Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 14)
The Common Worship lectionary readings for Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 14) in Year A, the liturgical colour, and what changes in the order of service.
Year AOrdinary Timegreen
The readings
This Sunday is a Proper, so the Old Testament reading and psalm come in two tracks. Choose one and stay with it for the season — the continuous track reads a book straight through week by week; the related track picks an Old Testament reading that speaks to the Gospel.
- Continuous track
- First reading
- Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28
- Psalm
- Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b
- Second reading
- Romans 10:5-15
- Gospel
- Matthew 14:22-33
- Related track
- First reading
- 1 Kings 19:9-18
- Psalm
- Psalm 85:8-13
- Second reading
- Romans 10:5-15
- Gospel
- Matthew 14:22-33
Citations follow the Revised Common Lectionary as used in the Church of England's Common Worship principal service lectionary. Verse numbering can differ very slightly between Bible translations.
The liturgical colour
Green is the colour of the two long ordinary stretches — growth, and the ordinary faithfulness of most of the year. On this Sunday the colour is green.
What changes in the service
The standard shape: Gloria and Creed included, nothing seasonal displacing them.
In SundayHQ this is the ordinary template shape. You set your order of service once; when the season turns, one click applies the seasonal change and leaves the rest of your parish's own wording alone.
Hymns that fit these readings
Suggestions matched to the readings above, each with the reason it was chosen:
- Opening — How firm a foundation Faith when sinking — 'I will not desert to its foes'
- Gradual — Dear Lord and Father of mankind 'O still small voice of calm' — quotes 1 Kings 19 directly (related track)
- Offertory — Lord, for the years Substantial enough to cover the preparation
- Communion — Be still, my soul 'The winds and waves still know his voice'
- Final — Eternal Father, strong to save Peril on the sea; Christ walking on the water
When it next falls
| Date | Liturgical year |
|---|---|
| 12 August 2029 | Year A |
| 8 August 2032 | Year A |
| 12 August 2035 | Year A |
| 8 August 2038 | Year A |
Year A comes round every three years. The date moves because the whole calendar hangs off Easter.
The same Sunday in the other years
Questions
What are the readings for Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 14) in Year A?
First reading 1 Kings 19:9-18; Psalm 85:8-13; second reading Romans 10:5-15; Gospel Matthew 14:22-33.
What colour is worn on Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 14)?
Green. Green is the colour of the two long ordinary stretches — growth, and the ordinary faithfulness of most of the year.
Which season is Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 14) in?
Ordinary Time. The long green season after Trinity, running to Christ the King. The Sundays are numbered after Trinity and carry the RCL Propers.