[Magdalen] Take and read?

[Grace Cangialosi]

The wedding night prayer in Tobit is one of the suggested readings in the wedding ceremony. I heard it used for the first time at a wedding when I was in seminary. It's lovely.

> On Jan 1, 2017, at 9:01 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I visited a local branch of Half Price Books the other day and headed
> for "my" Religion section. Almost immediately I noticed a pristine,
> new-looking leather Bible marked "Revised Standard Version" and "With
> the Apocrypha." "Genuine Cowhide," it said on the back. The price tag
> said...wait for it...$10. And everything in the store was 20% off that
> day. I took it directly to the checkout counter. Easy decision.
> 
> So I have this nice Bible and was thumbing through it, and I saw Tobit
> go by, and something told me it would be a nice thing to just read it
> from the beginning, maybe a few chapters. I had thought this was a
> longish book, but it isn't. I read the whole thing. And it's a great
> story! Encouraging and uplifting.
> 
> What I needed today, for sure. Assurance of God's providence even in
> tough times. Good reading to start the year.
> 
> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA