The Lectionary for Mass
(1998/2002 USA Edition)

Volume I:  Readings for Sundays, Solemnities, Feasts of the Lord and the Saints
(published 1998)

"Introduction" to the Lectionary for Mass (Second Latin Edition, 1981)
or Spanish: Ordenación de las Lecturas de la Misa: Prenotandos (PDF file)

Season of Advent | Season of CHRISTMAS

Season of Lent | Easter Triduum and Season of EASTER | Chrism Mass | Octave of Easter

Sundays in Ordinary Time - Cycle A | Sundays in Ordinary Time - Cycle B | Sundays in Ordinary Time - Cycle C

Solemnities of the Lord during Ordinary Time (Trinity, Body & Blood, Sacred Heart)

Solemnities and Feasts of the Lord and the Saints

Common Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamations | Sequences

Scripture Index for Lectionary Readings: Sundays and Major Feasts

Volumes II-IV: Readings for Weekdays and other Masses
(published 2002)

Season of Advent | Season of CHRISTMAS

Season of Lent | Season of EASTER

Ordinary Time, Year I | Ordinary Time, Year II

Common Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamations

Proper of SAINTS

Commons | Rituals, including Marriage | Masses for Various Needs and Occasions | Votive Masses

Masses for the Dead

Sacramentary Supplement 2004: New Memorials and Feasts for the Universal Calendar
and for the Particular Calendar of the Dioceses of the United States of America

Jesuit Lectionary (2002): Readings for Celebrations Proper to the Society of Jesus

Scripture Index for Lectionary Readings: Weekdays

NOTE: The Sunday Readings follow a three-year cycle, while the Weekday Readings follow a two-year cycle:

2023 was Sunday Cycle A and Weekday Year I;  2024 was Sunday Cycle B and Weekday Year II;  2025 is Sunday Cycle C and Weekday Year I.
2026 is Sunday Cycle A and Weekday Year II;  2027 is Sunday Cycle B and Weekday Year I;  2028 is Sunday Cycle C and Weekday Year II.

NOTE: The new "Liturgical Year" already begins on the First Sunday of Advent, between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3, not just on January 1.
So the 2024 Liturgical Year began on December 3, 2023, while the 2025 Liturgical Year begins on December 1, 2024.

For other years, see the Calendar of Lectionary Cycles and Movable Liturgical Feasts (1969–2100).

Click here for an Overview of the Different Contents of the First and Second Editions of the Lectionary for Mass.

Readings in the 1998/2002 USA Lectionary that are new or different from the 1970 edition are marked in the accompanying tables. 
Click here or on the underlined links (new) or (diff) in the tables for detailed explanations of the changes.

For the full texts of the readings for each Sunday and weekday of the liturgical year, 
please refer to the official web-site of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, 
© 1998, 1997, 1970, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C.