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To: spunkets; dangus
"No. There is a Roman Missal on the altar and a Lectionary at the podium."

Your statement is correct, but not complete. In addition to the Lectionary and the Missal there is always a "Book of Gospels" present that is proclaimed within the Liturgy of the Word.

Note that the Liturgy of the Mass predates the Bible. One of the driving forces to produce a Bible was the need for clarity in which readings were recognized as being acceptable for reading during the Mass.

Peace be with you.

105 posted on 07/12/2012 10:30:06 AM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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To: Natural Law; NYer
Evidently, the Catholic version of the Bible is now referred to as "the vernacular edition of the Lectionary". This version of the Bible has been used for Mass mostly outside of the US, as indicated by posted survey results of the USCCB.

In recent years, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has approved vernacular editions of the Lectionary for Mass ( New American Bible translation [NAB], 1997, 2000) and the Rites of Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons, both of which were confirmed by the Holy See and are now in use throughout the United States of America.

What's notable in the concept of a "recently approved vernacular Lectionary". The Lectionary published by the USCCB is what's generally used at Mass the US and it is not a Bible.

107 posted on 07/12/2012 11:01:38 AM PDT by spunkets
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