You do every time you open the Bible because it was the Traditions that became Scripture and it was the Traditions of the Mass that dictated it become compiled into a Lectionary.
The notion that the Church was a teaching institution relying exclusively on Oral Tradition for the first 40 years after the Pentecost and then nothing more than a librarian for the next 1970 years is absurd.
No it wasn’t. It was words the Holy Spirit gave the writers as promised by Christ. Why do Catholics always try to take credit away from God and try to convince people it was they who gave us scripture? It sounds absolutely Satanic to me. >>The notion that the Church was a teaching institution relying exclusively on Oral Tradition for the first 40 years after the Pentecost <<
Give us a break. How many times did Christ say “it is written”? Did He ever refer to tradition other than to condemn it? I repeat, Paul commended the Bereans for checking with scripture to check to see if even what he taught was correct. Christ promised that the Holy Spirit would “bring to their remembrance”. John 14:25 “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, who is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Christ didn’t say that to the RCC magesterium. He did however promise every believer the indwelling of the Holy Spirit for guidance.
God authenticated his Apostles with signs and wonders. These same authenticated Apostles and disciples were inspired to write the new testament scriptures.
Once the God inspired most of what would be the New Testament and closed the canon the sign gifts petered out.
What you call Oral “tradition” during the time of the Apostles was written down within the lifetime of the Apostles.
Later novelties also called “tradition”, unknown to the Apostles and the early church was never authenticated by God via the sign gifts.