Lectionary Tales for the Pulpit, Series VII, Cycle Be Revised Common Lectionary

Lectionary Tales for the Pulpit, Series VII, Cycle B for the Revised Common Lectionary (Paperback)

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Historically, a mass lectionary never operated on its ownit always operated within the context of an Office lectionary.

Keith Hewitt

The purpose of an Office lectionary is catechetical. The Mass lectionary then is mystagogical and uses selected readings where the non-Gospel is connected to the Gospel usually in a typological manner. The issue is that at Vatican II, the fathers of the council decided that a catechetical Office lectionary was hopeless and attempted to press the predecessor of the RCL into fulfilling both functions.

The summer lectio continua is the clearest expression of this in addition to adding another non-Gospel reading. The RCL thus tries to do both and, unable to do both, ends up mixing the two poorly I'm still with the '28 one year cycle, no worries with the OT at all. Cycle Two for us. It's always important to get the musicians' take on liturgical matters.

There was a piece about that in The Living Church a while back, but I can't seem to find it. Thanks for sharing what your parish is doing with the two tracks, Vicki. I can certainly see the attraction of being able to "preach in a connective way" using the semi-continuous OT readings in Track One.

That's not really possible where I'm currently serving, however, since, with 4 priests and a deacon, there's a different voice in the pulpit each week. And even if I could do that, there's still the problem that attendance is very sporadic during the summer months. So only the few who show up each week would really benefit from that approach to preaching.

Derek, I appreciate the distinction you're making between the catechetical purpose of the Daily Office lectionary and the mystagogical purpose of the Eucharistic lectionary. I'd never thought of it in that way before.

And Jeff, are you saying that y'all are using the '28 lectionary? Who has the authority to grant permission for that? I thought I was clear we were track II. Thought the levity would come through. In the '28 lectionary, it was usually only the Epistle and Gospel reading The Old Testament does not stand alone and is interpreted through the Light of the Gospel- it is only through Christ the fulfillment that we can make sense out of the Old Covenant.

Thanks for the clarification, Jeff.

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Or a member of a denomination for many years? In his new book, Beyond the Lectionary: Drawing on the themes found currently found in the Revised Common Lectionary, the Rev.

Ackerman provides an additional set of readings for use each Sunday that draws on Biblical texts not found in the Revised Common Lectionary. Each section concludes with a prayer for illumination that draws the reader further into the spiritual depth of the selections. Having served as minister of a congregation in a rural setting in Western Pennsylvania for twenty years, Ackerman had used the Revised Common Lectionary as the basis of his preaching.

In time, he began to see a need to explore the Christian scripture more fully within the context of worship. In time, this need resulted in the book, Beyond the Lectionary. Based on his use of the selected readings with the congregation at St. There are two main reasons for my disregard for lectionary guides. Firstly, because when I do consult one for inspiration, what I read there is almost always unanimously dull and lifeless.

Secondly, because the three year Revised Common Lectionary RCL is now so familiar that there is little point re-reading the obvious. But what Ackerman offers us here is astonishingly fresh and different! Ackerman calculates that the RCL uses only In Beyond the Lectionary he steps outside the box of the RCL to offer us an additional wealth of material for a fourth year of readings.

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And in doing this he tempts and challenges us with a year of hitherto publically unmined Bible readings. But what might these be, I hear you thinking? What do they teach us, I ask myself? The selection he makes is refreshing, enlightening, and fascinating. Learn more about Amazon Prime.

Please try your request again later. Keith Hewitt is a United Methodist pastor who lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Rachel; their children, Cameron and Andrew; and an assortment of dogs and cats too numerous to name. He is a second career pastor, who previously worked for many years at an international public safety testing firm, and a writer.

His current book, "Krasnodar Means Beautiful Gift," is autobiographical, recounting his family's experience in adopting from Russia. Are you an author? Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.

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