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THE ROMAN MISSALRESTORED BY DECREE OF THE SECOND ECUMENICALCOUNCIL OF THE VATICAN AND PROMULGATED BY

AUTHORITY OF POPE PAUL VI

LECTIONARYFOR MASS

FOR USE IN THE DIOCESES OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SECOND TYPICAL EDITION

Volume I:Sundays, Solemnities, Feasts of the Lord and the Saints

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

CATHOLIC BOOK PUBLISHING CORP.New Jersey

1998

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CONTENTS

Decree of the Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, 1st Edition ......................7

Decree of the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship,2nd Edition ......................................................................................................8

Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of theSacraments ....................................................................................................10

Decree of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.........................................11

INTRODUCTION: PREAMBLE

Chapter I: General Principles for the Liturgical Celebration of the Word of God ..................................................................................................13

FIRST PART:

THE WORD OF GOD IN THE CELEBRATION OF MASS

Chapter II: The Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word at Mass ............................16

Chapter III: Offices and Ministries in the Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word within Mass ..............................................................................20

SECOND PART:

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORDER OF READINGS FOR MASS

Chapter IV: The General Arrangement of Readings for Mass................................23

Chapter V: Description of the Order of Readings ....................................................29

Chapter VI: Adaptations, Translations and Format of the Order of Readings....................................................................................................33

TABLES

Table I: Principal Celebrations of the Liturgical Year ..............................................36

Table II: Order of the Second Reading for Sundays in Ordinary Time ..................38

Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible ...................................................................39

PROPER OF SEASONS

SUNDAY READINGS

Season of Advent..................................................................................................43

Season of Christmas ............................................................................................95

Season of Lent ....................................................................................................167

Easter Triduum and Season of Easter ..............................................................301

Ordinary Time .....................................................................................................499

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SACRED CONGREGATION FOR THE SACRAMENTSAND DIVINE WORSHIP

Prot. CD 240/81

DECREE

REGARDING THE SECOND TYPICAL EDITION

The Order of Readings for Mass, first published in editio typica in 1969, was promulgated on 25 May of that year by special mandate of the Supreme PontiffPaul VI, in accordance with the requirement of the Constitution on the SacredLiturgy, in order to provide Bishops’ Conferences with the references for the individual biblical readings at Mass with a view to the preparation of lectionariesin the vernacular languages in the different regions.

In that edition were lacking the biblical references of readings for celebration ofthe sacraments and other rites that have been published since May 1969. More-over, following the issuing of the Neo-Vulgate edition of the Sacred Scriptures, itwas laid down by the Apostolic Constitution Scripturarum thesaurus of 25 April1979 that thereafter the text of the Neo-Vulgate must be adopted as the typicaledition for liturgical use. Since the first editio typica is no longer available, itseemed opportune to prepare a second edition, having the following featureswith regard to the previous one:

1. The text of the Introduction has been expanded.

2. In compliance with the Apostolic Constitution Scripturarum thesaurus,the Neo-Vulgate edition of the Sacred Scriptures has been used in indi-cating the biblical references.

3. There have been incorporated all the biblical references to be found inthe lectionaries for the celebration of sacraments and sacramentals thathave been published since the first edition of the Order of Readings forMass.

4. The biblical references have also been added for readings for certainMasses “for various needs” and for readings in other Masses which wereinserted into the Roman Missal for the first time in its second edition of1975.

5. As regards the celebrations of the Holy Family, the Baptism of the Lord,the Ascension, and Pentecost, references have been added for optionalreadings in such a way that biblical texts arranged for cycles A, B, and Cin the Lectionary for Sundays and feasts are completed.

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

FIRST READING

The kingdom of David shall endure for everbefore the Lord.

A reading from the second Book of Samuel 7:1–5, 8b–12, 14a, 16

When King David was settled in his palace,and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on

every side,he said to Nathan the prophet,“Here I am living in a house of cedar,while the ark of God dwells in a tent!”

Nathan answered the king,“Go, do whatever you have in mind,for the LORD is with you.”

But that night the LORD spoke to Nathan and said:“Go, tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD:Should you build me a house to dwell in?

“ ‘It was I who took you from the pastureand from the care of the flock to be commander of my people Israel.

I have been with you wherever you went,and I have destroyed all your enemies before you.

And I will make you famous like the great ones of the earth.I will fix a place for my people Israel;

I will plant them so that they may dwell in their placewithout further disturbance.

Neither shall the wicked continue to afflict them as they did of old,

since the time I first appointed judges over my people Israel.

I will give you rest from all your enemies.

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December 25

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

(Christmas)

At the Vigil Mass

These readings are used at Mass celebrated on the evening of December 24,either before or after Evening Prayer I of Christmas.

The texts that follow may also be used for Masses on Christmas Day, with theoption of choosing from one or other of the three sets of readings according tothe pastoral needs of each congregation.

FIRST READINGThe Lord delights in you.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 62:1–5

For Zion’s sake I will not be silent,for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,

until her vindication shines forth like the dawnand her victory like a burning torch.

Nations shall behold your vindication,and all the kings your glory;

you shall be called by a new namepronounced by the mouth of the LORD.

You shall be a glorious crown in the hand of the LORD,a royal diadem held by your God.

No more shall people call you “Forsaken,”or your land “Desolate,”

but you shall be called “My Delight,”and your land “Espoused.”

For the LORD delights in youand makes your land his spouse.

As a young man marries a virgin,your Builder shall marry you;

and as a bridegroom rejoices in his brideso shall your God rejoice in you.

The word of the Lord.

13 A B C

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141

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

FIRST READING

The wisdom of God lives in his people.

A reading from the Book of Sirach 24:1–2, 8–12

Wisdom sings her own praises and is honored in God,before her own people she boasts;

in the assembly of the Most High she opens her mouth,in the presence of his power she declares her worth,

in the midst of her people she is exalted,in holy fullness she is admired;

in the multitude of the chosen she finds praise,and among the blessed she is blessed.

“The Creator of all commanded and said to me,and he who formed me chose the spot for my tent,

saying, ‘In Jacob make your dwelling,in Israel your inheritance,and among my chosen put down your roots.’

“Before all ages, in the beginning, he created me,and through all ages I shall not cease to be.

In the holy tent I ministered before him,and in Zion I fixed my abode.

Thus in the chosen city I have rested,in Jerusalem is my domain.

I have struck root among a glorious people,in the portion of the LORD, his heritage;and in the company of the holy ones do I linger.”


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RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 22:8–9, 17–18, 19–20, 23–24

r (2a) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

All who see me scoff at me;they mock me with parted lips, they wag their heads:

“He relied on the LORD; let him deliver him,let him rescue him, if he loves him.”

r My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

Indeed, many dogs surround me,a pack of evildoers closes in upon me;

they have pierced my hands and my feet;I can count all my bones.


They divide my garments among them,and for my vesture they cast lots.

But you, O LORD, be not far from me;O my help, hasten to aid me.


I will proclaim your name to my brethren;in the midst of the assembly I will praise you:

“You who fear the LORD, praise him;all you descendants of Jacob, give glory to him;revere him, all you descendants of Israel!”


[38] PALM SUNDAY, AT THE MASS — A, B, C 259

EASTER SUNDAY

THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter

Nine readings are assigned to the Easter Vigil: seven from the Old Testamentand two from the New. If circumstances demand in individual cases, the num-ber of prescribed readings may be reduced. Three selections from the Old Tes-tament, however, should be read before the epistle and Gospel, althoughwhen necessary, two may be read. In any case, the reading from Exodusabout the escape through the Red Sea (reading 3) should never be omitted.

FIRST READING

LONGER FORM

God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.

A reading from the Book of Genesis 1:1—2:2

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and theearth,

the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness coveredthe abyss,

while a mighty wind swept over the waters.

Then God said,“Let there be light,” and there was light.

God saw how good the light was.God then separated the light from the darkness.God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.”Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day.

Then God said,“Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other.”

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41 A B C

323

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EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FIRST READINGPraise no one before he speaks.

A reading from the Book of Sirach 27:4–7

When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;so do one’s faults when one speaks.

As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace,so in tribulation is the test of the just.

The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had;so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind.

Praise no one before he speaks,for it is then that people are tested.


RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 92:2–3, 13–14, 15–16

r (cf. 2a) Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

It is good to give thanks to the LORD,to sing praise to your name, Most High,

to proclaim your kindness at dawnand your faithfulness throughout the night.

r Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

The just one shall flourish like the palm tree,like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow.

They that are planted in the house of the LORD

shall flourish in the courts of our God.


They shall bear fruit even in old age;vigorous and sturdy shall they be,

declaring how just is the LORD,my rock, in whom there is no wrong.


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TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FIRST READING

I will bring foreigners to my holy mountain.

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 56:1, 6–7

Thus says the LORD:Observe what is right, do what is just;

for my salvation is about to come,my justice, about to be revealed.

The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,ministering to him,

loving the name of the LORD,and becoming his servants—

all who keep the sabbath free from profanationand hold to my covenant,

them I will bring to my holy mountainand make joyful in my house of prayer;

their burnt offerings and sacrificeswill be acceptable on my altar,

for my house shall be calleda house of prayer for all peoples.


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SECOND READING

Receive him no longer as a slave but as a beloved brother.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to Philemon 9–10, 12–17

I,Paul, an old man,and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus,whose father I have become in my imprisonment;I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.

I should have liked to retain him for myself,so that he might serve me on your behalfin my imprisonment for the gospel,but I did not want to do anything without your consent,so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary.

Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while,that you might have him back forever,no longer as a slavebut more than a slave, a brother,beloved especially to me, but even more so to you,as a man and in the Lord.

So if you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you wouldme.


ALLELUIA Ps 119:135

r Alleluia, alleluia.

Let your face shine upon your servant;and teach me your laws.

r Alleluia, alleluia.

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GOSPEL

LONGER FORM

He is not God of the dead, but of the living.

= A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke 20:27–38

Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying,

“Teacher, Moses wrote for us,If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child,his brother must take the wifeand raise up descendants for his brother.

Now there were seven brothers;the first married a woman but died childless.

Then the second and the third married her,and likewise all the seven died childless.

Finally the woman also died. Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be?For all seven had been married to her.”Jesus said to them,

“The children of this age marry and remarry;but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming ageand to the resurrection of the deadneither marry nor are given in marriage.

They can no longer die,for they are like angels;and they are the children of Godbecause they are the ones who will rise.

That the dead will riseeven Moses made known in the passage about the bush,when he called out ‘Lord,’the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of

Jacob;and he is not God of the dead, but of the living,for to him all are alive.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

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[156] THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — C 923

(Graduale Romanum 1974, pp. 253–255)

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of ChristThis sequence may be sung in its entirety, or in the shorter form beginningwith the verse * Ecce panis (Lo! the angel’s food is given).

APPENDIX I: SEQUENCES 1159

Da tuis fidelibus,in te confidentibus,sacrum septenarium.

Da virtutis meritum,da salutis exitum,da perenne gaudium.

Lauda, Sion, Salvatorem,lauda ducem et pastoremin hymnis et canticis.

Quantum potes, tantum aude:quia maior omni laude,nec laudare sufficis.

Laudis thema specialis,panis vivus et vitalishodie proponitur.

Quem in sacra mensa cenæ,turba fratrum duodenædatum non ambigitur.

Sit laus plena, sit sonora,sit iucunda, sit decoramentis iubilatio.

Dies enim sollemnis agitur,in qua mensæ prima recoliturhuius institutio.

In hac mensa novi Regis,novum Pascha novæ legisPhase vetus terminat.

Vetustatem novitas,umbram fugat veritas,noctem lux eliminat.

Quod in cena Christus gessit,faciendum hoc expressitin sui memoriam.

Docti sacris institutis,panem, vinum in salutisconsecramus hostiam.

Dogma datur Christianis,quod in carnem transit panis,et vinum in sanguinem.

Quod non capis, quod non vides,animosa firmat fides,præter rerum ordinem.

Sub diversis speciebus,signis tantum, et non rebus,latent res eximiæ.

Caro cibus, sanguis potus:manet tamen Christus totus,sub utraque specie.

A sumente non concisus,non confractus, non divisus:integer accipitur.

Sumit unus, sumunt mille:quantum isti, tantum ille:nec sumptus consumitur.

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GENESIS1:1—2:2* ................................. 41 41 41

1-19 ..................................... 32920—2:4a ................................ 330

2:4b-9, 15-17............................ 3317-9; 3:1-7............................ 2218-25 .................................. 33218-24 .................................. 140

3:1-8 ......................................... 3339-24 ..................................... 3349-15 ..................................... 89

4:1-15, 25 ................................. 3356:5-8; 7:1-5, 10......................... 3368:6-13, 20-22............................ 3379:1-13 ....................................... 338

8-15 ..................................... 2311:1-9 ....................................... 62 62 62 33912:1-9 ....................................... 371

1-4a ..................................... 2513:2, 5-18 ................................. 37214:18-20 ................................... 16915:1-12, 17-18.......................... 373

1-6; 21:1-3........................... 175-12, 17-18.......................... 27

16:1-12, 15-16*........................ 37417:1, 9-10, 15-22...................... 375

3-9 ....................................... 254 25418:1-15 ..................................... 376

1-10a ................................... 10816-33 ................................... 37720-32 ................................... 111

19:15-29 ................................... 37821:5, 8-20 ................................. 37922:1-19 ..................................... 380

1-18* ................................... 41 41 411-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 .......... 26

23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 ......... 38127:1-5, 15-29............................ 38228:10-22a ................................. 38332:22-32 ................................... 38437:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28 ............ 234 23441:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a ....... 38544:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 ......... 38646:1-7, 28-30............................ 38749:2, 8-10 ................................. 193 193

29-32; 50:15-26a................ 388EXODUS1:8-14, 22 ................................. 3892:1-15a ..................................... 3903:1-8a, 13-15............................ 30

1-6, 9-12............................. 39113-20 .................................. 392

11:10—12:14 ........................... 39312:1-8, 11-14............................ 39 39 39

37-42 ................................... 39414:5-18 ..................................... 395

15—15:1 ........................... 41 41 41

21—15:1 ........................... 39616:1-5, 9-15.............................. 397

2-4, 12-15........................... 11317:1-7 ....................................... 236 236

3-7 ...................................... 288-13 .................................... 147

19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b ................ 3982-6a ................................... 913-8a, 16-20b....................... 62 62 62

20:1-17* ................................... 29 39922:20-26 ................................... 14824:3-8 ....................................... 168 40032:7-14 ..................................... 247 247

7-11, 13-14.......................... 13215-24, 30-34........................ 401

33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28................. 40234:4b-6, 8-9.............................. 164

29-35 ................................. 40340:16-21, 34-38........................ 404LEVITICUS13:1-2, 44-46............................ 7719:1-2, 11-18............................ 224 224

1-2, 17-18.......................... 7923:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37 .. 40525:1, 8-17 ................................. 406NUMBERS6:22-27 ..................................... 18 18 1811:4b-15 ................................... 407

25-29 ................................. 13712:1-13 ..................................... 40813:1-2, 25—14:1, 26-29, 34-35 40920:1-13 ..................................... 41021:4-9 ....................................... 252 25224:2-7, 15-17a.......................... 187 187DEUTERONOMY4:1-2, 6-8.................................. 125

1:5-9 .................................... 239 23932-40 ................................... 41132-34, 39-40........................ 165

5:12-15 ..................................... 866:2-6 ......................................... 152

4-13 ..................................... 4127:6-11 ....................................... 1708:2-3, 14b-16a.......................... 16710:12-22 ................................... 41311:18, 26-28, 32 ....................... 8518:15-20 ................................... 7126:4-10 ..................................... 24

16-19 ................................. 229 22930:10-14 ................................... 105

15-20 ................................. 220 22031:1-8 ....................................... 41434:1-12 ..................................... 415JOSHUA3:7-10a, 11, 13-17.................... 4165:9a, 10-12 ............................... 3324:1-13 ..................................... 417

Sunday Weekday

A B C I II I, II

Sunday Weekday

A B C I II I, II

* The long and short readings of the same pericope are indicated by an asterisk. The numbers refer to chapters and verses, not to pages.

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Ps 1.............78, 185, 220, 233, 344, 464, 469, 476, 479, 497, 549, 595,598, 652, 674, 739, 808

Ps 2.............212, 267, 283, 879Ps 3.............323, 498Ps 4.............47, 360Ps 5.............365, 378, 437Ps 6.............793Ps 7.............249Ps 8.............166, 264, 306, 330, 472, 753, 884, 904Ps 9.............394, 412, 465, 502Ps 10...........302, 394Ps 12...........340Ps 13...........481, 636Ps 15...........108, 125, 337, 372, 449, 498, 537, 739Ps 16...........41, 46, 99, 158, 261, 300, 361, 364, 418, 441, 513, 534, 546,

583, 619, 651, 664, 721, 739, 777, 824, 845, 859Ps 17...........156, 250, 384, 447, 455, 499Ps 18...........148, 152, 255, 327, 412Ps 19...........29, 41, 69, 105, 137, 174, 224, 310, 341, 352, 380, 399, 458,

468, 495, 542, 561, 590, 641, 643, 657, 666, 684, 686, 727,748, 782, 816, 829, 840, 845, 849, 854, 874

Ps 21...........310, 421Ps 22...........38, 53, 174, 324, 486, 766, 924, 971Ps 23...........31, 49, 107, 142, 160, 172, 177, 251, 328, 421, 493, 510,

516, 535, 565, 578, 659, 677, 700, 721, 739, 749, 753, 758,766, 772, 787, 798, 824, 869, 978, 997, 1013, 1019

Ps 24...........10, 196, 318, 320, 434, 477, 478, 491, 503, 524, 667, 777,813

Ps 25...........3, 23, 68, 136, 174,187, 199, 238, 355, 356, 793, 829, 997,1013, 1019, 1024

Ps 26...........378Ps 27...........27, 59, 67, 174, 179, 243, 257, 271, 327, 363, 432, 458, 487,

488, 753, 758, 762, 793, 813, 829, 845, 854, 859, 879, 1013Ps 28...........443Ps 29...........21, 336Ps 30...........41, 48, 90, 98, 190, 244Ps 31...........40, 85, 232, 274, 323, 367, 527, 536, 596, 639, 692, 696,

715, 965, 971Ps 32...........77, 93, 325, 333, 347, 471, 753Ps 33...........25, 41, 52, 117, 146, 165, 197, 262, 272, 339, 350, 371, 385,

429, 430, 433, 445, 471, 476, 743, 803, 813, 997Ps 34...........33, 116, 119, 122, 150, 174, 188, 225, 248, 269, 270, 338,

359, 369, 370, 379, 492, 515, 517, 529, 533, 540, 550, 552,554, 570, 574, 591, 597, 604, 607, 609, 631, 660, 678, 699,715, 739, 753, 758, 787, 793, 798, 803, 808, 813, 849, 978,997

Ps 36...........398Ps 37...........321, 331, 342, 387, 435, 492, 518, 547, 560, 579, 589, 672,

693, 727Ps 40...........64, 65, 120, 307, 314, 318, 422, 443, 474, 514, 545, 548,

566, 584, 602, 637, 656, 687, 694, 721, 813, 859, 978, 982,991

Ps 41...........80Ps 42...........41, 237, 279, 484, 753, 762, 793, 798, 1013, 1019Ps 43...........41, 237, 279, 453, 753, 762, 793, 798, 1013, 1019Ps 44...........308Ps 45...........439, 622, 681, 709, 733, 813, 854Ps 46...........245, 671, 703Ps 47...........58, 174, 295, 296, 316Ps 48...........326, 372, 390Ps 49...........343, 344, 447, 904Ps 50...........88, 231, 311, 335, 348, 377, 379, 389, 395, 400, 500Ps 51...........22, 35, 41, 132, 174, 219, 221, 226, 242, 321, 322, 366, 387,

408, 410, 418, 422, 753, 894, 950Ps 52...........433Ps 54...........134, 436Ps 55...........342, 971Ps 56...........314, 448Ps 57...........289, 315Ps 59...........403Ps 60...........371Ps 61...........762Ps 62...........82, 437, 469Ps 63...........96, 124, 154, 174, 352, 603, 753, 762, 793, 813, 1013Ps 65...........103, 362, 762, 914Ps 66...........55, 102, 174, 275, 276, 415, 753Ps 67...........18, 57, 118, 191, 281, 406, 829, 874, 919Ps 68...........126, 297, 298, 299, 479Ps 69...........94, 105, 259, 390, 405, 406, 460, 485, 971Ps 71...........72, 195, 258, 358, 397, 586, 634, 793Ps 72...........4, 20, 174, 176, 193, 194, 213, 214, 215, 889, 899Ps 74...........376Ps 77...........411Ps 78...........113, 309, 397, 416, 638, 787, 978Ps 79...........230, 349, 374, 402, 459Ps 80...........2, 12, 139, 186, 316, 386, 884, 940Ps 81...........86, 241, 333, 405, 407Ps 82...........493Ps 84...........17, 330, 400, 404, 441, 507, 703, 772, 813, 819, 845, 859Ps 85...........5, 104, 115, 174, 181, 189, 315, 362, 382, 396, 420, 424,

474, 864, 884, 889, 899, 940, 954Ps 86...........106, 222, 324, 463, 793, 960Ps 87...........280, 456Ps 88...........456, 457Ps 89...........11, 13, 97, 200, 260, 282, 309, 312, 317, 319, 370, 543, 555,

581, 588, 611, 626, 670, 673, 682, 688, 721, 753, 772, 835Ps 90...........114, 129, 143, 334, 354, 428, 452, 454, 559, 793, 904, 909Ps 91...........24, 174, 353, 383, 650Ps 92...........84, 92, 808Ps 93...........161, 268, 341, 388Ps 94...........336, 391, 484Ps 95...........28, 71, 127, 141, 174, 236, 240, 308, 410, 508, 703, 819

I. RESPONSORIAL PSALMS

APPENDIX IIITABLE OF

RESPONSORIAL PSALMS AND CANTICLES

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