What This Plan Does
The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) guides Sunday worship in many Anglican, Episcopal, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Reformed, and Catholic churches. While it provides a rich three-year cycle of readings, it does not include every chapter of the Bible. This plan extends the RCL so that, over its three-year cycle, the entire Bible is read while remaining within the rhythm of the church year. This is a reading plan for those whose churches follow the Revised Common Lectionary and who want to read the entire Bible over its three-year cycle.
The Pattern
Sundays and feasts carry their appointed readings. In a usual four-reading week, Monday previews the coming Sunday, Tuesday through Friday focus on one passage alongside continuous Bible reading, and Saturday repeats the preview. Weeks with six readings use all six weekdays. Feast days and shorter seasons can change this pattern; some Saturdays carry continuing readings so no passages are lost.
Each year follows its own sequences. Year A includes Isaiah in Advent and Christmas, Ezekiel in Lent, and Genesis through Judges in Ordinary Time. Year B reads Numbers in Lent; Year C reads Deuteronomy in Lent and Acts during Easter. The reading pace adjusts to the calendar so all 66 books are completed across Years A, B, and C.
Feasts have their own place in the sequence. Christmas, Holy Week, Ascension, and other major days carry their own appointed readings. The sequential walk continues afterward.
When the RCL appoints two alternative Old Testament readings for a Sunday, both are included on different days of the week. There is an option to show readings from the deuterocanonical books, although they are not fully covered.
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