New lectionary is ‘inclusive but not woke’ say authors - The Irish Catholic

New lectionary is ‘inclusive but not woke’ say authors - The Irish Catholic

Changes to Mass readings will feature language that “is more inclusive” and will not leave out women like previous translations, according to an expert involved in the project. The new lectionary for Mass in Ireland will feature more inclusive language in its Scripture readings, and there are hopes it will “draw the faithful more deeply into the Word of God”, according to Fr Neil Xavier O’Donoghue, Executive Secretary for Liturgy to the Irish bi…