This is an essential rallying guide for both beginning and veteran lectors. For group formation, one-on-one or individual study. Filled with practical exercises to help the reader develop the skills needed for the more challenging passages in the Lectionary. Inviting discussions include: the literary genres of the Bible, the liturgical year, the three-year structure of the Lectionary, what the reader might wear for this ministry, their place in the procession and how a formation team might be formed in the parish.