Philippians in the Daily Office Lectionary
The Daily Office Lectionary appoints Philippians 19 times in its two-year course and once on Holy Days. The course reads all of its 4 chapters, 3 of them in full.
Chapter by chapter
- Year One reads chapters 1–4 during Advent, Holy Week, and the Season after Pentecost, at Morning and Evening Prayer.
- Year Two reads chapters 1–4 during Advent, Epiphany, and the Season after Pentecost, at Evening Prayer.
Philippians chapters: both years 1–4; in part 4.
- Year One only
- Year Two only
- Both years
- Half filled: only part of the chapter
- Not in the two-year course
Year One10 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week of 4 Advent, Christmas Eve | Evening | Philippians 2:5-11 | 938 |
| Holy Week, Monday | Morning | Philippians 3:1-14 | 956 |
| Holy Week, Tuesday | Morning | Philippians 3:15-21 | 956 |
| Holy Week, Wednesday | Morning | Philippians 4:1-13 | 956 |
| Week of Proper 18, Monday | Morning | Philippians 1:1-11 | 982 |
| Week of Proper 18, Tuesday | Morning | Philippians 1:12-30 | 982 |
| Week of Proper 18, Wednesday | Morning | Philippians 2:1-11 | 982 |
| Week of Proper 18, Thursday | Morning | Philippians 2:12-30 | 982 |
| Week of Proper 18, Friday | Morning | Philippians 3:1-16 | 982 |
| Week of Proper 18, Saturday | Morning | Philippians 3:17–4:7 | 982 |
Year Two9 lessons
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week of 4 Advent, Christmas Eve | Evening | Philippians 2:5-11 | 939 |
| Week of 8 Epiphany, Saturday | Evening | Philippians 1:1-11 | 951 |
| Week of Last Epiphany, Monday | Evening | Philippians 2:1-13 | 951 |
| Week of Last Epiphany, Tuesday | Evening | Philippians 3:1-11 | 951 |
| Week of Last Epiphany, Thursday | Evening | Philippians 3:12-21 | 951 |
| Week of Last Epiphany, Friday | Evening | Philippians 4:1-9 | 951 |
| Week of Last Epiphany, Saturday | Evening | Philippians 4:10-20 | 951 |
| Week of Proper 28, Sunday | Evening | Philippians 3:13–4:1 | 993 |
| Week of Proper 29, Saturday | Evening | Philippians 2:1-11 | 995 |
On Holy Dayspages 996–1000, the same in both years
| When | Office | Lesson | BCP page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion of St. Paul | Morning | Philippians 3:4-11 | 996 |
Coming up
The next 12 offices on this site that read from Philippians:
- Sunday, November 15, 2026Evening Prayer: Philippians 3:13–4:1
- Saturday, November 28, 2026Evening Prayer: Philippians 2:1-11
- Thursday, December 24, 2026Evening Prayer: Philippians 2:5-11
- Monday, January 25, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 3:4-11
- Monday, March 22, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 3:1-14
- Tuesday, March 23, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 3:15-21
- Wednesday, March 24, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 4:1-13
- Monday, September 6, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 1:1-11
- Tuesday, September 7, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 1:12-30
- Wednesday, September 8, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 2:1-11
- Thursday, September 9, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 2:12-30
- Friday, September 10, 2027Morning Prayer: Philippians 3:1-16
2 more through December 24, 2027; see the calendar.