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Daily Catholic Bible

My friend says that it's wrong for the Catholic Church to have set Bible readings for each day...?

(The Catholic Church has a three year cycle of Bible readings for Mass and daily study that covers the entire Bible in that time period.)

The readings insure that everyone hears the entire message. A priest though, led by the Spirit has the ability to present further scriptural references and messages in his sermon.

The cycle of readings is not intended to block the word of the spirit, but to insure that Catholics hear more of the Bible than they are likely to hear in churches where preachers only preach on their favorite verses.

In a typical Sunday service, a Catholic will read and hear the following from the Bible:
A psalm.
A reading from the Old Testament.
A reading from one of the letters of the New Testament
A gospel reading.
The Last Supper.
The Lord's Prayer.

Along with this is the sermon, from which the priest may reference more scripture, as well as one of the historical creeds.

People can bash the Catholic church all they like, but it is deeply rooted in scripture. The difference is that Catholics don't gain pride by knowing chapter and verse ... the original scriptures weren't written that way. Memorizing the chapter and verse is a modern creation that didn't exist in Christ's time.

If a Catholic knows the Lord's prayer, is it really necessary to know where, exactly in the Bible that comes from? I tend to think that many protestants simply exhibit pride in being able to cite chapter and verse. It's a legalistic attitude, which Christ spoke out against, that requires pointing to the specific verse by name and number.

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