The Lectionary for Mass
(1998/2002 USA Edition)
Volume I: Readings for Sundays, Solemnities, Feasts of the Lord and the Saints
(published 1998)
General Introduction to the Lectionary (Second Edition)
Season of Advent | Season of Christmas | Season of Lent | Easter Triduum and Season of Easter
Sundays in Ordinary Time - Cycle A | Sundays in Ordinary Time - Cycle B | Sundays in Ordinary Time - Cycle C
Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time | Chrism Mass | Octave of Easter | Solemnities and Feasts of the Lord and the Saints
Common Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamations
Volumes II-IV: Readings for Weekdays and other Masses
(published 2002)
Seasons of Advent & Christmas | Seasons of Lent & Easter | Ordinary Time, Year I | Ordinary Time, Year II
Common Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamations | Proper of Saints
Commons | Ritual Masses | Masses for Various Needs and Occasions | Votive Masses | Masses for the Dead
Sacramentary Supplement 2004: New Memorials and Feasts
for the Universal Calendar
and for the Particular Calendar of the Dioceses of the United States of America
The rest will be put online soon; meanwhile, please see the readings prescribed in the 1970 USA Edition of the Lectionary for Mass.
Note: The Sunday Readings follow a three-year cycle, while the Weekday Readings follow a two-year cycle:
2007 was Sunday Cycle C and weekday Year I; 2008 is Sunday Cycle A, but weekday Year II;
2009 will be Sunday Cycle B and weekday Year I; 2010 will be Sunday Cycle C and weekday Year II.
The new "Liturgical Year" always begins on the First Sunday of Advent, not on January 1.
So, the 2007 Liturgical Year began on December 3, 2006, and the 2008 Liturgical Year begins on December 2, 2007.
For other years, see the Calendar of Lectionary Cycles and Movable Liturgical Feasts (1969–2050).
Click here for an Overview of the Different Contents of the First and Second Editions of the Lectionary for Mass.
Readings in the 1998/2002 USA Lectionary that are new or different from the 1970 edition are marked in the accompanying tables.
Click here or on the underlined links (new) or (diff) in the tables for detailed explanations of the changes.
For the full texts of the readings for the current Sundays,
please refer to the official web-site of the New American Bible, sponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Official Title: Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition,
© 1998, 1997, 1970, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.
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