[Magdalen] Readings?

[Grace Cangialosi]

SMH because I should have know that? You’re right; I’d just never experienced only two readings at a Sunday Eucharist before, and it never occurred to me to check.



> On Jun 3, 2018, at 6:27 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> N it.
> “The people sit. One or two Lessons, as appointed, are read.”
> 
> no page numbers in Kindle version :-(
> 
> That said (or quoted), I’m SMH.
> -M
> 
> 
>> On Saturday, June 2, 2018, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I’m curious to know how many of our US sibs use just two reading on Sunday
>> morning?
>> The interim at a church where I’ve done a lot of supply and will again for
>> a few Sundays just does one reading, the Psalm and the Gospel. For the
>> first reading he picks either the OT or Epistle reading for the day.
>> 
>> When I expressed surprise at the change, it sounded as if he was doing it
>> because he’s been doing this for 40 years, and it’s more Scripture than the
>> congregation needs.  That’s a bad paraphrase, but it seemed to be the gist
>> of what he was saying.
>> 
>> I don’t have the prayer book with me at the moment, but I thought the
>> Sunday Eucharist was supposed to include all three assigned readings plus
>> the Psalm. I know weekday Eucharists, especially those commemorating
>> saints, only have two readings and a Psalm assigned, but that’s not the
>> case for Sunday.
>> This is literally the first time I’ve attended a Sunday service without
>> all the readings.
>> 
>> Your take on this?