Breakthrough!

The Bible for Young Catholics, NABRE Translation 

(8 Reviews)

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Overview

Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics is a visual Bible for a visual generation, in the translation they hear read in Mass–the NABRE Translation! 
Bold artwork, a clean design, and fresh content allow young teens between the ages of 10-13 to encounter Scripture like never before.

They'll explore and form friendships with the people of the Bible as they share their stories, struggles, and joys.

They'll find stunning, vibrant art that brings Scripture to life and helps them think about the stories of the Bible in a new way. 

They'll travel through salvation history and discover that no matter what they're experiencing, God never stops trying to break through because he loves and is always there for them. 

Young people will find a true friend in this Bible, because every element was created especially for their unique experiences, and their personal journey of faith. 

Product Details

Publisher: Saint Mary's Press

Translation: New American Bible Revised Edition

Copyright: Feb. 24, 2016

Format: Paperback

Size: 6.625 x 9.5

Length: 2128 pages

Weight: 3.600lbs

Item number: 4149

ISBN: 978-1-59982-845-9

ISBN-10: 1-59982-845-6

Special Features

We knew how important it was to provide an NABRE experience designed to engage today's young teens. A stunning Salvation History Time Line provides a visual encounter with each period in salvation history.In addition, tweens will encounter a reading plan that launches from each period in the Salvation History Time Line, taking young teens on a journey through 200 key passages that also relate to everyday life.

  • Reading plan call-outs at the top of these Scripture pages present thought-provoking prompts that engage young teens in self-reflection and action related to these passages. Pray It!, Study It!, and Live It! sidebars encourage engagement throughout the Word.
  • Make it Stick! - A collection of passages that provide guidance to help young teens live faithfully when facing various circumstances.
  • Go Forth! - A collection of passages that help young teens become missionary disciples
  • Rich study Bible features include Old Testament and New Testament introductions, Book introductions, Index of Bible Stories, Maps and Glossary.
  • Biblical people come alive through revised interviews and new artistic portraits
Customer Reviews

Favorite Bible for Youth

3/29/2023

By Margaret S, Cranford, NJ

We love working with the Break Through Bible. Youth become more familiar with Scripture and looking up verses. Plus the added notes are a great guide to the youth lives now.

Love God bless everyone

1/14/2021

By Demecio Vigil Jr., Gilcrest Co,80623

Best Bible I've read so far thank you God bless everyone

We love what your Bibles do for our kids.

5/16/2024

By Judy Kreczmer, St. John the Baptist Church, Somonauk, IL

We love what your Bibles do for our kids. This year we gave each 5th-8th-grader a copy of The Catholic Youth Bible or Breakthrough! to take home for their very own. Lots of happy faces. Thank you.

So glad you did this!

7/15/2016

By Pam Sprute, Villa Academy, Seattle, WA

I've been using the Catholic Youth Bible with my middle school students for years, but it's a bit over their head at time. When SMP made the full Children's bible I was tempted to purchase that. I do have a couple on hand but I felt it was a bit too primary for middle school. Break Through (NABRE) is now perfect for this age group. The structure, formatting, pictures all of it is great. I had SMP send me a sample to make sure before we ordered new sets. I even ran it by several of my students. They loved it and were very glad to know that would be able to use it this next year.

By Susie Benkert, St. Joseph’s Catholic School Greenville

I’ve been waiting for this Bible! I have used the Breakthrough! teaching activities manual, An Introduction to People of Faith, in my classes for eight years, and I’m excited to finally have an NABRE Bible to go along with it. My sixth- and seventh-grade students will appreciate the illustrations, the Live It!, Study It!, and Pray It! sections, and many of the other extra helps available to them. I will enjoy using the maps as well as the Catholic Connections sections to supplement my instruction.

By Megan Moore, Director of Faith Formation, Saint Mary Catholic Church, Waverly, IA

Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics (NABRE) is an excellent classroom or parish resource. This Bible is not only accessible for young Catholics, but it also invites them to encounter Scripture in exciting and meaningful ways. Each book of the Bible contains an introduction, sidebars, and illustrations to engage readers and really bring God’s Word to life. In addition, multiple resources such as maps, topical guides, and discipleship challenges allow readers to make personal connections to the text and motivate them to not just read about faith but to live it. The Breakthrough! Bible is the perfect way to introduce young people to the Word of God—by stimulating their minds and inspiring their hearts.

By Mrs. Sandra Hartfiel, 7th & 8th grade Theology teacher, St. John Paul II Catholic School

There is much to be excited about with the new Saint Mary’s Press Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics (NABRE). Every year I begin eighth-grade classes with an overview of salvation history. The awesome time line presented in this Bible will tremendously enhance these lessons. A challenge in reading and teaching the Bible is to help it come alive, and I believe this edition has accomplished that task by using colorful time lines, maps, and pictures, as well as an appropriate reading level. Footnotes, cross-references, and the glossary are resourceful tools to enhance everyone’s knowledge of God, his Son Jesus, and the working of the Holy Spirit throughout time. The thought-provoking additions to this Bible, such as Catholic Connections, Live It!, and Pray It!, help make reading and studying the Bible relevant to the adolescent reader. A great job has been done in including so much additional information about each book, such as Headlines, Did You Know?, and Important Themes.

By Kelly Ramsdell, Pastoral Assistant For Youth Ministry (grades 5-8), St. John the Baptist Church

There are several features in the new Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics (NABRE) that will be helpfully utilized by our middle school youth, in particular the Live It!, Study It!, and Pray It! boxes. The Bible is sometimes very complicated and can be overwhelming to anyone, especially preteens and teenagers, who have so many distractions available to them. Being able to read the Live It! box helps to apply this story of long ago to the here and now, and can help the kids see what better questions they could ask themselves or what better ways they could respond in different situations. Study It! is a nonthreatening, concise, and easy way for the youth to be guided into deeper contemplation of the verses, and may create an interest in reading even further into the story than they originally were going to do. Pray It! is great to give the youth an actual prayer that relates to the book in the Bible they are reading, and also ties into situations they may be experiencing in their own life right now. The artwork in the Breakthrough! Bible is wonderfully done and very eye catching. Of course including maps depicting journeys and the names of those places noted in the Bible is another great way to involve the youth in the actual story. These places really exist, even if they are now called something different, and that draws the reader in to a deeper level. The Make It Stick! feature, with Bible verses to look up when you are feeling a certain way to help you work things out or reinforce how you are feeling, is a great idea! Not only does this make it easier to find a particular verse, it also shows that there are several different places in the Bible where things are mentioned that are similar to how you are feeling right now or that have a situation that is the same as yours and can offer guidance.

By Jenni Justus, theology department, Marist School, Atlanta, GA

Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics (NABRE) from Saint Mary’s Press is a treasure trove of inspiration and innovation. The artwork is imaginative and modern, and the character-by-character approach helps students personally connect to these people of faith and their stories. The layout of the introductory pages, the map appendix, and the introduction to each book of the Bible help students clearly see the “big picture” of salvation history. I always tell my students that Scripture is God’s “love letter” to us. The underlying vision of Breakthrough! is that God is always striving to have a relationship with us—to “break through” into our lives. The Live It! Study It! Pray It! and Catholic Connections articles reinforce that God is constantly involved in our everyday lives. The articles explain in easy-to-understand terms how these “old” stories of our faith have value and relevance in life’s daily ups and downs. Scripture is presented as God’s way of communicating this love, teaching us how to be better missionary disciples and bringing us closer together as children in God’s family, the Church. The Breakthrough! Bible also does an excellent job of giving relevant, age-appropriate introductory and historical material in bite-sized chunks. The creative “Bible People Encounters” and “Bible Events” pages help students zero in on individual characters in chronological order throughout Scripture. I can easily see how lesson plans, in-class activities, and long-term projects could be supported and supplemented with the introductory and appendix material! This makes it easy and fun for me to streamline my lessons. I love how the beautiful artwork, colorful maps, helpful supplemental articles, and well-organized and engaging layout of this Bible make the Scriptures come alive for the reader, no matter their age!
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