lectionaries
Church reading schedules
Lectionaries are books or lists containing selected scripture passages arranged for reading during religious services throughout the year.
Christian churches use lectionaries to organize Bible readings according to the liturgical calendar, ensuring congregations hear key texts at appropriate seasons: The lectionary assigns specific Gospel readings for each Sunday.
Different denominations follow different lectionaries.
Formal worship structure
- liturgical yearAnnual cycle of Christian seasons
- church calendarSchedule of religious observances
- massQuantity of matter
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
readings · scripture reading · sacred texts · gospel · epistle · psalms · canticle · missal
Clergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- proclamationFormal public announcement
exhortation · exposition · pastoral · edification · instruction · oratory
Study of ancient handwriting
- critical editionAnnotated authoritative text version
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- philologyStudy of historical texts
illumination · manuscript · uncial · parchment · vellum · colophon · rubric · folio
Catholic service text collection
- breviaryDaily prayer compilation
- psalterDevotional song compilation
- prayerbookBook of devotions
- gospel bookTome of blessed announcements
epistolary · comes · gradual · hymnal · ordinal · pontifical
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- liturgical yearAnnual cycle of Christian seasons
- church calendarSchedule of religious observances
- massQuantity of matter
worship · readings · scripture reading · sacred texts · gospel · epistle · psalms · canticle · missal · breviary
sermon
Clergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
proclamation · exhortation · exposition · pastoral · edification · instruction · oratory
paleography
Study of ancient handwriting
- critical editionAnnotated authoritative text version
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
philology · illumination · manuscript · uncial · parchment · vellum · colophon · rubric · folio · codex
missal
Catholic service text collection
- breviaryDaily prayer compilation
- psalterDevotional song compilation
- prayerbookBook of devotions
gospel book · epistolary · comes · gradual · hymnal · ordinal · pontifical