What is liturgical year a b c?

Answer 1

In the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar, there is a designated schedule of Readings for each Sunday Mass. The readings in their designated schedule are included in a book that is called the "Lectionary."

The weekend readings are on a three year cycle A, B and C. In Year A, we read primarily from the Gospel of Matthew. In Year B, we hear the gospels from Mark and in Year C, we listen to the Gospel of Luke. The 2010-2011 Liturgical Year began on the first Sunday of Advent, November 28, 2010, and will end on the Feast of Christ the King in 2011. Year B, will begin on the First Sunday of Advent, 2011.

If you're wondering about the Gospel of John, we listen to it every year during the seasons of Lent and Easter.

It is my understanding that many of the denominational Christian faiths have adopted the same, or at least very similar, Lectionary.

Theoretically, if a person faithfully attends Mass for at least 3 years in a row, he or she would hear most of the Scripture -especially most of the Gospels - in that 3 year cycle.

The information above is actually for the new Missal or the Novus Ordo. In addition to years A B and C there is also a daily Mass cycle A & B. If you attend daily Mass you will get most of The Bible not the Sunday Mass cycles that are spoken of above.

Before this there was one cycle every year. There was still as much if not more Scripture but this was read at Matins.