Bringing the Bible to church

Bringing the Bible to church Question from on 06-16-2007:

Why doesn't the Church suggest that Catholics bring their Bibles to church and look up the readings so they can become familiar with the Bible? They can do it at home before the Mass or at church. In this way, they will become familiar with all the books and get to learn all the books and how to access them. I am a cradle Catholic and a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans. We emphasize our traditions a lot, but we should encourage everyone to know more of Scripture. I love my Bible and love it more every day. I would love to see more Catholics appreciate the power of Scripture.

Answer by Catholic Answers on 06-18-2007:

Calvin-- Most Catholics look up the readings for the Mass in their missals or missalettes. Missals are prayer books that contain all of the readings for every Sunday of the year or for the daily Masses; missalettes are booklets that contain the readings for the liturgical season and are provided by most parishes in the pews. Catholics ordinarily bring their missals to church or use the parish missalettes because the missals and missalettes contain not just the Bible readings but the order of the Mass as well. Michelle Arnold Catholic Answers

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