Why do mass readings vary from the missal?

[roman_missal_q]

I am looking for a good daily roman missal. The St. Joseph’s editions that I found at the local catholic book store are all different, at least right now during the Christmas season, from what is posted as the daily readings by USCCB. Why is this the case? Where can I find a Daily Roman missal that actually matches the daily mass readings??

Thank you!

 

[Fr.Charles_Grondin]

There’s a few possible issues.

One is that Epiphany in many dioceses was moved to the Sunday between January 2 and 8 instead of January 6th. So not only are there two options for readings on this past Sunday (2nd Sunday after Christmas or Epiphany) but also for the weekdays that follow. It can be a bit confusing depending upon how the missal lays it all out.

Another issue is that some feast days come with their own particular readings rather than the readings of the day (e.g. the feasts of St. Stephen and Holy Innocents).