Our Lady of the Rosary Parish is offering 6 weekly Lenten sessions on Sacred Scripture – their inspiration, history, and relationship to the Church.

Fr. Longenecker writes:

 Pat May is a former Anglican priest, theologian and Bible teacher and a member of Our Lady of the Rosary parish. Pat will present this six week Lenten course as an introduction to the Sacred Scriptures—their inspiration, their history and their relationship to the Church. With so much false teaching in our culture and the multi media universe, this free course will ground you in the basics of God’s revelation to the world through the Sacred Scriptures and the Church.

Session Dates:

These sessions are open to the wider Catholic Community.  Course Description, and Week I syllabus below.  To register, please click on this link:

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“The Word of God in the Life of the Church”

A Six-Week Study on the role of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition together as taught in the Dogmatic Constitution, Dei Verbum

Instructor: Pat May
Location: Christ on Main, Downtown Greenville
Primary Text: Dei Verbum, The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Course Overview

This six-week Lenten study introduces participants to the Church’s teaching on Divine Revelation as articulated in Dei Verbum, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation from the Second Vatican Council.

The study will explore how God reveals Himself in history, how Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition form one sacred deposit of the Word of God, and how the Church faithfully interprets and safeguards this Revelation.

Particular attention will be given to:

• Christ as the fullness of Revelation
• The relationship between Scripture and Tradition
• Biblical inspiration and inerrancy
• The interpretation of Scripture within the Church
• How to read the scriptures faithfully and devotionally as Catholics
• The duty of Sacred Scripture to point to the incarnate Word, Jesus Christ, the Son of God and particularly how He gives Himself to us in the Holy Eucharist

The aim is both theological clarity and spiritual renewal during the Lenten season.

Course Objectives

By the conclusion of this study, participants will:

1. Understand the Church’s teaching on Divine Revelation.
2. Articulate the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
3. Explain the Church’s teaching on biblical inspiration and truth.
4. Understand how Scripture is authentically interpreted within the Church.
5. Grow in confidence reading Scripture within the life of the Church.
6. Deepen their love for Christ, the Word made flesh.

Course Format

Each weekly session (60–75 minutes) will include:

• Opening prayer
• Doctrinal presentation
• Guided reading of selected passages from Dei Verbum
• Catechism cross-references
• Concluding spiritual reflection

Q&A

Week II

Sacred Tradition and the Deposit of Faith

Text: Dei Verbum 7–10

Theme: The living transmission of the Gospel.

Topics:

• Apostolic Tradition
• Distinction between Tradition and traditions
• Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium
• The safeguarding of the Deposit of Faith

Spiritual Emphasis:
Trusting Christ’s promise to guide His Church.