You were a Catholic for 50 years and never read anything in the Bible? did you never use a missalette which has the printed scriptures for every daily Mass?
A Mass included intercessory prayers, a reading from the Old Testament, a reading from the Epistles, and a reading from the Gospel. Then a short sermon follows, and then the Consecration - which is a reenactment of the Lord’s supper. The Acts of the Apostles describes the first gatherings of the Christians in such a manner when after they read from their scriptures, they discuss Jesus and his Gospel, and then they share in the ‘breaking of the bread’.
Placemarker—
It’s been over 5 minutes since anyone posted... Did I miss the Rapture?
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Bible study does not exist in the Catholic institution. It is absolutely nowhere to be found. Even my children made the remark to me in the last year how their Catechism classes never revolved around Bible study.
And BTW, no thanks to using a misalette as you point out. I’m sticking to the Word of God, the Holy Bible. It has set me free!