Catholic Lectionary

I own Logos Bible Software 5.1b SR-3 (5.1.2.009), product name: Verbum. I am trying to use the Catholic Lectionary in my Diaconate Formation Class, but the readings in the Lectionary do not match the Mass readings. The Lectionary and the Mass readings for each day are very close, but not an exact match and some of the words such as the First Readings this week all begin with "Brothers & Sisters". This is not in the Verbum Lectionary. Can someone help me to understand why the Verbum Lectionary does not match the daily Mass readings? Or, what I need to do to get the readings to match?

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David Ames

Do you have the same Bible version set for the Lectionary? On the same line as the date there should be a Bible listed.

Click on the down arrow beside the Bible name to pick the 'correct' one.

And welcome to the forums.

Brian Losabia

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/538966#Comment_538966

Selecting the NABRE translation within the Logos CL is going to be the very closest to the Mass readings. As far as I know, I think the Psalms might be a little different, and sometimes the Gospel readings will substitute Jesus' name if the reading starts with a pronoun, for instance.

Deacon Barney

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/538966#Comment_538966

Yes, I have set NABRE as the default Bible in Logos. The readings are very close, but not exact. Will I have to purchase a printed Lectionary to get the exact readings?

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/538980#Comment_538980

Yes, I have set NABRE as the default Bible in Logos. The readings are very close, but not exact. Will I have to purchase a printed Lectionary to get the exact readings?

Logos uses the texts you have installed. The lectionary is in many ways it's own translation (at least here in Canada), the Canadian Catholic church uses NRSV, but it has been modified by the church (to be LESS gender inclusive mostly), I know over in the UK the base translation for the lectionary is JB but even this has been modified, I would guess that the NAB may well have been modified somewhat too. These things are done often for clarity. For example if a gospel reading starts "

²²He passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. ²³Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them," NABRE

The Lectionary would rightly Start Jesus passed...(the NRSV already has Jesus noting that greek is actually he). Since the Lectionary will always have minor changes here and there so unfortunately to have the exact reading you would likely need to purchase a copy... Also to note has the US lectionary been revised in the past two years or is it still based on the older NAB???

-Dan

Don Awalt

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/538989#Comment_538989

Hi Barney, welcome to the forums! And God's blessings on your formation.

If you only need the EXACT wording infrequently (Dan gave a good example of why they are different compared to any Bible), just go to the USCCB at http://www.usccb.org/, click on the calendar at the right, and you get the exact lectionary readings for the day, free. I do all my work with the Lectionary in Logos, and just check usccb for any differences.

MJ. Smith

First Readings this week all begin with "Brothers & Sisters".

To add to the information already provided. The lectionary does not always match the Bible, even as amended in a Catholic version, for any of the following reasons:

An incipit may be added at the beginning to provide the context. This compensates for cutting off the beginning of a longer passage which would have included the context. Incipits are "At that time", "In those days", "Brothers and Sisters", "Beloved", "Dearly Beloved", "Dearest Brothers and Sisters", "Thus says the Lord" and "Thus says the Lord God".
There may be deletions or additions required to make the selected passage stand independently. The primary reason they may need this sort of editing is because of the length of the passage. If we read fewer passages they could be longer and would require less editting.
Modifications are usually to provide the information that is implied by the context - for example, replacing a pronoun by the noun for which it stands.
Sometimes text is labeled as optional so that the length of the reading can be adjusted for the service and congregation.

In short, Logos does not carry Lectionaries, they carry Lectionary Tables of Readings.

fgh

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/538980#Comment_538980

Logos' lectionary is essentially just a free reading plan, usable with any translation you happen to have. To get the exact readings, they would have to license each translation separately, and create a separate resource for each of them. Which also means we would have to pay the full price.