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Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 13)

The Common Worship lectionary readings for Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 13) in Year B, the liturgical colour, and what changes in the order of service.

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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
2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a
Psalm
Psalm 51:1-12
Second reading
Ephesians 4:1-16
Gospel
John 6:24-35
Related track
 
First reading
Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
Psalm
Psalm 78:23-29
Second reading
Ephesians 4:1-16
Gospel
John 6:24-35

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:

When it next falls

DateLiturgical year
1 August 2027Year B
4 August 2030Year B
31 July 2033Year B
3 August 2036Year 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 Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 13) in Year B?

First reading Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Psalm 78:23-29; second reading Ephesians 4:1-16; Gospel John 6:24-35.

What colour is worn on Tenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 13)?

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 13) 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.

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