There are some 8000 verses in the New Testament. If we memorized 3 verses a day, we could memorize the Entire New Testament in a matter of 8 years. If we memorized 10 verses a day, we could know the entire NT by heart in less than 3 years! How many Bible verses do you know by heart? What are your favorite Bible Verses? One of my favorite passages in all Sacred Scriptures is Apostles St. John's Teaching in his First Epistle, viz 1 Jn 1:5-10: "[5] And this is the declaration which we have heard from him, and declare unto you: That God is light, and in him there is no darkness. Et haec est annuntiatio, quam audivimus ab eo, et annuntiamus vobis : quoniam Deus lux est, et tenebrae in eo non sunt ullae. [6] If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth. Si dixerimus quoniam societatem habemus cuм eo, et in tenebris ambulamus, mentimur, et veritatem non facimus. [7] But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. Si autem in luce ambulamus sicut et ipse est in luce, societatem habemus ad invicem, et sanguis Jesu Christi, Filii ejus, emundat nos ab omni peccato. [8] If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Si dixerimus quoniam peccatum non habemus, ipsi nos seducimus, et veritas in nobis non est. [9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity. Si confiteamur peccata nostra : fidelis est, et justus, ut remittat nobis peccata nostra, et emundet nos ab omni iniquitate. [10] If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Si dixerimus quoniam non peccavimus, mendacem facimus eum, et verbum ejus non est in nobis.
I particularly love "He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness." I have had this memorized since my late 20's. Another one I love and pray often is the Last Gospel. "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. ...through Him all things were made..." So many beautiful scriptures to commit to memory. When I pray the Rosary i will often pray it by reciting scriptures that go with each bead. I've got the Joyful mysteries down. Working on the Sorrowful and Glorious. Almost there!
