正如耶穌基督渴望我們接受祂為我們而設的聖體聖事，天主也希望我們閱讀祂在聖經中為我們而寫的內容。（AE, 172） As Jesus Christ ardently desires us to receive him in the Holy Eucharist, instituted precisely for us, so God desires we should read what he has written for us in the Bible (AE, 172).
聖經與其他書籍不同，它瀰漫著活力。它是天主聖言最偉大的聖事。在它的書頁下，聖神的神聖之火在燃燒，就像在「聖儀」中也有基督活著的神聖位格。（AE, 170） The spirit that permeates the Bible and brings it to life sets it apart from other books. It is the great sacrament of the Word of God. From its pages glows the divine fire of the Holy Spirit just as in the sacramental species there is the living divine person of Christ (AE, […]
就像領聖體的人獲得來自天堂無與倫比的美德滋養，以聖經話語為食糧的人，也感到有股不可言喻的神聖之火，在他的心中燃點，穿透靈魂，使精神煥然一新。（AE, 170） Just as one who receives the sacred Host partake of heavenly nourishment of incomparable energy, likewise one who nourishes himself on the words of the Bible experience an inner divine fire of inexpressible action that penetrates the soul and renews it spiritually (AE, 170).
