What does Lent have to do with reading the Bible? You don’t need a special occasion to read and understand the Bible? This is what I’ve been talking about. lol
Ephesians can be read in less than 30 minutes.
As Cronos says, some of us benighted Catholics read the Bible daily and study it almost daily. We do not presume to think that 30 minutes is enough to hear all that God is saying in a particular text. Do you?
Do you know what we mean by lectio divina? You might want to look into it.
In what I thought was a gentle response to your gratuitous advice to read what I have read many times (though certainly not 'enough'), I pledged (and I still pledge) to live with Galatians for 40 days, not for 30 minutes. (I was thinking of doing Proverbs, since I think I'm weak in the "wisdom" books and other of the kethubim. But I don't mind putting that off.) I am not sure what you think this is an example of.
I don't know how your time is committed, but I do have a sense of how my time is committed, and of the demands on it. I probably spend too much here and on FaceBook, but most of my days, including prayer, scripture reading, scripture and other studying, are quite full. And not being paid (in cash -- but I am rewarded greatly) for this, I have things like getting in enough wood to heat us during the threatened bad weather to worry about and getting the roof repaired. (I don't do roof clambering any more. Never did much.) I don't think I do enough, but I'm working on it, with the grace and help of God.
For many Catholics, Lent (and Advent) are times for a kind of a "sprint," a pace of prayer and study that we simply could not maintain throughout the year. During that time we support one another in prayer, and we understand that we are all trying to cut back on distractions and other commitments and to pay more than usual attention to explicitly "spiritual" matters.
It's a shame when hostility prevents courtesy and blocks understanding. I took your suggestion extremely seriously. I guess this is an instance of those who cannot take 'yes' for an answer.