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New lectionary announced for England, Wales

July 25, 2023

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CWN Editor's Note: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has announced that the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has confirmed the approval of a new lectionary to take the place of the translations currently in use.

The new lectionary will use the English Standard Version —Catholic Edition and the Abbey Psalms and Canticles.

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