C&SI - What is Sunday of the Word of God - 30 Jan 2022 (S02E11b) (podcast excerpt) - a podcast by Come & See Inspirations team

We are slightly behind on this weeks podcast topic wise discussing what is Sunday of the Word of God which is celebrated on the Third Sunday in Ordinary time which was last week (Jan 21st), however, John and Shane talk through what is the meaning of the celebration and the challenges it puts forward for us as individuals and as praying communities.

Sunday of the Word of God
In his Apostolic Letter of 30 September 2019, Aperuit illis Pope Francis established that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be the Sunday of the Word of God. He had already proposed something similar at the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Sunday of the Word of God is a day to be devoted to the celebration, study, and spreading of the Word of God. Pope Francis is clear from the very first paragraph of this letter that the relationship between the Risen Lord, a community of believers, and sacred Scripture is essential to who we are as Christians.

Sunday of the Word of God is not a new feast! After all, the Word of God is proclaimed at every Sunday Eucharist, and one of the great blessings of the liturgical reform and renewal flowing from the Second Vatican Council is a greater appreciation of the foundational role of the Word of God in every liturgical celebration. The reform of the lectionary has led to much more scripture being proclaimed during our liturgical gatherings and a greater awareness of the role of the Word of God in the life of faith.

Resources:
Archdiocese of Dublin
USSCB resource website
Vatican News - Pope establishes Sunday of the Word of God

Further episodes of Come

Further podcasts by Come & See Inspirations team

Website of Come & See Inspirations team