Psalms and canticles: Revised Common Lectionary (RCL)

The table below lists available Psalm settings appointed for the commonly used Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) three-year cycle of readings. Settings are constantly being written to expand coverage of the whole cycle, but particularly of the period from Advent through to Pentecost. See also the psalm-numerical list.

Where possible, a congregational version is specified, usually responsorial. Entries in parentheses (thus) are better suited to presentation by choir or music-group.


Day Year A Year B Year C
Advent 1 122 80 25:1–10
Advent 2 72:1–7,18–19 85:1–2,8–13 Benedictus
Advent 3 Magnificat 126 or Magnificat Isaiah 12:2–6
Advent 4 80 Magnificat Magnificat
Christmas Day Set I: 96
Set II: 97
Set III: 98
Christmas 1 148
Holy Name of Jesus (January 1) 8
New Year's Day (January 1) 8
Christmas 2  
Epiphany 72:1–7, 10–14
Baptism of Christ (Epiphany 1) 29
Epiphany 2[2] 40:1–11 (139) 36:5–10
Epiphany 3[2] 27 62:5–12 19
Epiphany 4[2] 15 111  
Presention of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas) 84 or 24
Epiphany 5[2] 112   138
Epiphany 6[2]   (30) 1
Epiphany 7[2] 119:33–40    
Epiphany 8[2] 131 103  
Epiphany 9[2] 31   96
Transfiguration Sunday (Last Sunday before Lent) 99 50:1–6 99
Ash Wednesday  
Lent 1 32 25:1–10 91
Lent 2 121 22:23–31 27
Lent 3 95 19 63:1–8
Lent 4     32
Lent 5 130   126
Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms: 118:1–2, 19–29
Liturgy of the Passion: 31:9–16
Monday of Holy Week 36:5–11
Tuesday of Holy Week  
Wednesday of Holy Week 70
Maundy Thursday 116:12–19
Good Friday  
Holy Saturday 31
Easter Vigil 16 or 19:1–6/19:7–14 or 42 or 98 or 143
Easter Day 118:1–2, 14–24
Easter 2 16   118:14–29
Easter 3 116:12–19 4 (30)
Easter 4  
Easter 5   22:23–31 148
Easter 6 66:8–20 98 67
(Thurs) Ascension Day 47 or 93
Easter 7   1 97
Pentecost 104:24–34
Trinity 8 29 8
Proper 3
(24 May–28 May)[3]
131 103  
Proper 4
(29 May–4 June)[3]
Continuous:
Related: 31
Continuous: 139:1–6, 13–18
Related:
Continuous: 96
Related: 96:1–9
Proper 5
(5–11 June)[3]
  Continuous: 138
Related: 130
Continuous:
Related: (30)
Proper 6
(12–18 June)[3]
Continuous: 116:1–2, 12–19
Related:
  Continuous:
Related: 32
Proper 7
(19–25 June)[3]
    Continuous: 42
Related: 22:19–28
Proper 8
(26 June–2 July)
  Continuous: 130
Related: (30)
Continuous:
Related: 16
Proper 9
(3–9 July)
Continuous:
Related: 145
  Continuous: (30)
Related: 66
Proper 10
(10–16 July)
  Continuous: 24
Related: 85:8–13
Continuous: 82
Related: 25:1–10
Proper 11
(17–23 July)
Continuous: (139)
Related:
  Continuous:
Related: 15
Proper 12
(24–30 July)
  Continuous: 14
Related: 145
Continuous: 85
Related: 138
Proper 13
(31 July–6 Aug.)
Continuous: 17
Related: 145
   
Proper 14
(7–13 Aug.)
Continuous:
Related: 85
Continuous: 130
Related: 34:1–8
Continuous: 50
Related:
Proper 15
(14–20 Aug.)
Continuous:
Related: 67
Continuous: 111
Related: 34:9–14
Continuous: 80
Related: 82
Proper 16
(21–27 Aug.)
Continuous:
Related: 138
Continuous: 84
Related: 34:15–22
Continuous:
Related: 103
Proper 17
(28 Aug.–3 Sept.)
  Continuous:
Related: 15
Continuous:
Related: 112
Proper 18
(4–10 Sept.)
Continuous:
Related: 119:33–40
  Continuous: (139)
Related: 1
Proper 19
(11–17 Sept.)
Continuous:
Related: 103:[1–7], 8–15
Continuous: 19
Related:
Continuous: 14
Related:
Proper 20
(18–24 Sept.)
Continuous:
Related: 145
Continuous: 1
Related:
 
Proper 21
(25 Sept.–1 Oct.)
Continuous:
Related: 25:1–9
Continuous:
Related: 19:7–14
Continuous: 91
Related:
Proper 22
(2–8 Oct.)
Continuous: 19
Related: 80
Continuous:
Related: 8
See also Hebrews 1.
Continuous: 137
Related:
Proper 23
(9–15 Oct.)
    Continuous: 66:1–12
Related: 111
Proper 24
(16–22 Oct.)
Continuous: 99
Related: 96
Continuous: 104
Related: 91
Continuous:
Related: 121
Proper 25
(23–29 Oct.)
Continuous:
Related: 1
Continuous: 34
Related: 126
Continuous:
Related: 84:1–7
All Saints' Day 34 24:1–6  
Proper 26
(30 Oct.–5 Nov.)
    Continuous:
Related: 32:1–7
Proper 27
(6 Nov.–12 Nov.)
    Continuous: 145 or 98
Related: 17:1–9
Proper 28
(13 Nov.–19 Nov.)
  Continuous:
Related: 16
Continuous: Isaiah 12
Related: 98
Reign of Christ (1 before Advent) Continuous:
Related: 95:1–7a
Continuous:
Related: 93
Continuous: Luke 1:68–79
Related:

[1]