Gospel Passages for the Historic 1-Year Lectionary
Gospel Passages for the Historic 1-Year Lectionary
with page references to M.F. Toal, Sermons of the Great Fathers
For the 1-year, historic BCP lectionary, Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers (4 vol.): A Manual of Preaching, Spiritual Reading, and Meditation is an excellent resource. It follows the Pre-Vatican II Calendar, which generally matches in Gospel Passages the 1662/1928 Book of Common Prayer. Below is a reference for finding particular passages in the set, as well as a useful Gospel scripture index for the Western Lectionary. A similar, simpler index is printed in the 1996 Preservation Press1 edition, but not present in the 1964 Edition:
[Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers] contains the Gospel reading for each Sunday and Feast Day, and parallel Gospel texts, along with several sermons for each Gospel from both early Eastern and Western Fathers of the church, including Ambrose, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Leo the Great, Ephraem, Augustine and more. Also, each sermon is followed by the Catena Aurea (Golden Chain) of St. Thomas Aquinas. There is no better way to enter the mind of the early Church Fathers and the spirit of Sacred Scripture than this series. Keyed to old liturgical calendar.
Supplement TOC: Gospel Passages by order of the Tridentine Lectionary
By order of Gospel passages
(Passage vol.: page Day )
St Matthew
Matt 2:1-12 1:196 FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY
Matt 4:1-1 2:1 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
Matt 5:1-12 4:460 FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
Matt 5:20-24 3:226 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 6:24-33 4:89 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 7:15-21 3:297 SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 8:1-13 1:287 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Matt 8:23-27 1:314 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Matt 9:18-26 4:306 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 11:2-10 1:28 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Matt 13:24-30 1:328 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Matt 13:31-35 1:341 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
Matt 16:13-19 3:249 THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
Matt 17:1-9 2:37 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Matt 18:23-35 4:265 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 20:1-16 1:359 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY
Matt 21:1-9; 26:1-75; 27:1-66 2:157 PALM SUNDAY
Matt 22:15-21 4:293 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 22:34b-46 4:153 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 24:15-35 4:329 TWENTY-FOURTH AND LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 22:1-14 4:201 NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Matt 24:29-35 1:1 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Matt 28:1-7 2:185 IN THE HOLY NIGHT OF THE PASCHA
Matt 28:18-20 3:58 TRINITY SUNDAY
St Mark
Mark 7:31-37 4:1 ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Mark 8:1-9 3:278 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Mark 9:16-28 4:177 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Mark 13:24-31 1:1 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mark 16:1-7 2:211 EASTER SUNDAY
Mark 16:14-20 2:410 ASCENSION DAY
St Luke
Luke 1:41-50 4:412 FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION B.V.M.
Luke 2:1-14 1:99 CHRISTMAS DAY: Mass of Midnight and Aurora
Luke 2:21 1:186 SUNDAY OUTSIDE THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS AND THE FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME
Luke 2:33-40 1:163 SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS
Luke 2:42-52 1:235 SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE EPIPHANY AND THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Luke 3:1-6 1:71 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Luke 5:1-11 3:214 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 6:36-42 3:84 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 7:11-16 4:112 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 7:18-27 1:28 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Luke 8:4-15 1:386 SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY
Luke 10:23-37 4:22 TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 11:14-28 2:74 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Luke 14:1-11 4:133 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 14:16-24 3:164 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 15:1-10 3:190 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 16:1-9 3:320 EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 17:11-19 4:72 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 18:9-14 3:356 TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 18:31-43 1:404 QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY
Luke 19:41-47 3:341 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Luke 21:25-33 1:1 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
St John
John 1:1-14 1:125 CHRISTMAS DAY: The Third Mass
John 2:1-11 1:254 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
John 1:19b-28 1:50 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
John 4:46b-53 4:240 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
John 6:1-15 2:100 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
John 6:56-59 3:105 CORPUS CHRISTI
John 8:46-59 2:129 PASSION SUNDAY
John 10:11-16 2:290 SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 14:23-31 3:1 PENTECOST SUNDAY
John 15:26-27; 16:1-4 2:441 SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE ASCENSION
John 16:5-14 2:337 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 16:16-22 2:321 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
John 16:23-30 2:372 FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER AND THE ROGATION DAYS
John 18:33-37 4:446 FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING
John 20:19-31 2:265 LOW SUNDAY
II. By order of Tridentine Lectionary / Toal volumes
Volume One
Lk 21:25-33; Mt 24:29-35; Mk 13:24-31
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 1
I. St Ambrose: On the Gospel
II. St Ephraim: On Patience, the Second Coming, and the Last Judgement
III. St Leo the Great: On the Fast of the Tenth Month and on Almsgiving.
IV. St Gregory the Great: On the Gospel
V. Bernard: The Advent of the Lord and its Six Circumstances
Mt 11:2-10; Lk 7:18-27
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 28
I. St Hilary: On the Gospel
II. St Jerome: On the Prophecy of Isaias
III. St John Chrysostom: On the Gospel
IV. St Patrick: The Three Habitations
V. St Gregory the Great: On the Gospel
Jn 1:19b-28
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 50
I. St Augustine: On the Gospel
II. St Leo the Great: On the Fast of the Tenth Month and on Almsgiving
III. St Maximus: On the Preparation for the Lord’s Coming
IV. St Gregory the Great: On the Gospel
Lk 3:1-6
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 71
I. Origen: On the Gospel
II. St Leo the Great: On Fasting and Offerings
III. St John Chrysostom: On the Gospel
IV. St Gregory the Great: The Mystical Church
Lk 2:1-14
CHRISTMAS DAY: Mass of Midnight and Aurora 99
I. St John Chrysostom: Christmas Morning
II. St Ambrose: The Beginning of the Church
III. St Leo the Great: The Mystery of the Nativity
IV. St Gregory the Great: On the Feast
V. Bishop Paul of Emesa: The Divinity of Christ
Jn 1:1-14
CHRISTMAS DAY: The Third Mass 125
I. St Augustine: On the Gospel
II. St Leo the Great: For the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
III. St Leo the Great: On the Lord’s Nativity
Lk 2:33-40
SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS 163
I. Origen: On the Gospel
II. St Amphilochius: In Praise of Virginity, Marriage and Widowhood, and on the Meeting of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, Anna and Simeon
III. St Ambrose: On the Gospel
IV. St John Chrysostom: On the Gospel
V. Albinus Alcuin: On the Three Silences
Lk 2:21
SUNDAY OUTSIDE THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS AND THE FEAST OF THE HOLY NAME 186
I. St Ambrose: On the Gospel
II. St John Chrysostom: On the Holy Name
III. Aelred: The Name of Jesus a Medicine in all Afflictions
Mt 2:1-12
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY 196
I. St Ambrose: On the Gospel
II. St John Chrysostom: On the Epiphany and Flight into Egypt
Ill. St John Chrysostom: Sermon for the Epiphany
IV. St Leo the Great: For the Solemnity of the Epiphany I
V. St Leo the Great: For the Solemnity of the Epiphany II
VI. St Gregory the Great: The Gifts of the Magi
Lk 2:42-52
SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE EPIPHANY AND THE FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY 235
I. Origen: The Child Jesus in the Temple
II. Origen: The Wisdom of the Child Jesus
III. St Ambrose: On the Gospel
IV. Bernard: The Feast of the Holy Family
V. Aelred: Jesus Twelve Years Old
Jn 2:1-11
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 254
I. St John Chrysostom: My Hour is not yet Come
II. St John Chrysostom: The First Miracle
Ill. St Gaudentius: Christian Life
IV. St Augustine: Christ in His Mystical Body
V. St Cyril of Alexandria: On the Gospel
VI. Aelred: The Six Water Pots
VII. Bernard: The Spiritual Nuptials of the Gospel
Mt 8:1-13
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 287
I. Origen: The Healing of the Leper
II. St Jerome: The Healing of the Leper
III. St John Chrysostom: On the Gospel
IV. St Cyril of Alexandria: The Mystical Significance of the Healing of the Leper
Mt 8:23-27
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 314
I. Origen: The Testing of the Apostles
II. St Jerome: On the Gospel
Ill. St Augustine: On Anger
IV. St Cyril of Alexandria: On the Gospel
Mt 13:24-30
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 328
I. St John Chrysostom.: On the Gospel
II. St Augustine: The Tares and the Wheat
III. St Isidore of Pelusium: On Evil Thoughts
Mt 13:31-35
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY 341
I. Aphraates: Against Envy and Discord
II. St Ambrose: The Grain of Mustard Seed
III. St John Chrysostom: The Leaven of Holiness
IV. St Maximus of Turin: Christ.Our Leaven
Mt 20:1-16
SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY 359
I. Origen: Exposition of the Parable
II. St John Chrysostom: On Preparing for Salvation
III. St Gregory the Great: On the Gospel
Lk 8:4-15
SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY 386
I. St John Chrysostom: On Temperance
II. St Cyril of Alexandria: On the Gospel
III. St Gregory the Great: Christian Moderation
Lk 18:31-43
QUINQUAGESIMA SUNDAY 404
I. St John Chrysostom: On Jesus Ascending to Jerusalem
II. St John Chrysostom: On the Gospel
III. St Augustine: On the Love of God, and the illumination of the Blind Man
IV. St Cyril of Alexandria: On the Gospel
V. St Gregory the Great: Steadfastness in Prayer
VI. Theophylactus: On the Gospel
Volume Two
Matt 4:1-12
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 1
Matt 17:1-9
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 37
Luke 11:14-28
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 74
John 6:1-15
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 100
Jn 8:46-59
PASSION SUNDAY 129
Mt 21:1-9; 26:1-75; 27:1-66
PALM SUNDAY 157
Matt 28:1-7
IN THE HOLY NIGHT OF THE PASCHA 185
Mark 16:1-7
EASTER SUNDAY 211
John 20:19-31
LOW SUNDAY 265
John 10:11-16
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 290
John 16:16-22
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 321
John 16:5-14
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER 337
John 16:23-30
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER AND THE ROGATION DAYS 372
Mark 16:14-20
ASCENSION DAY 410
John 15:26-27; 16:1-4
SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF THE ASCENSION 441
Volume Three
John 14:23-31
PENTECOST SUNDAY 1
Matt 28:18-20
TRINITY SUNDAY 58
Lk 6:36-42
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 84
John 6:56-59
CORPUS CHRISTI 105
Luke 14:16-24
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 164
Luke 15:1-10
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 190
Luke 5:1-11
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 214
Matt 5:20-24
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 226
Mt 16:13-19
THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL 249
Mark 8:1-9
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 278
Matt 7:15-21
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 297
Luke 16:1-9
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 320
Luke 19:41-47
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 341
Luke 18:9-14
TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 356
Volume Four
Mark 7:31-37
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 1
I. St Anthony Abbot: Watchfulness of the Tongue
II. St Ambrose: On Baptism, a Catcchetical Instruction
III. St Ephraim the Syrian: On the Evil of the Tongue and Similar Vices
IV. St Gregory the Great: On Hearing the Word of God
Luke 10:23-37
TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 22
I. Origen: What must I do for Eternal Life?
II. St Basil the Great: The First Commandment
III. St Basil the Great: Meditation on the Love of God and our Neighbour
IV. St Gregory Nazianzen: On the Love of the Poor and Afflicted
V. St Ambrose: The Good Samaritan
VI. The Venerable St Bede: Blessed are the Eyes that See
Luke 17:11-19
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 72
I. St Basil the Great: On Faith
II. St Augustine: Ingratitude
III. St Augustine: Thankfulness in Prosperity
IV. St Augustine: Bless the Lord and Honour His Bride
V. The Venerable St Bede: Exposition of the Gospel
Matt 6:24-33
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 89
I. St Basil the Great: Christian Labour
II. St John Chrysostom: Meditative discourse on, No man can serve two masters
III. St John Chrysostom: The End of Labour
Luke 7:11-16
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 112
I. St Augustine: The Three whom Jesus Raised to Life
II. Peter Chrysologos: The Raising of the Widow’s son and on the Resurrection of the Dead
III. St Gregory the Great: The Resurrection of the Body
IV. The Venerable St Bede: The Gates of Death
Luke 14:1-11
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 133
I. St Anthony, Abbot: On Humility, and Deceit
II. St Basil the Great: On Modesty and Vainglory
III. St Basil the Great: On Envy
IV. St John Chrysostom: Moral Exhortation to Humility
V. St Augustine: Meditation on the Humility of Christ
Matt 22:34b-46
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 153
I. Origen: The Greatest and First Commandment
ll. St Augustine: Meditation on the Mystery of the Word Incarnate
Ill. St Gregory the Great: This is My Commandment: A Meditative Discourse
Mark 9:16-28
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 177
I. St Ambrose: The Healing of the Paralytic
II. St Gaudentius: One work I have done; and you all wonder
III. St Peter Chrysologos: On the Healing of the Paralytic
IV. St Gregory the Great: God Man’s House
V. St Gregory the Great: Man Delivered by Trials: Mystical Joy
Matt 22:1-14
NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 201
I. Origen: Those Called to the Wedding
II. St Augustine: The Wedding Garment
III. St Gregory the Great: Preparation
John 4:46b-53
TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 240
I. St Ephraim the Syrian: On Sincere Prayer
II. St Augustine: Prayer is from the Heart
III. St Augustine: To Children: On the Sacrament of the Altar
IV. St Augustine: To Children: Again on the Sacrament of the Altar
V. St Augustine: What is Baptism without Unity: To the Newly Baptized?
IV. St John Chrysostom: Explanation of the Gospel
VII. St Gregory the Great: On the Gospel
Matt 18:23-35
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 265
I. St Basil the Great: Against the Angry
II. St John Chrysostom: Homily on the Servant who owed Ten Thousand Talents and on the Sin of Remembering Past Offences, or, On Contempt of Anger
III. St Ephraim the Syrian: On Calumny and Oppression
Matt 22:15-21
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 293
I. St Ambrose: Render to Caesar
II. St John Chrysostom: Let every soul be subject to the higher powers
III. St Augustine: The Teeth of the Pharisee
Matt 9:18-26
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 306
I. St John Chrysostom: On the Consolation of Death: First Sermon
II. St Augustine: The Woman who had an Issue of Blood
III. St Augustine: On the Daughter of the Ruler of the Synagogue and on the Woman who had an Issue of Blood
IV. Peter Chrysologos: On the Same
V. Peter Chrysologos: On the Same
Matt 24:15-35
TWENTY-FOURTH AND LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 329
I. St Ephraim: Prayer for the Future Life
II. St Ephraim: Antichrist and the End and Consummation
III. St John Chrysostom: On the Consolation of Death: Second Sermon
IV. St Augustine: Two Meditative Discourses on: The Resurrection of the Dead; First Sermon
V. St Augustine: The Resurrection of the Dead; Second Sermon
VI. St Augustine: The Pilgrimage of this Life
THREE PRAYERS 406
I. St Ephraim: Prayer for the Judgement
II. Traditional: Prayer for the Beginning of the Day (Golden Treasury of Mom)
III. Traditional: Prayer for Sunday Morning
Lk 1:41-50
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION B.V.M. 412
I. St Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople: In Praise of the Holy and Venerable Falling-Asleep of the Most Holy Lady Mother of God Mary ever Virgin
II. St John Damascene: Oration on the Glorious Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God the Ever-Virgin Mary
III. Lomman, Abbot: The Praises of Mary
Jn 18:33-37
FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING 446
I. St Augustine: The King of Israel
II. St Augustine: Christ, King and Priest
III. St Leo the Great: Christ Reigns in the Mystical Body
Mt 5:1-12
FEAST OF ALL SAINTS 460
I. St Augustine: On the Eight Sentences of the Beatitudes
II. St Leo the Great: On the Steps of the Ascent to Blessedness
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