Daily Readings for Anglican Mass

[eBeth]

Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,

I have a question about the readings during the Anglican Mass. (Do you call is a Mass or something else? Forgive me if I get the terms wrong.)

A few weeks ago my neighbor invited me to a friendship day at her church.(She goes to an Episcopal church.) So that weekend I attended the Saturday vigil service at my church, but also the Sunday service at hers. I noticed that the readings from the Bible were the same as I heard the night before at my Catholic church. Was this just a fluke, or do we both follow the same readings schedule?

Thanks for your answers and congrats on your new cyber-home! :clap:

[bonniea84]

Hello my brothers and sisters in Christ,

I have a question about the readings during the Anglican Mass. (Do you call is a Mass or something else? Forgive me if I get the terms wrong.)

A few weeks ago my neighbor invited me to a friendship day at her church.(She goes to an Episcopal church.) So that weekend I attended the Saturday vigil service at my church, but also the Sunday service at hers. I noticed that the readings from the Bible were the same as I heard the night before at my Catholic church. Was this just a fluke, or do we both follow the same readings schedule?

Thanks for your answers and congrats on your new cyber-home! :clap:
I'm not sure. Some of the readings are very much the same for the Great Easter Vigil which is on Holy Saturday, and the service for Easter. Yes, some do call our Episcopal service Mass.

About the readings, I'll have to take a look at the lectionary which is at the back of our Book of Common Prayer. The suggested readings are seleted by the priest so chances are that the readings could have been the same. I hope this helps.

Bonnie Ainsworth
Laramie, WY

[PaladinValer]

Both the Anglican Church (Episcopal Church here in the US) and the Catholic Church used the Revised Common Lectionary, so it wasn't a fluck, but the result of cooperation and ecumenicalism. :)

And just to add, most High Church Anglicans/Episcopalians call our services Masses, since we like you receive the True Presence of our Lord and Savior during the Eucharist; His Body and His Blood are truly there.

[Karl - Liberal Backslider]

It's Mass if you're Anglo-Catholic (think Vatican II theology with pre-Vatican II ritual, but in the vernacular).

It's Eucharist if you're high up the candle but not that high.

It's Holy Communion if you're middle of the road to low.

It's The Lord's Supper if you're as low as a snake's belly.

;)

[Wigglesworth]

Is it correct to say the Revised Common Lectionary only presents readings for Sundays?

If so, doesn't that leave us with the Episcopal Daily Office for the rest of the week?

[TomUK]

The lectionary we use here offers the readings throughout the week.

[Brian Augustyn]

Both the Anglican Church (Episcopal Church here in the US) and the Catholic Church used the Revised Common Lectionary, so it wasn't a fluke, but the result of cooperation and ecumenicalism. :)

In fact, the Episcopal Church does not use the Revised Common Lectionary, though it is approved for occasional use. We use the lectionary of the BCP, which lines up more often than not with the RCL.

Further, the RCL is truly ecumenical; being used in common with the Presbyterian Church in the USA, the United Methodist Church, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and many other churches. The RCL is also used internationally, in most English speaking countries.

Brian

[Brian Augustyn]

It's Mass if you're Anglo-Catholic (think Vatican II theology with pre-Vatican II ritual, but in the vernacular).

It's Eucharist if you're high up the candle but not that high.

It's Holy Communion if you're middle of the road to low.

It's The Lord's Supper if you're as low as a snake's belly.

;)

I've seen "Eucharist" used generically in church ads and bulletins. I think it's the regular term across the board--apart, of course, from the Anglo-Catholic preference for "mass."

We're broad-middle, and we use "Eucharist."

Brian

:wave:

[pmcleanj]

In fact, the Episcopal Church does not use the Revised Common Lectionary, though it is approved for occasional use. We use the lectionary of the BCP, which lines up more often than not with the RCL.

Further, the RCL is truly ecumenical; being used in common with the Presbyterian Church in the USA, the United Methodist Church, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and many other churches. The RCL is also used internationally, in most English speaking countries.

Brian
The RCL was approved for regular use just a couple months ago; I posted about it on this board. Since I prepare an ecumenical RCL-based bible study each week, relying on ECUSA resources among others, I'm tuned in to RCL-related news).

Both ECUSA and the Vatican Catholics use adaptations of the Common Lectionary, of which the RCL is a revision -- hence they don't have a second option for the Old Testament reading. The Vatican Catholic version is adapted by the national college of bishops, so the version used in Canada is very slightly different from that used in the States (and presumably from that used in the U.K or Australia, but they don't have websites listing their readings, that I've been able to find). There's such a wealth of preaching and teaching material on the RCL that, now that it's approved for regular use in ECUSA, It's reasonable to see churches turning to it to be able to make use of those materials.