What Is Lectionary in the Bible?
Object
The book with the Bible readings that are read at each Mass of the year.
It can mean
- With respect: the Lectionary and the Book of the Gospels are treated with special reverence, because the Word of God is proclaimed from them.
- In the Bible: in the synagogue of Nazareth they handed Jesus the scroll of the prophet Isaiah to read.
Where it appears in the Bible
Luke 4:16; Luke 4:17
What the Bible says
Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day; and he rose up to read.
Luke 4:17
And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: GIRM 349