Lutheran Church Year 2023
including Bach's works for each event

< LCY 2022

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Jan 1, 2023: New Year's Day [Holy Name, Circumcision of Christ]
Bach's Works: BWV 190, BWV 41, BWV 16, BWV 171, BWV 143, BWV 248/4, BWV 134a

Jan 1, 2023: 1^st Sunday after Christmas Day [Christmas + 1]
Bach's Works: BWV 152, BWV 122, BWV 28-

Jan 6, 2023: Feast of Epiphany [Epiphany]
Bach's Works: BWV 65, BWV 123, BWV 248/6

Jan 8, 2023: Sunday after New Year [2^nd Sunday after Christmas]
Bach's Works: BWV 153, BWV 58, BWV 248/5

Jan 8, 2023: 1^st Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 1]
Bach's Works: BWV 154, BWV 124, BWV 32, 217

Jan 15, 2023: 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 155, BWV 3, BWV 13

Jan 22, 2023: 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 73, BWV 111, BWV 72, BWV 156

Jan 29, 2023: 4^th Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 4]
Bach's Works: BWV 81, BWV 14-

---------------: 5^th Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 5]

---------------: 6^th Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 6]

Feb 2, 2023: Feast of Purification of Mary [Purification]
Bach's Works: BWV 83, BWV 125, BWV 82, BWV 157, BWV 158, BWV 200, BWV 161, BWV Anh 157

Feb 5, 2023: Septuagesima Sunday [3^rd Sunday before Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 144, BWV 92, BWV 84

Feb 12, 2023: Sexagesima Sunday [2^nd Sunday before Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 18, BWV 181, BWV 126

Feb 19, 2023: Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi, Sunday before Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159

Feb 26, 2023, Invocavit [1^st Sunday in Lent]

Mar 5, 2023: Reminiscere [2^nd Sunday in Lent]

Mar 12, 2023: Oculi [3^rd Sunday in Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 54, BWV 80a

Mar 19, 2023: Laetare [4^th Sunday in Lent]

Mar 25, 2023: Feast of Annunciation of Mary [Annunciation]
Bach's Works: BWV 1, BWV 182, BWV Anh 156, BWV Anh 199

Mar 26, 2023: Judica [5^th Sunday in Lent]

Apr 2, 2023: Palm Sunday [6^th Sunday in Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 182

Apr 7, 2023: Good Friday
Bach's Works: BWV 244, BWV 245, BWV 246, BWV 247, BWV Anh 169

Apr 9, 2023: Easter Sunday [1^st Day of Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 4, BWV 31, BWV 249, BWV 15, BWV 160

Apr 10, 2023: Easter Monday [2^nd Day of Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 66, BWV 6, BWV Anh 190

Apr 11, 2023: Easter Tuesday,[ 3^rd Day of Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 134, BWV 145, BWV 158

Apr 16, 2023: Quasimodogeniti [1^st Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 67, BWV 42

Apr 23, 2023: Misericordias Domini [2^nd Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 104, BWV 85, BWV 112

Apr 30, 2023: Jubilate [3^rd Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 12, BWV 103, BWV 146

May 7, 2023: Cantate [4^th Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 166, BWV 108

May 14, 2023: Rogate [5^th Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 86, BWV 87

May 18, 2023: Ascension Day [Ascension of Jesus]
Bach's Works: BWV 37, BWV 128, BWV 43, BWV 11

May 21, 2023: Exaudi [6^th Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 44, BWV 183

May 28 2023: Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]
Bach's Works: BWV 172, BWV 59, BWV 74, BWV 34, BWV 218

May 29, 2023: Whit Monday [2^nd Day of Pentecost]
Bach's Works: BWV 173, BWV 68, BWV 174

May 30, 2023: Whit Tuesday [3^rd Day of Pentecost]
Bach's Works: BWV 184, BWV 175

Jun 4, 2023: Trinity Sunday [Trinity]
Bach's Works: BWV 165, BWV 194, BWV 176, BWV 129

Jun 11, 2023: 1^st Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 1 = Corpus Christi Sunday]
Bach's Works: BWV 75, BWV 20, BWV 39

Jun 18, 2023: 2^nd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 76, BWV 2

Jun 24, 2023: Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist [St John]
Bach's Works: BWV 167, BWV 7, BWV 30, BWV 220

Jun 25, 2023: 3^rd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 21, BWV 135

Jul 2, 2023: 4^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 4]
Bach's Works: BWV 185, BWV 24, BWV 177

Jul 2, 2023: Feast of Visitation of Mary [Visitation]
Bach's Works: BWV 147, BWV 10, BWV 189

Jul 9, 2023: 5^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 5]
Bach's Works: BWV 93, BWV 88

Jul 16, 2023: 6^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 6]
Bach's Works: BWV 170, BWV 9

Jul 23, 2023: 7^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 7]
Bach's Works: BWV 186, BWV 107, BWV 187, BWV Anh 1, BWV Anh 209, BWV 54

Jul 30, 2023: 8^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 8]
Bach's Works: BWV 136, BWV 178, BWV 45

Aug 6, 2023: 9^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 9]
Bach's Works: BWV 105, BWV 94, BWV 168

Aug 13, 2023: 10^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 10]
Bach's Works: BWV 46, BWV 101, BWV 102

Aug 20, 2023: 11^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 11]
Bach's Works: BWV 199, BWV 179, BWV 113

Aug 27, 2023: 12^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 12]
Bach's Works: BWV 69a, BWV 137, BWV 35

Sep 3, 2023: 13^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 13]
Bach's Works: BWV 77, BWV 33, BWV 164

Sep 10, 2023: 14^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 14]
Bach's Works: BWV 25, BWV 78, BWV 17

Sep 17, 2023: 15^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 15]
Bach's Works: BWV 138, BWV 99, BWV 51, BWV 100

Sep 24, 2023: 16^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 16]
Bach's Works: 161, BWV 95, BWV 8, BWV 27

Sep 29, 2023: Feast of St Michael and All Angels [St Michael]
Bach's Works: BWV 130, BWV 19, BWV 149, BWV 50, BWV 219, BWV Anh 198

Oct 1, 2023: 17^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 17]
Bach's Works: BWV 114, BWV 148, BWV 47

Oct 8, 2023: 18^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 18]
Bach's Works: BWV 96, BWV 169

Oct 15, 2023: 19^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 19]
Bach's Works: BWV 48, BWV 5, BWV 56, BWV Anh 2

Oct 22, 2023: 20^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 20]
Bach's Works: BWV 162, BWV 180, BWV 49

Oct 29, 2023: 21^st Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 21]
Bach's Works: BWV 109, BWV 38, BWV 98, BWV 188

Oct 31, 2023: Feast of Reformation [Reformation]
Bach's Works: BWV 80, BWV 79, BWV 129 (?), BWV 192

Nov 5, 2023: 22^nd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 22]
Bach's Works: BWV 89, BWV 115, BWV 55

Nov 12, 2023: 23^rd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 23]
Bach's Works: BWV 163, BWV 139, BWV 52

Nov 19, 2023: 24^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 24]
Bach's Works: BWV 60, BWV 26

Nov 26, 2023: 25^th Sunday after Trinty [Trinity 25]
Bach's Works: BWV 90, BWV 116

----------------: 26^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 26]

----------------: 27^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 27]
Bach's Works: BWV 140

Dec 3, 2023: 1^st Sunday in Advent [Advent 1]
Bach's Works: BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 36

Dec 10, 2023: 2^nd Sunday in Advent [Advent 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 70a

Dec 17, 2023: 3^rd Sunday in Advent [Advent 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 186a, BWV 141

Dec 24, 2023: 4^th Sunday in Advent [Advent 4]
Bach's Works: BWV 132, BWV 147a

Dec 25, 2023: Christmas Day
Bach's Works: BWV 63, BWV 91, BWV 110, BWV 191, BWV 248/1, BWV 197a, BWV 142

Dec 26, 2023: 2^nd Day of Christmas [St Stefanus Day, Christmas 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 40, BWV 121, BWV 57, BWV 248/2

Dec 27, 2023: 3^rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day, Christmas 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 64, BWV 133, BWV 151, BWV 248/3

Dec 31, 2023: 1^st Sunday after Christmas Day [Christmas + 1]
Bach's Works: BWV 152, BWV 122, BWV 28-

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Originally prepared by Jane Newble, Marie Jensen, and Aryeh Oron (May 2000)
The Lutheran Church Year for 2023 was prepared by Aryeh Oron (Mar2020)

Copyright © Jane Newble, Marie Jensen, and Aryeh Oron, 2000-2021
You may freely distribute this work provided that it is unaltered and that no charge is made and this copyright notice is retained.