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Transcript of Catholic Gateway Course Ss. Mary & Joseph Church – Thursday, November 5, 2009 – Week 4.
Catholic Gateway CourseSs. Mary & Joseph Church – Thursday, November 5, 2009 – Week
4
Welcome to the Gateway Welcome to the Gateway CourseCourse
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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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