Dear Parishioners and Friends,
One of the “Seven Daily Habits for Faithful Catholics” is 15
minutes of spiritual reading.
St. Jerome once famously said, “Ignorance of Scripture is
ignorance of Christ.” If we want to know Christ, we need to spend some time
reading about his life and his words, and considering the inspired words of
Scripture which point to him.
The daily habit of spiritual reading can consist of about 5
minutes of reading a passage from the Gospel. It is best to try and do so
systematically, reading the entire Gospel a little bit at a time. Following
some time with the Bible, we can then move to the writings of the saints or
some spiritual classic and spend another 10 minutes or so. In this way our soul
is feed with the inspired word of God and with the reflections of those who
have tried to live the word of God in a heroic way in their daily lives.
There is so much we can gain from this daily habit. It will
not only familiarize ourselves with the words and life of Christ but also help
us deepen our faith in Christ through the wisdom of the Church by understanding
the faith, our prayer life, and the virtues in and through the words of the
saints and holy authors.
Someone once said that we need to catch disciples of Christ
much like we catch fish – by the head. Spiritual reading is an excellent way to
be caught by Christ and to catch others.
In Christ,
Msgr. Baker
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