The revision of the Lectionary in the English-speaking world has been a long haul. The United States uses a version of the New American Bible,
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Category: Lectionary / Liturgy of Word
“Almost obligatory” Irish contribution to the Sunday of the Word of God
This coming Sunday marks the first time we will observe the Sunday of the Word of God. PrayTell already covered this new observance. Regular readers may also have
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Irish Lectionary Issues
Recently on the feast of the Holy Family, I noticed that the Lectionary for Mass had been defaced with the end of the reading crossed
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Church in India publishes New ESV Lectionary
India’s Roman Rite Catholic Bishop’s Conference has published a new Lectionary for use in English-language Masses in India using the English Standard Version. The following details are
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Personal Reflections on the Gospel of the First Sunday of Advent, Year A
Like the people “before the flood” in Jesus’ discourse, something existentially shattering broke into my well-ordered world with both terror and hope.
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RNJB Bible readings for Advent and Christmas
A sample to help readers to consider the merits of the Revised New Jerusalem Bible translation.
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Troubling the Lex Vivendi: The Church at Prayer Amidst an Imperiled Home
What is there about Sunday Mass participants that makes them least in accord with teachings on the ecology of Popes John Paul, Benedict, and Francis?
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RNJB versus ESV
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
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Revised New Jerusalem Bible Lectionary for Sundays of Easter
What if the Revised New Jerusalem Bible were to be used in a new lectionary? Here’s how that could look.
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Exodus at the Paschal Vigil: A Terrifying Dare to Believe
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.
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