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The Lectionary Page |
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The Holy Name
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The Epiphany
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Harriet Bedell, Deaconess and Missionary |
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Julia Chester Emery, Missionary |
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William Laud, Archbishop |
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Aelred, Abbot |
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First Sunday after the Epiphany
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Antony, Abbot |
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Confession of St Peter, Apostle
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Wulfstan, Bishop |
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Second Sunday after the Epiphany
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Agnes, Martyr |
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Vincent, Deacon and Martyr |
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Phillips Brooks, Bishop |
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Ordination of Florence Li Tim-Oi |
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Conversion of St Paul, Apostle
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Timothy and Titus |
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Third Sunday after the Epiphany
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Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Friar |
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Transition to the Revised Common Lectionary Now Official
The 75th General Convention in June, 2006 directed that the Revised Common Lectionary replace the Book of Common Prayer lectionary "effective the First Sunday of Advent 2007; with the provision for continued use of the previous Lectionary for purposes of orderly transition, with the permission of the ecclesiastical authority, until the First Sunday of Advent 2010 (A077)." (Episcopal News Service)
In anticipation of this change, we began a year ago to make available the Revised Common Lectionary readings for Sundays and Holy Days, in addition to the traditional (Book of Common Prayer) lections.
Currently, individual churches, under the guidance of the rector, and with the permission of their bishop, may use the trial Revised Common Lectionary in place of the Book of Common Prayer lections. You may wish to visit the site of the Office of Liturgy and Music of the Episcopal Church to learn more.
A few words of explanation and caution: The General Convention of 2000 which authorized the trial use of the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) actually modified the RCL slightly to conform to Episcopal worship needs. We honor those modifications, and will be attentive to any future developments in usage. It is not currently clear whether these modifications will persist with official adoption.
On Sundays and Holy Days on the calendar, choosing "BCP" will bring up the lections prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer lectionary. Choosing "RCL" will call up the Revised Common Lectionary readings, as modified for trial use.
When there is no choice available, either the lections are identical, or the RCL offers no option. The weekday feasts and fasts are a matter of Episcopal usage and are not supported by the RCL.
Adding the RCL lections is an ongoing project expected to occupy several more months. We intend to stay several months ahead of the calendar. If you are planning many months ahead, you may find that the RCL lections are not yet in place. Please have patience with us! |
The lessons appointed for the following special services are now available:
Marriages
Burials
Dedication of a Church
This site was created to support all those who need access to the lesson texts of the Episcopal (ECUSA) Eucharistic Lectionary.
The Sunday Lectionary is a three year cyclical lectionary. We are currently in Year C. The year which will begin with Advent in 2007 will be Year A. The year which ended at Advent 2006 was Year B.
The Bible translation used is The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
The collects and the Psalms are from the Book of Common Prayer. The collects use the contemporary wording.
The liturgical color appropriate for the day is indicated, when the color is green, red or purple, by the color of the numeral against a light grey background. When the liturgical color is white, the numeral is black against a white background.
I am always interested in ways to make this site more useful to you. Your feedback is appreciated. And, please, let me know as soon as possible if you catch an error in this material.
Other Helpful Sites
A wonderful lectionary-based collection of commentaries, exegesis, articles, art and music suggestions can be found at Textweek.
I am often asked where one can find the Daily Lectionary (a two year cycle) online.
The Book of Common Prayer, in both the current and the historical versions, can be found online.
Bible study groups that follow the lectionary are a good way to build community as well as faith. If you are looking for study guides, you might look at the lectionary study material offered by Paraklete Press.
Looking for more information about the saints? James Kiefer's hagiographs are a good starting point.
Want to read the lessons in other translations? Crosswalk.com offers access to the King James, New King James, Revised Standard, New American Standard, New International and several other versions.
Trying to find out when a particular lesson is going to be used? When Will It Be Read? is a wonderful reverse lectionary.
The entire Revised Common Lectionary: http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/
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