Do You Use Your Bible for Daily Prayer?

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I love reading the Bible (Douay-Rheims). I’m just interested to know if anyone uses their Bible for daily prayers rather than a separate prayer book? If so do you tend to stay with the Psalms or do you explore other parts of the Bible as well?
 
I use neither a Bible or prayer book daily.
I go to mass most mornings and pray a rosary. Occasionally I read 30 minutes of the Bible prayerfully. I read the gospel of John and the Acts recently.

Do whatever works for you!
 
I pray the LOTH followed by the Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
I use a combination of prayer books.
I also read my Bible, usually after what I consider my formal prayer time.

I like to pray a scriptural rosary, which means relying on a special prayer book for the scriptural passages for each mystery. I do have a flyer tucked into my Bible that has scriptural verses simply for the mysteries, and not for each Hail Mary.
 
Currently use the readings for that days mass. However I read them from the NRSV rather than the Jerusalem bible. (The JB is the translation used here in the missal) Together with a study bible to get some background.

Then use the rosary.
 
I often read the Bible two or three times a week. I am reading the Bible straight through (I did this once before but it was many years ago so time to do it again) so I will either start reading where I left off, or else I will catch up on the daily Mass readings because some weekdays I am late for Mass due to having to drive to find one, or due to work or other daily stuff, and miss the Liturgy of the Word,

I don’t just use the Psalms exclusively. That would be boring, and unless one reads the rest of the Bible, one is not going to be viewing the Psalms with great understanding and in context.
In general, I find many Scriptural devotions to be a very fragmented approach to the Bible and while useful for meditation, devotion etc such fragmented readings do not give you a good sense of everything that’s in there.

I sometimes also pray Scriptural rosary or do some other devotion like Stations of the Cross using Scripture.

I think more Catholics would benefit by just reading the Bible straight on through, including the boring parts like geneologies and Leviticus that the “Bible study” courses like Ascension Presents often just skip. Reading the boring parts causes you to consider why they are included and what was their purpose and why was this very important to the audience when it was written. All good questions.
 
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I read something from the Bible every day. My priest sends me daily passages.
 
I use the Bible for prayer (Lexio Devina) Every day. I started with the Gospels then the Epistles and for at least the last decade I also use almost any story from the Old Testament. I am sure Jesus used the Old Testament daily.
 
I read a page from my red-letter Bible on most days.
If I’m on the Sermon on the Mount, I might spend several days on a page.
 
If I had a decent Bible I would use it for prayer. However, since I do not have my drivers license, I am unable to get a Catholic Bible.
 
The NABRE Bible is online at the Vatican Website. If you have a smart phone you can read it.

I primarily use that version as it keeps me from having to tote a hardcopy Bible around.
 
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I read the Bible daily for spiritual reasons. Reading just a few pages a day puts me back in focus and reminds me to live a just life.
 
I typically use my prayer books and sometimes my 1962 Roman Missal! Many of the prayers we have are taken directly from scripture (the Hail Mary probably the best known example), especially from the Psalter.
 
I don’t read the bible for daily prayer. I do LOTH, rosary and chaplet of divine mercy everyday.
 
LOTH, divine mercy prayer, St Francis payer, Rosary, personal intentions. Read sacred scripture daily, : version? Depends how I feel, have all the catholic versions. (Have most if or all Protestant versions, but don’t use them for prayer)

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Nicene
 
It only takes 15 minutes a day. I found this formula when I was activated for support, as an Army Reservist. 3 chapters a day during the week plus 5 on Sunday.
I later learned of an individual who read different translations each year. I followed suit. That means I started with the NAB, the official translation used in the United States.
Some people new to Scripture will read the Good News Bible because it’s easy to follow. I’ve read the New Jerusalem. Back in High School, when we had a Bible as literature unit, being the only Catholic, I was reading Douay-Rheims while everybody else was reading King james.
As a child, my mother gave me my first Children’s Bible to read, which I devoured.
There are definitely reading programs.
Sometimes it is just good to read cover to cover.BTW when I came to Moses removing his shoes at the burning bush, so did I. That is how I pray. Living in the Middle East, that was the requirement for entering the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. “For this is Holy Ground.”
 
I have a driver’s license, but I no longer drive. It is possible to order a good Catholic Bible on line. I own several. I have portable versions of the NAB, RSV, and Douay-Rheim.
I also have The Catholic Answers Bible the Didache (RSV).
The Ignatius RSV is the one most carry with me for interfaith discussions.
 
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