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The
Lectionary
The Lectionary is an ordered system for reading the Holy Scriptures at the Eucharist and
the Daily Offices. It is usually presented in the form of a table of references for the
psalms and readings for the various days of the liturgical year, although it may be a
separate book containing the actual texts of the readings.
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) contains two lectionaries: The eucharistic lectionary
(BCP, pp. 887-931), and the Daily Office lectionary (BCP, pp. 933-1001). Another book,
Lesser Feasts and Fasts, contains a lectionary for weekdays in Advent, Christmastide,
Lent, and Easter; and for lesser feasts during the church year. The lectionary found in
the Book of Common Prayer is based on the lectionary developed in the Roman Catholic
Church following the second Vatican Council in the 1960s.
To view the Lectionary calendar, please click here.
Lectionary Resources
Episcopal Church, USA Office of
Liturgy & Music
The Book of Common Prayer Online |