Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Archives

RNJB versus ESV

July 18, 2019 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Translation / New Missal

Having a pastorally friendly liturgical translation is one of my favourite hobby horses. I hope American and Canadian readers will forgive me if I make

Revised New Jerusalem Bible Lectionary for Sundays of Easter

July 10, 2019 Fr. Neil Xavier O'Donoghue Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Translation / New Missal

What if the Revised New Jerusalem Bible were to be used in a new lectionary? Here’s how that could look.

Exodus at the Paschal Vigil: A Terrifying Dare to Believe

April 17, 2019 Fr. Jim Sabak, OFM Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Liturgical year

The history of the Church’s liturgy reveals that a significant aspect of “keeping vigil” through the nighttime hours is a prolonged Liturgy of the Word.

Taking the Lectionary to Task

April 14, 2019 Fritz Bauerschmidt Lectionary / Liturgy of Word

Lest we liturgical-types get smug over how our lectionaries keep us from only preaching on our favorite passages, Sarah Hinkley Wilson offers a salty assessment

Another Rembrandt: Thoughts on the Prodigal Son

April 2, 2019 Rita Ferrone Art and Architecture Lectionary / Liturgy of Word Liturgical year Liturgy and Virtues

The Prodigal Son is the centerpiece of the last three Sundays of Lent in Year C. Why?

Lent, Lectionary, and Preparation for Repentance

March 4, 2019 Nicholas Denysenko Eastern Liturgy Lectionary / Liturgy of Word

One approach to lectionary reform would be to use the two pillars of Incarnation (Orthodoxy) and the Cross (veneration) as Sundays revealing Christ as the savior of humankind.

Ars Praedicandi: The Two Prodigal Sons and Forgiveness

February 24, 2019 Nicholas Denysenko Ars Praedicandi Homilies Lectionary / Liturgy of Word

There are two prodigal sons in this parable. One has alienated himself from his father by trying to satisfy his passions. The other distanced himself from his father and his brother by indulging in anger and envy.