Welcoming The New Lectionary

A Note about Weekday Observances. In 2024, meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, the General Convention approved a new lectionary for the Commemorations previously approved in Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2022. For every commemoration, a fourth reading has been added to the propers and many other changes were made to the existing readings.

On the First Sunday of Advent we will be welcoming a new edition of the Lectionary, the book which contains the readings which are proclaimed at Mass, will come into use in England and Wales in Advent 2024. The new edition uses the English Standard Version- Catholic Edition for the readings and the Abbey Psalms and Canticles for the

Estimated Timeline for new Lectionary for Mass. Earliest possible implementation date 2029 liturgical year Advent 2028 Please see below for more details and context . Background. Some parishes and music ministries are aware that a new edition of the English-language Lectionary for Mass is in development with the USCCB. What many may not know

What is the Lectionary? The two books for the celebration of Mass form the Roman Missal Altar Missal Lectionary Roman Missal prayers readings Missal st1 rdedition 1973, 2nd edition 2002, 3 edition 2011 The Book of Gospels - carried by the Deacon - contains the Sunday amp feast day Gospel readings from the Lectionary

The new Lectionary is based on the English Standard Version - Catholic Edition of the Bible, while the psalms will come from a revised Grail translation, completed by Conception Abbey in Missouri. The content of the readings and psalms will remain unchanged, it is just the version of the Bible from which they are taken that will be different.

The new Lectionary uses the English Standard Version - Catholic Edition of the Bible and the Abbey Psalter. The changes are intended to make the biblical translations more faithful to the original languages, biblical scholarship, and to provide a text for use in liturgical setting that is more proclaimable and, where appropriate, more inclusive.

The new Lectionary will feature the English Standard Version - Catholic Edition of the Bible and the Abbey Psalter, offering a more accurate and spiritually enriching translation of the Scriptures. formation and service. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community that reflects the love and spirit of the Church

The new lectionary will come into use on the First Sunday of Advent, and people around the country are beginning to receive their copies. Our General Secretary, Canon Christopher Thomas, speaking on our monthly podcast At the Foot of the Cross, is encouraging Catholics to be patient, to sit with the text - a text designed for proclamation - and to see its beauty.

Introduction. A new edition of the Lectionary will come into use in England and Wales on the First Sunday of Advent 2024. It will use the English Standard Version - Catholic Edition for the scripture readings and the Psalms and Canticlesfor the Responsorial Psalms.. The Lectionary will be published by Catholic Truth Society.A variety of publishers will provide participation aids.

Welcome to The New Lectionary. The Lectionary, which is the book that contains the Scripture readings for Mass and the Sacraments, is changing as part of the continuing process of revising liturgical translations. The process began with the Roman Missal in 2011 and has continued with all the other liturgical texts. The new Lectionary will