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The Revised Common Lectionary is used in its original or an adapted form by churches around the world. The Ordo Lectionum Missae, on which it is based, is used in the Roman Catholic Church in local translations as the standard lectionary. Various other churches have also adopted (and sometimes adapted) the RCL; some may consider its use optional.
ELLC, in turn, published in 1988 Praying Together, with revisions of the ICET texts.They have been accepted by many Churches. For instance, the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1998, [3] the Methodist Church of Great Britain in 1999 [4] and the Anglican Church of Ireland in 2002 [5] However, many of them introduced modifications, as can be seen in A Survey of Use and Variation.
The Consultation on Common Texts (CCT) is "an ecumenical consultation of liturgical scholars and denominational representatives from the United States and Canada, who produce liturgical texts for use in common by North American Christian Churches." [1] Its most significant product is the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL).
The development of the Ordo Lectionum Missae was a response to the liturgical reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), with the aim of promoting active participation of the laity in the Mass. Prior to the council, the Roman Catholic Church adhered to a one-year cycle of readings, incorporating a limited selection of passages.
Permutations of the Coverdale Psalter are used in many Anglican Books of Common Prayer including the 1662 Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England and 1928 Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church. Collects and other excerpts come from Divine Worship: The Missal, which itself sources from the Anglican Missal and other Anglo-Catholic ...
In the Revised Common Lectionary the Sunday before Lent is designated "Transfiguration Sunday", and the gospel reading is the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus from Matthew, Mark, or Luke. Some churches whose lectionaries derive from the Revised Common Lectionary, e.g. the Church of England , use these readings but do not designate the ...
In the Roman Catholic Church, the last sunday of the liturgical year is celebrated as Solemnity of Christ the King. The feast emphasizes the rule of Christ in eternity and shows parallels to Eternity Sunday. English Lutheran churches that follow the Revised Common Lectionary also celebrate Christ the King Sunday.
Community of Christ worship follows a free-form worship placing more of the foundation on scripture based on the Revised Common Lectionary. [10] From its headquarters in Independence, Missouri , the church offers a special focus on evangelism , peace and justice ministries, spirituality and wholeness, youth ministries and outreach ministries.