Beaver Falls United Methodist Church
Lectionary Readings
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The concept of the lectionary was inherited by Christianity from Judaism. The Jewish lectionary calls for the Torah to be read aloud in its entirety once each year. The end of the lectionary is marked by the holiday called Simchat Torah.
The Consultation on Common Texts issued the Common Lectionary in 1983 and the Revised Common Lectionary in 1992. The members of the Consultation on Common Texts are as follows:
The Anglican Church of Canada
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Reformed Church in North America
The Episcopal Church
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The Free Methodist Church in Canada
The International Commission on English in the Liturgy
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
The Polish National Catholic Church
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
The Presbyterian Church in Canada
The Reformed Church in America
The Roman Catholic Church in the United States
The Roman Catholic Church in Canada
The Unitarian Universalist Christian Fellowship
The United Church of Canada
The United Church of Christ
The United Methodist Church
"Isn’t it amazing—and reassuring—that all those guys can work together so well?"
Resource:
Consultation on Common Texts
PO Box 340003, Room 381
Nashville, TN 37203-0003
Copyright ©1995-2008 by the Rev. Kenneth W. Collins.
Web Site: http://www.commontexts.org/
What is a lectionary?
A lectionary is a list of scriptural texts (called "lections") recommended for use in worship or study on a particular day.
Christian lectionaries are usually built around the Curch Year but they are sometimes centered on the secular calendar (as with programs that guide a person through reading the Bible in a year).
Christian lectionaries generally include a reading from the Hebrew Bible, a Psalm, a reading from the Epistles, and a Gospel reading.
From the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Available at: http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu
