The Scripture passages in this section of the website are from the
Lectionary for Mass (2nd Typical Ed.)
Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1998
(approved by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Two versions of each reading are available:

1. As the reading appears when the passage is prepared as a "script" for oral presentation (Proclamation Format)
2. As the Reading appears on the Lectionary page (Lectionary Format)

Click on the particular Sunday listed for the season. This will take you to the readings for that Sunday. BOTH formats for each reading are available in PDF format to facilitate printing. Click on whichever format you are interested in.

The text is identical in both presentations, although on occasion, a comma may be deleted from the the text of the Proclamation Format to promote oral clarity. The Proclamation Format contains suggestions as to how the passage can be proclaimed. In addition, the passage is laid out somewhat differently from the Lectionary Format with attention paid to breathing, pausing, phraseology, word stress, emotional content, etc. Other suggestions appear to the right of the text.

NOTE : the format and suggestions are merely suggestions -- there is no "correct" way of proclaiming a passage from Scripture .

How the lector understands the passage, the purpose involved in proclaiming it, and how the passage reflects one's faith all come together in the proclamation. Our intent is to provide an idea or example which causes you to think about the passage perhaps from a different perspective.

A FINAL NOTE :
The "active" Sundays for the season are highlighted in bold black. The "inactive" Sundays (either earlier or later in the Season) are in light gray. Formats of the Readings for these "inactive" Sundays may or may not be available when you click on them.