Scriptures to Read While at Work

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Does anyone know of scriptures that a young adult like myself who is currently working full-time can read in their spare time in addition to the daily Mass readings? I do read the mass readings. I am looking for other scriptures to read in addition to that.
 
I do have a bible. I am asking which scriptures I should read mostly for spiritual knowledge in addition to the daily mass readings. Some hours of the workday or the whole workday, my boss might not give me anything to do. Which is why I asked.
 
Though they aren’t Scripture, they contain many references to Scripture in short, quick read passages and can be opened almost anywhere:
The Way, The Furrow, and The Forge by St. Josemaria Escriva.
Longer passages, but most can be read in 5 minutes or less: The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis. This book does develop more sequentially Book to Book, but still amenable to random chapter reads.
 
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Does anyone know of scriptures that a young adult like myself who is currently working full-time can read in their spare time in addition to the daily Mass readings? I do read the mass readings. I am looking for other scriptures to read in addition to that.
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You could jon in the other liturgy of the Church - the Liturgy of the Hours; and to not make it complicated, start with Shorter Christian Prayer, which includes only Lauds, Vespers and Comline (and commonly referred to as Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer), in a 4 week Psalter.

Barnes and Noble has a copy for about $7 plus shipping (not sure if they carry it in stores, or charge hipping to deliver it to a store), and there is a guidebook for it also; $3 from St Jude Shop.
 
You could start by reading through the Gospels; I once worked out that if you read three chapters a day of the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles, you’d have them done in 40 days. Of course you don’t have to read three chapters in one sitting, you could read one in the morning when you get up, one at your lunch hour, and one when you get home in the evening.

-Fr ACEGC
 
Might I just add that this is wonderful? As a tour guide at a museum, I work a weird schedule and sometimes I have long-ish lunch breaks where I have enough time to eat and do other things, but not enough time to drive back/forth to church. So this is helpful.
 
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