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Readings for Sunday, December 2, 2018
| Sunday, Dec. 2 – First Sunday of Advent Readings Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 |
Show Notes for December 2, 2018
Let’s talk a bit about what lectionary is, specifically, the lectionary used by many Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church. The following information comes from the website for the committee which established the current Revised Common Lectionary; the Consultation on Common Texts. http://www.commontexts.org
The Revised Common Lectionary in use today comes from work completed in 1992. The modern lineage, though comes from the Common Lectionary, written in 1983, and both versions owe their creation to the Lectionary for Mass established by the Roman Catholic Church in 1969. This Roman Catholic Lectionary of 1969 was a biproduct of the Second Vatican Council, who 1963 sought as its goal to increase the laity’s use and appreciation for the holy scripture. After the 1969 Roman Catholic Lectionary, many churches recognized the value of a cohesive and standard use of the scriptures, and throughout the 1970’s it use exploded. The 1983 version was a trial, wherein suggestions were sought, culminating in the work known as Revised Common Lectionary, again, first published in 1992.
The Lectionary is organized into three different years; Year “A”, “B” & “C”. The liturgical church year begins with the season of Advent, and we are now entering Year “C”. In the “C” cycle, Luke is the focus of the Gospel. Year A is Matthew, Year B is Mark. John is interspersed and woven throughout each of the years.