My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories

8/11/2019 My Big Book of Catholic Bible Stories

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In h bginning whn

Gd cad h havn

and h ah, 2h ah

wa a fm vid and

dakn cvd h

fac f h dp, whi a

wind fm Gd wp v

h fac f h wa. 3thn

Gd aid, l h b igh;

and h wa igh. 4And Gd aw

ha h igh wa gd; and Gd paad

h igh fm h dakn. 5Gd cad h

igh Day, and h dakn h cad Nigh.

And h wa vning and h wa mn-

ing, h day.

6 And Gd aid, l h b a dm in

h mid f h wa, and i paa

h wa fm h wa. 7s Gd mad

h dm and paad h wa ha

w und h dm fm h wa ha

w abv h dm. And i wa . 8Gd

cad h dm sky. And h wa vning

and h wa mning, h cnd day.

Lets Pray

th havn h gy f Gd; h ki

pcaim h wk f hi hand (fm

Pam 19:1).

thank yu, Gd, f h bauy f yu

wd. Hp u ak gd ca f h bau-

ifu hing yu hav mad and a c-

ain wih pc. In h nam f h Fah,

and h sn, and h Hy spii, Amn!

Going Deeper

ReadIt!th cain f h wd, which

mak h bginning f avain

hiy, i ad vy ya a h ea

Vigi! s a CCC #27989 (rigiu

inucin abu h Cain i vy

impan).

DoIt!thi wk d mhing pcic

a a famiy hw pc f Gdcainak a ad f cycab h

cycing cn pan a .

God Creates Light and SpaceGenesis 1:18

God is eternalthat is, God has no beginning or end. And yet, the world and every-thing in it, even time itself, began when God spoke it into being. Lets read about Godsamazing creative power in the very rst book of the Bible, Genesis.

SpecialWordS:

A mighy windis sometimes

translated a wind of God

or Spirit of God.

didYouKnoW?There are

volcanoes on Mars. The tallest,the Olympus Mons, stands

eighteen miles high.


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Going Deeper

ReadIt!thi y i a fm h

ea Vigi. s a CCC #299

(Gd cain ha d).DoIt!tgh, g and wach h un

nigh!

And Gd aid, l h wa und h

ky b gahd gh in n pac,

and h dy and appa. And i wa .10Gd cad h dy and eah, and h wa-

ha w gahd gh h cad

sa. And Gd aw ha i wa gd. 11thn

Gd aid, l h ah pu fh vga-

in: pan yiding d, and fui

f vy kind n ah ha ba fui wih

h d in i. And i wa . 12th ah

bugh fh vgain: pan yiding

d f vy kind, and f vy kind

baing fui wih h d in i. And Gd

aw ha i wa gd. 13And h wa v-

ning and h wa mning, h hid day.

14And Gd aid, l h b igh in

h dm f h ky paa h day fm

h nigh; and hm b f ign and f

an and f day and ya, 15and

hm b igh in h dm f h ky giv

igh upn h ah. And i wa . 16Gd

mad h w ga ighh ga igh

u h day and h igh u

h nighand h a. 17Gd hm in

h dm f h ky giv igh upn h

ah, 18 u v h day and v h

nigh, and paa h igh fm h

dakn. And Gd aw ha i wa gd.19And h wa vning and h wa

mning, h fuh day.

Lets Pray

Yu mcy, ld, i a dp a h dp

can; yu v i ga han h high-

munain. thank yu f a h way yu

ak ca f u! In h nam f h Fah,

and h sn, and h Hy spii, Amn!

God Creates Sea and SkyGenesis 1:919

Have you ever stood on the seashore and imagined how deep the water must be? Haveyou ever seen a mountain touch the sky? God created the world as a home for everysh that swims, every seagull that ies, and every bug that creeps. And then God entrusted

it all to us! Lets listen to how God prepared a place for every living creature!

SpecialWordS:

Vegetation

refers to all the plant life

on earth. The dome of the sky

(v. 14), sometimes called the

rmament, refers to the

vast space above the

water.


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And Gd aid, l h wa bing fh

wam f iving cau, and bid y

abv h ah ac h dm f h ky.21s Gd cad h ga a mn and

vy iving cau ha mv, f vy

kind, wih which h wa wam, and v-

y wingd bid f vy kind. And Gd aw

ha i wa gd. 22Gd bd hm, ay-

ing, B fuifu and muipy and h

wa in h a, and bid muipy

n h ah. 23And h wa vning and

h wa mning, h fh day.

24 And Gd aid, l h ah bing

fh iving cau f vy kind: ca

and cping hing and wid anima f

h ah f vy kind. And i wa .25Gd mad h wid anima f h ah f

vy kind, and h ca f vy kind, and

vyhing ha cp upn h gund f

vy kind. And Gd aw ha i wa gd.

Lets Pray

doxology by Thoms Ken

Pai Gd, fm whm a bing w;

Pai Him, a cau h bw;

Pai Him abv, y havny h;

Pai Fah, sn and Hy Gh!

Amn.

Going Deeper

ReadIt!CCC #319 (Gd cad h wd

hw hi gy).

DoIt!Vii a z hi wknd!

didYouKnoW?The

ordered beauty of Creation

is proof that God exists. The world

did not appear by accident, but by

Gods design. Before creating the birds

and sh and animals, he created a

home best suited to their needs. Before

creating us, he made sure wed haveeverything we need. What a

wonderful God!

God Creates All Living CreaturesGenesis 1:2025

Whats your favorite animal? Do you like puppies, giraffes, or majestic sea creatures?In todays reading, God created the birds, the sh, and all the other living creatures.Then he put them in the homes he had created just for them, until the whole world was

lled with life!


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thn Gd aid, l u mak humankind in

u imag, accding u ikn; and

hm hav dminin v h h f h

a, and v h bid f h ai, and v

h ca, and v a h wid anima f

h ah, and v vy cping hing

ha cp upn h ah.27 s Gd cad humankind in hi

imag,

in h imag f Gd h cad hm;

ma and fma h cad hm.28Gd bd hm, and Gd aid hm,

B fuifu and muipy, and h ah

and ubdu i; and hav dminin v

h h f h a and v h bid f h

ai and v vy iving hing ha mv

upn h ah. 29Gd aid, s, I hav

givn yu vy pan yiding d ha i

upn h fac f a h ah,

and vy wih d in

i fui; yu ha hav

hm f fd. 30And

vy ba f h

ah, and vy

bid f h ai, and

vyhing ha

cp n h ah,

vyhing ha ha h

bah f if, I hav givn

vy gn pan f fd.

And i wa . 31Gd aw vyhing ha h

had mad, and indd, i wa vy gd. And

h wa vning and h wa mning,

h ixh day.

Lets Pray

Havny Fah, hank yu f ving

u in h wd.

Going Deeper

ReadIt!CCC #307 (W a fw

wk in Gd kingdm).DoIt!snd a cad day mn f

whm yu a pciay hankfu!

SpecialWordS:

One meaning of ubduis

to cultivate; dminin

refers to ownership.

didYouKnoW?There are more

than three million varieties of

animals on earth?

God Creates PeopleGenesis 1:2631

After creating all those animals, God delighted in the innite variety of the world. Andyet something was still missing, someone who would take care of Gods amazing cre-ation. So God created the very rst man, Adam.


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thn h lorD Gd aid, I i n gd

ha h man hud b an; I wi mak

him a hp a hi pan. 19s u f h

gund h lorD Gd fmd vy ani-

ma f h d and vy bid f h ai,

and bugh hm h man wha

h wud ca hm; and whav h man

cad vy iving cau, ha wa i

nam. 20th man gav nam a ca,

and h bid f h ai, and vy ani-

ma f h d; bu f h man h wa

n fund a hp a hi pan.21s h lorDGd caud a dp p

fa upn h man, and h p; hn h

k n f hi ib and cd up i pac

wih h. 22And h ib ha h lorDGd

had akn fm h man h mad in a

wman and bugh h h man. 23thn

h man aid,

thi a a i bn f my bn

and h f my h;

hi n ha b cad Wman,

f u f Man hi n wa akn.24thf a man av hi fah and hi

mh and cing hi wif, and hy b-

cm n h.

Lets Pray

Pryer or the fmily

A Traditonal Catholic Prayer

Bd a yu, ving Fah, ru f h

univ:

Yu hav givn u yu sn,

And hav mad u mp f yu Hy

spii.

Fi u famiy wih yu igh and pac.

Hav mcy n a wh uff,

And bing u vaing jy wih yu,

Fah,

W b yu nam fv and v.

Amn.

QuoteofthedaY:Perfectmarried life means the

spiritual dedication of

the parents for the benet

of their children.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Adam and EveGenesis 2:1824

Have you ever been to a wedding? In todays story, God brought Adam and Eve togetherto create the rst human family. Adam waited for his partner until God made herjust for him!

Going Deeper

ReadIt!th gp ading (ot 27B) i Mak 10:216; CCC

#2207 (th famiy i h cmmuniy wh w an

hing ik ma vau).DoIt!Pan a famiy nighmhing fun f h wh

famiy d gh!


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s whn h wman aw ha h wa

gd f fd, and ha i wa a digh

h y, and ha h wa b did

mak n wi, h k f i fui and

a; and h a gav m h huband,

wh wa wih h, and h a. . . .9Bu h lorDGd cad h man, and

aid him, Wh a yu? 10H aid, I

had h und f yu in h gadn, and I

wa afaid, bcau I wa nakd; and I hid

myf. 11H aid, Wh d yu ha yu

w nakd? Hav yu an fm h f

which I cmmandd yu n a? 12th

man aid, th wman whm yu gav b

wih m, h gav m fui fm h , and

I a. 13thn h lorDGd aid h wm-

an, Wha i hi ha yu hav dn? th

wman aid, th pn ickd m, and I

a. 14th lorDGd aid h pn,

Bcau yu hav dn hi,

cud a yu amng a anima

and amng a wid cau;

upn yu by yu ha g,

and du yu ha a

a h day f yu if.15 I wi pu nmiy bwn yu and h

wman,

and bwn yu ffping and h;

h wi ik yu had,

and yu wi ik hi h.

Lets Pray

Gd, wh mcy and cmpain nv

fai, k kindy upn h uffing f a

mankind: h nd f h hm; h

anxii f pin; h pain f h ick

and h injud; h w f h b-

avd; h hpn f h agd and

wak. Cmf and nghn hm f h

ak f yu sn, u savi Ju Chi.

s. Anm1

That Bad Snake!Genesis 3:6, 915

Alone in the garden paradise, Adam and Eve enjoyed perfect happiness. God said theycould eat from every tree in the garden except from the Tree of Knowledge of Good andEvil. So together they worked and played, took care of the animals, and marveled at the

beauty all around them. Then the evil one, in the form of a snake, ruined it all. Has God

said . . . ? the snake hissed, tempting Eve to doubt her Creator. Surely God is afraid of

your becoming as wise as he! Go on . . . take a bite!


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didYouKnoW?Snakes have

special belly scales called

scutes to help them

move along the ground.Going Deeper

ReadIt!thi wk (ot 10B), h gp i Mak

3:2035; CCC #324 (Gd wud n pmi

an vi if h did n cau a gd cm

fm i).

DoIt!lk in magazin and nwpap f

xamp f pp making gd and bad

chic. If h chic wa a bad n, wha hud

ha pn hav dn inad?

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Going Deeper

ReadIt!CCC #2538 (th nh cmmandmn u

n nvy).

DoIt!tak abu a im whn yu w nviu f

mn. Whn w nvy, w fg b hankfu!Wha wud yu ik hank Gd f day?

SpecialWordS:Firstlingsare the rst animals to be

born in a ock. The fat portions

refer to the choicest and best

parts of the animal.

In h cu f im Cain bugh h

lorDan ffing f h fui f h gund,4and Ab f hi pa bugh f h -

ing f hi ck, hi fa pin. And

h lorDhad gad f Ab and hi ff-

ing, 5bu f Cain and hi ffing h had

n gad. s Cain wa vy angy, and hi

cunnanc f. . . .

8 Cain aid hi bh Ab, l u

g u h fid. And whn hy w in

h fid, Cain up again hi bh

Ab, and kid him. 9thn h lorD aid

Cain, Wh i yu bh Ab? H

aid, I d n knw; am I my bh

kp? 10And h lorD aid, Wha hav

yu dn? lin; yu bh bd i

cying u m fm h gund! 11And

nw yu a cud fm h gund,

which ha pnd i muh civ yu

bh bd fm yu hand. 12Whn

yu i h gund, i wi n ng yid

yu i ngh; yu wi b a fugiiv and a

wand n h ah.

Lets Pray

a Pryer or Voctions2

ld, m knw cay h wk ha yu

a caing m d in if.

And gan m vy gac I nd an-

w yu ca

Wih cuag and v and aing ddi-

cain yu wi. Amn!

Cain and AbelGenesis 4:35, 812

At rst, Adam and Eve had two sons: Cain, who raised crops, and Abel, who tendedocks. Like most brothers, Cain and Abel didnt always get along! In this sad story, weread of a difference between the two brothers that brought about the rst murder.


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QuoteofthedaY:Give

us, Lord, a humble, quiet,

peaceable, patient, tender, and

charitable mind, and in all our

thoughts, words, and deeds a

taste of the Holy Spirit.St. Thomas More

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