After his grandfather died, the book vanished. Donated, probably. Trashed, possibly.
Then, at 2 a.m., he found a university library’s special collections catalog from Ohio. “New American Bible, 1970. Trans. CCD. Includes original introductory notes and the unrevised Psalm headings.” new american bible 1970 pdf
The New American Bible , 1970 edition. The first complete translation authorized by the Catholic Church in English that didn’t sound like a medieval lawsuit. His grandfather had owned a leather-bound copy, the pages so thin they were almost translucent. Leo remembered the ribbon marker—purple, frayed—always stuck somewhere in the Psalms. After his grandfather died, the book vanished
No later edition kept that line.
Not a PDF. A physical book. 847 miles away. After his grandfather died