Lesson
Also known as: First Reading, Old Testament Lesson
Also known as: First Reading, Old Testament Lesson
The first of the Readings during the Liturgy of the Word.
Typically drawn from the Old Testament.
The Liturgy of the Word
Then the reader proclaims the first reading at the appointed place, while all sit and listen.
A Reading (or Lesson) from N.
At the conclusion, the reader says:
The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
The Gradual, or the Responsorial Psalm from the Lectionary, follows the first reading.
After this, if there is to be a second reading, it is read as above.
(DWM pg. 563)