There are programs to read the Bible from january 1st to december 31st, every day or every monday to friday. I'm planning to start next year too.

With a bit of commentary at the end!

It's really good to hear you find the books excellent reading, positive feedback is very encouraging. Volume 2 of ' If You Believed Moses' will be available in November this year. God Bless.

That's thinking ahead! God Bless.

Glad to hear you found the books engaging. A few people have asked about translations, mostly into Spanish or German. Actually it involves a lot more work than just finding a translator. So my conclusion is: 1) that I hope the ideas spread, and people take them forward with their own books in other languages; and 2) if a publishing house wanted to take one or more books in the series to translate and finalise everything else, I could talk to them about that, but I would not be much involved in the process. God bless.

The books are only available in the English language. If in the future translations are made available, it will not be anytime soon. (Better to see how they stand up to scrutiny before embarking on complex translations of biblical nuances -- which should not be rushed.) Thank you though for your interest.

To make a beginning on the reading the Church Fathers, I have posted a short document here with some suggestions: drive.google.com/file/d/1rqrKqBdSeDIfUsCrnhap4aeTs_ArCaa4/view?usp=sharing [Anyone should be able to download the document... please let me know if there are problems.] There is such a vast amount of writings by the Fathers, that no one can get through it all. So I'd recommend setting aside a certain amount of time per week for it, or else aiming at reading one work every month or two. (Some of the works are very short, others are immense.) And yes, it is better to spend more time reading the Bible itself than commentaries on it. Once one has read through it once, one could begin reading a little bit of commentary. Then the more times one has read the Bible, the more the commentaries make sense. And the Fathers are definitely the best! Not to say we should not read more recent material, but best if the older predominates. That gives us the basis to discern whether the new stuff is still Catholic. God bless!

​@@ScriptureandTraditionFrJMThe link works perfectly! Thank you! Your advise is invaluable and as I think about it simple, which is best. I spend so much time in the weeds I lose my way. Thank you again. You have been very helpful. God bless you. P.S. If things go as some people say we may all have a lot of time to read the bible. Hope you have a good stash of whiskey 😉 😊

​@@ScriptureandTraditionFrJM Thank you for this Google file. This is perfect!

Cornelius a Lapide gives a great commentary on the Scriptures. He is a C.17th Jesuit constantly quoting the Church Fathers. Should be able to find his works online. As much that has been written since 1950 is poisoned, the surest sources are: - reading Scripture itself. - reading the Church Fathers. Normally we might start with modern books, but let these draw us to the early sources, and once we have a good familiarity with these, we can judge whether the more modern works are in tune with them or not. Elsewhere here I posted the following: To make a beginning on the reading the Church Fathers, I have posted a short document here with some suggestions: drive.google.com/file/d/1rqrKqBdSeDIfUsCrnhap4aeTs_ArCaa4/view?usp=sharing [Anyone should be able to download the document... please let me know if there are problems.] There is such a vast amount of writings by the Fathers, that no one can get through it all. So I'd recommend setting aside a certain amount of time per week for it, or else aiming at reading one work every month or two. (Some of the works are very short, others are immense.) And yes, it is better to spend more time reading the Bible itself than commentaries on it. Once one has read through it once, one could begin reading a little bit of commentary. Then the more times one has read the Bible, the more the commentaries make sense. And the Fathers are definitely the best! Not to say we should not read more recent material, but best if the older predominates. That gives us the basis to discern whether the new stuff is still Catholic.

Father doesn't read all the biblical references in the audio book narration, mainly those at the start of each chapter. I would recommend having a Bible at hand as you can always pause the audio as and when you are inclined to. God Bless.

The paperbacks are available in India on Amazon. If you experience any problems obtaining them please do let us know. God Bless.

How could you ever convince them? Theirs hasn't come, yet.

@@butterflybeatles He is either the Savior of both Jews and Gentiles or he's not. Except the remnant chosen by grace. like St. Stephen who was stoned to death by his own people. A remnant to this day who believes in Jesus as described by St. Paul in Romans.

Father, I’m slowly working my way through this series of books. They’re excellent. Bravo! The Holy Ghost was certainly with you as you wrote! May Our Lord and Our Lady be with you in all your endeavors. ~Marie in Maine, USA.

@@philipschaffer9414wait what’s this, I don’t understand this concept

@@philipschaffer9414the Jews have taken Isaiah out of scripture I believe.

I have no clue what you mean by the "old alliance". I'll try to answer your question, but there is a massive communication block between us, as you know from previous comments. I'll try again. Many people have been misled and even gaslighted into thinking that establishing the State of Israel in 1948 can be justified by the OT promises, as if God was promising mere geographical territory to His People. This is false. It is a closed reading of the OT, one not open to Jesus Christ. God gave the Hebrews assistance to conquer the land of Canaan in order that they wipe out idolatry and child sacrifice and establish true worship in the Temple. The land was given for this purpose as preparation for Christ. But when a great many turned against God's purpose, they lost the land. They cannot take it back now and claim it is theirs. It is given only on the condition of obedience to God, which from Jesus Christ is achieved in the New Covenant. What God wants to give is the eternal Promised Land that is Heaven. God gains billions of spiritual sons through the Sacraments rather than just millions of sons through biology (descended from Abraham). God wants us to understand the spiritual reality, not just the flesh and blood, the stones and soil. Christ's Body is the true Temple, not the stone edifice which once stood in Jerusalem. Now for people to say the Old Testament is for the Jews and the New Testament is for Christians is the same mistake, not understanding that it is all Christians and was always Christian and can only be fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The OT makes no sense without Christ. It is a Christian book. All my books and most of my videos reference the New Testament, but my aim is to show that the Old Testament is Christian writing. We should not be gaslighted into thinking it belongs primarily to Judaism. But note it would be false to say the Tanakh (comprising most of the OT) is not given to the Jews. It is. God wants Judaism to testify to the Tanakh, and thereby the Old Testament, as proof that Christians did not make up the OT Scriptures after the Passion and Resurrection. Because the enemies of the Church who deny Christ constantly admit that the Law, Prophets & Writings were written in ancient times, long before Christ, that serves as proof to the world that the Church has not doctored them or made them up. Given that they are all about Jesus Christ, then they must be from God, because no humans could arrange so much intense prophecy and be correct every time. I think you are falling for a trap laid by people opposed to the Church. They want you to think the OT belongs solely to Judaism. This is false. It belongs to the Church, as Jesus and the NT authors show in the way they quote from it, and all the Church Fathers (literally all of them), and the Council of Trent. I cannot explain everything here and now, but will get there with "If You Believed Moses (Vol 2)", which the New Old series is building up to, and this channel attempts to explain. Those who comment here to say I should say less about the OT might not realise they are supporting the agenda of the enemies of Christ who want to deny that the OT is all about Him and that it is properly Catholic.

I think you are misunderstanding the point. The Church has always meditated on the word. The Magisterium draws from the insights of the saints to formulate Dogmas which we must all accept, and magisterial doctrine guided by the Scriptures which also we are to accept. But that does not stop God speaking to us individually for our daily needs. Read the Scriptures now for 20 minutes, and you will find something God wants you, personally, to know today. It is nothing to do with challenging or refusing doctrine.

@ScriptureandTraditionFrJM thank you, Father, for your explanation. I will read as you've suggested. God bless.

@ScriptureandTraditionFrJM I randomly opened my Douay-Rheims Bible to Esther chapter 11 and read chapters 11-16. Summarizing my 20 minutes reading the chapters of Esther, I came away with reparations, penance, and love God with my whole heart, not putting my trust in man. I will now take the time to read Haydocks Catholic Commentary for all chapters I read.

Great. Just to clarify, I am not recommending randomly opening the Bible as a main method, as it is better to be systematic. Only saying that it does not hurt to do that (unless people get superstitious and force a meaning into it every time they open the Bible. God is not obliged to communicate with us if we will not put in any effort.) God bless.

@ScriptureandTraditionFrJM I understand and would agree. I read daily Scripture meditations from the Holy Mass along with a Religious meditation book(s) Jesus Model of Religious, Practical Meditations for Every Day in the Year on the Life of Jesus and one of the most of the striking down of sel-f-love, Meditations & Readings for Every Day by St. Alphonsus. Thank you for your time, Father. Pray for me, and my prayers for you are daily in my morning offering.

Definitely good to read the NT before the OT. Definitely good to pray to the Holy Ghost before reading. But please be assured, there are no errors whatsoever in the OT. None. God bless.