[spunkets]

"One of the reasons the Church provides the Scripture readings of the day through the Missal for everyone attending is because people often forgot their Bibles, just as you did."

No. Bibles were not used, as I pointed out and folks never did bring their own as a rule.

[Titanites]

No. Bibles were not used, as I pointed out

They wouldn't need to, as the printed Scripture readings are provided.

[Titanites]

and folks never did bring their own as a rule.

There is no such rule. Some people do bring them, but it is not necessary as the printed Scripture readings are provided.