Reviewing the Rev. Wil Gafney's new A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church (Church Publishing) has filled me with gratitude and delight. This long-awaited resource is a rare combination of ...

Presenter: Eileen Schuller, O.S.U. Many people’s main interaction with the Bible is through the readings of Scripture presented in the Sunday Lectionary. And in many ways, the revision of the ...

I stopped using the lectionary for a while. Then I went back, and it saved my life. The plain reason I stopped using it was that I wanted to be original. I have nothing against the lectionary or the ...

In my article on alternatives to the Revised Common Lectionary, I praised the African American Lectionary's extensive resources, but I didn't really describe them in any detail. There is a wealth of ...

In part one of this series on the new English translation of the Roman Missal, we looked at the way that beauty reveals God and how it lifts our hearts to offer Him fitting worship and praise. Now, in ...

(UNDATED) On Dec. 4, 1963, the Second Vatican Council issued “The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,” a document outlining far-reaching reforms for Catholic liturgical life. It allowed for the ...

This liturgical form of prayer draws us closer to God throughout the day, uniting us with clergy, religious and laity around the world in the praise of God. The monks ...

We are created to sing the praises of Almighty God for all eternity,’ the African cardinal reminds the faithful.

Pope Leo XIV urged parishes to invest in liturgical formation, especially for lectors, while also encouraging people to pray the Liturgy of the Hours and calling for attention to be paid to popular ...

If we think of Sunday Mass as a sacred drama with two or three acts, several scenes, numerous props and a cast composed of presider, deacon, assembly, servers, lectors, eucharistic ministers, ...

Pope Francis leads the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion April 2, 2021, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Andreas Solaro, pool via Reuters) (RNS) — ...

The lectionary psalms have no sense of rhythm and the translation is chaotic and inconsistent. The new lectionary has now been in force since the beginning of Advent last year. I say “in force” rather ...