• adopt SSRA as a congregation, parish, or benefice
• refer everyone who needs to know the readings
to the ssra.uk website, where they can see the readings
for the day, and browse through the readings for the year
• pages can be printed directly from the website
• works on any device with a web browser,
including laptops, smartphones, desktops, and tablets
• takes all the hard work out of finding, choosing printing and distributing the Sunday morning scripture readings
• encourages more confident participation in the public reading of scripture by more readers
• encourages a greater appreciation of the public reading of scripture by more hearers
• offers all three readings, to establish familiarity
with more than 400 key passages of scripture across a three‑year cycle, for an investment of just five minutes of the Sunday gathering each week
• compatible with thousands of lectionary‑based resources in print and online for sermons, prayers, children’s work and more
• a complete Sunday lectionary solution for busy clergy and lay‑led congregations
The main programme works through one gospel and a series of epistles each year, between 7 January and 26 November. It pauses for a fifteen-week Easter series, which includes readings from Acts. Finally a Christmas series runs from 27 November to 6 January. An Old Testament reading each Sunday helps illustrate the gospel reading for the day. More than 400 key passages of scripture are read across a three‑year cycle. [more]
SSRA is compatible with Common Worship Principal Service Lectionary (CW), Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), and Lectionary for Mass (LFM), giving access to a vast library of lectionary‑based resources, both in print and online. Where CW, RCL and LFM occasionally differ from each other, SSRA prioritises the systematic reading of the gospels and epistles for the year, reducing interruptions and omissions to a minimum. [more]
Where other translations are offered primarily as study texts, or to be read alone at home, the SSRA translation is offered specifically for reading aloud - to encourage more confident participation in the public reading of scripture by more readers, and to encourage a greater appreciation of the public reading of scripture by more hearers. The text is arranged to be easy on the eye, and on the voice, for the reader, and to be easy on the ear, for the hearer, who should be able to follow the reading, without needing a printed text, even on first hearing. [more]
read about the SSRA translation here
If you haven’t come across ssra.uk yet, you really should. A new resource with bible translations of lectionary readings done especially to be read out in a congregational setting. I honestly think it’s terrific - and the printed versions are top notch. The translations sound clear when read out loud, and - crucially - are printed in such a way that makes them much easier to see and understand. It’s genuinely a people-focussed resource, and I commend it wholeheartedly.
Revd Marcus Green
Chaplain at Worcester College Oxford
Sunday Scriptures for Reading Aloud has been devised with a number of key objectives that align closely with the Cathedral’s. Perhaps the most significant of these is the use of inclusive language, ease of reading and listening, and saving valuable print resources. All without compromising the quality of the texts themselves. Llandaff Cathedral
Outstanding quality and service. The book was dispatched immediately and arrived within a couple of days via Royal Mail Tracked. I ordered the A4 Standard Lectern Edition which arrived double-wrapped - in a reusable Jiffy bag, inside a sturdy cardboard wrapper. The book itself is great quality. Love the addition of the laminated “this page” sheet. Very happy with my purchase and highly recommend seller. Hayley Bourne Trustpilot 5‑star review
