7.5

Mark in the Revised Common Lectionary

Text

Content

Series

Liturgical Occasion

Calendar Date

1:1–8

Ministry of John the Baptist

B

Advent 2

3 Sundays before Dec. 25

1:4–11

Baptism of Jesus

B

Epiphany 1

Jan. 7–13

1:9–15

Baptism of Jesus

B

Lent 1

6 Sundays before Easter

1:14–20

Call of disciples

B

Epiphany 3

Jan. 21–27

1:21–28

Exorcism in Capernaum

B

Epiphany 4

Jan. 28–Feb. 3

1:29–39

Ministry of healing

B

Epiphany 5

Feb. 4–10

1:40–45

Jesus heals leper

B

Epiphany 6

Feb. 11–17

2:1–12

Jesus heals paralytic

B

Epiphany 7

Feb. 18–24

2:13–22

Eating with sinners; fasting

B

Epiphany 8

Feb. 25–March 1

2:13–22

Eating with sinners; fasting

B

Lectionary 8

May 24–May 28

2:23–3:6

Sabbath laws

B

Lectionary 9

May 29–June 4

3:20–35

Source of Jesus’s power

B

Lectionary 10

June 5–11

4:26–34

Parables of the kingdom

B

Lectionary 11

June 12–18

4:35–41

Jesus calms storm at sea

B

Lectionary 12

June 19–25

5:21–43

Healing of woman and girl

B

Lectionary 13

June 26–Jul 2

6:1–13

Jesus rejected in Nazareth

B

Lectionary 14

July 3–9

6:14–29

Murder of John the Baptist

B

Lectionary 15

July 10–16

6:30–34, 53–56

Compassion on the crowd

B

Lectionary 16

July 17–23

7:1–8, 14–15, 21–23

Teaching on true defilement

B

Lectionary 22

Aug. 28–Sept. 3

7:24–37

Syrophoenician woman; healing of deaf man

B

Lectionary 23

Sept. 4–10

8:27–38

Confession and rebuke of Peter

B

Lectionary 24

Sept. 11–17

8:31–38

Rebuke of Peter

B

Lent 2

5 Sundays before Easter

9:2–9

Transfiguration of Jesus

B

Transfiguration

7 Sundays before Easter

9:30–37

First passion prediction

B

Lectionary 25

Sept. 18–24

9:38–50

Freelance ministers

B

Lectionary 26

Sept. 25–Oct. 10

10:2–16

Divorce, children

B

Lectionary 27

Oct. 2–8

10:17–31

Rich man

B

Lectionary 28

Oct. 9–15

10:35–45

Disciples want best seats

B

Lectionary 29

Oct. 16–22

10:46–52

Healing of blind Bartimaeus

B

Lectionary 30

Oct. 23–29

12:28–34

Two greatest commandments

B

Lectionary 31

Oct. 30–Nov 5

12:38–44

Rich scribes and poor widow

B

Lectionary 32

Nov. 6–12

13:1–8

Signs of the end

B

Lectionary 33

Nov. 13–19

13:24–37

Coming of the Son of Man

B

Advent 1

4 Sundays before Dec. 25

15:1–39 (40–47)

Jesus condemned, crucified

B

Passion Sunday

1 Sunday before Easter

16:1–8

Resurrection of Jesus

B

Easter Day

Easter