The Roman Catholic Lectionary Website
compiled by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

Introduction / Purpose: Many other websites provide easy access to the scripture readings assigned to particular Sundays and/or Weekdays in the Lectionaries of various Christian denominations (see my Links page). For the full text of the readings for the current and upcoming months in the Roman Catholic liturgy, see especially the website of the USCCB.

In contrast, this website provides comprehensive tables of the scripture readings from several Latin and English editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass, so that you can easily obtain an overview of all the readings used in a particular liturgical season (Advent, Christmas, etc.) and/or in a particular year of Ordinary Time (Sundays in Years A, B, C;  Weekdays in Years I & II). Cross-references and comparative analyses are also provided to enable you more easily see the differences between various editions of the Lectionary for Mass.

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CONTENTS  OF  THIS  WEBSITE:

A Brief Introduction to the Lectionary

The Lectionary for Mass (1998/2002 USA edition)

Lectionary: Sundays and Solemnities  (1992 Canadian edition)

The Lectionary for Mass  (1970 USA edition)

The Roman Missal  (Pre-Vatican II edition)

 
NOTE:
The new "Liturgical Year" always begins on the First Sunday of Advent, not on Jan. 1.

2007 was Sunday Cycle C and Weekday Year I;  2008 is Sunday Cycle A and Weekday Year II;
2009 will be Sunday Cycle B and Weekday Year I;  2010 will be Sunday Cycle B and Weekday Year II.

 
Analyses, Comparisons, and Overviews:

Different Contents of the First and Second Editions of the Lectionary

Gospel Readings during the Sundays of Ordinary Time

Sunday Readings from the NT Acts and Epistles

Common Responsorial Psalms and Alleluia Verses

Lectionary Readings from the Acts of the Apostles

An Overview of the First Readings for Weekday Masses

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

 

11/07 NEW - Ways of Reading the Bible, with an Introduction to Lectio Divina - NEW 11/07

12/07 NEW - How Long is the Advent Season? - NEW 12/07

12/06 New - "O Antiphons" for Advent - New 12/06

Movable Feasts during the Christmas Season

Forty Days and Forty Nights of Lent

 

Calendar of Lectionary Cycles and Movable Liturgical Feasts (1969 to 2050)

Lectionary Statistics: How Much of the Bible is Used in the Lectionary for Mass?

 

Different Editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass

Color Scheme for Highlighting Differences on the Lectionary Charts

Analysis of the Differences between the 1970 and 1998 United States editions

Analysis of the Differences between the 1992 Canadian and 1998 United States editions


Readings for Special Masses for the Jubilee Year 2000

 

Johannine Literature in the Lectionary for Mass:

John's Gospel used on Sundays and Major Feasts

John's Gospel used on Weekdays and Special Masses

Texts of John's Gospel NOT used in the Lectionary for Mass

Johannine Epistles used on Sundays, Weekdays, and Special Masses

 


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