Lectoral pedantry

[pat]

In the Old Testament, it is "a reading from the Book of ......" unless it is from Psalms, in which case it is "a reading from Psalm ..." or from the book immediately following Proverbs, in which case it is "a reading from the Song of Songs."

In the New Testament, it is "a reading from the Gospel of ...", or "a reading from the letter (or epistle) of Paul to the ....." unless it is Hebrews, in which it is "a reading from the letter to the Hebrews" (since it is now pretty much believed that Paul did not write the letter to the Hebrews.) Or unless it is James, John, Peter or Jude, in which case it is "a reading from the letter of James," or "a reading from the first letter of John." If the reading is from that which is between the Gospels and the Epistles, it is "a reading from the Acts of the Apostles."

Oh, and that book at the end of the NT -- that would be "a reading from the Revelation to John." (note: not the "Book of Revelations".)

Not that anyone here (or in most places) really cares -- I was just thinking about this earlier.

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[wcg.livejournal.com]

a reading from the Gospel of ...

That would be "a reading from the Gospel according to..." in my Catholic Knight of the Altar lexicon.