Sunday, January 22, 2023

Sunday of the Word of God

 

Today marks the Sunday of the Word of God, instituted by Pope Francis in 2019 as a way to promote the study of Sacred Scripture, and give new life to the responsibility of all believers to deepen their knowledge of Scripture.  Pope Francis instituted this special Sunday in his motu proprio, Aperuit illis.

“I hereby declare that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study, and dissemination of the word of God. This Sunday of the Word of God will thus be a fitting part of that time of the year when we are encouraged to strengthen our bonds with the Jewish people and to pray for Christian unity. This is more than a temporal coincidence: the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God has ecumenical value, since the Scriptures point out, for those who listen, the path to authentic and firm unity.”

Let us turn to the scriptures for inspiration, comfort, and hope.



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