Author(s): Eileen Clare Grant

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Catholics have been encouraged since the Second Vatican Council to become more familiar with the Holy Bible, yet many still find it a daunting book.

The Lectionary gives generous extracts throughout the liturgical year, but at the cost of losing sight of the historical context of each extract.

In order to recover our sense of the narrative as a whole, we need to understand Salvation History as the true history of the world, from creation and fall to salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ, leading to eternal happiness in God.