[redleghunter]

I think the religion forum wars here have a few Catholics gun shy of admitting reading a bound Bible or on line Bible as too “Protestant.”

Yes they get scriptural extracts from mass readings, weddings and funerals. Yet that lacks depth as the extracts limit full context and stifle expository examination of comparable passages throughout the OT and NT.

For example, how can one get the fullness of Christ’s teaching of abiding in Him as He used the example of the vine and branches? To understand His teaching we need to know what the original audience knew. Which means the OT vine/branches passages. Then harmonize that with the apostles use of vines and branches. You can’t do such examination using a missilette extract. Sure it’s great devotion material but falls short of Paul’s exhorting of Timothy in 2 Tim 3.

[Grateful2God]

In the Religion forum, on a thread titled Changes in Catholic Attitudes Toward Bible Readings, redleghunter wrote: I think the religion forum wars here have a few Catholics gun shy of admitting reading a bound Bible or on line Bible as too “Protestant.”

Yes they get scriptural extracts from mass readings, weddings and funerals. Yet that lacks depth as the extracts limit full context and stifle expository examination of comparable passages throughout the OT and NT. For example, how can one get the fullness of Christ’s teaching of abiding in Him as He used the example of the vine and branches? To understand His teaching we need to know what the original audience knew. Which means the OT vine/branches passages. Then harmonize that with the apostles use of vines and branches. You can’t do such examination using a missilette extract. Sure it’s great devotion material but falls short of Paul’s exhorting of Timothy in 2 Tim 3.

The Mass is available to us in Church 7 days a week. There is the Common, those parts of the Mass which are the same each day; there are the Propers, which include the specific day's antiphons, readings from the Old Testament; a Psalm; a reading from the Holy Gospels; these are specifically intended to tie in together.

For those unable to attend each day, daily missals are available. EWTN has a daily Mass broadcast 3 times a day. Homily and all. There is much more to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass than we can understand in this life. I believe. I attend Mass, and receive the Sacraments. I can't speak for anyone else. God knows the state of mine, and all His children's souls. As with all Faiths, one must persevere.

God bless you!