{"id":342,"date":"2023-07-24T11:08:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T11:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liturgyoffice.org\/News\/?p=342"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:47:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:47:01","slug":"new-lectionary-to-be-launched-in-england-and-wales-for-advent-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liturgyoffice.org\/News\/new-lectionary-to-be-launched-in-england-and-wales-for-advent-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New Lectionary to be launched in England and Wales for Advent 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has confirmed the approval by the Bishops\u2019 Conference of England and Wales for the new Lectionary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lectionary, which includes the scripture readings for Mass and the sacraments, will come into use in Catholic parishes in England and Wales from Advent 2024.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery, wrote to Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops\u2019 Conference, confirming the new translation of the Lectionary, which has been done in collaboration with the Bishops\u2019 Conference of Scotland.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe use of the English Standard Version \u2013 Catholic Edition, already in use in India, along with the Abbey Psalms and Canticles will help to ensure that the Word of the Lord reaches God\u2019s holy people without alloy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe collaboration of the Episcopal Conference with the Bishops\u2019 Conference of Scotland is another notable feature of this project which highlights the importance of different episcopal conferences within a small geographical area working together for the overall good of the Catholic population in the British Isles.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat has now been achieved ensures that a stable version of the Lectionary will endure in Great Britain for years to come. Both Conferences are to be commended for this cooperation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lectionary was revised after the Second Vatican Council. Paragraph 51 of Second Vatican Council document Sacrosanctum Concilium<\/em> said: \u201cThe treasures of the bible are to be opened up more lavishly, so that richer fare may be provided for the faithful at the table of God\u2019s word.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archbishop Emeritus George Stack of Cardiff, Chair of the Department for Christian Life and Worship, welcomed the dicastery\u2019s \u2018confirmatio\u2019 for the Lectionary:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council we can see that the Lectionary is one of the great fruits of the Council. It fulfils the mandate of the Council Fathers to open up the scriptures for the faithful so that Sunday by Sunday Christ himself speaks to us in the word.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe new Lectionary gives us an opportunity to hear that word with fresh ears as we engage with a text which is intended for public proclamation and reflects up to date biblical scholarship.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope that parishes and other communities will engage in preparation for the Lectionary so that all the faithful will hear the word of God with deepened faith and understanding.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lectionary will be in use from Advent 2024 and will be published by the Catholic Truth Society (CTS). <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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