[Alex Murphy]

In three years of Masses you will get the 4 gospels almost in their entirety. (Maybe the genealogies of Mt. and Lk ares skimmed a little. Add to that the two year cycle of daily Mass readings and you've got a heavy NT dose and a decent amount of OT.

Weekend Mass = Four gospels over 156 readings
Daily Mass = heavy dose NT, smaller dose OT (a recent addition) over 730 readings

Thanks for the explanation. You do realize that's a long way from the "Catholics hear the entire Bible in three years" apologetic that I hear from other Catholics, don't you?

Still, important as that is, it won't replace time spent with the Bible and on the Bible....I think devotion MUST include Bible study but ought not to be limited to it and I'm a great fan of the "seasons" of the Church year.

One hundred percent in agreement with you on every point above, Mad Dawg. I myself am "all about going from one end to the other of the Bible in public worship", hence the Calvin anecdote, but I think we're in agreement that JUST readings in public worship or JUST private study should NOT be the ONLY exposure for believers. Thanks for everything in your post!

[Campion]

Weekend Mass = Four gospels over 156 readings

There are epistle readings and Old Testament* readings at Sunday Mass as well.

*Except during the Easter season, when we read from Acts.

The readings for each month are posted on the USCCB site.

The "Revised Common Lectionary" used by a number of Protestant denominations is based on ours.

[Salvation]

No the genealogies are in the three year cycle.