Day 45: Pray for Priests (2026)

The Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (RSV-2CE) is an English translation of the Bible that includes the deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament. It was first published in 1966 and revised in 2006 to conform to the Vatican document *Liturgiam authenticam*. This edition is known for its formal equivalence, providing a word-for-word translation that safeguards literal fidelity. It is widely used by Catholic scholars and theologians and is approved for liturgical use in certain Catholic parishes. The RSV-2CE is notable for its conservative approach to translation, retaining the beauty and readability of the original RSV while making minor revisions to archaic language.

The New American Bible, first published in 1970, is an English translation of Sacred Scripture from the original biblical languages, carried out by members of the Catholic Biblical Association of America under the sponsorship of the U.S. bishops' Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The Revised Edition (NABRE), released in 2011, incorporates updates to the Old Testament based on the best available manuscripts and includes book introductions, outlines, and extensive study notes for better understanding of the historical, cultural, and literary context.

The Great Adventure Catholic Bible uses the Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition and integrates The Great Adventure Bible Timeline Learning System. This system includes color-coded timelines, articles summarizing each period of salvation history, key event call-outs, detailed charts, and newly designed full-color maps. The Bible also features the words of Jesus printed in red and provides a comprehensive overview of important characters, key events, geography, and major covenants. It is designed to make the complexity of reading the Bible simple by giving a big picture of salvation history and showing how everything ties together.