2026 Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word [USA,Canadian English; Spanish]- WL-WLC-MP-26-PRT

• USA English [WL26]: 2026 Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word
• Canadian English [WL26C]: 2026 Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word - Canadian Edition
• Spanish [MP26]: 2026 Manual Para Proclamadores de la Palabra

Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word® 2026

Various authors, including Corinna Laughlin and Letitia Thornton

Book Specifications

• Binding: Paperback
• Dimensions: 8-3/8" x 10-7/8"
• Page Count: 304
• Language: English
• Copyright Year: 2025

Book Description

When lectors, readers, and proclaimers of the Word need the most trusted, accurate, and user-friendly tool to help them prepare the Sunday readings, they rely on Workbook. For over thirty years, Workbook has provided confidence to lectors and readers, giving them vital tools to feel prepared in their ministry as proclaimers of the Word.

Workbook provides the following:

• Full, large-print text of the first, second, and Gospel readings approved for use in the United States, and the responsorial psalm for context
• Annotated pronunciation aids adjacent to the word in question—a helpful way to build skill and confidence
• Proclamation advice with notes on pacing and tone
• Commentaries by Scripture scholars for the first, second, and Gospel readings that provide historical, theological, and liturgical context
• Bolded text, indicating a variety of textual approaches and reading strategies
• Ongoing formation when studied each week

Proclaiming the Word of God is a vital ministry in the Church. Practical and easy to use, Workbook provides the essential context and guidance that those who read at Mass need in order to proclaim with confidence and clarity. When lectors, readers, and proclaimers of the Word read confidently and with conviction, the Word of God enlivens the parish community and the lives of its members.

Available August 1st

Workbook for Lectors, Gospel Readers, and Proclaimers of the Word® 2026

Canadian Edition

Various authors including María Enid Barga and Deborah Wilhelm

Book Specifications

• Binding: Paperback
• Dimensions: 8-3/8" x 10-7/8"
• Page Count: 320
• Language: English
• Copyright Year: 2025

Book Description

When lectors, readers, and proclaimers of the Word need the most trusted, accurate, and user-friendly tool to help them prepare the Sunday readings, they rely on Workbook. For over thirty years, Workbook has provided confidence to lectors and readers, giving them vital tools to feel prepared in their ministry as proclaimers of the Word.

Workbook provides the following:

• Full, large-print text of the first, second, and Gospel readings approved for use in Canada, and the responsorial psalm for context
• Annotated pronunciation aids adjacent to the word in question—a helpful way to build skill and confidence
• Proclamation advice with notes on pacing and tone
• Commentaries by Scripture scholars for the first, second, and Gospel readings that provide historical, theological, and liturgical context
• Bolded text, indicating a variety of textual approaches and reading strategies
• Ongoing formation when studied each week

Proclaiming the Word of God is a vital ministry in the Church. Practical and easy to use, Workbook provides the essential context and guidance that those who read at Mass need in order to proclaim with confidence and clarity. When lectors, readers, and proclaimers of the Word read confidently and with conviction, the Word of God enlivens the parish community and the lives of its members.

Available August 1st

Manual para proclamadores de la palabra® 2026

Libro electrónico en formato fijo

María José Delgado, Manuel Villalobos, Raúl Duarte

Book Specifications

• Binding: Paperback
• Dimensions: 8-3/8" x 10-7/8"
• Page Count: 288
• Language: Spanish
• Copyright Year: 2025

Book Description

Liturgical readers need a reliable, accurate, and easy-to-use tool to help them prepare their proclamation of the Word to the assembly of the People of God; that instrument is the Manual para proclamadores de la palabra. For more than twenty years now, the Manual para proclamadores de la palabra has provided them with technical, spiritual, and cultural elements that have nourished their Christian formation and ministerial growth.

The book contains:

• The complete text of the biblical readings duly approved for the liturgy in the United States, and of the responsorial psalm to encourage their meditation
• Texts arranged in lines of meaning and with relevant words in bold to indicate reading strategies
• Tips or guidelines to support the proclamation, with notes on rhythm and tone
• Commentaries on each of the readings prepared by scholars of the Sacred Scripture, to enrich the historical, theological, and liturgical context
• Continuing formation when used as an instrument of study and weekly meditation.

The proclamation of God's Word is a vital ministry in the Church. Practical and easy to use, the Handbook provides the context and guidance needed by those who set up the Table of the Word at Mass to proclaim with confidence and clarity. When readers, preachers, and proclaimers of the Word read with confidence and conviction, God's Word animates the parish community and the lives of its members.