ANALYTICAL INDEX
(limited only to the Introduction and the Reflec-tions)
Apostle of the Press
- aims at God: 291-292
- is moved by love: 290
- trusts in God: 291-292
Beatitudes, The
- compendium of Ascetics: 81; 145
- compendium of the life of perfection: 145
- the whole Bible is their commentary: 143-144
- they contain a dual promise: 143
Bible
- and Ascetic Theology: 79-81
- and Mystical Theology: 88-91
- book of holiness: 112
- book to prefer for reading: 129; 272-275
- cannot coexist with sin: 217-218
- divine book: 16-19; 28
- does not have errors: 32
- God's letter to men: 15-16; 199; 216
- is for all: 145; 243
- is made up of 72 books: 15
- is the foundation of the Church's authority: 62-63
- is universal:
- as to places: 192
- as to men: 192
- as to contents: 192
- it is above all for the aspi-rants to the priesthood: 243-244
- it raises vocations: 246
- manifests the divine law: 61
- points to man the way to achieve his goal: 254
- reveals to man his end: 253
- shortens Purgatory: 254-256
- source of all apostolates: 184
- source of Dogmatic Theol-ogy: 48-50
- source of Moral Theology: 59-64
- tells who God is: 60
- where to read it:
- at home: 298-300
- in school: 300-301
- in the church: 301-302
Canon
- confirmed by Vatican I: 32n
- defined by the Council of Trent: 17
Catholic Action
- is rooted in the Bible: 184
Charity
- brought by Jesus to the earth: 135
- description of -: 135
- from reading of the Bible one learns to love: 137-138
- often recommended: 137
- passed on through the Scrip-tures: 136
- St. Paul teacher of -: 137
Church
- faithful postman of God: 199
- guardian and interpreter of the Bible: 17; 63; 110
- recommends the reading of the Bible: 109; 246
Cult (of the Bi-ble)
- equal to the cult of images: 307-308
- forms of devotion to the Gospel: 311-312; 314
- practiced since ancient times: 307; 309
- relative cult of latria: 306
Eucharist
- and the Bible: the two tables of the Christian: 302
- gift of Christ to humanity: 136
- nourishment of the soul: 301-302
- the Gospel is protection like the -: 234
- under the species Jesus is present: 16
Faith
- and the reading of the Bible: 119
- examples of faith in the Bi-ble: 119
- nature of faith: 117
Family (Home)
- at home the Gospel is ex-posed in a place accessible to all: 298-299
- concern of the popes for the -: 172-174
- every home to possess the Gospel: 145-146
- finds its own models in the Bible: 173-174
- suggestions for the reading of the Bible at home: 200
First Christians
- carried the Bible with them-selves always: 109
- drew strength from the Bible: 109
- read the Bible daily: 109
- willing to give life for the Bi-ble: 109
God
- author of the Bible: 16; 27-28
Gospel
- from the Gospel, spiritual reawakening: 274
- in the Gospel, the heart of Je-sus beats: 275
Gospel Groups
- confirmed by Benedict XV and Pius XI: 274
- promoted by Leo XIII: 146
- what they are: 274
Hagiographer
- instrument in God's hands: 16
- secondary author of the Bi-ble: 28
Holy Spirit, The
- inspired the sacred writers: 16
- reveals the meaning of Scripture: 43
- triple function: 9; 30-31
Hope
- and prayer: 128
- definition: 126
- dual object of hope: 126
- feeds on the Scriptures: 126-127
- flows from the Scriptures: 126
- Job example of -: 127
Inspiration
- extension: 31-32
- is a mystical gift: 88-89
- nature of -: 16n; 30
Interpretation of the Scrip-tures
- beginning with Christ: 117n
- its importance: 50n
- method: pp. 24-26i
- principles: pp. 23-24i
- stages: p. 24i
- task of the exegetes: p. 22i; 48n
Jesus Christ
- center of Revelation: 117-118
- the only Master: 300
Liturgy
- definition: 261
- end: 264
- object: 261-262
- participates in the effective-ness of the Bible: 263
- two thirds of the liturgical texts are biblical: 263
Mary
- during the passion, she drew strength from the Scriptures: 236-237
- model of hope: 128
- model of prayer: 129
- model of reading the Bible: 111; 145; 217; 275
Meanings of Scrip-ture
- accommodating: 42
- completed: 40n
- literal or historical: 40n; 41
- revealed by the Holy Spirit: 43
- spiritual or mystical: 40n; 41-42
Monks
- and the Scriptures: 79; 155-156
Moses
- author of the Pentateuch: 13f
Prayer
- Bible reading is -: 217
- frequent theme of the Bible: 128; 128n
- must precede and follow the reading of the Bible: 202-203; 299
- the Bible, school of prayer: 129
Precepts of the Church
- and the commandments: 63
- and the Scriptures: 63
Press Aposto-late
- can subsist only with the Bi-ble: 97
- draws effectiveness from the Bible: 290-291
- furthers God's work: 97
- gives stable form to the Word of God: 193
- has in common with the Bi-ble:
- object: 98
- end: 99
- means: 99
- its special object is the Bible: 193
- must model himself after God-Writer: 191
- objective: so that all may read the Gospel: 292-293
- possesses simplicity of char-acter: 192
- possesses universal character: 191-192
- the spread of the Bible is es-sential part of it: 292
- without the Bible - it is not adequate: 202
Priest
- and Bible models: 72-73
- and care of souls: 70-72
- and the obligation to pro-claim the Word of God: 244; 247
- description of the priest: 163
- Jesus, model of the Priest: 166
- relationship between the Bi-ble and the priest: 166-167
- the candidates must be formed on the Bible: 244
- the Pauline aspirants loves the Gospel: 246-247
- the Priest in the O.T.: 165
- the Priest's need to read the Bible: 283
Reading of the Bi-ble
- and the pastor of souls: 70
- cancels sin:
- because it is a sacramental: 216
- because it excites love for God: 216-217
- because it is prayer: 217-218
- daily reading: 201; 273-275; 315-316
- dulls passions: 235-236
- effectiveness: 21
- everyone's duty:
- in families: 298-300
- in school: 300-301
- in church: 301-302
- in the spirit of the Church: 80; 109-112
- it defends from dangers of the world: 237
- its usefulness: 201-202
- necessary for all: 99; 100
- one of the homages most pleasing to God: 200
- order to follow in the read-ing:
- theological: 281
- familiar: 281-282
- liturgical: 283-285
- positive effects: 78; 79; 100; 119; 144-145; 225-226
- protects from the devil: 234-235
- required dispositions: 32-33; 100; 111; 199-202
- reveals its beauty: 62
- source of piety: 272-275
- source of spiritual progress: 201; 226-227
- stimulus for holiness: 290f
- substitutes other good works: 224-225
- supernatural light is neces-sary: 9
- why read the Bible: 108-109
Religious State
- and the beatitudes: 154
- in the NT, apology of the -: 155
- lived by Jesus first: 154
- testified by the sacred texts: 153-154
Sacred Scripture (cf. Bible)
Sin
- does not reconcile with the reading of the Bible: 226
Social life
- from neglect of the Bible come social ills: 183; 185
- Jewish life regulated by the bible: 184
- the bible contains norms for every social class: 183-184
- the Bible: code even of civil life: 182
Spirit of piety
- how it is nourished: 272-273
- importance: 271
- in what it consists: 271
Vulgate
- declared authentic by the Council of Trent: 18
- what it is: 18n
Word of God (cf. Bi-ble)
- and the Eucharist, of equal dignity: 20; 234
- importance of the -: 129f
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GENERAL INDEX
Symbols and abbreviations page 11
Introduction 13
Remarks 27
READ THE SACRED SCRIPTURES
Frontispiece 3 (Page Original) - 29 (Page present volume)
Preface (M. Ghiglione, S.S.P.) 5 -31
Introduction 9 - 35
Hymn to the Holy Spirit 10 - 35
FIRST PART
THE HOLY BIBLE AND FAITH
I What the Bible is 13 - 39
II The Holy Bible is inspired 25 - 52
III Meanings of Holy Scripture 37 - 62
IV The Holy Bible and Dogmatic Theology 47 - 72
V The Bible and Moral Theology 57 - 81
VI The Bible and the Ecclesiastical State 68 - 91
VII The Bible and Ascetic Theology 76 - 98
VIII The Bible and Mystical Theology 86 - 108
IX The Bible for the Apostle of the Press is the Truth 95 - 116
X Why and how must we read the Bible 104 - 125
SECOND PART
THE HOLY BIBLE AND MORALS
(Way)
XI From Holy Scripture flows the virtue of faith 115 - 137
XII From Holy Scripture flows the virtue of hope 124 - 146
XIII From Holy Scripture flows the virtue of char-ity 133 - 155
XIV The Bible and the practice of the evangelical beati-tudes 141 - 162
XV The Bible and the Religious State 151 - 171
XVI The Bible and the Priesthood 160 - 179
XVII The Bible and the family virtues 170 - 188
XVIII The Bible and the social virtues 181 - 197
XIX For the Press Apostolate the Bible is the way 189 - 204
XX Dispositions for reading the Bible 197 - 212
THIRD PART
THE HOLY BIBLE AND CULT
(Life)
XXI Holy Scripture cancels sins 213 - 225
XXII The Holy Gospel is salvation for us 222 - 234
XXIII The Holy Gospel is protection 230 - 241
XXIV The Bible in the formation of the clergy 241 - 253
XXV The Bible shortens Purgatory and augments the beatific vision 251 - 263
XXVI The Bible and Sacred Liturgy 259 - 271
XXVII The Bible font of piety 269 - 280
XXVIII Method for reading the Bible 279 - 292
XXIX For the Press Apostolate the Bible is life 288 - 300
XXX By whom and where must we read the Bible 297 - 310
Cult of Holy Scripture 306 - 318
Conclusion 315 - 326
Some prayers 320 - 330
INDEXES
INDEX OF BIBLICAL QUOTES 339
ANALYTICAL INDEX 345
GENERAL INDEX 349
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