Greater familiarity of European men and women with the Sacred Scriptures leads towards that experience of burning fire in the heart which was experienced by the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The Bible read and prayed, in particular by young people, is the book of the future for the European continent.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Greater familiarity of European men and women with the Sacred Scriptures leads towards that experience of burning fire in the heart which was experienced by the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The Bible read and prayed, in particular by young people, is the book of the future for the European continent." in the context of "H. Em. Card. Carlo Maria MARTINI, Archbishop of Milan (7 October 1999) Press Office of the Holy See" to mean that wisdom is timeless.