News from the Reading Room

178 Nassau Street, Princeton NJ 08540 Tel. 609 924-0919
Open Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Bible Story Time

You and your children are invited to a Bible Story Time, featuring the Parables of Jesus. Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 11:00-11:30 am at the Christian Science Reading Room, 178 Nassau Street, Princeton.

Now Available: The new large print edition of Prose Works by Mary Baker Eddy is now available. Prose Works combines 13 of Mary Baker Eddy’s shorter books and sermons into a single publication. Prose Works continues to offer inspiration and uplift to contemporary readers. This hardcover book is measures 7.38 x 10.5 inches (18.7 x 26.7 cm) and features large font and wide margins for easy reading and note-taking.

Looking for a gift idea? Our Christian Science Reading Room now offers gift cards in both physical (plastic) and eGift card format. They may be purchased in the Reading Room and eGift cards may also be purchased online.

Please note: These gift cards may only be redeemed at this location: Christian Science Reading Room, 178 Nassau St., Princeton NJ. They may not be redeemed at other Christian Science Reading Rooms.

Not for children only! Though written with a young audience in mind, the recently released book, Stories of Healing: Jesus and his followers, is one that all will enjoy. Stop in to check it out!

You and your children are invited to explore our children’s lending library. Selections include some out-of-print favorites as well as books that are currently available for sale. Read or borrow your favorite Bible stories in English or Spanish:

The Story of Jesus / La historia de Jesús
Moses: Leader and Lawgiver / Moisés: líder y legislador
Noah and the Ark / El Arca de Noé
Joseph and his Brothers / José y sus hermanos
Nehemiah builds the wall /Nehemías reconstruye el muro
The Story of Ruth / La historia de Rut

These stories are also available for purchase, and French, German, and Portuguese translations may be ordered.

The Bible Lesson-Sermon (often referred to as, The Bible Lesson, Lesson-Sermon, or the Lesson) is published in the Christian Science Quarterly. Each Lesson is used for individual study throughout the week and constitutes the sermon read on Sunday.

The scientific statement of being

“There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter. All is infinite Mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is All-in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth; matter is mortal error; Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. Spirit is God, and man is His image and likeness. Therefore man is not material; he is spiritual.” Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 468:8-15

I John 3:1-3

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.”

“Our Master said, ‘After this manner therefore pray ye,’ and then he gave that prayer which covers all human needs…. Here let me give what I understand to be the spiritual sense of the Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father which art in heaven,
Our Father-Mother God, all-harmonious,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Adorable One.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy kingdom is come; Thou art ever-present.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Enable us to know, — as in heaven, so on earth, —
God is omnipotent, supreme.
Give us this day our daily bread;
Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections;
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And Love is reflected in love;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;
And God leadeth us not into temptation, but delivereth
us from sin, disease, and death.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.
For God is infinite, all-power, all Life, Truth, Love,
over all, and All.”

Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 16:26 to 15, next page

Find in the Bible, Exodus 20:3-17

Find in the Bible, Matthew 5:3-12

The Ten Commandments

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Exodus 20:3-17

The Beatitudes from Christ Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount

“And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.”

Matthew 5:1-12