A Bibliography of Lectionaries and Related Publications

Editions of the Lectionary for Mass (Roman Catholic): Second Typical Edition, 1998-2002.

• Most publishers in the United States now subdivide the Lectionary for Mass into four volumes for public liturgical use:
  • Vol. 1 = Sundays and Major Feast Days - Years/Cycles A, B, C
  • Vol. 2 = Weekdays, Year I - odd-numbered years, incl. feasts of saints with "proper" readings
  • Vol. 3 = Weekdays, Year II - even-numbered years, incl. feasts of saints with "proper" readings
  • Vol. 4 = Common of Saints, Rituals, Votives, Various Needs & Occasions
     
• The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN:
• Lectionary for Mass. 4 vols. Chapel Edition (smaller) - Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4
• Lectionary for Mass. 4 vols. Classic Edition (larger) - Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4; Supplement (2017)
• Lectionary for Mass. 3 vols. Ceremonial Edition (for Sundays) - Year A; Year B; Year C
• Lectionary for Mass: Volume 1, Study Edition (paperback)
   
• Catholic Book Publishing, New Jersey
• Lectionary for Mass. 4 vols. Chapel Edition (smaller) - Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4
• Lectionary for Mass. 4 vols. Pulpit Edition (larger) - Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3; Vol. 4
   
• Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, IL:
• Lectionary for Mass – in various sizes and editions
• Lectionary for Mass: Study Edition. Sundays, Solemnities, Feasts of the Lord... 2007.
• Lectionary for Mass: Study Edition. Weekdays, Proper of Saints, Commons... 2007.
• Lectionary for Masses with Children: Weekdays - Study Edition. 1993.
   
• Liguori Publications - formerly published a CD-ROM of "The Lectionary for Mass: Volumes 1-4" with the 1998 Sunday and 2002 Weekday readings (out of print?).
   
• Lectionary for Masses with Children. Catholic Book Publishing, 1993.
   
• Spanish Editions, for the United States; from The Liturgical Press
  • Leccionario I - Adviento-Pentecostés. Ciclos A, B, C, I y II. Dominical, Ferial y de Tiempos Litúrgicos Especiales. Apéndice con las lecturas propias del santoral. Cantos interleccionales.
  • Leccionario II - Después de Pentecostés. Ciclos A, B, C, I y II. Dominical, Ferial y de Solemnidades del Señor. Apéndice con las lecturas propias del santoral. Cantos interleccionales.
  • Leccionario III - Propio de los santos y otras misas: comunes, rituales, por diversas necesidades, votivas y de difuntos.
     
    
• Spanish Editions, Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano; from Buena Prensa
  • Leccionario I - Adviento-Pentecostés. Ciclos A, B, C, I y II. Dominical, Ferial y de Tiempos Litúrgicos Especiales.
  • Leccionario II - Después de Pentecostés. Ciclos A, B, C, I y II. Dominical, Ferial y de Solemnidades del Señor.
  • Leccionario III - Propio de los santos y otras misas: Comunes, rituales, por diversas necesidades, votivas y de difuntos.

General Resources Related to the Lectionary for Mass:

• Just, S.J., Felix. The Catholic Lectionary 101: Every Catholic's Guide for Liturgy, Prayer, and Spiritual Growth. Downloadable Audio Course from Learn25. (originally an audio-CD program, from Now You Know Media, 2010).
   
• Boisclair, Regina A. The Word of the Lord at Mass: Understanding the Lectionary. Liturgy Training Publications, 2015.
   
• Bonneau, Normand. The Sunday Lectionary: Ritual Word, Paschal Shape. The Liturgical Press, 1998.
   
• Connell, Martin. Guide to the Revised Lectionary. Basics of Ministry Series. LTP, 1998.
   
• Fuller, Reginald H., and Daniel Westberg. Preaching the Lectionary: The Word of God for the Church Today. 3rd edition. The Liturgical Press, 2006.
   
• Keifer, Ralph A. To Hear and Proclaim: Introduction to the Lectionary for Mass With Commentary for Musicians and Priests. National Association of Pastoral Musicians, 1983.
   
• Nowell, OSB, Irene. Sing a New Song: The Psalms in the Sunday Lectionary. The Liturgical Press, 1993.
   
• Sloyan, Gerard S. "Lectionary for Mass: Introduction (1981)." Pages 119-162 in The Liturgy Documents: Volume One: A Parish Resource (4th edition; LTP, 2007). - also 5th edition, 2014.
   
• Turner, Paul. Words without Alloy: A Biography of the Lectionary for Mass. Liturgical Press, 2022. - NEW!
   
• Turner, Paul, and John W. Martens, eds. Liturgy and Life Study Bible. Liturgical Press, 2023. - NEW!
  • indispensible resource with introductions to each biblical book and extensive notes showing how biblical texts are used in the Mass and other liturgies of the Catholic Church.

Revised Common Lectionary (Ecumenical):

• The Revised Common Lectionary: Consultation on Common Texts. Abingdon, 1992.
   
• Revised Common Lectionary Prayers: Proposed by the Consultation on Common Texts. Fortress Press, 2002.
   
• Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings: Proposed By the Consultation on Common Texts. Fortress Press, 2005.

Resources for Training Lectors:

• Michael R. Prendergast, et al. Pronunciation Guide for the Lectionary: A Comprehensive Resource for Proclaimers of the Word. 2nd edition. Liturgy Training Publications, 2017.
   
• Joseph M. Staudacher. Lector's Guide to Biblical Pronunciations. Our Sunday Visitor, 2001.
   
• Aelred R. Rosser, O.S.B. Guide for Lectors. Basics of Ministry Series. Liturgy Training Publications, 1998.
   
• Paul Turner, Virginia Meagher, et al. Guide for Lectors. 2nd edition. The Liturgical Ministries Series. Liturgy Training Publications, 2021. - also in Spanish: Manual para Lectores.
   
• James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. The Ministry of Lectors. Second Edition. Liturgical Press, 2004. - part of the Collegeville Ministry Series - also in Spanish: El Ministerio de los Lectores.
   
• Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word. Liturgy Training Publications. (Published annually by LTP; editions in English and Spanish, for USA and Canada).

• Bugnini, Annibale. The Reform of the Liturgy 1948-1975. Transl. by Matthew O’Connell. Liturgical Press, 1990 [Orig. Italian 1983]. – especially pp. 14-28, 46, 49-53, 63, and 406-425 (Chap. 26: “The Lectionary of the Roman Missal”).
   
• Cabié, Robert. The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy – Volume II: The Eucharist. Ed. by A.G. Martimort. Liturgical Press, 1986. – especially pp. 59-68 & 197-202.
   
• Fontaine, Gaston. “Commentarium ad ordinem lectionum missae.” Notitiae 5 (1969) 256-282.
   
• Jensen, Joseph. “Prediction-Fulfillment in Bible and Liturgy.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 50 (1988) 646-62.
    
• Jungmann, SJ, Josef A. The Mass of the Roman Rite: Its Origins and Development. Transl. by F.A. Brunner. 2 vols. Benzinger, 1951-55; Christian Classics, 2012. - see especially Vol. 1, pp. 391-494.
   
• Marini, Piero, ed. "Elenco degli 'Schemata' del 'Consilium' e della Congregazione per il Culto Divino (Marzo 1964 - Luglio 1975)." Notitiae 18 (1982) 453-772.
   
• Nocent, Adrien. The Liturgical Year. 3 vols. Transl. by Matthew J. O'Connell. Liturgical Press, 2013-2014.
   
• Nübold, Elmar. Entstehung und Bewertung der neuen Perikopenordnung des römischen Ritus für die Meßfeier an Sonn- und Feiertagen. Paderborn Verlag Bonifatius-Druckerei, 1986.
   
• Ramshaw, Gail. “The First Testament in Christian Lectionaries.” Worship 64 (1990) 484-501.
   
• Schuller, Eileen. “Some Criteria for the Choice of Scripture Texts in the Roman Lectionary.” In Shaping English Liturgy: Studies in Honor of Archbishop Denis Hurley, ed. Peter C. Finn & James M. Schellman (Pastoral Press, 1990) 385-404.
   
• West, Fritz. Scripture and Memory: The Ecumenical Hermeneutic of the Three-Year Lectionaries. Liturgical Press, 1997.
   
• West, Fritz. “An Annotated Bibliography of the Three-year Lectionaries, Part I: The Roman Catholic Lectionary.” Studia Liturgica 23 (1993) 223-244.
   
• West, Fritz. “An Annotated Bibliography of the Three-year Lectionaries, Parts II-IV.” Studia Liturgica 24 (1994) 222-248.

Collections of Liturgical Homilies and Biblical Sermons:

• See my separate webpage on Resources for Lectionary-Based Biblical Preaching

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