The New Catholic Answer Bible

The New Catholic Answer Bible is great for a family member or friend who is in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) or has recently joined the Church.  It will help all Catholics to learn more about the Catholic Faith, increase their knowledge of Scripture and deepen their appreciation for it. It will allow you to better respond when others ask you about the Catholic Church and its teachings. 

This Bible includes the whole text of the New American Bible, along with answers to the most important questions about the Catholic Faith. It  gives answers to why we believe in the Real Presence, why we venerate saints, and more. 

This one volume gives the complete answers in their scriptural context, with over 800 references to Scripture and the Catholic Catechism.

Matthew 25: 31 - 46

'When the Son of man comes in his glory, escorted by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne  of glory. All nations will be assembled before him and he will separate people one from another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you made me welcome, lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me." Then the upright will say to him in reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you welcome, lacking clothes and clothe you? When did we find you sick or in prison and go to see you?" And the King will answer, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." Then he will say to those on his left hand, "Go away from me, with your curse upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you never gave me food, I was thirsty and you never gave me anything to drink, I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, lacking clothes and you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me." Then it will be their turn to ask, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a stranger or lacking clothes, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?" Then he will answer, "In truth I tell you, in so far as you neglected to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me." And they will go away to eternal punishment, and the upright to eternal life.'

Prayer by Saint Francis de Sales

My God, I give you this day.
I offer you, now,
all of the good that I shall do
and I promise to accept,
for love of you,
all of the difficulty that I shall meet.
Help me to conduct myself
during this day
in a manner pleasing to you.
Amen.