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Published by The Catholic Truth Society, publishers to the Holy See View sa TAILOR-MADE FOR What’s New in EVERY CATHOLIC the New Catholic Bible Alongside the Jerusalem and which Bible to choose? – Bewildered by all the different choices? Grail translations authorised ugh the texts that the Church uses each Sunday, by the Vatican for use in the Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB. Liturgy: G New specially Pray the Bible with the Church commissioned Want some scriptural direction for your life? The New Catholic introductions , one for Bible has full listings of which the Church prays for morning, each book, giving the midday and evening prayer. Get to know the Catholic tradition of biblical and historical meditative reading of the Bible with our helpful guide to Lectio context Divina. Also, the New Catholic Bible offers a full reference table of the most relevant passages for use with the Mysteries of the Rosary G New specially and for Eucharistic Adoration. commissioned liturgical introductions placing each Live the Bible with the Church book of the Bible in the Looking for readings for a wedding, Church’s liturgical year baptism or a funeral? Look no G New footnotes following further than our directories of the latest scholarship readings for the Sacraments. Want to know when a scripture passage G New marginal references is read at Mass? New directories helping you get the most cross-reference each passage to its out of each passage. place in the liturgy. G New layout – using clear and modern fonts in Durable and attractive bindings, ranging easy-to-read single-column ther-look material; to a leather-bound, format h is leather-bound, gilt-edged and boxed. G New text alterations , replacing the word nd Edition Presentation ‘Yahweh’ with ‘the LORD’ as requested by Benedict Edition XVI for all new Bibles G New directories of references for readings used in the Mass and the , including the fuller two-year cycle for the Breviary.

Price Price Deluxe leather-bound £15 edition with gold page £25 edging, especially suited for gifts, e.g. first communion, confirmation. bands and Binding section-sewn, header bands and 3 marker ribbons; her-look cover gilded page edges; bonded leather cover, boxed Size 180 mm x 120 mm Extent 2240pp CTS Code Sc103 8 ISBN ISBN 978 1 86082 469 2 ample pages on our website at www.cts-online.org.uk/ctsbible.htm Summary of Key Features A Note on Translations TAILOR-MADE • 1965 translation of the FOR EVERY Notes and introductions by Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB, (used in the CATHOLIC eminent biblical scholar and member of the Pontifical readings at Mass) Biblical Commission • Grail translation of the Psalms (used Liturgical introductions by Dom James Leachman OSB of for the responsorial psalm in the Mass and also in the the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy breviary or ‘Divine Office’). 1 • The first Catholic Bible that brings together the exact • God’s name (‘Yahweh’ in the original Jerusalem English texts as read in the Mass Translation) is replaced throughout by ‘the LORD’ • Reference tables for Scripture readings of the Church’s year just as it is in the readings for Mass and in - Mass readings for both Sundays and Weekdays accordance with recent instructions from the Pontifical Biblical Commission. - Liturgy of the Hours (‘Breviary’ or ‘Divine Office’): full listing of the Psalms and Canticles of the 4-week cycle • Index showing where passages from the Bible are read during the liturgical year • Explanation of the Cycles of Readings and Liturgy of the Hours IV. THE JERUSALEM MINISTRYa 1 /Mt 21.1-11; The Messiah enters Jerusalem • Full Directory of Office of Readings for 1- and 2-year cycles Lk 19.28-38; actual text size, Jn 12.12-16 When they were approaching Jerusalem, in sight of Bethphage • Explanation of the centrality of Scripture in the life of the compact 11 and Bethany, close by the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his Church, summarising Dei Verbum disciplesb 2and said to them, ‘Go off to the village facing you, and as editions soon as you enter it you will find a tethered colt that no one has yet ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3If anyone says to you, “What are you • Two introductions to each book of the Bible: doing?” say, “The Master needs it and will send it back here directly”.’ - Historical context and authorship 4They went off and found a colt tethered near a door in the open street. As they untied it, 5some men standing there said, ‘What are you doing, - Use of the book in the Catholic liturgy and the untying that colt?’ 6They gave the answer Jesus had told them, and the men let them go. 7Then they took the colt to Jesus and threw their Church’s year cloaks on its back, and he sat on it. 8Many people spread their cloaks on • new footnotes using the most up-to-date scholarship; the road, others greenery which they had cut in the fields. 9 Ps 117.25-26 who went in front and those who followed were all shouting, ‘ marginal references; Imprimatur , to guarantee the notes are sanna! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! c 2 S 7.16 on the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna i in conformity with Catholic teaching heavens!’ 11He entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple. He looked all round him, but as it was now late, he went out to Bethanya with the • Timeline of the main events in Biblical history IV.Twelve.THE JERUSALEM MINISTRY

• 4 Bible Maps, including New and Palestine, actual text //Mt 21.18- The fruitless fig-tree d Mt 21.1-11;19 The Messiah enters Jerusalem and the Journeys of St Paul, plus index of main places size, standard Lk 19.28-38; 12Next day as they were leaving Bethany, he felt hungry. 1 Jn 12.12-16 fig treeWhen in leaf some they distance were approaching away, he went to Jerusalem, see if he could in findsight any of Bethphage mentioned editions 11fruit onand it, but Bethany, when he came close up by to it the he found Mount nothing of Olives, but leaves; he for sent it two of his • Index of Biblical themes with Glossary discipleswas not theb 2 seasonand said for figs. to14 them,And he ‘Go addressed off to the the fig tree.village ‘May facing no one you, and as soonh. Aramaic as you for ‘My enter Master’, it cf.you Jn 20.16. will findauthority a tetheredin Jesus; similarly colt in 14.13. that no one has yet ridden.11 a. Mkcompresses Untie it all and Jesus’ bringJerusalem it min here.- c.3TheIf anyone singing of Ps says 117 wasto you, part of “What the are you Affordable pricing try into a single visit lasting only a few days. autumn festival of Tabernacles, though Mk doing?”T differs radicallysay, “The from the Master four visits inneeds Jn, here it connects and will it to Passover. sendit It is back notable here that directly”.’ Thanks to the generous support of our Members and donors, 4 w laces the Cleansing of the Temple at in Mk the acclamation is directed to the King- Theyt went’ off ministry, and Jn found 2.14-16. Opin a colt- dom tetheredn near a door in the open street. CTS always publishes at prices affordable to all. As they untied it, 5someology ismen correct, standing there said, ‘What are you doing, untyingb that colt?’ 6They gave the answer Jesus had told them, and the (CTS is a registered charity no. 218951) men let them go. 7Then they took the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on its back, and he sat on it. 8Many people spread their cloaks on the road, others greenery which they had cut in the fields. 9 Ps 117.25-26 who went in front and those who followed were all shouting, ‘ sanna! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! c 2 S 7.16 on the coming kingdom of our father David! H heavens!’ 11He entered Jerusalem and went into the Temple. He looked all round him, but as it was now late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

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