Mass-goers will soon be hearing a different Bible translation used for readings, according to reports.
The current lectionary (official collection of Mass readings) is based on the Jerusalem Bible translation. But it seems the bishops want a new lectionary, based on the English Standard Version – Catholic Edition (ESV-CE).
In October, when the Bishops of England and Wales visited the Vatican’s liturgy congregation, Bishop Philip Egan tweeted: “It looks as if we might have a draft of the new ESV lectionary as early as next month.” The Tablet cites a spokesman for the bishops’ conference as saying that “the bishops had voted on and approved the ESV-CE as a basis for the new lectionary” but quotes the spokesman as saying there “still some way to go”.
