The Revised Common Lectionary: 20th Anniversary Annotated Edition For twenty years now the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) has been doing its work among us. . . . It has had to win its way simply by its own excellence and by the appeal of the idea of reading the scriptures on Sundays and feast days in concert with other Christians in churches across the world as a sign of our unity in Jesus Christ.” from the introduction by Gordon LathropThis edition includes the definitive list of RCL citations together with a new comprehensive introduction and notes to the reading sets, illuminating the origin and development of the lectionary that is explored weekly by thousands of preachers, worship leaders, and students of scripture. |
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The Revised Common Lectionary: The Consultation on Common Texts. Now in widespread use around the world, this 1992 revision of the 1983 Common Lectionary was published by the CCT with representation from the English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC). The volume provides an introduction, titles of Sundays and special days, the three-year table of readings, the story of the common lectionary, and indexes of the readings according to the Sundays of the year and according to the books of the Bible.Read more about the Revised Common Lectionary. Downloads of the RCL: Spanish/Espanol: Leccionario Comun Revisado. French/Français: Lectionnaire Oecuménique Révisé Portuguese/Português: Lecionário comum revisado Ano A |
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Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings: Proposed by the Consultation on Common Texts Published in 2005, this resource expands the range of biblical reading in worship and personal devotion by providing daily citations for the full three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. These readings complement the Sunday and festival readings: Thursday through Saturday readings help prepare the reader for the Sunday ahead; Monday through Wednesday readings help the reader reflect and digest on what they heard in worship.?Download RCL Daily Readings (includes RCL Sunday and festival readings)Year A PDF format RTF formatYear B PDF format RTF formatYear C PDF format RTF formatDownload An Overview of Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings in PDF format |
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Revised Common Lectionary Prayers: Proposed by the Consultation on Common Texts In response to encouragement from the English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC) and the broad need for ecumenical prayers to accompany the Revised Common Lectionary, the CCT published a set of prayers in 2002 designed for use with the calendar of readings. The prayers include seasonal/thematic prayers, intercessory prayers, and scriptural prayers for the full three-year cycle of the RCL and were written by persons representing the ecumenical community in North America. |
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Online Publications
Praying Together Download Praying Together in PDF format A Celebration of Baptism: An Ecumenical Liturgy. Download A Celebration of Baptism in PDF format
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Out of Print Publications
These items are out of print. Copies may be available in libraries or as used copies through www.amazon.com or www.abebooks.com. Ecumenical Services of Prayer Common Lectionary: The Lectionary Proposed by the Consultation on Common Texts A Liturgical Psalter for the Christian Year A Christian Celebration of Marriage: An Ecumenical Liturgy |