Fifth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 8)
The Common Worship lectionary readings for Fifth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 8) 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
- 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
- Psalm
- Psalm 130
- Second reading
- 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
- Gospel
- Mark 5:21-43
- Related track
- First reading
- Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24 or Lamentations 3:22-33
- Psalm
- Psalm 30
- Second reading
- 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
- Gospel
- Mark 5:21-43
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 — Praise, my soul, the King of heaven Confident, familiar, gets everyone singing
- Gradual — For the healing of the nations Jairus's daughter and the woman healed by touching his cloak
- 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 |
|---|---|
| 27 June 2027 | Year B |
| 30 June 2030 | Year B |
| 26 June 2033 | Year B |
| 29 June 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 Fifth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 8) in Year B?
First reading Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24 or Lamentations 3:22-33; Psalm 30; second reading 2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Gospel Mark 5:21-43.
What colour is worn on Fifth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 8)?
Green. Green is the colour of the two long ordinary stretches — growth, and the ordinary faithfulness of most of the year.
Which season is Fifth Sunday after Trinity (Proper 8) 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.