Need Help-Typology in liturgy

[Franciscan]

In the lectionary both Sunday and weekday Masses seem to NOT be arranged according to Typological connections.

Where in the readings for Mass do we have clear Typological Connections between the Old Testament and the New?

Why wouldn’t the creators of the New Lectionary not purposefully pair up OT types of NT fulfillments?

 

[Jim_Baur]

I have always felt that they do, but I could be mistaken.

I have believed that they did a great, great, great job.

But first, is there a really new one?

Or, are you referring to the one that has been in use for many years?

I mean what I say: I could be mistaken. I make many mistakes, and that is the truth.

However, again, I have always admired the connections between the readings.

 

[NotWorthy]

I agree with the OP. For instance, in John, where Jesus proclaims, “If anyone should thirst, let them come to me”, this should have had a reading from the Old Testament book Ezekiel. In it, Ezekiel has a dream about water flowing from the heart of the Temple and traveling east and west throughout Israel (What the Church teaches is the growth of the early Church guided by the Holy Spirit).

This was the Scripture read by the Jews during the Liturgy at the Festival of Lights when they are pouring water on the Temple Altar, and Jesus proclaimed these words.

 

[Franciscan]

There are a few typological correlations in the Lectionary (The one we’ve been using for a while now) but imagine the connections you could make for example on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception you could have an Old Testament reading from Exodus or Levitucus about the construction of the Ark.

Or Jesus giving the Beatitudes could be paired up with moses giving the Ten Ciommandments etc.

I’m not trying to seciond guess the Bishops who put the Lectionary together but I just don’t understand why there’s not more connections like that.

cvan anyone find any that are already in place?

 

[NotWorthy]

I have noticed various times this year (where I was more closely looking for this correlation) that it has made sense.

For instance, on Oct. 1st we had the reading from Numbers, chapter 11, where the two were prophesying in the camp while Moses and the 70 were out among the people prophesying. Someone told Moses to tell them to stop and Moses corrected them.

Mark’s chapter 9 details the disciples asking Jesus to stop those that are casting out demons outside of His group. Jesus corrected the disciples instead.