-37
Trinity
Dec. 1st Sunday of Isaiah 3:16; Psalm Mark
Violet Stay Awake I Cor. 1:3-9
1 Advent 64:1-9 25:1-10 13:33-37
Dec. 2nd Sunday of Prepare a way for Isaiah 40:1- Psalm 2 Peter Mark
Violet
8 Advent the Lord 5, 9-11 75:1-10 3:8-14 1:1-8
Dec. 3rd Sunday of Great Expectations Isaiah 61:1- Psalm 1Thess John 1:6-8,
Violet
15 Advent 11. 50:1-6 5 :16-24 19-28
Dec. 4th Sunday of The Good News 2 Samuel Psalm Romans Luke
Violet
22 Advent Comes Closer 7:1-16 80:1-7 16:25-27 1:26-38

Dec. White Christ the Saviour Isaiah Psalm Titus Luke

Christmas Day
25 Gold is Born 9:2-7 96:1-13 2:11-14 2:1-20
Luke
Dec. 1st Sunday The Family, the 1 Sam Psalm Colossians
White 2:22-40
29 After Christmas future of the Church 2:18-20 148:1-14 3:12-21
 LECTIONARY THEME IN ENGLISH AND
GHANAIAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS
DATE Theme In English Theme In Fante Theme In Twi

Jan. 1 God’s Blessings Ewuradze ne nhyira Ewurade nnhyira

Jan. Christ, the Light of all Christ a [y] nyimpa nyina Kristo a [y] nimpa hann
6 Humankind kan no. no.
Jan.7 Baptism of the Lord Ewuradze N’esub[. Awurade asub[.
Heaven shall be {sor aheman bobue ama {soro ahemman mu
Jan. 14 wo/ {sor bobue ama wo. b]bue ama wo.
Opened to you
Repent and believe in Nu wo ho na gye As]mpa Sakyera w’adwen na
Jan. 21 wo dze. gye Ase]mpa no di.
the Good News
Jesus has power over Jesus w[ tum w[ esunsum Yesu w[ tumi w[
Jan. 28 b[n do. ahonhomm[ne so.
demons
Jesus has power over Jesus w[ tum w[ yarba Yesu w[ tumi w
Feb. 4 do. Nyarewa so.
sickness
Feb.
It is good we are here Oye d] yew[ / y]tsena ha. }y] s] y] w[ ha.
11
Feb.
True Fasting Mbuadadzi a odzi mu. Mbuadadie a ]di mu.
14
Feb.
Christ our Example Christ, h]n fasusu. Kristo y] y]n nhw]so[.
18
Feb. Sharing in Christ’s Yenye Christ reky] Y]renya ky]fa w[ Kristo
25 Suffering N’amandzehu. amanehunu mu
Understanding God’s Y]retse Nyankop[n ne Te Nyankop[n botae]
Mar. 3 Tsirmup[w ase. ase.
Purpose
Mar. Gye Jesus to mu na nya Gye Yesu di na nya
Accept Jesus and Live nkwa. nkwa.
10
Mar. Die with Jesus and Enye Jesus nwu na nya Wone Yesu nwu na tena
17 Live nkwa. ase.
Mar. Hosanna-Lord save Hosanna! – Ewuradze, Awurade gye y]n seesei
24 us now! (Palm Sunday) gye h]n nkwa. ara.
Mar.
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Mar. Christ our Example of Christ, h]n amandzehun Kristo, y]n nhw]so[ w[
29 Suffering ho fasusu / nhw]do. amanehunu mu.
Mar.
He is Risen {aso]r. Was[re.
31
Growth in Faith,
April 7
Love, and Peace
April
Jesus at Our Side
14
April Christ our Good H]n Guanhw]fo pa Kristo y] y]n
21 shepherd Christ. Dwanhw]fo papa.
April
Remaining in Christ
28
Chosen by Christ to
May 5
Serve
Christ our Lord is on H]n enyidado Christ [tse Y]n anidaso Kristo ne
May 9 Ahengua no do. te ahennwa no so.
the throne
May Ama / Nky] h[n nyina ay] S] w[n nyinaa ny]
That all may be one
12 kor. baako.
May Empowered to Sunsum Kr[nkr[n bra Honhom bra, na b]ma
19 Witness b]ma h]n [d[. y]n [d[.
Nya / hu Nyankop[n Hu Nyankop[n
May Experience the Glory
N’enyimnyam w[ animounyam no w[
26 of the Godhead w’abrab[ mu. w’abrab[ mu.
Hear the Voice of the
June 2 Tsie Ewuradze ne ndze. Tie Awurade nne.
Lord
June 9 Moral Maturity
June The Growth of the
16 Christian Life
June Patience and Peace in
23 Personal storms
June Faith and Trust
30
Perseverance in Times
July 7
of Discouragement
The Cost of Osuanyi edwuma mu Adehwer]de] a ]w[
July 14 amandzehu. osuaniy] ho.
Discipleship
Our Calling as a
July 21
Vocation
 God Answers all our
July 28
Needs
The Spiritual over the
Aug. 4
Material
Aug. Christ our Living Christ, H]n Nkwa
Kristo, y]n nkwa paano.
11 Bread Paanoo.
Aug. The Importance of the
18 Lord’s Supper
Aug.
Loyalty
25
Re-examining our
Sept. 1 Practice of
Christianity
Showing no
Sept. 8
Favouritism
Sept. Who do you say that I
15 am?
Sept.
Greatness in Service K]sey] w[ [som mu. {som mu k]sey].
22
Sept. Thoughtfulness
29 Towards others
Receiving the
Oct. 6
Kingdom of God
Wealth and the
Oct. 13
Kingdom of God
Oct. 20 Joy in humble Service
The Gift of Sight
Oct. 27

Nov. 1
Love God and D[ Nyankop[n nye wo D[ Nyankop[n ne wo
Nov. 3
Neighbour ny]nko/nua. y[nko.
Nov.
Generosity Ay]muyie Ay]muy]
10
Nov. Readiness for the
17 Lord’s Coming
Nov.
Be faithful to the End Dzi nokwar kesi ewiei. Di nokor] k[si awiee].
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Dec. 1 Stay Awake
Prepare a way for the
Dec. 8
Lord
Dec.
Great Expectations
15
Dec. The Good News
22 Comes Closer
Dec. Christ the Saviour is Agyenkwa Christ w[awo W[awo Agyenkwa
25 Born no. Kristo no.
Dec. The Family, the future Ebusua no y] as[r no ne Abusua, as[re no
29 of the Church ndaamba. daakye.