ROMAN MISSAL: Lectionary for Mass

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27 ROMAN MISSAL: Lectionary for Mass For use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition USA editions Structure of the Lectionary for Mass PROPER OF SEASONS

LM, volume I: SEASONS ORDINARY TIME Sunday and Festive Days Sundays, Solemnities, each season celebrates an aspect of 33 or 34 weeks that do not celebrate Feasts of the Lord the mystery of Christ: a specific aspect of the mystery of and the Saints Season of Advent Christ Season of Christmas Some solemnities and feasts replace Season of Lent a Sunday in Ordinary Time because Easter Triduum and Season of Easter of higher rank

GOSPEL: in harmony with the season GOSPEL: semicontinuous reading of principal Gospel FIRST READING: in harmony with the FIRST READING: in harmony with the Gospel Gospel RESPONSORIAL PSALM: in harmony RESPONSORIAL PSALM: in harmony with the First Reading with the First Reading SECOND READING: in harmony with all SECOND READING: semicontinuous readings reading of a letter

Summary: 1) Yearly cycle celebrates the whole mystery of Christ 2) Gospels chosen for different reasons 3) First Reading and Responsorial Psalm always in harmony with Gospel 4) Second Reading may or may not be in harmony LM, volume II: Weekdays Proper of Seasons Principle of harmony Principle of semicontinous reading for Weekday, Readings in a single cycle, repeated each Gospel in a single cycle, repeated each Year I, year year Proper of Saints, First Reading with Responsorial Psalm Common of Saints in a two-year cycle, repeated every and LM, volume III: other year

Proper of Seasons PROPER OF SAINTS for Weekday, Saints in the Calendar from January through December Year II, Proper of Saints, COMMONS Common of Saints A second group of readings for dedications and different classes of saints LM, volume IV: RITUAL MASSES

Common of Saints, MASSES FOR VARIOUS NEEDS AND OCCASIONS Ritual Masses, 31 groupings of texts in four main sections Masses for Various See the Eucharistic Prayer for Masses for Various Needs and Occasions Needs & Occasions, Votive Masses, VOTIVE MASSES Masses for the Dead MASSES FOR THE DEAD APPENDICES each volume contains its own