The Lectionary Storybook
Both Told & Written by Robert Béla Wilhelm, Th.D.
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Lectionary Calendar
We are now in Cycle A
Cycle B
Cycle C
First Sunday of Advent
The Mountain that
Rises from the Sea
Hawai'ian
Nicholas of Myra
[also St. Nicholas
Dec. 6]
Byzantine
To Walk in Freedom
[also St Francis Xavier Dec. 3]
Roman
Second Sunday of Advent
Winter Roses for Juan Diego
also Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dec. 12
Mexican-Aztec
Lucy Light, Lucy Bright
also St. Lucy, Dec. 13, & St. Agatha, Feb. 5
Roman
Butterfly Widow
Korean
Third Sunday of Advent
In the City of Benzoin
New Mexico Hispanic
Elijah the Slave
Jewish Tunisian
How to Sell Wisdom
Turkish
Fourth Sunday Advent
Tree of Jesse, Staff of Joseph
Jewish Moldovian
The Lamb Child
Armenian

Dame Margery's Visitation
English
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
St. Francis at the Christmas Crib
Franciscan
To Be Announced
To Be Announced
Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
Christmas in the Rhineland
German
The Moon Mother
also Feast of the Holy Family
Native American
Secret of the Heart
Arabic
Second Sunday
of Christmas
Epiphany of the Lord
Bedouin Princess
also Feast of the Magi, Jan. 6
Arabic
Coconut Moon:
Hawaiian
Camel Who Carried the Tent
Arabic
Baptism of the Lord
Letter to An Emperor
Roman
Saint Anthony’s Pig
also St. Anthony of the Desert, Jan. 17
Sicilian
The Waters of Rebirth
Welsh Celtic
Transfiguration Sunday
also Transfiguration Sunday
The Smell of Food
Uzbek - Folktale
To Be Announced
To Be Announced
First Sunday of Lent
St. Patrick's Three Tests
also St. Patrick’s Day Mar. 17
Irish
Rainbow Canoe
Hawaiian
A Passionate Life
also Sts. Perpetua & Felicity, Mar. 7
Roman hagiography
Second Sunday of Lent
The Fire on Cold Mountain
Ethiopian
The Floppy Eared Goat
Jewish
Children of Healing
Welsh
Third Sunday of Lent
Miriam's Well
[First Scrutiny of the RCIA]
Jewish
Sharpening the Knife
Jewish
With Eagle’s Eyes
Native American
Fourth Sunday of Lent
The Light of Angels
[Second Scrutiny of the RCIA]
Celtic
Longinus the Centurion
Roman
The Fire Keepers
Hawaiian
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Romany Lazarus
[Third Scrutiny of the RCIA]
Romany Gypsy
In the Company of Angels
English
Marriage of Tristan & Isolt
Welsh
PalmSunday
of the Lord's Passion
Opening the Door of the Dead
Franciscan
Climbing the Mountain
Franciscan
Brother Rufino’s Nakedness
Franciscan
Easter Sunday
Pilgrim Friends
Russian
Giorgio & Elena
Greek
When Easter Came to Orkney
Icelandic
Second Sunday of Easter
The Carpenter's Twin
Syriac
The Innkeeper’s Gift
Franciscan
Peace Be with You!
Estonian
Third Sunday of Easter
The Road to Perfect Joy
Franciscan
The Crane Bride
Japanese
The Great Catch
Armenian
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Little Friend Coyote
Native American
Unerbek, the Faithful Herdsman
Kazakh
Saint Godric’s Sheep
English
Fifth Sunday of Easter
The Sun Juggler
also St. Athanasius
Greek
The Sky Father’s Blessing
Native American
Where Angels Plow
Spanish
Sixth Sunday of Easter
At The Great Gate
Roman
Dirty Boy & Old Grandmother
Native American
A Bell and a Beacon
French Breton
Ascension Thursday
All Shall Be Well
English
To Be Announced
A Bell and a Beacon
French Breton
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Always the Winner
Italian
How Matthias was Chosen
also St. Matthias, May 14]
Byzantine
The Stonemason
Who Fell Down to Heaven
Enblish
Pentecost Sunday
Pentecost of the Sparrows
Franciscan
Why Mockingbird Sang
African
The Gifted Children of Cool
Irish
Trinity Sunday
The Birchwood Icon
Russian
Who Will Say Abba?
Jewish
A Lesser Monastery
on Mount Athos
Byzantine
Corpus Christi Sunday
Waters of Paradise
Arabic
Bread in the City of St. Francis
American
Saint Anthony's Bread
Franciscan
2nd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Lamb of God
Armenian
The Salmon of Wisdom
Irish Celtic
Mungo My Darling
Scots Celtic
3rd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Seal Who Fished Men
also St. Phocas
Byzantine
Santa Paula
Roman
Ezra and the Songbird
Middle Eastern
4th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Clever Doctor
Haitian
The Rabbi’s Melody
Jewish Hasidic
Love Always Endures
Korean
5th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Saint Brigid of Kildare
also St. Brigid, Feb. 1
Irish Celtic
Cadmon’s Song of Creation
English
The Bluebonnet
Native American
6th Sunday
in Ordinary Time

The Moneylender's Wager
King Midas and the Leper
Greek
Sermon on Mount Subasio
Franciscan
7th Sunday
in Ordinary Time

The Two Cups
The Wind and the Water
Persian
The Smell of Food
[Transfirguration Sunday]
Uzbek
8th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
To Be Announced
God Speaks to the Heart
Franciscan
To Be Announced
9th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Waters of Paradise
Arabic
The Pirate and the Saint
also Feast of Corpus Christi
To Be Announced
10th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
St Columba of Iona
Scots Celtic
The Fig Tree that Bore Fruit
also St. Augustine, Aug. 28]
Roman
To Be Announced
11th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Blessed is the Hawthorn
also St. Mullin June 17
Irish Celtic
The Birds of Paradise
also St. Ephrem June 9
Syriac
A Leaf from Paradise
Ukrainian
12th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Why the Sea is Salt
Early American
The Tempest
English
Seagull & the Coming of Light
Native American
13th Sunday
of Ordinary Time
The Angel of Life
Russian
To Be Announced
Nicodemus and His Son
Samaria
Feast of
Apostles Peter & Paul
To Be Announced
What You Wish for Yourself
Sufi
To Be Announced
14th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Brother Juniper's Foolishness
Franciscan
The Goatherd’s Test
Puerto Rican
A Lamb Among Wolves
Franciscan
15th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Four Night Visitors
Russian
Friar Good Luck
also St. Bonaventure
Franciscan
The Good Samaritan Stone
Burmese
16th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Parable Maker
Jewish Hasidic
The Four Brothers
Byzantine
Martha & Mary of Bethany
French Provençal
17th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Limpet Bride
Orkney Scots
The Storytelling Stone
Native American
For the Sake of Ten
Dominican
18th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Feeding the Many
Franciscan
Anna, the Palestinian Girl
Palestinian
Shepherds and Thieves
Italian
19th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Stonecutter
Japanese
Saint Clare’s Bread
Franciscan
Only Buried Treasure is Useful
Burmese
20th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Spendthrift Wiseman
Turkish
The Fool Who Gave Thanks
Sufi
The Pit & The Swing
Hawaiian
21st Sunday
in Ordinary Time
St Peter's Bread
Italian
Crossing the Great River
also St. Monica
Roman
A Window in Paradise
Medieval
22nd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
St Martin of Tours
[Feast of St. Martin]
Roman
Groping in the Dark
Spanish
Blue Light of Dawn
Native American
23rd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Three Hermits
Russian
My Neighbor in Paradise
Jewish Hungarian
Walk with Me as a Friend
Hawaiian
24th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
St Brigid's Cloak
also St. Brigid, Feb. 1
Irish Celtic
Lifting of the Cross
also St. Helen
Roman
Peddler of Swaffham
English
25th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Robbers of Monte Casale
Franciscan
The Rabbi’s Lullaby
Jewish Latvian
True Thomas & the Lady
Scots Lowlands
26th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Michael the Archangel
also Angels and Archangels
Guardian Spirits
Jewish
The Fool Who Counted Sins
Turkish
27th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Hazan of Basra
Iraqi
Two Caretakers for God
Jewish Polish
The Mustard Seed
Buddhist
28th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Sweetest Sound
Sufi
Forever and Forever!
also St. Theresa of Avila]
Carmelite
A Light in the Window
Irish
29th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
The Poor Brahmin
Trinidad Caribbean
John the Simple
Franciscan
The Boy Who Drew Cats
Japanese
30th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
King David's Harp
Jewish
The Orphan Girl
Native Peoples Canadian
Servant to the King
Spanish
31st Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Iroquois North Star
Native American
Parable of the Three Houses
Jewish
Wolf of Gubbio
Franciscan
32nd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Fatimah the Spinner
Indonesian
Widow Who Gathered Sticks
African
The Spice Girl
Hindu
33rd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Solomon's Test
Jewish
The World’s End
Icelandic
Two Monks Crossing the River
Chinese
Feats of Christ the King
34th Sunday

in Ordinary Time
(Last Sunday
of the Year)
Martin the Cobbler
Russian
A King Above Kings
Icelandic
Desert Sun, Desert Moon
Egyptian Coptic