Bible Reading Plan
1. Odd-numbered years are "Year 1";
even-numbered years are "Year 2."
2. Readings from the
Deuterocanon/Apocrypha vary in Year 1. If next
year is evenly divisible by 4, read the top selection. If not, read the
bottom one.
3. Bible chapter divisions are late
and arbitrary; adjust as
appropriate (e.g., read Jn 7:53 along with Jn 8). The book of Joel is
divided into four chapters as per the Hebrew text. Hebrew chs 1-2 =
English 1:1-2:27; Hebrew chs 3-4 = English 2:28-3:21.
Suggestion: Read or sing the
Psalms at morning prayer. Read and
meditate on the other passage at either midday or evening prayer.
|
PSALMS
|
YEAR 1
|
YEAR 2
|
Sun,
Jan 1-7
|
1-2
|
Mt 1-2
|
Mon
|
3-4
|
Gen
1-2
|
Job
1-2
|
Tues
|
5-6
|
Gen
3-4
|
Job
3-4
|
Wed
|
7-8
|
Mt 3-4
|
Thur
|
9
|
Gen
6-7
|
Job
5-6
|
Fri
|
10-11
|
Mt 5
|
Sat
|
12-15
|
Gen
8-9
|
Job
7-8
|
Sun,
Jan 8-14
|
16-17
|
Mt 6-7
|
Mon
|
18:1-24
|
Gen
12-13
|
Job 9
|
Tues
|
18:25-50
|
Gen
14-15
|
Job
10-11
|
Wed
|
19-21
|
Mt 8-9
|
Thur
|
22
|
Gen
16-17
|
Job
12-13
|
Fri
|
23-24
|
Mt 10
|
Sat
|
25
|
Gen
18-19
|
Job 14
|
Sun,
Jan 15-21
|
26-27
|
Mt 11-12
|
Mon
|
28-30
|
Gen
20-21
|
Job
15-16
|
Tues
|
31-32
|
Gen
22-23
|
Job
17-18
|
Wed
|
33
|
Mt 13-14
|
Thur
|
34
|
Gen 24
|
Job
19-20
|
Fri
|
35
|
Mt 15
|
Sat
|
36
|
Gen
25-26
|
Job
21-22
|
Sun,
Jan 22-28
|
37
|
Mt 16-18
|
Mon
|
38-39
|
Gen 27
|
Job
23-24
|
| Tues |
40-41
|
Gen
28-29
|
Job
25-26
|
Wed
|
42-43
|
Mt 19-20
|
Thur
|
44
|
Gen 30
|
Job
27-28
|
Fri
|
45-46
|
Mt 21
|
Sat
|
47-48
|
Gen 31
|
Job
29-30
|
Sun,
Jan 29-Feb 4
|
49
|
Mt 22
|
Mon
|
50-51
|
Gen
32-33
|
Job 31
|
| Tues |
52-54
|
Gen
34-35
|
Job
32-33
|
Wed
|
55
|
Mt 23
|
Thur
|
56-57
|
Gen
37-38
|
Job
34-35
|
Fri
|
58-59
|
Mt 24
|
Sat
|
60-61
|
Gen
39-40
|
Job
36-37
|
Sun,
Feb 5-11
|
62-63
|
Mt 25
|
| Mon |
64-65
|
Gen 41
|
Job 38
|
| Tues |
66-67
|
Gen 42
|
Job
39-40
|
| Wed |
68
|
Mt 26
|
Thur
|
69
|
Gen
43-44
|
Job
41-42
|
Fri
|
70-71
|
Mt 27-28
|
Sat
|
72
|
Gen
45-46
|
Pr 1-2
|
Sun,
Feb 12-18
|
73
|
Mk 1
|
| Mon |
74
|
Gen
47-48
|
Pr 3
|
| Tues |
75-76
|
Gen
49-50
|
Pr 4-5
|
| Wed |
77
|
Mk 2-3
|
Thur
|
78:1-33
|
Ex 1-2
|
Pr 6-7
|
Fri
|
78:34-72
|
Mk 4
|
Sat
|
79
|
Ex 3-4
|
Pr 8
|
Sun,
Feb 19-25
|
80-81
|
Mk 5
|
| Mon |
82-83
|
Ex 5-6
|
Pr
9-10
|
| Tues |
84-85
|
Ex 7-8
|
Pr
11-12
|
| Wed |
86
|
Mk 6
|
| Thur |
87-88
|
Ex
9-11
|
Pr
13-14
|
Fri
|
89:1-29
|
Mk 7-8
|
Sat
|
89:30-52
|
Ex 12
|
Pr
15-16
|
Sun,
Feb 26-Mar 4
|
90-91
|
Mk 9
|
| Mon |
92-93
|
Ex
13-14
|
Pr
17-18
|
| Tues |
94-95
|
Ex
15-16
|
Pr
19-20
|
| Wed |
96-97
|
Mk 10
|
| Thur |
98-99
|
Ex
17-18
|
Pr
21-22
|
Fri
|
100-101
|
Mk 11
|
Sat
|
102
|
Ex
19-20
|
Pr 23
|
Sun,
Mar 5-11
|
103
|
Mk 12
|
| Mon |
104
|
Ex
21-22
|
Pr
24-25
|
| Tues |
105
|
Ex
23-24
|
Pr
26-27
|
| Wed |
106:1-27
|
Mk 13
|
| Thur |
106:28-48
|
Ex
25-26
|
Pr
28-29
|
Fri
|
107
|
Mk 14
|
Sat
|
108-109
|
Ex 29
|
Pr
30-31
|
Sun,
Mar 12-18
|
110-112
|
Mk 15-16
|
| Mon |
113-114
|
Ex
32-34
|
Ecc
1-2
|
| Tues |
115-116
|
Lev
8-9
|
Ecc
3-4
|
| Wed |
117-118
|
Lk 1
|
| Thur |
119:1-40
|
Lev
10, 16
|
Ecc
5-6
|
| Fri |
119:41-64
|
Lk 2
|
Sat
|
119:65-104
|
Lev
18-19
|
Ecc
7-8
|
Sun,
Mar 19-25
|
119:105-136
|
Lk 3
|
| Mon |
119:137-176
|
Lev
20, 23
|
Ecc
8-10
|
| Tues |
120-123
|
Lev 25
|
Ecc
11-12
|
| Wed |
124-127
|
Lk 4
|
| Thur |
128-131
|
Lev 26
|
Song
1-2
|
| Fri |
132-134
|
Lk 5
|
Sat
|
135-136
|
Nu 6,
8
|
Song
3-4
|
Sun,
Mar 26-Apr 1
|
137-138
|
Lk 6
|
| Mon |
139
|
Nu
9-10
|
Song
5-6
|
| Tues |
140-141
|
Nu
11-12
|
Song
7-8
|
| Wed |
142-143
|
Lk 7
|
| Thur |
144-145
|
Nu
13-14
|
Wis
1-3
|
| Fri |
146-147
|
Lk 8
|
| Sat |
148-150
|
Nu
15-16
|
Wis
4-5
|
Sun,
Apr 2-8
|
1-2
|
Lk 9
|
| Mon |
3-4
|
Nu
17-19
|
Wis
6-7
|
| Tues |
5-6
|
Nu
20-21
|
Wis
9-10
|
| Wed |
7-8
|
Lk 10
|
| Thur |
9
|
Nu 22
|
Wis
11-12
|
| Fri |
10-11
|
Lk 11
|
| Sat |
12-15
|
Nu
23-25
|
Wis
16-17
|
Sun,
Apr 9-15
|
16-17
|
Lk 12
|
| Mon |
18:1-24
|
Nu 26
|
Wis
18-19
|
| Tues |
18:25-50
|
Nu
27-28
|
Sir
1-3
|
| Wed |
19-21
|
Lk 13-14
|
| Thur |
22
|
Nu
29-30
|
Sir
4-5
|
| Fri |
23-24
|
Lk 15-16
|
| Sat |
25
|
Nu 31
|
Sir
6-7
|
Sun,
Apr 16-22
|
26-27
|
Lk 17
|
| Mon |
28-30
|
Nu 32
|
Sir
15, 19
|
| Tues |
31-32
|
Nu 33
|
Sir
20-21
|
| Wed |
33
|
Lk 18
|
| Thur |
34
|
Nu
34-36
|
Sir
22-23
|
| Fri |
35
|
Lk 19
|
| Sat |
36
|
Dt 1
|
Sir
24-25
|
Sun,
Apr 23-29
|
37
|
Lk 20
|
| Mon |
38-39
|
Dt 2-3
|
Sir
28-29
|
| Tues |
40-41
|
Dt 4
|
Sir
34-35
|
| Wed |
42-43
|
Lk 21
|
| Thur |
44
|
Dt 5-6
|
Sir
38-39
|
| Fri |
45-46
|
Lk 22
|
| Sat |
47-48
|
Dt 7-8
|
Sir
44-45
|
Sun,
Apr 30-May 6
|
49
|
Lk 23
|
| Mon |
50-51
|
Dt
9-10
|
Sir
46-47
|
| Tues |
52-54
|
Dt
11-12
|
Sir
48-49
|
| Wed |
55
|
Lk 24
|
| Thur |
56-57
|
Dt
13-14
|
Sir
50-51
|
| Fri |
58-59
|
Jn 1
|
| Sat |
60-61
|
Dt
15-16
|
Isa
1-2
|
Sun,
May 7-13
|
62-63
|
Jn 2-3
|
| Mon |
64-65
|
Dt
17-18
|
Isa
3-4
|
| Tues |
66-67
|
Dt
19-20
|
Isa
5-6
|
| Wed |
68
|
Jn 4
|
| Thur |
69
|
Dt
21-22
|
Isa
7-8
|
| Fri |
70-71
|
Jn 5
|
| Sat |
72
|
Dt
23-24
|
Isa
9-10
|
Sun,
May 14-20
|
73
|
Jn 6
|
| Mon |
74
|
Dt
25-27
|
Isa
11-12
|
| Tues |
75-76
|
Dt 28
|
Isa
13-14
|
| Wed |
77
|
Jn 7
|
| Thur |
78:1-33
|
Dt
29-31
|
Isa
15-16
|
| Fri |
78:34-72
|
Jn 8
|
| Sat |
79
|
Dt 32
|
Isa
17-18
|
Sun,
May 21-27
|
80-81
|
Jn 9
|
| Mon |
82-83
|
Dt
33-34
|
Isa
19-20
|
| Tues |
84-85
|
Jos
1-2
|
Isa
21-22
|
| Wed |
86
|
Jn 10
|
| Thur |
87-88
|
Jos
3-5
|
Isa
23-24
|
| Fri |
89:1-29
|
Jn 11
|
| Sat |
89:30-52
|
Jos
6-7
|
Isa
25-26
|
Sun,
May 28-Jun 3
|
90-91
|
Jn 12
|
| Mon |
92-93
|
Jos
8-9
|
Isa
27-28
|
| Tues |
94-95
|
Jos 10
|
Isa
29-30
|
| Wed |
96-97
|
Jn 13-14
|
| Thur |
98-99
|
Jos
11-12
|
Isa
31-32
|
| Fri |
100-101
|
Jn 15-16
|
| Sat |
102
|
Jos
13-14
|
Isa
33-34
|
Sun,
Jun 4-10
|
103
|
Jn 17-18
|
| Mon |
104
|
Jos
22-24
|
Isa
35-36
|
| Tues |
105
|
Jdg
1-2
|
Isa
37-38
|
| Wed |
106:1-27
|
Jn 19
|
| Thur |
106:28-48
|
Jdg
3-5
|
Isa
39-40
|
| Fri |
107
|
Jn 20-21
|
| Sat |
108-109
|
Jdg
6-8
|
Isa
41-42
|
Sun,
Jun 11-17
|
110-112
|
Ac 1
|
| Mon |
113-114
|
Jdg 9
|
Isa
43-44
|
| Tues |
115-116
|
Jdg
10-11
|
Isa
45-46
|
| Wed |
117-118
|
Ac 2
|
| Thur |
119:1-40
|
Jdg
12-13
|
Isa
47-48
|
| Fri |
119:41-64
|
Ac 3-4
|
| Sat |
119:65-104
|
Jdg
14-15
|
Isa
49-50
|
Sun,
Jun 18-24
|
119:105-136
|
Ac 5-6
|
| Mon |
119:137-176
|
Jdg
16-17
|
Isa
51-52
|
| Tues |
120-123
|
Jdg
18-19
|
Isa
53-54
|
| Wed |
124-127
|
Ac 7
|
| Thur |
128-131
|
Jdg
20-21
|
Isa
55-56
|
| Fri |
132-134
|
Ac 8
|
| Sat |
135-136
|
Ruth
1-2
|
Isa
57-58
|
Sun,
Jun 25-Jul 1
|
137-138
|
Ac 9
|
| Mon |
139
|
Ruth
3-4
|
Isa
59-60
|
| Tues |
140-141
|
1 Sa
1-2
|
Isa
61-62
|
| Wed |
142-143
|
Ac 10
|
| Thur |
144-145
|
1 Sa
3-5
|
Isa
63-64
|
| Fri |
146-147
|
Ac 11-12
|
| Sat |
148-150
|
1 Sa
6-7
|
Isa
65-66
|
Sun,
Jul 2-8
|
1-2
|
Ac 13
|
| Mon |
3-4
|
1 Sa
8-9
|
Jer
1-2
|
| Tues |
5-6
|
1 Sa
10-11
|
Jer
3-4
|
| Wed |
7-8
|
Ac 14-15
|
| Thur |
9
|
1 Sa
12-13
|
Jer
5-6
|
| Fri |
10-11
|
Ac 16
|
| Sat |
12-15
|
1 Sa
14-15
|
Jer
7-8
|
Sun,
Jul 9-15
|
16-17
|
Ac 17-18
|
| Mon |
18:1-24
|
1 Sa
16-17
|
Jer
9-10
|
| Tues |
18:25-50
|
1 Sa
18-19
|
Jer
11-12
|
| Wed |
19-21
|
Ac 19
|
| Thur |
22
|
1 Sa
20-21
|
Jer
13-14
|
| Fri |
23-24
|
Ac 20
|
| Sat |
25
|
1 Sa
22-23
|
Jer
15-16
|
Sun,
Jul 16-22
|
26-27
|
Ac 21-22
|
| Mon |
28-30
|
1 Sa
24-25
|
Jer
17-18
|
| Tues |
31-32
|
1 Sa
26-27
|
Jer
19-20
|
| Wed |
33
|
Ac 23-24
|
| Thur |
34
|
1 Sa
28-29
|
Jer
21-22
|
| Fri |
35
|
Ac 25-26
|
| Sat |
36
|
1 Sa
30-31
|
Jer 23
|
Sun,
Jul 23-29
|
37
|
Ac 27-28
|
| Mon |
38-39
|
2 Sa
1-2
|
Jer
24-26
|
| Tues |
40-41
|
2 Sa
3-4
|
Jer
27-28
|
| Wed |
42-43
|
Ro 1-2
|
| Thur |
44
|
2 Sa
5-6
|
Jer
29-30
|
| Fri |
45-46
|
Ro 3-4
|
| Sat |
47-48
|
2 Sa
7-8
|
Jer 31
|
Sun,
Jul 30-Aug 5
|
49
|
Ro 5-6
|
| Mon |
50-51
|
2 Sa
9-10
|
Jer 32
|
| Tues |
52-54
|
2 Sa
11-12
|
Jer
33-34
|
| Wed |
55
|
Ro 7-8
|
| Thur |
56-57
|
2 Sa
13-14
|
Jer
35-36
|
| Fri |
58-59
|
Ro 9-10
|
| Sat |
60-61
|
2 Sa
15-16
|
Jer
37-38
|
Sun,
Aug 6-12
|
62-63
|
Ro 11-12
|
| Mon |
64-65
|
2 Sa
17-18
|
Jer
39-40
|
| Tues |
66-67
|
2 Sa
19-20
|
Jer
41-42
|
| Wed |
68
|
Ro 13-14
|
| Thur |
69
|
2 Sa
21-22
|
Jer
43-44
|
| Fri |
70-71
|
Ro 15-16
|
| Sat |
72
|
2 Sa
23-24
|
Jer
45-47
|
Sun,
Aug 13-19
|
73
|
1 Co 1-2
|
| Mon |
74
|
1 Ki
1-2
|
Jer 48
|
| Tues |
75-76
|
1 Ki
3-4
|
Jer 49
|
| Wed |
77
|
1 Co
3-4
|
| Thur |
78:1-33
|
1 Ki
5-6
|
Jer 50
|
| Fri |
74:34-72
|
1 Co
5-6
|
| Sat |
79
|
1 Ki
7-8
|
Jer 51
|
Sun,
Aug 20-26
|
80-81
|
1 Co 7
|
| Mon |
82-83
|
1 Ki
9-10
|
Jer 52
|
| Tues |
84-85
|
1 Ki
11-12
|
Lam
1-2
|
| Wed |
86
|
1 Co 8-9
|
| Thur |
87-88
|
1 Ki
13-14
|
Lam 3
|
| Fri |
89:1-29
|
1 Co 10-11
|
| Sat |
89:30-52
|
1 Ki
15-16
|
Lam
4-5
|
Sun,
Aug 27-Sep 2
|
90-91
|
1 Co 12-13
|
| Mon |
92-93
|
1 Ki
17-18
|
Bar
1-2
|
| Tues |
94-95
|
1 Ki
19-20
|
Bar
3-4
|
| Wed |
96-97
|
1 Co 14
|
| Thur |
98-99
|
1 Ki
21-22
|
Bar
5-6
|
| Fri |
100-101
|
1 Co 15-16
|
| Sat |
102
|
2 Ki
1-2
|
Eze
1-3
|
Sun,
Sep 3-9
|
103
|
2 Co 1-2
|
| Mon |
104
|
2 Ki
3-4
|
Eze
4-5
|
| Tues |
105
|
2 Ki
5-6
|
Eze
6-7
|
| Wed |
106:1-27
|
2 Co 3-4
|
| Thur |
106:28-48
|
2 Ki
7-8
|
Eze
8-9
|
| Fri |
107
|
2 Co 5-6
|
| Sat |
108-109
|
2 Ki
9-10
|
Eze
10-11
|
Sun,
Sep 10-16
|
110-112
|
2 Co 7-8
|
| Mon |
113-114
|
2 Ki
11-13
|
Eze
12-13
|
| Tues |
115-116
|
2 Ki
14-15 |
Eze
14-15 |
| Wed |
117-118
|
2 Co 9-10
|
| Thur |
119:1-40
|
2 Ki
16-17 |
Eze 16 |
| Fri |
119:41-64
|
2 Co 11-13
|
| Sat |
119:65-104
|
2 Ki
18-19
|
Eze
17-19
|
Sun,
Sep 17-23
|
119:105-136
|
Gal 1-2
|
| Mon |
119:137-176
|
2 Ki
20-21
|
Eze 20
|
| Tues |
120-123
|
2 Ki
22-23
|
Eze
21-22
|
| Wed |
124-127
|
Gal 3-4
|
| Thur |
128-131
|
2 Ki
24-25
|
Eze 23
|
| Fri |
132-134
|
Gal 5-6
|
| Sat |
135-136
|
1 Ch
10-11
|
Eze
24-25
|
Sun,
Sep 24-30
|
137-138
|
Eph 1-2
|
| Mon |
139
|
1 Ch
12-13
|
Eze 26
|
| Tues |
140-141
|
1 Ch
14-15
|
Eze 27
|
| Wed |
142-143
|
Eph 3-4
|
| Thur |
144-145
|
1 Ch
16-17
|
Eze
28-29
|
| Fri |
146-147
|
Eph 5-6
|
| Sat |
148-150
|
1 Ch
18-19
|
Eze
30-31
|
Sun,
Oct 1-7
|
1-2
|
Php 1-2
|
| Mon |
3-4
|
1 Ch
20-21
|
Eze
32-33
|
| Tues |
5-6
|
1 Ch
22-23
|
Eze
34-35
|
| Wed |
7-8
|
Php 3-4
|
| Thur |
9
|
1 Ch
24-25
|
Eze 36
|
| Fri |
10-11
|
Col 1-2
|
| Sat |
12-15
|
1 Ch
26-27
|
Eze 37
|
Sun,
Oct 8-14
|
16-17
|
Col 3-4
|
| Mon |
18:1-24
|
1 Ch
28-29
|
Eze
38-39
|
| Tues |
18:25-50
|
2 Ch
1-2
|
Eze 40
|
| Wed |
19-21
|
1 Th
1-3
|
| Thur |
22
|
2 Ch
3-4
|
Eze
41-42
|
| Fri |
23-24
|
1 Th
4-5
|
| Sat |
25
|
2 Ch
5-6
|
Eze
43-44
|
Sun,
Oct 15-21
|
26-27
|
2 Th 1-3
|
| Mon |
28-30
|
2 Ch
7-8
|
Eze
45-46
|
| Tues |
31-32
|
2 Ch
9-10
|
Eze
47-48
|
| Wed |
33
|
1 Ti 1-2
|
| Thur |
34
|
2 Ch
11-12
|
Dan 1
|
| Fri |
35
|
1 Ti 3-4
|
| Sat |
36
|
2 Ch
13-14
|
Dan 2
|
Sun,
Oct 22-28
|
37
|
1 Ti 5-6
|
| Mon |
38-39
|
2 Ch
15-16
|
PrAz
|
| Tues |
40-41
|
2 Ch
17-18
|
Dan
3-4
|
| Wed |
42-43
|
2 Ti 1-2
|
| Thur |
44
|
2 Ch
19-20
|
Dan
5-6
|
| Fri |
45-46
|
2 Ti 3-4
|
| Sat |
47-48
|
2 Ch
21-22
|
Dan
7-8
|
Sun,
Oct
29-Nov 4
|
49
|
Titus 1-3
|
| Mon |
50-51
|
2 Ch
23-24
|
Dan
9-10
|
| Tues |
52-54
|
2 Ch
25-26
|
Dan
11-12
|
| Wed |
55
|
Phmn
|
| Thur |
56-57
|
2 Ch
27-28
|
Sus
|
| Fri |
58-59
|
Heb 1-2 |
| Sat |
60-61
|
2 Ch
29-30
|
Bel
|
Sun,
Nov 5-11
|
62-63
|
Heb 3-4 |
| Mon |
64-65
|
2 Ch
31-32
|
Hos
1-2
|
| Tues |
66-67
|
2 Ch
33-34
|
Hos
3-4
|
| Wed |
68
|
Heb 5-6 |
| Thur |
69
|
2 Ch
35-36
|
Hos
5-6
|
| Fri |
70-71
|
Heb 7-9 |
| Sat |
72
|
Ezr
1-2
|
Hos
7-8
|
Sun,
Nov 12-18
|
73
|
Heb 10-11 |
| Mon |
74
|
Ezr
3-4
|
Hos
9-10
|
| Tues |
75-76
|
Ezr
5-6
|
Hos
11-12
|
| Wed |
77
|
Heb 12-13 |
| Thur |
78:1-33
|
Ezr
7-8
|
Hos
13-14
|
| Fri |
78:34-72
|
Jas 1-2 |
| Sat |
79
|
Ezr
9-10
|
Joel
1-2*
|
Sun,
Nov 19-25
|
80-81
|
Jas 3-5 |
| Mon |
82-83
|
Neh
1-2
|
Joel
3-4*
|
| Tues |
84-85
|
Neh
4-5
|
Amos
1-3
|
| Wed |
86
|
1 Pe 1-2 |
| Thur |
87-88
|
Neh
6-7
|
Amos
4-5
|
| Fri |
89:1-29
|
1 Pe 3-5 |
| Sat |
|