Permissions given by the Consilium for the use of ad experimentum lectionaries, 1965-69 This information has been taken from the following articles in Notitiae: “Ordo lectionum per ferias”, Notitiae 2 (1966) 6-7; “Ordo lectionum per ferias”, Notitiae 2 (1966), 76; “Ordo lectionum per ferias”, Notitiae 2 (1966), 168-171; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum per ferias conceditur”, Notitiae 2 (1966), 264; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum per ferias conceditur”, Notitiae 2 (1966), 324; “Ordo lectionum per ferias a Consilio propositus”, Notitiae 3 (1967), 9-14; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum per ferias conceditur”, Notitiae 3 (1967), 112; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum per ferias conceditur”, Notitiae 3 (1967), 334-335; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum per ferias conceditur”, Notitiae 3 (1967), 426-427; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum conceditur”, Notitiae 4 (1968), 234-235; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum conceditur”, Notitiae 4 (1968), 278; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum conceditur”, Notitiae 4 (1968), 359; “Decreta quibus ordo lectionum per ferias conceditur”, Notitiae 5 (1969), 72.

Between 1965 and 1969, the Consilium gave permission to many countries regarding the use of ad experimentum lectionaries for use on weekdays and various occasions (such as confirmations, funerals, weddings, etc.). What follows are two tables detailing nearly all the permissions given: the first table is organised by date, the second alphabetically by country. Tables of the German and French experimental schemes and the Consilium’s 1968 lectionaria particularia (“particular lectionary”) can be found on my blog, “Lectionary Study Aids” (http://catholiclectionary.blogspot.co.uk).1 Note: at least one country, the Netherlands, is missing from the tables below. A. Bugnini mentions that, in a letter from the Secretariat of State dated 28 June 1965, the Dutch bishops, along with the German and Swiss bishops, were given permission to use an experimental lectionary (presumably the German scheme at first: cf. The Reform of the Liturgy 1948-1975 [Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1990], 407). However, for some reason the decree authorising this is not mentioned in any of the above articles in Notitiae.

1. Permissions organised by date of decree Date 14 Oct 1965 15 Oct 1965 25 Nov 1965 25 Nov 1965 4 Dec 1965 4 Dec 1965 4 Dec 1965 4 Dec 1965 4 Dec 1965 4 Dec 1965 15 Dec 1965 16 Dec 1965 5 Jan 1966

Country/Diocese/Order Diocese of Milan (Italy) Germany Austria Switzerland Ireland Tonga and Niue Bolivia Peru Samoa and Tokelau Brazil Ruanda and Burundi Czechoslovakia South Africa

Scheme [German?] German German German German German German German German German German German German

Prot. no. 3780/65 3793/65 4057/65 4057/65 4069/65 4015/65 4016/65 4016/65 4109/65 4135/65 4164/65 4203/65 4282/65

Unfortunately, I have not yet managed to track down a copy of the Consilium’s experimental lectionary (noted in these tables as ‘Consilium’), which was by and large given to conferences that did not request permission to use the German or French schemes. Please get in touch with me at [email protected] if you have a copy available to borrow, or can point me in the direction of one! 1

Date

Country/Diocese/Order 2

21 Jan 1966 8 Feb 1966 8 Feb 1966 22 Feb 1966 22 Feb 1966 12 Mar 1966 18 Mar 1966 20 Apr 1966 5 May 1966 31 May 1966 16 Jun 1966 16 Jun 1966 30 Jun 1966 19 Jul 1966 19 Jul 1966 1 Aug 1966 6 Sep 1966 6 Sep 1966 6 Sep 1966 12 Sep 1966 16 Sep 1966 19 Sep 1966

Canada Archdiocese of Kinshasa3 Rhodesia Yugoslavia and Slovenia Luxemburg England and Wales Society of African Missions (S.M.A.) France Archdiocese of Turin (Italy)4 Northern Africa Scandinavia Singapore Belgium Burkina Faso and Niger5 Senegal and Gambia Zambia Australia Scotland Canada6 Columbia Madagascar Philippines7

22 Sep 1966

Spain8

23 Sep 1966

Switzerland (French-speaking parts)

11 Oct 1966

Hungary

11 Oct 1966

Laos and Cambodia

14 Oct 1966

Brazil

Scheme

Prot. no.

German German German German German German French French [French?] French German German French French French German German German French German French German German (modified)

108/66 346/66 344/66 684/66 671/66 838/66 876/66 1197/66 1280/66 1409/66 1828/66 1828/66 1470/66 1998/66 1990/66 2122/66 1436/66 2098/66 2342/66 1574/66 2606/66 2626/66

French German (modified)

2664/66

Different order of readings for Advent weekdays

2750/66

French German (additions)

2732/66

See footnote 8

Masses with children

2644/66

2756/66

Canada was also given permission to use the French experimental order (6 Sep 1966). Though it is not explicitly stated in Notitiae, I would assume that English-speaking parts of Canada used the German scheme and Frenchspeaking parts used the French order. 2

Lat. Congus-Leopoldpolitana; the Archdiocese of Léopoldville, as it was then known, would receive a name change on 30 May 1966 (see n. 10 below). 3

Footnote: “Lezionario per le Messe feriali. I. Dalla 1a alla 12a settimana dopo Pentecoste, pp. 180. II. Dalla 13a all’ultima domenica dopo Pentecoste, pp. 208. Torino, Commissione liturgica diocesana, 1966.” 4

5

Lat. Volta superior et Niger; Burkina Faso was known as the Republic of Upper Volta until 1984.

6

See n. 2 above.

In Notitiae 2 (1966), 264, the Philippines was mistakenly declared to be using the French experimental scheme rather than the German one (cf. Notitiae 3 [1967], 14, fn. 2) 7

Footnote: “The Spanish Liturgical Commission substantially accepts the order [of readings] of the German Bishops, with small changes in the division of pericopes as well as the introduction of some readings from the sacred books not covered in the German order” (Lat: Commissio liturgica hispanica ordinem Episcoporum Germaniae substantialiter accepit, parvis quandoque immutationibus inductis in sectione pericoparum et aliquibus lectionibus introductis e sacris libris in ordine germanico non recensitis). 8

Date

Country/Diocese/Order

28 Oct 1966 10 Nov 1966 14 Nov 1966 4 Dec 1966 10 Dec 1966 12 Dec 1966 13 Dec 1966 14 Dec 1966 28 Dec 1966

Italy Ecuador Uruguay Pakistan Haiti Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Ethiopia India Luxemburg

30 Dec 1966

Dominican Republic

25 Jan 1967

Indonesia

28 Jan 1967

France

28 Jan 1967

Scheme

Prot. no.

Consilium Consilium Consilium German French Consilium French German French German (modified)

2941/66 3117/66 3176/66 3580/66 3457/66 3449/66 3569/66 3281/66 3609/66

Consilium French (additions)

3183/66

Belgium

French (additions)

36/67

30 Jan 1967

United States of America

Unique additions

152/67

30 Jan 1967

Chile

3613/66

21 Feb 1967

Venezuela

Consilium German (modified)

28 Feb 1967 10 Apr 1967 28 Apr 1967

Malta Kenya Nigeria

15 May 1967

Ecuador

8 Jun 1967

New Zealand

20 Jun 1967

Canada

21 Jul 1967 24 Jul 1967

Tanzania Cuba

9 Aug 1967

See Spain above

Confirmation, Marriage, Masses for the Dead Confirmation, Marriage Marriage

See Spain above

Consilium German Consilium German (additions) Masses for the Dead

Consilium French (additions) Marriage

3625/66

119/67

A 195/67 A 218/67 197/67 A 325/67 A 338/67 A 356/67 1113/67 1762/67 1790/67

Lourdes9

Consilium German Particular

15 Sep 1967

South Africa

Particular

A 507/67

27 Sep 1967

Australia

Particular

A 522/67

18 Oct 1967 24 Nov 1967

Portugal Japan

2929/67 A 584/67

23 Jan 1968

France

3 Feb 1968

Puerto Rico

Consilium Consilium Particular Confirmation German (modified)

22 Feb 1968

Northern Africa

Particular

A 70/68

Masses of the B.V.M. Masses with children Masses with children

See Spain above

Confirmation, Masses for the Dead

2250/67

A 24/68 A 12/68

The diocese is called Tarbes and Lourdes (Lat. Tarbiensis et Lapurdensis), so I assume this permission is for the shrine at Lourdes only. This would seem to make sense, given that permission was only asked to use the readings for Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary found in the Lectionaria particularia. 9

Date

Country/Diocese/Order

Scheme

Prot. no.

6 Mar 1968

Switzerland (French-speaking parts)

Particular

A 91/68

26 Mar 1968

Poland

Particular

A 117/68

2 Apr 1968 10 May 1968 10 May 1968 12 Jun 1968

Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular

A 129/68 A 168/68 A 170/68 A 209/68

18 Jun 1968 19 Jun 1968 15 Jul 1968 31 Jul 1968 6 Aug 1968 26 Aug 1968 27 Aug 1968 23 Sep 1968 7 Oct 1968

Luxemburg Scotland Canada Pakistan Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (S.C.J.) Argentina Belgium Ruanda and Burundi Poland Helvetia Ecuador Archdiocese of Kinshasa10 South Africa Slovenia

A 211/68 A 213/86 A 244/68 A 253/68 A 257/68 A 261/68 A 262/68 A 281/68 A 298/68

15 Oct 1968

Yugoslavia

Consilium Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular

Marriage, Confirmation, Masses for the Dead

A 311/68

15 Oct 1968 20 Nov 1968 22 Jan 1969 18 Feb 1969

Yugoslavia Sons of the Sacred Heart, (F.S.C.J.)11 Argentina Archdiocese of Zadar (Croatia)

Consilium Particular (all) Particular (all) Particular (all)

A 311/68 A 411/68 A 103/69 A 275/69

17 Jun 1968

Confirmation Masses for the Dead

Votive Masses of the Sac. Heart

A 205/68

2. Permissions organised alphabetically by country/diocese/order Date

Country/Diocese/Order

Scheme

18 Jun 1968 22 Jan 1969 6 Sep 1966

Argentina Argentina Australia

Consilium Particular (all) German Particular

27 Sep 1967

Australia

25 Nov 1965 30 Jun 1966

Austria Belgium

28 Jan 1967

Belgium

German French French (additions)

19 Jun 1968 4 Dec 1965

Belgium Bolivia

Particular (all) German

Masses with children

Confirmation, Marriage

10

Lat. Congus Kinshasha; previously known as the Archdiocese of Léopoldville (see n. 3 above).

11

Known since 1979 as the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (M.C.C.J.)

Prot. no. A 211/68 A 103/69 1436/66 A 522/67 4057/65 1470/66 36/67 A 213/86 4016/65

Date

Country/Diocese/Order

4 Dec 1965

Brazil

14 Oct 1966

Brazil 12

19 Jul 1966 21 Jan 1966 6 Sep 1966

Burkina Faso and Niger Canada13 Canada

20 Jun 1967

Canada

10 May 1968 30 Jan 1967 12 Sep 1966 24 Jul 1967 16 Dec 1965 14 Oct 1965

Canada Chile Columbia Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (S.C.J.) Cuba Czechoslovakia Diocese of Milan (Italy)

30 Dec 1966

Dominican Republic

10 Nov 1966

Ecuador

15 May 1967

Ecuador

26 Aug 1968 12 Mar 1966 13 Dec 1966 20 Apr 1966

Ecuador England and Wales Ethiopia France

28 Jan 1967

France

23 Jan 1968

17 Jun 1968

Scheme

Prot. no.

German German (additions)

4135/65

French German French French (additions)

1998/66 108/66 2342/66

Particular (all) Consilium German Particular

A 170/68 3613/66 1574/66

German German [German?] German (modified)

1790/67 4203/65 3780/65

Consilium German (additions)

3117/66

Masses with children

Marriage

Votive Masses of the Sac. Heart

See Spain below

Masses for the Dead

2756/66

1113/67

A 205/68

3625/66 A 338/67

Particular (all) German French French French (additions)

A 261/68 838/66 3569/66 1197/66

France

Particular

A 24/68

15 Oct 1965 10 Dec 1966 6 Aug 1968

Germany Haiti Helvetia

3793/65 3457/66 A 257/68

11 Oct 1966

Hungary

German French Particular (all) German (modified)

14 Dec 1966 25 Jan 1967 4 Dec 1965 28 Oct 1966 24 Nov 1967 10 Apr 1967 8 Feb 1966 27 Aug 1968

India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Kenya Archdiocese of Kinshasa14 Archdiocese of Kinshasa15

Confirmation, Marriage Masses for the Dead Confirmation

119/67

Different order of readings for Advent weekdays

2750/66

German Consilium German Consilium Consilium German German Particular (all)

3281/66 3183/66 4069/65 2941/66 A 584/67 197/67 346/66 A 262/68

12

Lat. Volta superior et Niger; Burkina Faso was known as the Republic of Upper Volta until 1984.

13

See n. 2 above regarding Canada.

Lat. Congus-Leopoldpolitana; the Archdiocese of Léopoldville, as it was then known, would receive a name change on 30 May 1966 (see following note). 14

Date 11 Oct 1966

Country/Diocese/Order Laos and Cambodia 16

9 Aug 1967

Lourdes

22 Feb 1966 28 Dec 1966 2 Apr 1968 16 Sep 1966 28 Feb 1967 8 Jun 1967 28 Apr 1967 31 May 1966

Luxemburg Luxemburg Luxemburg Madagascar Malta New Zealand Nigeria Northern Africa

22 Feb 1968

Northern Africa

4 Dec 1966 12 Jun 1968 4 Dec 1965 19 Sep 1966

Pakistan Pakistan Peru Philippines17

26 Mar 1968

Poland

31 Jul 1968 18 Oct 1967

Poland Portugal

3 Feb 1968

Puerto Rico

Scheme French Particular

2732/66

German French Particular (all) French Consilium Consilium Consilium French Particular

671/66 3609/66 A 129/68 2606/66 A 218/67 A 356/67 A 325/67 1409/66

Masses of the B.V.M.

Confirmation, Masses for the Dead

German Particular (all) German German Particular Masses for the Dead

Particular (all) Consilium German (modified) See Spain below

8 Feb 1966 15 Dec 1965 15 Jul 1968 4 Dec 1965 16 Jun 1966 6 Sep 1966 10 May 1968 19 Jul 1966 16 Jun 1966 7 Oct 1968 18 Mar 1966 20 Nov 1968 5 Jan 1966

Rhodesia Ruanda and Burundi Ruanda and Burundi Samoa and Tokelau Scandinavia Scotland Scotland Senegal and Gambia Singapore Slovenia Society of African Missions (S.M.A.) Sons of the Sacred Heart, (F.S.C.J.)18 South Africa

15 Sep 1967

South Africa

German German Particular (all) German German German Particular (all) French German Particular (all) French Particular (all) German Particular

23 Sep 1968

South Africa

Particular (all)

15

Prot. no.

Masses with children

2250/67

A 70/68 3580/66 A 209/68 4016/65 2626/66 A 117/68 A 253/68 2929/67 A 12/68 344/66 4164/65 A 244/68 4109/65 1828/66 2098/66 A 168/68 1990/66 1828/66 A 298/68 876/66 A 411/68 4282/65 A 507/67 A 281/68

Lat. Congus Kinshasha; previously known as the Archdiocese of Léopoldville (see previous note).

The diocese is called Tarbes and Lourdes (Lat. Tarbiensis et Lapurdensis), so I assume this permission is for the shrine at Lourdes only. This would seem to make sense, given that permission was only asked to use the readings for Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary found in the Lectionaria particularia. 16

In Notitiae 2 (1964), 264, the Philippines was mistakenly declared to be using the French experimental scheme rather than the German one (cf. Notitiae 3 [1967], 14, fn. 2) 17

18

Known since 1979 as the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (M.C.C.J.)

Date

Country/Diocese/Order

Scheme

Prot. no.

22 Sep 1966

Spain19

German (modified)

2644/66

25 Nov 1965 23 Sep 1966

Switzerland Switzerland (French-speaking parts)

4057/65 2664/66

6 Mar 1968

Switzerland (French-speaking parts)

German French Particular

12 Dec 1966 21 Jul 1967 4 Dec 1965 5 May 1966

Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Tanzania Tonga and Niue Archdiocese of Turin (Italy)20

3449/66 1762/67 4015/65 1280/66

30 Jan 1967

United States of America

Consilium Consilium German [French?] Unique additions

14 Nov 1966

Uruguay

3176/66

21 Feb 1967

Venezuela

Consilium German (modified)

15 Oct 1968

Yugoslavia

15 Oct 1968 22 Feb 1966 18 Feb 1969 1 Aug 1966

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia and Slovenia Archdiocese of Zadar (Croatia) Zambia

19

See footnote 8

Confirmation

Marriage

See Spain above

Particular

A 91/68

152/67 A 195/67

Marriage, Confirmation, Masses for the Dead

A 311/68

Consilium German Particular (all) German

A 311/68 684/66 A 275/69 2122/66

See n. 8 above.

Footnote: “Lezionario per le Messe feriali. I. Dalla 1a alla 12a settimana dopo Pentecoste, pp. 180. II. Dalla 13a all’ultima domenica dopo Pentecoste, pp. 208. Torino, Commissione liturgica diocesana, 1966.” 20