Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 20)
The Common Worship lectionary readings for Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 20) in Year B, the liturgical colour, and what changes in the order of service.
Year BOrdinary 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
- Proverbs 31:10-31
- Psalm
- Psalm 1
- Second reading
- James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
- Gospel
- Mark 9:30-37
- Related track
- First reading
- Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20
- Psalm
- Psalm 54
- Second reading
- James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
- Gospel
- Mark 9:30-37
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 — Immortal, invisible, God only wise St Denio; a strong green-season opening
- Gradual — Brother, sister, let me serve you 'Whoever wants to be first must be servant of all'
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 19 September 2027 | Year B |
| 22 September 2030 | Year B |
| 18 September 2033 | Year B |
| 21 September 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 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 20) in Year B?
First reading Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22 or Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 54; second reading James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Gospel Mark 9:30-37.
What colour is worn on Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 20)?
Green. Green is the colour of the two long ordinary stretches — growth, and the ordinary faithfulness of most of the year.
Which season is Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 20) 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.