Abstract
ABSTRACT: The lectionary of the post-Vatican II Roman Rite provides optional short forms for a number of readings. However, no specific guidelines for their use are given, there is no real attempt to explain why they are provided, and the extent of their use seems to go beyond "certain rather long texts" ( Praenotanda , no. 80). Furthermore, these short forms and what is omitted in them have received very little scholarly attention. This article attempts to remedy this by examining the process of the lectionary reform as detailed in the documentation of the Consilium ad exsequendam , as well as analysing each of the Sunday Gospel readings in Tempus per annum that have been assigned optional short forms. To conclude, some recommendations for a future editio typica of the lectionary are given.
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