Proper Gospel Reading (for the Mass) for June 11th, 2009

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Thursday June 11 is the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle.

It is also Thursday of the 10th week of Ordinal time.

The Matthew 5 reading is from the 10th week. It’s also the continuation of the reading from Wednesday, which continues on Friday. (a modification of the* lectio continua*)

The Matthew 10 is the proper reading for St. Barnabas (I don’t have a Lectionary on the desk, so it’s either “St Barnabas” or “an apostle” but you get the point)

See GIRM 358:

…If, however, the continuous reading during the week is interrupted by the occurrence of some solemnity or feast, or some particular celebration, then the priest, taking into consideration the entire week’s scheme of readings, is allowed either to combine parts omitted with other readings or to decide which readings are to be preferred over others.

That’s a long way of saying that because the continuous reading of Matthew would be “interrupted” by the Gospel proper to the memorial, the priest has the option of continuing the Gospel where he left-off yesterday. The same applies to the first reading from 2 Corinthians.

Since either set of readings may be done, it seems that each of your 2 sources has simply chosen to provide a different option, either of which will be perfectly licit.
 
Thank you, Father, for the quick reply.

Can you tell me which of the two readings come first in the printed Lectionary?

Also, looking into it more now, I see that if the memorial for the Saint has a “proper reading”, then it “must” be used (per the USCCB). Is that the case here?
 
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Can you tell me which of the two readings come first in the printed Lectionary?
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“First” doesn’t make sense here, because the proper of seasons (readings for the liturgical seasons of the year, the “seasonal” cycle) is distinct from the proper of saints (readings for saints’ feast days, the “sanctoral” cycle) and the two are in separate places in the Lectionaries.

The USCCB web site has an online day-by-day Lectionary.
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if the memorial for the Saint has a “proper reading”, then it “must” be used (per the USCCB). Is that the case here?
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I’m not entirely sure. I would expect a “proper” reading for a saint (that is, a reading chosen for THAT particular saint) would be required, but a “common” reading (that is, a reading for a class of saints – martyrs, for example) would not be required and the priest could opt to use the “proper” of seasons instead.

Judging from the USCCB readings for June 10-12, the first reading on June 11th (Acts 11) is a proper reading for St. Barnabas (since the first reading on the 10th and 12th is continuous from 2 Cor), but the Gospel reading is continuous with the day before and the day after, so the Gospel is probably the seasonal proper (rather than a sanctoral proper or common).

This is a rather particular situation. June 11th is the Memorial of St. Barnabas, yes. But the Thursday after Holy Trinity Sunday is (supposed to be) the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. However, in the US, Corpus Christi is transferred to the following Sunday. So the USCCB online Lectionary reflects the First Reading for St. Barnabas but the Gospel reading for the Thursday in Ordinary Time. The CatholicCalendar web site you linked seems to be getting its Gospel distinctly from the sanctoral cycle, and I am quite sure the Gospel Reading (from Matt 10) is a “common” Gospel reading for saints like Barnabas who are close associates of the Apostles.
 
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