lectionary

[lek-shuh-ner-ee]

noun

plural

lectionaries 

1. a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.

lectionary

/ ˈlɛkʃənərɪ /

noun

1. a book containing readings appointed to be read at divine services

Word History and Origins

Origin of lectionary¹

1770–80; < Medieval Latin ( liber ) lēctiōnārius. See lection, -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of lectionary¹

C15: from Church Latin lectiōnārium, from lectio _lection

Example Sentences

For churches following a lectionary—a fixed calendar of Biblical texts—the passages for this week’s service have been decided long in advance.

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Bring the bulletin from the 10 a.m. service with you, as lectionary readings will be used by the Revs.

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I did my doctoral dissertation on the lectionary readings that we use at mass, and how you have Biblical texts that have been taken out of their original Bible context and put together for mass, and now they form a new text.

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Lifetime Theological Education at Virginia Theological Seminary welcomes the community to “Why Keep Advent,” the texts of the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B. The focus will be on how December’s Sunday readings can help you through the hectic season.

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She is one of the many pastors worldwide who base their weekly sermons off the lectionary, a schedule for reading Scripture aloud in church.

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