Poll: What Scripture Reading Aide Do You Use, if Any?

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I was curious as to the most popular source of scripture reading aides outside of Mass?

Do people use what is printed in their church bulletins? Therefore it would be a lectionary-based aide.

Do people purchase little booklets like God’s Word Today?

Do people rely on daily/weekly/monthly Bible study meetings either at the church building or in a parishioner’s home?

I’ll start the poll with what I do. I use what is printed in the bulletin as to what the daily readings. I also look at commentaries (even the evangelicals sites) from time to time on the web.
 
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I was curious as to the most popular source of scripture reading aides outside of Mass?

Do people use what is printed in their church bulletins? Therefore it would be a lectionary-based aide.

Do people purchase little booklets like God’s Word Today?

Do people rely on daily/weekly/monthly Bible study meetings either at the church building or in a parishioner’s home?

I’ll start the poll with what I do. I use what is printed in the bulletin as to what the daily readings. I also look at commentaries (even the evangelicals sites) from time to time on the web.
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If I understand you correctly, The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a good source for practicing the faith and understanding and living the Gospel.
 
I use the Catechism of the Catholic Church all the time. From time to time I also use the Encyclicals and other church documents especially from the Council of Trent
 
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Hmmmm…HA this sound like some good sources.
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This is my approach to interpreting the Scriptures for the most part, and it has served me well over the years. First and foremost I always seek to find what the Church believes which is found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. And I also seek the explanations from the Fathers and Doctors of the Church in order to get their universal beliefs but individual elaborations on the Scriptures. And I also break down the Scriptures by going to the ancient texts and their languages, this is helpful to me. Those links that I gave are tools that I use that I make available to everyone.
 
if I understand the question you are asking if anyone uses a daily devotional tied to the lectionary readings. Two I favor are Word Among Us, which is available in magazine format, a monthly, either w or w/o the order of the Mass and the readings themselves (the less expensive version just cites the readings and offers a daily meditation, with some good side articles). The other is One Bread One Body from Presentation Ministries.

God’s Word Today is a monthly but it covers one book (or part of a book) of the Bible each month in a devotional bible study. I still have a lot of back issues to catch up on.

My favorite devotional studies of one book at a time are those from Ignatius Press, or from Word Among Us. I use one of those for the lectionary cycle, John during Easter Season, Acts while preparing Confirmation classes etc.
 
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I was curious as to the most popular source of scripture reading aides outside of Mass?

Do people use what is printed in their church bulletins? Therefore it would be a lectionary-based aide.

Do people purchase little booklets like God’s Word Today?

Do people rely on daily/weekly/monthly Bible study meetings either at the church building or in a parishioner’s home?

I’ll start the poll with what I do. I use what is printed in the bulletin as to what the daily readings. I also look at commentaries (even the evangelicals sites) from time to time on the web.
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In the very early 60s, when Liturgical Press was still a respectable Catholic publisher, I ordered from them a small booklet for $0.50 (yes, all of 50 cents) entitled “Daily Bible Reading With The Church”. In summary, it covers almost the entire OT (save for certain genealogies and chapters of Mosaic law) over a two-year cycle that follows the Liturgical year (e.g., Isaiah is read during Advent/Christmas). The NT is covered in chronological order of the respective books’ composition. The booklet is falling apart, but I’ve kept it alive with tape, staples, whatever, since I still use it. Sad part is: I’ve never been able to find a worthy replacement for it, and that includes the Lectionary itself (readings fragmentary and repetitive during certain seasons).
 
I follow the lectionary. Also, I follow my questions. So sometimes my reading and study looks haphazard, but it is simply following my thinking or puzzling about God, Scripture, and the Church.
 
I use several resources in studying Scripture and preparing the various Catholic Bible studies I teach and distribute. More information can be found at my humble website, linked below.
 
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