Resources for Lectors

Websites

Lector's Notes
Helping Lectors prepare to proclaim the Scriptures in our Sunday assemblies.

Bible Study Lessons on the Sunday Readings
An in-depth break down of the readings with historical references.

The Center for Liturgy
An in-depth multiple perspective of the readings:  Praying Toward Sunday, Spirituality for Sunday, and Getting to know the readings.

Lector Works

A series of thoughts about the lectionary readings of the day, as an oral proclamation within the church's public prayer, and how the writer would want to have them declared and received effectively.

Biblical Pronunciations
A place to look up and hear those unfamiliar words.

Readings for the Month
Sunday and Weekday Readings for the current and upcoming month.

The Roman Catholic Lectionary
A Table of Contents for all three cycles.

Catholic Encyclopedia
Look up anything Catholic.

Bible Passage Research
Search an online concordance by keyword, book, version, etc.

Books

Nine Steps to Becoming A Better Lector  
Nick Wagner  
Resource Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 0-89390-503-8

New St. Joseph Handbook for Proclaimers of the Word

Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM
ISBN: 978-0-89942-086-8

Workbook for Lectors and Gospel Readers, U.S. edition
Liturgy Training Publications

ISBN: 978-1-56854-676-6

Lector’s Guide to Biblical Pronunciations, Updated
Joseph M. Staudacher  
Our Sunday Visitor Publishing
ISBN: 0-87973-990-8

Guide for Lectors
Paul Turner and Virginia Meagher
Liturgy Training Publications
ISBN: 978-1-56854-607-0

The Joy Of Being A Lector
Mitch Finley
Resurrection Press
ISBN: 1-878718-57-6

Becoming Word For One Another - A Spirituality For Lectors
Richard R. Gaillardetz, Ph.D.
Liguori Pubications
ISBN: 0-7648-0773-0

A Well-Trained Tongue: Formation in the Ministry of Reader
Aelred Rosser

Liturgy Training Publications

ISBN: 978-1-56854-124-2

The Lector: Effective Delivery of the Word
Mary Lyons

Oregon Catholic Press

ISBN: 1-56929-035-0

I Like Being In Parish Ministry – Lector Edition  
Alice Camille  
Twenty-third Publications

ISBN: 1-58595-150-1

A Word That Will Rouse Them
Aelred Rosser

Liturgy Training Publications

ISBN: 1-56854-028-0

Minister's Of The Lord's Presence: Reflection and Prayer For Liturgical Ministers - Lector's Edition
Carol Luebering
St. Anthony Messenger Press
ISBN: 0-86716-105-2

Guide for Lectors
Aelred Roser
Liturgy Training Publications
ISBN: 1-56854-238-0

The Ministry Of Lectors
James A. Wallace
The Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0-8146-1229-6

Guide to the Revised Lectionary  
Martin Connell

Liturgy Training Publications

ISBN: 1-56854-372-7

The Lector's Ministry - Your Guide To Proclaiming The Word
Nancy Benvenga
Resurrection Press
ISBN: 0-9623410-8-8
Out of print
Audio

The Word Well-Spoken: Skills For The Lector
Nancy Seitz Marcheschi and Graziano Marcheschi
St. Anthony Messenger Press
Video

The Visual Bible: Acts
DVD
Dramatization using the actual scriptural readings from the Acts of the Apostles...word for word.

The Visual Bible: Matthew
DVD
Word for word dramatization using the actual scriptural readings from the Gospel of Matthew.

The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John
DVD
Dramatic reenactment of the Gospel of John using the actual Scriptures word for word.

Lector and Gospel Reader's Workshop: A Resource for Bringing God's Word to Life
DVD

Audrey Sommers

An interactive video workshop on DVD that combines the liturgical and spiritual aspects of being an effective lector with public speaking techniques. The workshop addresses the role of the lector according to Vatican II and provides the latest information on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.