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	In the Eastern Churches ([[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]], [[Eastern Catholic\|Byzantine Catholic]], the [[Assyrian Church of the East]], and those bodies not in communion with any of them but still practicing eastern liturgical customs) tend to retain the use of a one-year lectionary in their liturgy. Different churches follow different liturgical calendars (to an extent). Most Eastern Lectionaries provide for an Epistle and a Gospel to be read on each day.		In the Eastern Churches ([[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]], [[Eastern Catholic\|Byzantine Catholic]], the [[Assyrian Church of the East]], and those bodies not in communion with any of them but still practicing eastern liturgical customs) tend to retain the use of a one-year lectionary in their liturgy. Different churches follow different liturgical calendars (to an extent). Most Eastern Lectionaries provide for an Epistle and a Gospel to be read on each day.

	[[Image:Codex Harcleianus.PNG\|thumb\|widthpx\|right\|240px\| An example of Byzantine lectionary — [[Lectionary 150\|''Codex Harleianus'']] (''l''<sup>150</sup>), AD 995, text of John 1:18.]]		[[Image:Codex Harcleianus.PNG\|thumb\|widthpx\|right\|240px\| An example of Byzantine lectionary — [[Lectionary 150\|''Codex Harleianus'']] (''l''<sup>150</sup>), [[995 AD\|AD 995]], text of [[John 1:18]].]]
	===Byzantine lectionary===		===Byzantine lectionary===
	Those churches (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic) which follow the [[Rite of Constantinople]], provide an Epistle and Gospel reading for most days of the year, to be read at the [[Divine Liturgy]]; however, during [[Great Lent]] there is no celebration of the Liturgy on weekdays (Monday through Friday), so no Epistle and Gospel are appointed for those days. As a historical note, the Greek lectionaries are a primary source for the [[Byzantine text-type]] used in the scholarly field of [[textual criticism]].		Those churches (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic) which follow the [[Rite of Constantinople]], provide an Epistle and Gospel reading for most days of the year, to be read at the [[Divine Liturgy]]; however, during [[Great Lent]] there is no celebration of the Liturgy on weekdays (Monday through Friday), so no Epistle and Gospel are appointed for those days. As a historical note, the Greek lectionaries are a primary source for the [[Byzantine text-type]] used in the scholarly field of [[textual criticism]].

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	==History==		==History==
	In all antiquity the Jews first read Scriptural selections randomly, but by the Medieval era had standardized a schedule of scripture readings to be read in the [[synagogue]]. A sequential selection was read from the [[Torah]], followed by the "[[haftarah]]" – a selection from the prophetic books or historical narratives (e.g. "Judges," "Kings," etc.). Jesus probably read a providentially "random" reading when he read from [[Isaiah 61:1]]-[[Isaiah 61:2\|2]], as recorded in [[Luke 4:16]]-Luke 4:21\|21]], when he inaugurated his public ministry. The early Christians adopted the Jewish custom of reading extracts from the Old Testament on the sabbath. They soon added extracts from the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists.<sup>[1]</sup>		In all antiquity the Jews first read Scriptural selections randomly, but by the Medieval era had standardized a schedule of scripture readings to be read in the [[synagogue]]. A sequential selection was read from the [[Torah]], followed by the "[[haftarah]]" – a selection from the prophetic books or historical narratives (e.g. "Judges," "Kings," etc.). Jesus probably read a providentially "random" reading when he read from [[Isaiah 61:1]]-[[Isaiah 61:2\|2]], as recorded in [[Luke 4:16]]-[[Luke 4:21\|21]], when he inaugurated his public ministry. The early Christians adopted the Jewish custom of reading extracts from the Old Testament on the sabbath. They soon added extracts from the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists.<sup>[1]</sup>

	Both Hebrew and Christian lectionaries developed over the centuries. Typically, a lectionary will go through the scriptures in a logical pattern, and also include selections which were chosen by the religious community for their appropriateness to particular occasions.		Both Hebrew and Christian lectionaries developed over the centuries. Typically, a lectionary will go through the scriptures in a logical pattern, and also include selections which were chosen by the religious community for their appropriateness to particular occasions.

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	[[Image:BambergApocalypse06LargeInitialE.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|Page from the 11th century "[[Bamberg Apocalypse]]", Gospel lectionary. Large decorated initial "C". Text from ~~{{bibleverse\|\|~~Matthew\|1:18-21\|~~KJV}}~~ ([[Bamberg]], [[Staatsbibliothek]], MS A. II. 42).]]		[[Image:BambergApocalypse06LargeInitialE.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|Page from the 11th century "[[Bamberg Apocalypse]]", Gospel lectionary. Large decorated initial "C". Text from [[Matthew 1:18]]-[[Matthew 1:21\|21]] ([[Bamberg]], [[Staatsbibliothek]], MS A. II. 42).]]
	A '''Lectionary''' is a book or listing that contains a collection of [[scripture]] readings appointed for [[Christianity\|Christian]] or [[Judaic]] worship on a given day or occasion.		A '''Lectionary''' is a book or listing that contains a collection of [[scripture]] readings appointed for [[Christianity\|Christian]] or [[Judaic]] worship on a given day or occasion.

	==History==		==History==
	In all antiquity the Jews first read Scriptural selections randomly, but by the Medieval era had standardized a schedule of scripture readings to be read in the [[synagogue]]. A sequential selection was read from the [[Torah]], followed by the "[[haftarah]]" – a selection from the prophetic books or historical narratives (e.g. "Judges," "Kings," etc.). Jesus probably read a providentially "random" reading when he read from [[Isaiah 61:1]]-[[Isaiah 61:2\|2]], as recorded in [[Luke 4:16]]-Luke 4:21\|21]], when he inaugurated his public ministry. The early Christians adopted the Jewish custom of reading extracts from the Old Testament on the sabbath. They soon added extracts from the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists.<sup>[]</sup>		In all antiquity the Jews first read Scriptural selections randomly, but by the Medieval era had standardized a schedule of scripture readings to be read in the [[synagogue]]. A sequential selection was read from the [[Torah]], followed by the "[[haftarah]]" – a selection from the prophetic books or historical narratives (e.g. "Judges," "Kings," etc.). Jesus probably read a providentially "random" reading when he read from [[Isaiah 61:1]]-[[Isaiah 61:2\|2]], as recorded in [[Luke 4:16]]-Luke 4:21\|21]], when he inaugurated his public ministry. The early Christians adopted the Jewish custom of reading extracts from the Old Testament on the sabbath. They soon added extracts from the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists.<sup>[1]</sup>

	Both Hebrew and Christian lectionaries developed over the centuries. Typically, a lectionary will go through the scriptures in a logical pattern, and also include selections which were chosen by the religious community for their appropriateness to particular occasions.		Both Hebrew and Christian lectionaries developed over the centuries. Typically, a lectionary will go through the scriptures in a logical pattern, and also include selections which were chosen by the religious community for their appropriateness to particular occasions.
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	==References==		==References==

			* 1. [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9047577/lectionary "Lectionary"]. ''Encyclopedia Britannica Online''. Retrieved 2007-07-06.

	==See also==		==See also==

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[[Image:BambergApocalypse06LargeInitialE.JPG|thumb|250px|Page from the 11th century "[[Bamberg Apocalypse]]", Gospel lectionary. Large decorated initial "C". Text from {{bibleverse||Matthew|1:18-21|KJV}} ([[Bamberg]], [[Staatsbibliothek]], MS A. II. 42).]]
A '''Lectionary''' is a book or listing that contains a collection of [[scripture]] readings appointed for [[Christianity|Christian]] or [[Judaic]] worship on a given day or occasion.

==History==
In all antiquity the Jews first read Scriptural selections randomly, but by the Medieval era had standardized a schedule of scripture readings to be read in the [[synagogue]]. A sequential selection was read from the [[Torah]], followed by the "[[haftarah]]" – a selection from the prophetic books or historical narratives (e.g. "Judges," "Kings," etc.). Jesus probably read a providentially "random" reading when he read from [[Isaiah 61:1]]-[[Isaiah 61:2|2]], as recorded in [[Luke 4:16]]-Luke 4:21|21]], when he inaugurated his public ministry. The early Christians adopted the Jewish custom of reading extracts from the Old Testament on the sabbath. They soon added extracts from the writings of the Apostles and Evangelists.<sup>[]</sup>

Both Hebrew and Christian lectionaries developed over the centuries. Typically, a lectionary will go through the scriptures in a logical pattern, and also include selections which were chosen by the religious community for their appropriateness to particular occasions.

The use of pre-assigned, scheduled readings from the scriptures can be traced back to the [[early church]]. Not all of the Christian Church used the same lectionary, and throughout history, many varying lectionaries have been used in different parts of the Christian world. Until the [[Second Vatican Council]], most Western Christians ([[Catholics]], [[Old Catholics]], [[Anglicans]], [[Lutherans]], and those [[Methodists]] who employed the lectionary of [[Wesley]]) used a lectionary that repeated on a one-year basis. This annual lectionary provided readings for Sundays and, in those Churches that celebrated the festivals of [[saint]]s, feast-day readings. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and many of the [[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Churches]] continue to use an annual lectionary. Within [[Lutheranism]] there remains an active minority of pastors and congregations who use the old one-year lectionary, often referred to as the [http://www.historiclectionary.com/ Historic Lectionary].

Lectionaries from before the invention of the [[printing press]] contribute to understanding the textual history of the Bible. See also [[List of New Testament lectionaries]].

==Western Lectionaries==
===Catholic Mass Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary===
[[Image:Gerrit Dou - Portret van Rembrandts moeder.jpg|thumb|250px|Portrait of [[Rembrandt]]'s mother reading a lectionary, ca. 1630 ([[Rijksmuseum]], [[Amsterdam]]).]]
After the [[Second Vatican Council]] of 1962–1965, the [[Holy See]], even before producing an actual lectionary (in [[Latin]]), promulgated the ''Ordo Lectionum Missae'' (Order of the Readings for Mass), giving indications of the revised structure and the references to the passages chosen for inclusion in the new official lectionary of the [[Roman Rite]] of [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]]. It introduced an arrangement by which the readings on Sundays and on some principal feasts recur in a 3-year cycle, with four passages from Scripture (including one from the [[Psalms]]) being used in each celebration, while on weekdays only three passages (again including one from the Psalms) are used, with the first reading and the psalm recurring in a 2-year cycle, while the [[Gospel]] reading recurs after a single year. This revised Mass Lectionary, covering much more of the Bible than the readings in the [[Tridentine Mass|Tridentine]] [[Roman Missal]], which recurred after a single year, has been translated into the many languages in which the Roman Rite Mass is now celebrated, incorporating existing or specially prepared translations of the Bible and with readings for national celebrations added either as an appendix or, in some cases, incorporated into the main part of the lectionary.

The Roman Catholic Mass Lectionary is the basis on which many Protestant lectionaries have been based, most notably the [[Revised Common Lectionary]] (RCL) and its derivatives, as organized by the [[Consultation on Common Texts]] (CCT) organization located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. Like the Mass Lectionary, they generally organize the readings for worship services on Sundays in a 3-year cycle, with four elements on each Sunday, and three elements during daily [[Mass_(liturgy)|Mass]]:
*first reading from the [[Old Testament]] or, in [[Eastertide]] from certain books of the [[New Testament]];
*responsorial [[Psalm]] (ideally, to be sung);
*second reading from one of the [[General Epistles|New Testament Letters]] (only on Sundays); and a
*Gospel reading.

===3 year cycle===
The lectionaries (both Catholic and RCL versions) are organized into three-year cycles of readings. The years are designated ''A'', ''B'', or ''C''. Each yearly cycle begins on the first Sunday of [[Advent]] (the last Sunday of November or first Sunday of December). Year B follows year A, year C follows year B, then back again to A. We are currently (November 28, 2010) in Year A (The Gospel of St. Matthew.).

* Year A: [[Gospel of Matthew]] (November 2010 through 2011)
* Year B: [[Gospel of Mark]] (December 2011 through 2012)
* Year C: [[Gospel of Luke]] (December 2012 through 2013)

The [[Gospel of John]] is read throughout [[Easter]], and is used for other liturgical seasons including [[Advent]], [[Christmas]], and [[Lent]] where appropriate.

===Daily Lectionaries===
The Roman Catholic lectionary includes a 2 year cycle for the weekday mass readings (called Cycle I and Cycle II). [[Parity (mathematics)|Odd-numbered]] years are Cycle I; even-numbered ones are Cycle II. The weekday lectionary includes a reading from the Old Testament, Acts, Revelation, or the Epistles, a responsorial [[Psalm]], and a reading from one of the Gospels. These readings are generally shorter than those appointed for use on Sundays. The pericopes for the first reading along with the psalms are arranged in a 2-year cycle. The Gospels are arranged so that portions of all four are read every year. This weekday lectionary has also been adapted by some denominations with congregations that celebrate daily Eucharistic services. It has been published in the Episcopal Church's [[Lesser Feasts and Fasts]] and in the [[Anglican Church of Canada]]'s [[Book of Alternative Services]] (among others).

This eucharistic lectionary should not be confused with the various Daily Office lectionaries in use in various denominations. The Consultation on Common Texts has produced a three-year Daily Lectionary which is thematically tied into the Revised Common Lectionary, but the RCL does not provide a daily Eucharistic lectionary as such. Various Anglican Churches have their own daily lectionaries, many of them adapted from that provided in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.

===Other lectionary information===

In some churches, the Lectionary is carried in the entrance procession by a [[lector]]. In the Catholic Church, the [[Book of the Gospels]] is carried in by a [[deacon]] (when there is no deacon, a lector might process in with the Lectionary). When the Book of the Gospels is used, the first two readings are read from the Lectionary, while the Book of the Gospels is used for the final reading.

The Lectionary is not to be confused with a [[missal]], [[gradual]] or [[sacramentary]]. While the Lectionary contains scripture readings, the missal or sacramentary contains the appropriate prayers for the service, and the gradual contains [[Gregorian chant|chants]] for use on any particular day. In particular, the gradual contains a [[responsory]] which may be used in place of the responsorial psalm.

==Eastern Lectionaries==
In the Eastern Churches ([[Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]], [[Eastern Catholic|Byzantine Catholic]], the [[Assyrian Church of the East]], and those bodies not in communion with any of them but still practicing eastern liturgical customs) tend to retain the use of a one-year lectionary in their liturgy. Different churches follow different liturgical calendars (to an extent). Most Eastern Lectionaries provide for an Epistle and a Gospel to be read on each day.

[[Image:Codex Harcleianus.PNG|thumb|widthpx|right|240px| An example of Byzantine lectionary — [[Lectionary 150|''Codex Harleianus'']] (''l''<sup>150</sup>), AD 995, text of John 1:18.]]
===Byzantine lectionary===
Those churches (Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic) which follow the [[Rite of Constantinople]], provide an Epistle and Gospel reading for most days of the year, to be read at the [[Divine Liturgy]]; however, during [[Great Lent]] there is no celebration of the Liturgy on weekdays (Monday through Friday), so no Epistle and Gospel are appointed for those days. As a historical note, the Greek lectionaries are a primary source for the [[Byzantine text-type]] used in the scholarly field of [[textual criticism]].

====Epistle and Gospel====
The Gospel readings are found in a [[Gospel Book]] (''Evangélion'') and an [[Epistle|Epistle Book]] (''Apostól''). There are differences in the precise arrangement of these books between the various national churches. In the [[Greek Orthodox|Byzantine]] practice, the readings are in the form of [[pericope]]s (selections from scripture containing only the portion actually chanted during the service), and are arranged according to the order in which they occur in the church year, beginning with the Sunday of [[Easter|Pascha]] (Easter), and continuing throughout the entire year, concluding with [[Holy Week]]. Then follows a section of readings for the commemorations of [[Saints]] and readings for special occasions ([[Baptism]], [[Funeral]], etc.). In the [[Russian Orthodox|Slavic]] practice, the biblical books are reproduced in their entirety and arranged in the [[Canon of Scripture|canonical order]] in which they appear in the [[Bible]].

The annual cycle of the Gospels is composed of four series:

#''The Gospel of St. John''
#:read from Pascha until [[Pentecost]] Sunday
#''The Gospel of St. Matthew''
#:divided over seventeen weeks beginning with the Monday of the Holy Spirit (the day after Pentecost). From the twelfth week, it is read on Saturdays and Sundays while the Gospel of St. Mark is read on the remaining weekdays
#''The Gospel of St. Luke''
#:divided over nineteen weeks beginning on the Monday after the [[Elevation of the Holy Cross]]. From the thirteenth week, it is only read on Saturdays and Sundays, while St. Mark's Gospel is read on the remaining weekdays
#''The Gospel of St. Mark''
#:read during the Lenten period on Saturdays and Sundays — with the exception of the [[Sunday of Orthodoxy]].

The interruption of the reading of the Gospel of Matthew after the Elevation of the Holy Cross is known as the [http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/lukan-jump.html "Lukan Jump"] The jump occurs only in the Gospel readings, there is no corresponding jump in the Epistle. From this point on the Epistle and Gospel readings do not exactly correspond, the Epistles continuing to be determined according to the moveable [[Paschal cycle]] and the Gospels being influenced by the fixed cycle.

The Lukan Jump is related to the chronological proximity of the Elevation of the Cross to the Conception of the Forerunner (St. [[John the Baptist]]), celebrated on September 23. In [[late Antiquity]], this feast marked the beginning of the ecclesiastical New Year. Thus, beginning the reading of the Lukan Gospel toward the middle of September can be understood. The reasoning is theological, and is based on a vision of Salvation History: the Conception of the Forerunner constitutes the first step of the New Economy, as mentioned in the [[sticheron|stikhera]] of the matins of this feast. The [[Luke the Evangelist|Evangelist Luke]] is the only one to mention this Conception ([[Luke 1:5]]-[[Luke 1:24|24]]).

In Russia, the use of the Lukan Jump vanished; however in recent decades, the Russian Church has begun the process of returning to the use of the Lukan Jump.

====Old Testament Readings====
Other Services have scriptural readings also. There is a Gospel lesson at [[Matins]] on Sundays and feast days. These are found in the ''Evangelion''. There are also readings from the [[Old Testament]], called "parables" (''Paroemia''), which are read at [[Vespers]] on feast days. These parables are found in the [[Menaion]], [[Triodion]] or [[Pentecostarion]]. During Great Lent, parables are read every day at Vespers and at the [[Sixth Hour]]. These parables are found in the Triodion.

===Syriac Orthodox===
[[Image:Coptic small.jpg|thumb|250px|Small portion of a [[Coptic language|Coptic]] lectionary.]]
In the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], the lectionary begins with the liturgical calendar year on ''Qudosh `Idto'' (the Sanctification of the Church), which falls on the eighth Sunday before Christmas. Both the [[Old Testament|Old]] and the [[New Testament]] books are read except the books of [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]], [[Song of Solomon]], and [[I Maccabees|I]] and [[II Maccabees]]. Scripture readings are assigned for Sundays and feast days, for each day of Lent and Holy Week, for raising people to various offices of the Church, for the blessing of Holy Oil and various services such as baptisms and funerals.

Generally, three Old Testament [[lection]]s, a selection from the [[prophet]]s, and three readings from the New Testament are prescribed for each Sunday and Feast day. The New Testament readings include a reading from Acts, another from the [[Catholic Epistles]] or the [[Pauline Epistles]], and a third reading from one of the [[Gospel]]s. During Christmas and Easter a fourth lesson is added for the [[Vespers|evening service]]. The readings reach a climax with the approach of the week of the Crucifixion. Through [[Lent]] lessons are recited twice a day except Saturdays. During the [[Passion Week]] readings are assigned for each of the major [[canonical hours]].

==References==

==See also==
* [[Book of Alternative Services]]
* [[Ekphonetic notation]]
* [[Gospel Book]]
* [[Lection]]
* [[Lector]]
* [[Liturgical year]]
* [[Manzil]]
* [[Mass (liturgy)]]
* [[Pericope]]
* [[Revised Common Lectionary]]
* [[The Text This Week]]
* [[Weekly Torah portion]]
* [[The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran]]

==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/chapel Greek Orthodox Online Chapel lectionary] Lectionary of the Greek Orthodox Church according to the typicon of the [http://www.patriarchate.org Ecumenical Patriarchate]
*[http://www.episcopalbookstore.com Books and Resources] Books and resources to learn more about the Eucharistic lectionary.
*[http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/divinity/lectionary The Revised Common Lectionary]
*[http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab The Roman Catholic Lectionary] - based on the [[New American Bible]], as approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (also used in the Philippines)
*[http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/DocumentContents/Index/2/SubIndex/11/DocumentIndex/126 General Introduction to the Lectionary] (Roman Catholic)
*[http://www.byzcath.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1383&Itemid=114 Lectionary of the Byzantine (Eastern Orthodox) Church]
*[http://www.jlg.org.uk/ The Joint Liturgical Group {UK)] – which developed [http://www.jlg.org.uk/Book%20-%20Four%20Year%20Lect.htm The Four Year Lectionary (One Gospel per Year)]
*[http://www.seemslikegod.org/lectionary.htm John Shearman's Liberal Lectionary]
*[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/liturgics/peter_archbishop_liturgical_matters.htm The "Lukan Jump"] Orthodox Research Institute
*[http://www.orthodox.net/ustav/lectionary-explained.html Orthodox Christian Lectionary Explained] (Russian Orthodox)
*[http://sor.cua.edu/Lectionary/ Lectionary] of the Syriac Orthodox Church
*[http://www.lectionarycentral.com Lectionary Central] For the study and use of the traditional Western Eucharistic lectionary.
*[http://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/index.html Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass] Resources for the study of the current Roman Catholic lectionary.
*[http://www.historic.lectionary.com/ Historic Lectionary] Lutheran one-year lectionary

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