Lectionary Commentaries: Year B

Year B runs from Advent 2026 through November 2027. Mark is the main Gospel reading this year.

All Year B commentaries

Close-up of water bubbling up from a stone fountain

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in Years A, B, and C (Jorgenson18)

Close-up of an earthworm on tilled soil

Ash Wednesday in Years A, B, and C (Litman-Koon23)

Child's hands holding soil with small green seedlings

Ash Wednesday in Years A, B, and C (Sorensen22)

Close-up of snow-covered evergreen branches

Second Sunday of Christmas in Years A, B and C (Mundahl22)

Ornate bronze bell ornament hanging on a lit Christmas tree

Second Sunday of Christmas in Years A, B, and C (Ormseth13)

Nativity scene figurines with angel, Mary, Joseph, shepherd, and sheep in hay

Nativity of Our Lord, Christmas Eve in Years A, B, and C (Mundahl21)

A bright star radiating light beams over a night sky, evoking the Christmas star

Epiphany of Our Lord in Years A, B, and C (Ormseth11)

Five lit candles on an evergreen Advent wreath against a dark background

Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Eve) in Year C (Schade18)

Sunbeams breaking through storm clouds over a calm ocean

Christ the King Sunday in Year B (Ormseth12)

Circular star trails in the night sky above a misty lake and hills

Sunday November 13-19 in Year B (Ormseth12)

A hillside cemetery with rows of headstones amid autumn foliage

Sunday November 13-19 in Year B (Tucker21)

A rainbow beneath dark storm clouds over an arid, hilly landscape

Sunday November 6-12 in Year B (Ormseth12)

The Statue of Liberty illuminated at dusk

Sunday November 6-12 in Year B (Sassaman18)

A young red fox standing in a grassy field with wildflowers

Sunday October 30 – November 5 in Year B (Sassaman18)

A rushing river flanked by trees leading toward red rock cliffs in Zion

Sunday October 23-29 in Year B (Carr21)

A person silhouetted against the colorful Milky Way in a starry night sky

Sunday October 23-29 in Year B (Ormseth12)

A person with a rolling suitcase walking through an archway toward a sunset

Series on St. Francis for Sunday October 9-15 in Year B (Santmire15)

A large group holding hands in a row facing the ocean at sunset

Sunday October 9-15 in Year B (Utphall18)

A couple sitting on a rocky overlook watching the sunset over a valley

Sunday October 2-8 in Year B (Ormseth12)

Fresco portrait of St. Francis of Assisi in a hooded brown robe

Sunday October 2-8 in Year B (Wright18)

Red yard sign reading "God's Servants at Work" staked in grass near a driveway

Sunday September 18-24 in Year B (Martin24)

Desert boulders and rock formations under a clear blue sky

Sunday September 25 – October 1 in Year B (Santmire15)

Aerial view of a landfill with a bulldozer amid green rolling hills

Sunday September 25 – October 1 in Year B (Mundahl12)

Joyful toddler in a red shirt tossing autumn leaves into the air

Sunday September 18-24 in Year B (Mundahl12)

Oil pumpjack operating in a field with hills in the background

Sunday September 11-17 in Year B (Mundahl12)

Close-up of vibrant green serrated leaves unfurling

Sunday September 4-10 in Year B (Mundahl12)

Silhouettes of a crowd of people walking toward a bright sunset

Sunday August 28 – September 3 in Year B (Carr21)

Aerial view of green farmland, fields and a small village

Sunday August 28 – September 3 in Year B (Mundahl12)

Close-up of golden wheat stalks in a field

Sunday August 14-20 in Year B (Morgan24)

Dried corn husks peeled back revealing orange and black kernels

Sunday August 7-13 in Year B (Mundahl15)

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