26 But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me. 27 And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.Then again in John 20, the Holy Ghost is breathed to the disciples as they are sent to teach others:
21 He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you. 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.The "annointing" mentioned in 1 John 2:27 is a reference to the sacrament of the Holy Orders, which is said to prevent the priest or bishop from being "seduced" (see previous verse) by others, presumably, laymen.
Titus, the recipient of St. Paul's letter, was an ordained bishop as well.
A lay man can read the Bible. Even better, he should listen to it proclaimed by the Church, in the context of a liturgy. What he should not do is interpret it contrary to what the Apostolic Church teaches.
You should treat your Bible reverently. At a minimum, you should restore its integrity by, perhaps, printing out the missing canonical books off the Internet and attaching it to your copy. You can find the complete canon of the Bible here: Douay-Rheims Bible. You can purchase a canonical copy in any Catholic book store as well, and reverently dispose of your redacted copy. As to the tapes, it depends what is in them, as some are better than others.
"The Peraclete in John 14-15 is promised to the apostles only; see specifically John 15 where the narrow circle of the apostles is explicitly drawn:
26 But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me. 27 And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning"
I'm sure those extra people at Pentecost would be surprized to find out that the Holy Spirit fell only on the eleven disciples and not on the brothers of Jesus, the mother of Jesus or the other 100 or so believers who were gathered in the upper room.