Benedict XVI encourages reading the Bible on vacation
In the first hearing audience from the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo Benedict XVI spoke to the faithful of concrete spiritual and practical aspects of the summer holidays. Drawing on his last catechesis on prayer he said the vacation period is a time of contemplation, meditation, calm, because man is made not only to work but also to think and reflect, to immerse himself in a story and emerge enriched. The Pope suggested believers read a few of the lesser known books of the Bible this summer. Among these he cited the Book of Tobit, the Book of Ruth, the Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, the Book of Esther, the Book of Job. The Bible in fact, as the name implies, is a small library. Using it at this t ...
CHÚA NHẬT 19 TN “Thưa Ngài xin cứu con với!” Đức Giêsu đưa tay nắm lấy ông và nói: “Người đâu mà kém tin như vậy! Sao lại hoài nghi?” (Mt 14,30-31) LỊCH
