Year A, B or C?

[Murphs10]

Are all Churches in the United States under the same liturgical year in regard to Year A, B or C? I ask this question because I normally do the readings prior to mass and listen to a few homilies from different resources. Today I attended a CC that did the readings listed in Year A (i.e. Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 and Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42) when all of the sources I see suggest we are under the Year C calender (with readings from 1 Cor and Luke). I checked the USCCB and EWTN sites and they both list the calender year C readings. Thanks

 

[Mattapoisett64]

The “A” readings are an option on certain Sundays - even in a different cycle - when there is a ceremony, such as a “sending”, involving candidates in RCIA preparing for Baptism during the Easter Vigil, I believe.

 

[SuscipeMeDomine]

On the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent there are options to use either cycle A or cycle C. The majority of Masses will use cycle C. However, Masses that include the scrutinies for the elect (those who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil) use cycle A.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Are all Churches in the United States under the same liturgical year in regard to Year A, B or C? I ask this question because I normally do the readings prior to mass and listen to a few homilies from different resources. Today I attended a CC that did the readings listed in Year A (i.e. Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 and Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42) when all of the sources I see suggest we are under the Year C calender (with readings from 1 Cor and Luke). I checked the USCCB and EWTN sites and they both list the calender year C readings. Thanks

The current cycle (C) would be used at Mass unless there are Elect (those to be Baptized at Easter) present and the Scrutinies are celebrated at that Mass.

For example if at Saturday evening Mass there are no Elect present so no Scrutinies will be celebrated, Cycle “C” is used. On Sunday morning 9am there are Elect present and the Scrutinies are celebrated, cycle “A” is used. Then at 11am no Elect are present no Scrutinies are celebrated, cycle “C” is used.

 

[puzzleannie]

Are all Churches in the United States under the same liturgical year in regard to Year A, B or C? I ask this question because I normally do the readings prior to mass and listen to a few homilies from different resources. Today I attended a CC that did the readings listed in Year A (i.e. Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 and Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42) when all of the sources I see suggest we are under the Year C calender (with readings from 1 Cor and Luke). I checked the USCCB and EWTN sites and they both list the calender year C readings. Thanks

we are in year C, gospels drawn mostly from Luke, but on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays of Lent the Cycle A readings are used at Masses where the scrutinites (special prayers for the elect who will be baptized at Easter) are celebrated, and those gospels will be part of their teaching in their classes. The reason is the rites refer to those readings (Samaritan woman at the well today with the theme of life giving water, healing the blind man next week, with the theme of removing spiritual blindness so we can recognize God’s work, and the raising of Lazarus the 5th week, with the symbolism of dying to new life in Christ). all these readings depict action of Christ in conversion of the elect. If you are at one of those Masses and listen to the prayers, and the intercessions for the elect, you will hear reference to those gospel themes.

 

[DennisBerry]

On the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent there are options to use either cycle A or cycle C. The majority of Masses will use cycle C. However, Masses that include the scrutinies for the elect (those who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil) use cycle A.

At Mass this morning in my parish the readings were from cycle C. The elect were there (I am one of them) and were called up, presented with the Creed and prayed over before being dismissed.

 

[mswood]

At Mass this morning in my parish the readings were from cycle C. The elect were there (I am one of them) and were called up, presented with the Creed and prayed over before being dismissed.

I am part of the elect and we also had the readings from year C today in mass, however, when we went to our class afer dismissal our deacon gave us the readings from year A and those are the ones we discussed before he presented us with the creed.

He explained that our priest likes to use the current year readings in all the masses so as not to confuse the people.

 

[pro_multis]

When did the church start with the different cycles?

 

[centurionguard]

On the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays of Lent there are options to use either cycle A or cycle C. The majority of Masses will use cycle C. However, Masses that include the scrutinies for the elect (those who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil) use cycle A.

This applies also in Masses in Canada that include the scrutinies for the elect (“using optional readings from cycle A”)

 

[thomasf]

The “A” readings are an option on certain Sundays - even in a different cycle - when there is a ceremony, such as a “sending”, involving candidates in RCIA preparing for Baptism during the Easter Vigil, I believe.

Bingo. We did this in church too, for preparation of the communicants and RCIA candidates.

 

[puzzleannie]

here is a fuller explanation of why the Cycle A Gospels should be used for Masses where the scrutinies are celebrated
teamrcia.com/category/scrutinies/
the website is an excellent resource for all things RCIA-related and has a good Q&A

 

[tngail]

thanks for info.