Entire Bible in 3 LIturgical Years?

[3GirlsRUs]

I was having a discussion with a friend who is fallen away Catholic. She goes to church somewhere…I believe a non-denominational and her sister is a CAtholic who converted to Baptist when she married. I said that over the course of three liturgical years of daily and Sunday Mass a Catholic hears the entire Bible through the readings. She contends this is not true. Am I mistaken?

 

[Rolltide]

I was having a discussion with a friend who is fallen away Catholic. She goes to church somewhere…I believe a non-denominational and her sister is a CAtholic who converted to Baptist when she married. I said that over the course of three liturgical years of daily and Sunday Mass a Catholic hears the entire Bible through the readings. She contends this is not true. Am I mistaken?

Quick answer… she is right, but you are not far off. A huge portion of the Bible is read over the course of three years, but it is not the entire Bible. I just saw a thread on here where the percentages were posted last week. Lemme see if I can find it again.

 

[Rolltide]

Ok, there you go. The link gives every possible breakdown you could want. Listed below is the short form:

catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm

Extraordinary Form of the Mass: (Vigils and Feasts only)
Old Testament 1% used
New Testament 16.5% used

Ordinary Form of the Mass: (Sundays and Weekdays)
Old Testament 13.5% used
New Testament 71.5% used

 

[Todd_Easton]

This link might help, catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm

 

[3GirlsRUs]

Thanks for that!