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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
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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Given the format of the First and Second Readings, it is to be expected that there may not be as close a coherence among the three readings as is present in the lectionary for other festival days.
In the October interview with Bishop Donald Trautman ("Mass in the balance"), while commenting on the translation of the revised lectionary, Trautman referred to problems involved in following the translation rules of Liturgiam Authenticam, which promotes "a more or less literal translation of the Latin.
Even today, if you visit the CCCB website, you will see the NRSV lectionary warmly praised.
 
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