Committing to more time with Scripture for Lent? 

Some suggestions:

For Adults

For the Story Lover: The Great Adventure Catholic Bible simplifies the complexities of Scripture reading by guiding Catholics in truly understanding the narrative story of salvation history. Using color coding and helpful articles and charts, this Bible helps readers through the Scriptures and shows how everything ties together, making Scripture easier to read and remember. 

For the Translation Enthusiast: The Augustine Bible features the English Standard Version® Catholic Edition translation, which scholars consider to be the best available English translation of the Scripture. 

For the Scripture Studier: The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: Old and New Testaments is the ultimate Scripture resource for studious Bible readers. It features the acclaimed RSV2CE translation; and this behemoth of a Scripture text is bolstered by introductions and outlines for every biblical book, topical essays, word studies, charts, maps, cross-references to the Catechism, and an impressive total of more than 17,500 explanatory footnotes for every chapter of sacred Scripture. 

For the Daily Reader: Bible In a Year provides a daily encounter with God’s word, helping you read through Scripture in a year in about 20 minutes a day. There are three readings per day, one from the Old Testament, one from the Wisdom Literature, and one from the New Testament, as well as brief reflections each day to guide your prayer. You can find leather and paperback versions here and through Catholic.Market.

For the Journal Lover: The Catholic Notetaking Bible is replete with wide margins, giving readers room to take notes, journal, record prayers or doodle, while digging deeply into God’s word. The interactive nature allows for easy written reflection and review within the beautifully designed interior pages, featuring the NAB translation, used by the USCCB for the Sunday readings in the Novus Ordo liturgy. Find the Blessed Is She Edition here. 

For the Traditionalist: The Douay-Rheims Bible is an English translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible, a version universally used in the Church for more than 1,500 years and long-considered the traditional translation for Catholics. This beautifully bound, gold-foil edition also uses large print, a big asset to many readers. Leather-bound and regular-size print edition here.

For Women: Living the Word Catholic Women’s Bible includes hundreds of pages of special features created for women by female scholars, teachers, religious, authors, ministers and speakers, allowing readers to walk through Scripture with other women, all seeking to draw closer to God through his holy word. 

 

 

For Kids

New and Noteworthy: The Holy Bible Adapted for Young Readers is a gift-edition reprint of this classic Bible that guides children through the fascinating stories of the Old and New Testaments. Featuring full-color artwork and a readable translation, this collection of Scripture stories also includes artwork depicting parts of the Mass, and also sections for personalizing with key dates and family information. 

For the Active Little One: Salvation History Story Time: Move & Play with Scripture* provides a delightful, interactive journey through the story of Scripture. The Bible stories in this book span the narrative periods of salvation history, giving young children a chance to travel from creation to the age of the Church, as they are invited to engage with each story through various movements, interactions, and activities that help them experience Scripture like never before, making Bible stories relatable, tangible, memorable, and exciting. 

For the Picture Book Reader: My Catholic Picture Bible Stories is full of colorful pictures and simple words to engage very young children in 50 Scripture stories, colored coded to fit into the well-known “Great Adventure Bible Timeline.”

For the Classics Lover: The Golden Children’s Bible is cherished for its treasury of Bible stories, supplemented with 300-plus pieces of art and maps and chapter notations. This family favorite is the choice for many Catholic home-school curriculums, too.

For the Adventurer: In Catholic Bible Chronicles, Great Adventure Kids brings to life for slightly older children (8- to 12-year-olds) stories of biblical heroes and history. Also using the color-coded time period of the “Bible Timeline,” this book focuses on how God’s family members intersect across time and how God has a plan for us all in his story.  God’s Plan in Scripture is another favorite, the ideal storybook to help children and families learn the Bible together using the same color-coding and chronological approach as the adult “Great Adventure Bible Timeline.”

 

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*Denotes book by the article’s author.