Do You Read the Bible? How Often?

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Do you read the Bible? Yes or No?
How often do you read the Bible? Daily? Weekly? Rarely? Not at all?
If you donā€™t read Scripture on a regular basis, why not?

Yes: I regularly practice Lectio Divina and read the Bible daily
Yes: I read the Bible daily
Yes: I read the Bible often but not daily
Yes: I read the Bible occasionally
No: I rarely read the Bible
**No: **I do not read the Bible

-Tim-
 
I assume you are in the process of posting a poll

Daily, Bishop Flores has asked all catechists, and all Catholics for that matter, to read the bible daily. Sadly I only do lectio a couple of times a week, but I am getting better.

This is usually the daily mass readings, in addtion to the LOTH with Office of Readings.

I usually do lectio systematically with the gospel of the cycle we are on throughout the entire year, in shorter ā€œdosesā€ but havenā€™t had chance to begin Mark yet. I am going to do so with the help of a catechetical resource for teens I am previewing.

That is my private devotional reading, of course I have to check bible sources almost daily to prepare for CCD and RCIA classes, and in the context of those classes, the Sunday readings are explored as well, so I get exposure to them several times a week.

But I donā€™t think OTJ counts as private devotion although it is certainly enriching.
 
7 times a day. Itā€™s called the ā€œLiturgy of the Hoursā€ aka the ā€œDivine Officeā€ šŸ˜‰
 
On an absolute scale, I donā€™t read the bible daily (I do miss the occassional day) but in general I read it daily. Lectio divina is something that I practice (but not as often as I should). Iā€™ve introduced lectio divina to my prayer group and some of them do practice it as they can.
 
Yes, a poll. I cast the first poll entry.

I read daily, about 15 minutes while I eat breakfast and occassionally for longer periods of more intense reading, about once each week or when the spirit comes upon me.

I have been slowing down the pace at which I read during these longer periods and trying to do it more, with an eye toward beginning a Lectio practice. Iā€™m reading ā€œSacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divinaā€ by Michael Casey.

-Tim-
 
OraLabora said:
7 times a day. Itā€™s called the ā€œLiturgy of the Hoursā€ aka the ā€œDivine Officeā€ šŸ˜‰
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The Bible please. Not Liturgy of the Hours, devotionals with parts of the Bible, daily Bible email inspirationals, or any other book or source that is outside the actual Holy Bible.

Iā€™m talking about The Holy Bibleā€¦ Genesis, Exodus, 1 Kings, 2 Kingsā€¦ Matthew, Mark, Luke, Johnā€¦ Ephesians, Hebrews, Galatians, Revelation, et al.

I mean the collection of 72 books codified by the great councils early in our Church history, the book with one binding and one cover and one table of contents, the written word of God as it were, starting with ā€œIn the beginningā€ and ending with ā€œCome Lord Jesusā€ and containing everyting between.

Thanks.

-Tim-
 
I would like to read the Bible daily after advent, right now I am reading Bible readings for the morning and evenings out of ā€œGIVE US THIS DAYā€ and the ā€œMAGNIFICANTā€

So, technically I am reading the Bible daily.

NO, I do not physically at this time read the Actual Bound ā€œBibleā€ daily.
 
TimothyH said:
The Bible please. Not Liturgy of the Hours, devotionals with parts of the Bible, daily Bible email inspirationals, or any other book or source that is outside the actual Holy Bible.

Iā€™m talking about The Holy Bibleā€¦ Genesis, Exodus, 1 Kings, 2 Kingsā€¦ Matthew, Mark, Luke, Johnā€¦ Ephesians, Hebrews, Galatians, Revelation, et al.

I mean the collection of 72 books codified by the great councils early in our Church history, the book with one binding and one cover and one table of contents, the written word of God as it were, starting with ā€œIn the beginningā€ and ending with ā€œCome Lord Jesusā€ and containing everyting between.

Thanks.

-Tim-
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The Liturgy of the Hours is 90% extracted from an official liturgical translation of the Bible, and the readings are structured in a logical manner around the liturgical year and celebration of saints. In particular, the Office of Readings, especially the 2-year cycle, coupled with the Gospel readings of Mass, pretty much takes you through the essentials of the Bible.

As far as I am concerned, it is the Bible.

And therefore it is a valid response to your question. Whether you read it from one book, or from a liturgical source, or on-line, it is the one and same Bible, the one and same canon of books from the Bible.

Catholics are always having to defend themselves that they donā€™t get enough Bible, from Protestants.

Surely anyone who understands the liturgy should know that we do get plenty of Bible, and not just verses selected on our own or pastorā€™s personal whim, but in a manner than unites the entire Body of Christ in prayer. Surely a Catholic shouldnā€™t have to defend himself from another Catholic that somehow liturgical use of Biblical texts does not count as ā€œThe Bibleā€.
 
Almost daily, I usually miss out on weekends but I am working on that šŸ˜‰

If anyone is struggling with the commitment of daily Scripture reading, I would suggest registering at YouVersion.com and selecting a reading plan. This site has most of publicly available Bible translations in many many different languages. You can bookmark various passages, comment on them, and discuss tham with its Bible reading community. I absolutely love it!
 
OraLabora said:
The Liturgy of the Hours is 90% extracted from an official liturgical translation of the Bible, and the readings are structured in a logical manner around the liturgical year and celebration of saints. In particular, the Office of Readings, especially the 2-year cycle, coupled with the Gospel readings of Mass, pretty much takes you through the essentials of the Bible.

As far as I am concerned, it is the Bible.

And therefore it is a valid response to your question. Whether you read it from one book, or from a liturgical source, or on-line, it is the one and same Bible, the one and same canon of books from the Bible.

Catholics are always having to defend themselves that they donā€™t get enough Bible, from Protestants.

Surely anyone who understands the liturgy should know that we do get plenty of Bible, and not just verses selected on our own or pastorā€™s personal whim, but in a manner than unites the entire Body of Christ in prayer. Surely a Catholic shouldnā€™t have to defend himself from another Catholic that somehow liturgical use of Biblical texts does not count as ā€œThe Bibleā€.
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There is no need for you to defend yourself. Iā€™m sorry if my question or post has offended you in any way or caused you to think that I was somehow questioning Catholics. My intent had nothing to do with Protestants. It was a simple poll, just for my own curiosity.

Ora, I am glad that you are fulfilled by your prayerful use of the Liturgy of the Hours and hearing Godā€™s word proclaimed at Mass. Really, I am happy for you, and I love you too much to argue with you. I do understand about the Liturgy of the Hours. I prayed it for several years and now pray the Little Office of Our Lady most days. I did not mean to upset you.

I would simply ask, please, that for the purpose of this thread, that we not talk about praying a liturgical book with parts of the Bible or even most of the Bible, or about hearing it proclaimed at Mass, but restrict ourselves to sitting down at home, or on break at the office, and reading books, chapters or verses from The Holy Bible.

-Pax-
 
Outside of the Divine Office, I read the Bible daily.

Sometimes I read a couple of verses to help in contemplation, sometimes I read a book of the Bible just to read through the whole book (Read the Bible through a year kind of thing).

Sometimes I am doing a study on a particular book. In that case, I I read more carefully, and look up references and similar verses.

Which reminds me: I love my new Ignatius Study Bible - My first Catholic Bible! šŸ‘
 
My wife and I read a chapter and the dayā€™s readings at Mass together before our daily prayers. And, of course, I look up specific verses while reading theology or discussing Scripture with people on this and other forums.
 
If the LOTH of the hours counts as ā€˜reading the bibleā€™, then I read it every day. If it doesnā€™t, then I read it every few days and then once a week on Sunday.

I know I should read more but it seems like thereā€™s no time. SO Iā€™ve started waking up a half hour earlier every day so I read the Bible for 15 minutes and the Catechism for 15 minutes every morning. So far itā€™s working out quite nicely. šŸ™‚
 
nickybr38 said:
If the LOTH of the hours counts as ā€˜reading the bibleā€™, then I read it every day. If it doesnā€™t, then I read it every few days and then once a week on Sunday.

I know I should read more but it seems like thereā€™s no time. SO Iā€™ve started waking up a half hour earlier every day so I read the Bible for 15 minutes and the Catechism for 15 minutes every morning. So far itā€™s working out quite nicely. šŸ™‚
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Donā€™t worry, it counts šŸ˜‰

Sorry if I sounded testy earlier. I think the OP wants to know who just sits down and reads from it extra-liturgically.

I tend to get my ā€œdaily doseā€ from the LOTH, and rather use my Bible as a reference book. I know I should to lectio more often as it is part of our monastic tradition. But simply too few hours in the day between 8 hours of work, 3 hours of commuting, 2 hours of LOTH, and family matters.
 
OraLabora said:
Donā€™t worry, it counts šŸ˜‰

Sorry if I sounded testy earlier. I think the OP wants to know who just sits down and reads from it extra-liturgically.

I tend to get my ā€œdaily doseā€ from the LOTH, and rather use my Bible as a reference book. I know I should to lectio more often as it is part of our monastic tradition. But simply too few hours in the day between 8 hours of work, 3 hours of commuting, 2 hours of LOTH, and family matters.
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I didnā€™t think you sounded testy. šŸ™‚

Personally I know I need to STUDY the Bible but right now itā€™s hard enough just finding time to read it so I think Study is out of the question for me at this point in my life.
 
I read and study the Bible periodically in large doses. Personally, I find that I donā€™t get enough out of reading a relatively small amount daily. I do better when the Bible and Bible references are the only books I read for several weeks at a time.
 
Looking at the poll, I feel kinda guilty. šŸ˜Š

Sometimes, I do spend a few hours reading the Bible but at this point, Iā€™m more interested Catholic theology and those free tracts provided in Church. I find them easier to understand most of the time and then Iā€™d go back to the Bible and try to make sense of it.
 
Depends. Sometimes daily, sometimes a few times a week (I chose the latter option). I guess it depends on whether I have Scripture floating around in my head or not. If I do, then Iā€™m less likely to pick up the Good Book and Iā€™ll just meditate on various passage from memory. Itā€™s like food - I eat when Iā€™m hungry, and I read the Bible when I feel spiritually depleted, in need of guidance, wanting/needing to remember more passages, etc. But, of course, we can all benefit from reading daily. I think it is a good idea to try to cover the entire Bible at least once a year, keep it fresh in the memory banks.
 
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