The Structure of the Daily Office, Part III: Scripture Lessons : AnglicanOrdinariate


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In Cranmer’s original lectionary design, he distributed the lessons (as he did the psalmody) strictly by the civil calendar, without regard to special seasons marked by the traditions to which he himself alluded (e.g. reading Isaiah in Advent).

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The lectionary of the Ordinariate, by contrast, follows later English lectionary reforms (particularly of 1922, revised in 1961) that restore the traditional Catholic nature of the the use of Scripture aligned to and expressing the liturgical seasons. The Ordinariates follow a version of the 1961 English Lectionary, modified as needed based on the Ordinariate liturgical calendar to account for special solemnities and feasts.

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The lectionary follows an annual cycle on all days except Sundays, which are on a two-year cycle. I tried for a while in vain to find a comprehensive resource with authoritative information on how much of Scripture is covered by the adapted 1961 lectionary of the Daily Office. Having failed to do so, I consulted Fr. John Hunwicke of the UK Ordinariate, who is a living treasury of knowledge on such matters. He informed me (and graciously allowed me to refer to him in saying) that, roughly speaking, one would read through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice a year if praying the Daily Office every day.