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lec·tion·ar·y  (lksh-nr)
n. pl. lec·tion·ar·ies
A book or list of lections to be read at church services during the year.

[Medieval Latin lctinrium, from Latin lcti, lctin-, a reading; see lesson.]

lectionary [ˈlɛkʃənərɪ]
n pl -aries
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a book containing readings appointed to be read at divine services
[from Church Latin lectiōnārium, from lectio lection]

lectionary
a list of the lections, or texts, to be read in church services through-out the canonical year.
See also: Bible, Church


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Most lectionaries are coordinated to the Christian Year.
The Roman Catholic, the mainline Protestants, and Orthodox Christians all utilize lectionaries that juxtapose readings from "the Old Testament" with lessons from "the New Testament.
While the lectionaries that preceded the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) used a variety of numbering systems for the weeks after Epiphany and Pentecost, including "Nth Sunday after," "proper," and "ordinary time," the RCL suggests two systems: the Arabic lectionary number (Lectionary 15) or the calendar date range for the set of readings (Sunday, July 9-16).
 
 
 
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