Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (Proper 25)
The Common Worship lectionary readings for Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (Proper 25) 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
- Deuteronomy 34:1-12
- Psalm
- Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17
- Second reading
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
- Gospel
- Matthew 22:34-46
- Related track
- First reading
- Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18
- Psalm
- Psalm 1
- Second reading
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
- Gospel
- Matthew 22:34-46
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 — All people that on earth do dwell Old Hundredth: nobody needs the book
- Gradual — Love divine, all loves excelling The two great commandments: love God, love neighbour
- Offertory — Take my life, and let it be Consecration: the offertory's own theme
- Communion — Just as I am, without one plea Coming to the table as we are
- Final — Fight the good fight Duke Street; a confident dismissal
When it next falls
| Date | Liturgical year |
|---|---|
| 25 October 2026 | Year A |
| 28 October 2029 | Year A |
| 24 October 2032 | Year A |
| 28 October 2035 | 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 Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (Proper 25) in Year A?
First reading Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; second reading 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Gospel Matthew 22:34-46.
What colour is worn on Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (Proper 25)?
Green. Green is the colour of the two long ordinary stretches — growth, and the ordinary faithfulness of most of the year.
Which season is Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (Proper 25) 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.