Catholic Gateway CourseSs. Mary & Joseph Church – Thursday, November 5, 2009 – Week

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Non-Catholics: Free!

Sacred ScriptureSacred Scripture “Bible” = collection of books.

73 books in Catholic bible “Canon” New Testament = 27 books Old Testament = 46 books

(7 of which are considered “deutero-canonical” by some Christians)

Council of Jamnia (Jewish) in about 90 AD closed revelation at Esther, eliminating 7 books of Septuagint.

Council of Rome 382 AD set canon of Scripture, confirmed by Councils of Hippo, Carthage, Florence, Trent

Composed in many different styles and genres by many different human authors

Bible History CompiledBible History Compiled

Mediator Adam Noah Abraham Moses David Jesus

Role Husband Father Chieftain Judge King High Priest

Form Marriage Family Tribe Nation Kingdom Church

Sign Sabbath Rainbow Circumcision

Passover Throne Eucharist

Sacred ScriptureSacred Scripture What is Revelation and what role does

Sacred Scripture play in Tradition?

How do Catholics interpret Sacred Scripture and what is the role of the Church?

How do Catholics pray with Sacred Scripture?

Jesus Meets His Jesus Meets His DisciplesDisciples

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

- Luke 24: 32

Scriptures illuminate the sacraments which reveal Christ.

Four Senses of Four Senses of ScriptureScripture

Catholics read scripture, attempting to discern and appreciate its fullest meaning Literal Meaning Three Spiritual Meanings:

Allegorical/Symbolic Sense(“sustained metaphor”)

Tropological/Moral Sense Anagogical Sense

(death, judgment, heaven, hell)

The best preaching, study, interpretation takes all of these into account, when able.

St. John Cassian

Praying with ScripturePraying with Scripture Personal Prayer

Reading, study Preaching, catechesis Lectio Divina

Liturgical Prayer Mass Sacraments Liturgy of the Hours

Liturgical PrayerLiturgical Prayer Liturgy = Public Prayer of the Church

“Leos” = the People; “Ergon” = Work Sacred Scripture is to illuminate

sacramental celebrations and reveal the presence of Christ

No true liturgy is without proclamation of Scripture

Lectionary = Liturgical Bible; statistics

Lectio DivinaLectio Divina Four elements

(usually over ½ hour to an hour) Lectio

(slow, purposeful, observant reading) Meditatio

(ruminating, ‘pondering in the heart’) Oratio

(dialogue with God, open to transformation)

Contempatio(rest in the presence of God’s silence)

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