Lectionary for Mass
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The Lectionary for Mass is the official liturgical book of Scripture readings used in the Roman Catholic Church’s celebration of the post–Vatican II Mass.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic Mass lectionary | 1 |
| Catholic lectionary | 1 |
| Lectionary for Mass canonical | 1 |
| Lectionary for Mass (Roman Rite) | 1 |
| Ordo Lectionum Missae | 1 |
| Roman Lectionary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1472121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectionary for Mass Context triple: [Mass of Paul VI, usesBook, Lectionary for Mass]
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A.
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church, consisting of psalms, readings, and hymns prayed at set times throughout the day to sanctify the hours.
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B.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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C.
Directory for Public Worship
The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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D.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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E.
Graduale Romanum
The Graduale Romanum is the principal liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the official collection of Gregorian chant for the Mass.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lectionary for Mass Target entity description: The Lectionary for Mass is the official liturgical book of Scripture readings used in the Roman Catholic Church’s celebration of the post–Vatican II Mass.
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A.
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church, consisting of psalms, readings, and hymns prayed at set times throughout the day to sanctify the hours.
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B.
Missale Romanum
Missale Romanum is the official liturgical book of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church that contains the prayers, readings, and rubrics for the celebration of Mass.
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C.
Directory for Public Worship
The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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D.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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E.
Graduale Romanum
The Graduale Romanum is the principal liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the official collection of Gregorian chant for the Mass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical book
ⓘ
lectionary ⓘ liturgical book ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
ⓘ
Holy See ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liturgy of the Word reforms of Vatican II
ⓘ
Roman Missal ⓘ
linked to:
Missale Romanum
|
| basedOn |
Ordo Lectionum Missae
ⓘ
linked to:
Lectionary for Mass
|
| bindingForce | official text for readings at Mass in the Roman Rite ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Consilium for the Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy ⓘ |
| contains |
Gospel readings
ⓘ
New Testament epistles ⓘ Old Testament readings ⓘ Responsorial Psalms ⓘ Scripture readings ⓘ |
| expanded | number of biblical readings at Mass ⓘ |
| follows | liturgical year ⓘ |
| format | multi-volume set ⓘ |
| includes |
three-year Sunday cycle
ⓘ
two-year weekday cycle ⓘ |
| languageVersion |
English translation
ⓘ
Latin typical edition ⓘ Spanish translation ⓘ |
| normedBy | General Introduction to the Lectionary ⓘ |
| organizedInto |
Common of saints
ⓘ
Masses for the dead ⓘ Masses for various needs and occasions ⓘ Ritual Masses ⓘ Sundays and solemnities ⓘ Votive Masses ⓘ Weekday readings ⓘ liturgical cycles ⓘ |
| promulgatedAfter | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| publisher | various episcopal conferences ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide ordered proclamation of Scripture at Mass ⓘ |
| replaced | pre–Vatican II Roman Missal readings ⓘ |
| requires | liturgical approval (imprimatur) ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Bible
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| usedBy |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| usedFor |
Liturgy of the Word
ⓘ
celebration of Mass ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite
ⓘ
Roman Rite ⓘ postconciliar Roman Missal ⓘ
linked to:
Novus Ordo Missae
|
| usedSince | post–Vatican II reform of the Roman Rite ⓘ |
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Subject: Lectionary for Mass Description of subject: The Lectionary for Mass is the official liturgical book of Scripture readings used in the Roman Catholic Church’s celebration of the post–Vatican II Mass.
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