Lectionary Website Widget

Share the historic one-year lectionary date and readings on your church, school, or personal website with a small copy-and-paste embed.

Add Reverent Lutheran to Your Site

The widget displays the current church-year date, color, and lectionary reading references. It does not embed Bible text. Visitors can follow the full readings link back to Reverent Lutheran for the selected calendar date.

One-year calendar

Historic Lutheran lectionary dates and readings.

No dependencies

A plain HTML block and small JavaScript file.

Attribution included

The widget links back to ReverentLutheran.com.

Preview

July 28, 2026

Tuesday of Trinity 8

Trinity 8

Lectionary Readings

Old Testament

1 Sam. 13:1-18

Epistle

Acts 23:12-35

View full readings Provided by ReverentLutheran.com

Configure the Widget

Choose a compact or full card, decide whether to show psalm references, then copy the generated code.

Copy This Code

Paste the snippet where you want the widget to appear.

<div data-rl-lectionary
     data-theme="light"
     data-layout="compact"
     data-show-readings="true"
     data-show-psalms="false"></div>
<script async src="https://www.reverentlutheran.com/embed/lectionary.js"></script>

Iframe Fallback

Use this version if your website does not allow external JavaScript embeds.

<iframe
  title="Reverent Lutheran Lectionary"
  src="https://www.reverentlutheran.com/embed/lectionary?theme=light&layout=compact&show_readings=true&show_psalms=false"
  width="100%"
  height="420"
  loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"
></iframe>

Configuration Reference

data-theme

light | dark

Controls the widget color treatment.

data-layout

card | compact

Chooses a fuller card or a tighter layout.

data-show-psalms

true | false

Shows or hides the daily psalm references.

data-date

YYYY-MM-DD

Optional. Omit it to use the current date.

data-show-readings

true | false

Optional. Set to false when you only want the church-year date.