The Pope Says the Old Beat Up Bible He Carries Is His Priceless Treasure

[mdgspencer]

The well-worn Bible he carries “has seen my joy and has been bathed in my tears,” he said. “Nothing in the world would make me give it up.”
“I want to tell you how I read my Bible,” he said. “Often I pick it up, read a bit, then set it down and let myself be seen by the Lord. I am not the one looking at him, but he looks at me. God is truly there, present.”
see www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=38&ArticleID=30710

 

[peter26]

Very positive that the Pope is talking about the importance of reading the Bible.

 

[Anony_Mous]

Remembering past struggles with self, remorse, penances, forgiveness, revelations, and blessings, gives us the gratitude for loving the Love that loves us.

 

[FollowChrist34]

The well-worn Bible he carries “has seen my joy and has been bathed in my tears,” he said. “Nothing in the world would make me give it up.”
“I want to tell you how I read my Bible,” he said. “Often I pick it up, read a bit, then set it down and let myself be seen by the Lord. I am not the one looking at him, but he looks at me. God is truly there, present.”
see www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=38&ArticleID=30710

I can definitely relate. I have a really old used paperback one I bought for $2 about 20 years ago; it is literally broken into two or three sections now (carried it around quite a bit). Still my favorite, though I have replaced it with several others and usually use a newer one.

 

[Exiled_Child]

I wish the link worked for me, I’d like to read the article.

Does anyone possibly have another link to this story?

 

[TimothyH]

The well-worn Bible he carries “has seen my joy and has been bathed in my tears,” he said. “Nothing in the world would make me give it up.”
“I want to tell you how I read my Bible,” he said. “Often I pick it up, read a bit, then set it down and let myself be seen by the Lord. I am not the one looking at him, but he looks at me. God is truly there, present.”
see www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=38&ArticleID=30710

The Holy Father’s Jesuit is showing.

The red/bold is very Jesuit. Jesus is personal and present, someone with whom you can talk.

-Tim-

 

[graciew]

Exiled_Child:

Does anyone possibly have another link to this story?

Yes !
Lovely…
aleteia.org/2015/10/17/the-bible-is-an-extremely-dangerous-book-pope-tells-young-people/

 

[kkollwitz]

To be familiar with and comfortable with one’s own Bible is, as the ad says, “priceless.”

 

[Michael_Francis]

Another link that should work.*
In 2016, read your Bible - Catholic Sentinel - Portland, OR*

 

[graciew]

I can definitely relate. I have a really old used paperback one I bought for $2 about 20 years ago; it is literally broken into two or three sections now (carried it around quite a bit). Still my favorite, though I have replaced it with several others and usually use a newer one.

I have an anecdote with paper back bibles.
Mine is hard cover and I " discovered America" ( that is a way to say we discover sth old we did not know about…) when I found those index/ stickers for bibles so I can find “Romans” ," St Luke ’ s " etc.
But one of our priests I used to work and study close to ,could get a Bible and without looking ,just using his hands and doing sth as it they were a deck of cards with his finger ,he could open it veeeeery close to what he was looking for. That was awsome. I do not know if he could with any bible but he could with the most commonly used at the parrish.
Sooooo cooool !!!

I am not that bad either…Genesis is my favourite !

Auch ! It really sounded like the priest was kind of disrespectful with the bible. He wasn ’ t. As he spoke and taught he would loosen the pages and find passages we were dealing with almost without looking. He wasn t conscious of how much that called my attention. He was serious at all.times.
I rescue how much he must have known and read it.
Poor priest…I explain things badly often times. He was a great priest.

 

[Exiled_Child]

Yes !
Lovely…
aleteia.org/2015/10/17/the-bible-is-an-extremely-dangerous-book-pope-tells-young-people/

Oh, thanks a million, Gracie! That other link won’t open for me, and I couldn’t find the story anyplace else under that title. Fantastic article, by the way. I have the extremely beautiful Ronald Knox translation from Baronius Press, and although it isn’t old and beat up yet, it will be someday, because I’m quite attached to it and will keep it for as long as I live.

 

[Church_Militant]

This is gonna ruin a lot of a-Cs whole week when they discover that Pope Francis not only reads the Bible and loves it, but is telling all of us Catholics to do the same. (No real surprise for us since the church has been telling us this forever.)

Me, I have several, but I love the feel of my personal Bible(s) in hand as I read the scriptures. I still have my original Bible from when I came home and it is one beat up, falling apart paperback NAB, but it’s all marked up and been worn and worried over like you wouldn’t believe.

I love to sit in Eucharistic Adoration and read it and just let the Lord do his will in me, always just teaching me to be more like Him. It’s a great time to just sit at His feet and listen…

 

[graciew]

Oh, thanks a million, Gracie! That other link won’t open for me, and I couldn’t find the story anyplace else under that title. Fantastic article, by the way. I have the extremely beautiful Ronald Knox translation from Baronius Press, and although it isn’t old and beat up yet, it will be someday, because I’m quite attached to it and will keep it for as long as I live.

You are welcome , Exiled Child !