Lutheran Church Year 2026
including Bach's works for each event

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Jan 1, 2026: 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 4, 2026: Sunday after New Year [2^nd Sunday after Christmas]
Bach's Works: BWV 153, BWV 58, BWV 248/5

Jan 6, 2026: Feast of Epiphany [Epiphany]
Bach's Works: BWV 65, BWV 123, BWV 248/6

Jan 11, 2026: 1^st Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 1]
Bach's Works: BWV 154, BWV 124, BWV 32, 217

Jan 18, 2026: 2^nd Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 155, BWV 3, BWV 13

Jan 25, 2026: 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany [Epiphany 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 73, BWV 111, BWV 72, BWV 156

---------------: 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 1, 2026: Septuagesima Sunday [3^rd Sunday before Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 144, BWV 92, BWV 84

Feb 2, 2026: 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 8, 2026: Sexagesima Sunday [2^nd Sunday before Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 18, BWV 181, BWV 126

Feb 15, 2026: Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi, Sunday before Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 127, BWV 159

Feb 22, 2026, Invocavit [1^st Sunday in Lent]

Mar 1 16, 2026: Reminiscere [2^nd Sunday in Lent]

Mar 8, 2026: Oculi [3^rd Sunday in Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 54, BWV 80a

Mar 25, 2026: Feast of Annunciation of Mary [Annunciation]
Bach's Works: BWV 1, BWV 182, BWV Anh 156, BWV Anh 199

Mar 15, 2026: Laetare [4^th Sunday in Lent]

Mar 22, 2026: Judica [5^th Sunday in Lent]

Mar 29, 2026: Palm Sunday [6^th Sunday in Lent]
Bach's Works: BWV 182

Apr 3, 2026: Good Friday
Bach's Works: BWV 244, BWV 245, BWV 246, BWV 247, BWV Anh 169

Apr 5, 2026: Easter Sunday [1^st Day of Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 4, BWV 31, BWV 249, BWV 15, BWV 160

Apr 6, 2026: Easter Monday [2^nd Day of Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 66, BWV 6, BWV Anh 190

Apr 7, 2026: Easter Tuesday,[ 3^rd Day of Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 134, BWV 145, BWV 158

Apr 12, 2026: Quasimodogeniti [1^st Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 67, BWV 42

May 19, 2026: Misericordias Domini [2^nd Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 104, BWV 85, BWV 112

Apr 26, 2026: Jubilate [3^rd Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 12, BWV 103, BWV 146

May 3, 2026: Cantate [4^th Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 166, BWV 108

May 10, 2026: Rogate [5^th Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 86, BWV 87

May 14, 2026: Ascension Day [Ascension of Jesus]
Bach's Works: BWV 37, BWV 128, BWV 43, BWV 11

May 17, 2026: Exaudi [6^th Sunday after Easter]
Bach's Works: BWV 44, BWV 183

May 24, 2026: Whit Sunday [1^st Day of Pentecost]
Bach's Works: BWV 172, BWV 59, BWV 74, BWV 34, BWV 218

May 25, 2026: Whit Monday [2^nd Day of Pentecost]
Bach's Works: BWV 173, BWV 68, BWV 174

May 26, 2026: Whit Tuesday [3^rd Day of Pentecost]
Bach's Works: BWV 184, BWV 175

May 31, 2026: Trinity Sunday [Trinity]
Bach's Works: BWV 165, BWV 194, BWV 176, BWV 129

Jun 7, 2026: 1^st Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 1 = Corpus Christi Sunday]
Bach's Works: BWV 75, BWV 20, BWV 39

Jun 14, 2026: 2^nd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 76, BWV 2

Jul 21, 2026: 3^rd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 21, BWV 135

Jun 24, 2026: Feast of Nativity of St John the Baptist [St John]
Bach's Works: BWV 167, BWV 7, BWV 30, BWV 220

Jun 28, 2026: 4^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 4]
Bach's Works: BWV 185, BWV 24, BWV 177

Jul 2, 2026: Feast of Visitation of Mary [Visitation]
Bach's Works: BWV 147, BWV 10, BWV 189

Jul 5, 2026: 5^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 5]
Bach's Works: BWV 93, BWV 88

Jul 12, 2026: 6^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 6]
Bach's Works: BWV 170, BWV 9

Jul 19, 2026: 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 26, 2026: 8^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 8]
Bach's Works: BWV 136, BWV 178, BWV 45

Aug 2, 2026: 9^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 9]
Bach's Works: BWV 105, BWV 94, BWV 168

Aug 9, 2026: 10^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 10]
Bach's Works: BWV 46, BWV 101, BWV 102

Aug 16, 2026: 11^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 11]
Bach's Works: BWV 199, BWV 179, BWV 113

Aug 23, 2026: 12^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 12]
Bach's Works: BWV 69a, BWV 137, BWV 35

Aug 30, 2026: 13^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 13]
Bach's Works: BWV 77, BWV 33, BWV 164

Sep 6, 2026: 14^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 14]
Bach's Works: BWV 25, BWV 78, BWV 17

Sep 13, 2026: 15^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 15]
Bach's Works: BWV 138, BWV 99, BWV 51, BWV 100

Sep 20, 2026: 16^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 16]
Bach's Works: 161, BWV 95, BWV 8, BWV 27

Sep 27, 2026: 17^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 17]
Bach's Works: BWV 114, BWV 148, BWV 47

Sep 29, 2026: 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 4, 2026: 18^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 18]
Bach's Works: BWV 96, BWV 169

Oct 11, 2026: 19^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 19]
Bach's Works: BWV 48, BWV 5, BWV 56, BWV Anh 2

Oct 18, 2026: 20^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 20]
Bach's Works: BWV 162, BWV 180, BWV 49

Oct 25, 2026: 21^st Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 21]
Bach's Works: BWV 109, BWV 38, BWV 98, BWV 188

Oct 31, 2026: Feast of Reformation [Reformation]
Bach's Works: BWV 80, BWV 79, BWV 129 (?), BWV 192

Nov 1, 2026: 22^nd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 22]
Bach's Works: BWV 89, BWV 115, BWV 55

Nov 8, 2026: 23^rd Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 23]
Bach's Works: BWV 163, BWV 139, BWV 52

Nov 15, 2026: 24^th Sunday after Trinity [Trinity 24]
Bach's Works: BWV 60, BWV 26

Nov 22, 2026: 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

Nov 29, 2026: 1^st Sunday in Advent [Advent 1]
Bach's Works: BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 36

Dec 6, 2026: 2^nd Sunday in Advent [Advent 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 70a

Dec 13, 2026: 3^rd Sunday in Advent [Advent 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 186a, BWV 141

Dec 20, 2026: 4^th Sunday in Advent [Advent 4]
Bach's Works: BWV 132, BWV 147a

Dec 25, 2026: Christmas Day
Bach's Works: BWV 63, BWV 91, BWV 110, BWV 191, BWV 248/1, BWV 197a, BWV 142

Dec 26, 2026: 2^nd Day of Christmas [St Stefanus Day, Christmas 2]
Bach's Works: BWV 40, BWV 121, BWV 57, BWV 248/2

Dec 27, 2026: 3^rd Day of Christmas [St John's Day, Christmas 3]
Bach's Works: BWV 64, BWV 133, BWV 151, BWV 248/3

Dec 27, 2026: 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 2026 was prepared by Aryeh Oron (May 2025)

Copyright © Jane Newble, Marie Jensen, and Aryeh Oron, 2000-2025
You may freely distribute this work provided that it is unaltered and that no charge is made and this copyright notice is retained.