A lectionary is a book or listing that contains a collection of Scripture readings appointed for Christian worship on a given day or occasion. Protestants who use the lectionary usually use what is called the Revised Common Lectionary. This lectionary has three years: A, B, and C. Each Sunday or special occasion day (like this week's Thanksgiving) there are passages to read: an Old Testament story, a Gospel story, an Epistle reading, and a Psalm.
The Church's new liturgical year begins a new cycle of the lectionary. As of today, we are in the last week of lectionary year A. On Sunday, as the Advent season begins, we will begin lectionary year B. Many (but not all) of the Gospel lessons will be from Mark's Gospel.
A good place to look up the lectionary text is a website called textweek.com.
This weblog will focus on the lectionary text for the week; but also it will include various articles, poems, liturgies, and other written and visual items to help keep you in the spirit of Advent. If there is something that you would like to include in this devotion (a personal reflection, poem, insight, or other item), please feel free to comment at the bottom of a post and may be published.
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