Advent | Christmas | Ordinary Time (Sundays 1-7 in 2023) | Lent | The Season of Easter | Ordinary time (Sundays 8-34 in 2023)
| Sunday | First Reading | Gospel | |
| 1 | The Baptism of Jesus | Isa 42:1-4, 6-7 | Mt 3:13-17 |
| 2 | The witness of John the Baptist | Isa 49: 3, 5-6 | Jn 1:29-34 |
Section 2: Discipleship in the God’s Kingdom
Narrative
| 3 | The call of the first disciples | Isa 9:1-4 | Mt 4:12-23 |
Discourse
| 4 | The Sermon on the Mount (1) | Zeph 2:3, 3:12-13 | Mt 5:1-12 |
| 5 | The Sermon on the Mount (2) | Isa 58:6-10 | Mt 5:13-16 |
| 6 | The Sermon on the Mount (3) | Sir 15:15-20 | Mt 5:17-37 |
| 7 | The Sermon on the Mount (4) | Lev 19:1-2, 17-18 | Mt 5:38-48 |
| 2023: Lent | Easter | |||
| 8 | The Sermon on the Mount (5) | Isa 49:13-15 | Mt 6:24-34 |
| 9 | The Sermon on the Mount (6) | Deut 10:12-13a; 11:18, 26-28, 32 | Mt 7:21-27 |
Section 3: God’s Kingdom Spreads
Narrative
| 10 | The call of Levi | Hos 6:3-6 | Mt 9:9-13 |
Discourse
| 11 | The mission sermon (1) | Exod 19:1-6a | Mt 9:36-10:8 |
| 12 | The mission sermon (2) | Jer 20:7, 10-13 | Mt 10:26-33 |
| 13 | The mission sermon (3) | 2 Kings 4:8-12a, 14-17 | Mt 10:37-42 |
Section 4: The Mystery of God’s Kingdom
Narrative
| 14 | The revelation to the simple | Zech 9:9-10 | Mt 11:25-30 |
Discourse
| 15 | The parable sermon (1) | Isa 55:10-11 | Mt 13:1-23 |
| 16 | The parable sermon (2) | Wis 12:13, 16-19 | Mt 13:24-43 |
| 17 | The parable sermon (3) | 1 Kgs 3:5-12 | Mt 13:44-52 |
Section 5: The Community of Disciples and its Response to Jesus
Narrative
| 18 | The feeding of five thousand | Isa 55:1-3 | Mt 5:1-12 |
| 19 | Jesus walks on the waters | 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a | Mt 5:13-16 |
| 20 | The Canaanite woman | Isa 56:1, 6-7 | Mt 5:17-37 |
| 21 | Peter’s confession | Isa 22:15, 19-23 | Mt 5:38-48 |
| 22 | The passion prophesied: discipleship | Jer 20:7-9 | Mt 6:24-34 |
Discourse
| 23 | The community sermon (1) | Ezek 33:7-9 | Mt 18:15-20 |
| 24 | The community sermon (2) | Sir 27:30-28:7 | Mt 18:21-35 |
Section 6: Authority and Invitation—Jesus’ ministry concludes
Narrative
| 25 | The parable of the labourers | Isa 55:6-9 | Mt 20:1-16 |
| 26 | The parable of the two sons | Ezek 18:25-28 | Mt 21:28-32 |
| 27 | The parable of the wicked vinedressers | Isa 5:1-7 | Mt 21:33-43 |
| 28 | The parable of the marriage feast | Isa 25:6-10a | Mt 22:1-14 |
| 29 | The Sermon on the Mount (5) | Isa 45:1, 4-6 | Mt 22:15-21 |
| 30 | The Sermon on the Mount (6) | Exod 22:21-27 | Mt 22:34-40 |
| 31 | Hypocrisy and ambition | Mal 1:14b-2:2b, 8-10 | Mt 23:1-12 |
Discourse
| 32 | The final sermon (1) | Wis 6:12-16 | Mt 25:1-13 |
| 33 | The final sermon (2) | Prov 31:10-13, 16-18, 20, 26, 28-31 | Mt 25:14-30 |
Section 7: God’s Kingdom Revealed
| 34 | Christ the King | Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17 | Mt 25:31-46 |
Adapted from Michael Trainor, “The Proclamation of Matthew’s Gospel in Liturgical Year A” in THBS608 The Gospel of the Liturgical Year A: Matthew (Adelaide: Australian Catholic University, 2023).
First reading references from: Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D., Readings for Sundays in Ordinary Time – Year A, accessed 14/2/2023.