New lectionary starting to arrive in parishes

Catholic News

Oct 23 2024 | 00:07:23

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Show Notes

Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary here at the Bishops’ Conference secretariat, gives us an update on the new lectionary that will be used for the first time in parishes across England and Wales on the First Sunday of Advent. Speaking on our monthly At the Foot of the Cross podcast, Canon Thomas tells us that we need to be patient with the new text, and gives us some examples of the differences between the English Standard Version – Catholic Edition – the base text for our new lectionary – and the Jerusalem Bible that has been in use for over […]

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