Sunday next before Lent
The Common Worship lectionary readings for Sunday next before Lent in Year B, the liturgical colour, and what changes in the order of service.
Year BSundays before Lentgreen
The readings
- First reading
- 2 Kings 2:1-12
- Psalm
- Psalm 50:1-6
- Second reading
- 2 Corinthians 4:3-6
- Gospel
- Mark 9:2-9
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.
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 — Praise, my soul, the King of heaven Confident green-season opening
- Gradual — Christ triumphant, ever reigning The Transfiguration: glory before the road to Jerusalem
- Offertory — Lord, for the years Thanksgiving before Lent begins
- Communion — Be thou my vision Quiet, and universally known
- Final — Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go Sends them into the working week
When it next falls
| Date | Liturgical year |
|---|---|
| 7 February 2027 | Year B |
| 3 March 2030 | Year B |
| 27 February 2033 | Year B |
| 24 February 2036 | Year B |
Year B 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 Sunday next before Lent in Year B?
First reading 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; second reading 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Gospel Mark 9:2-9.
What colour is worn on Sunday next before Lent?
Green. Green is the colour of the two long ordinary stretches — growth, and the ordinary faithfulness of most of the year.
Which season is Sunday next before Lent in?
Sundays before Lent. The short green stretch between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday, counted backwards from Lent.