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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will introduce a new Roman Catholic lectionary for the Dioceses of the United States in the coming years as early as 2025. This will have an impact on missals and other Catholic liturgical books in parishes around the country.
For those who are new to the study of the liturgy, you might be wondering “what is the Roman Catholic Lectionary?”
In the Catholic Mass, the Lectionary readings are excerpts of the books of the Bible arranged for the Liturgy of the Word. The liturgical readings and responsorial psalms for the Dioceses of the United States use the revised translation of the Revised New American Bible (RNAB). The scripture readings used in the Catholic Mass conform to the Revised Common Lectionary. The common lectionary arranges the scriptures so that the readings are shared ecumenically among Christian ecclesial communities through the pattern of feast days and weeks of the year. One of its central principles is that churchgoers should hear common pericopes (scripture selections) rather than the scriptures chosen locally for a “theme of the week.” The Catholic Church uses translations from a Catholic edition of the Bible.
What is in a Catholic Bible? Aren’t all Bibles the same?
Continued below.
Catholic Lectionary: A New US Lectionary is Coming
For those who are new to the study of the liturgy, you might be wondering “what is the Roman Catholic Lectionary?”
In the Catholic Mass, the Lectionary readings are excerpts of the books of the Bible arranged for the Liturgy of the Word. The liturgical readings and responsorial psalms for the Dioceses of the United States use the revised translation of the Revised New American Bible (RNAB). The scripture readings used in the Catholic Mass conform to the Revised Common Lectionary. The common lectionary arranges the scriptures so that the readings are shared ecumenically among Christian ecclesial communities through the pattern of feast days and weeks of the year. One of its central principles is that churchgoers should hear common pericopes (scripture selections) rather than the scriptures chosen locally for a “theme of the week.” The Catholic Church uses translations from a Catholic edition of the Bible.
What is in a Catholic Bible? Aren’t all Bibles the same?
Continued below.
Catholic Lectionary: A New US Lectionary is Coming
