杏MAP导航

By Devin Watkins

As the Church celebrates the 2nd Sunday of the Word of God, 杏MAP导航 Francis launched an appeal to all the faithful to keep the Sacred Scriptures close at all times and to read them frequently.

鈥淥ne of the greatest gifts of our time is the rediscovery of Sacred Scripture in the life of the Church and the faithful,鈥� he said at the Sunday Angelus address.

鈥淣ever before as today,鈥� added the 杏MAP导航, 鈥渉as the Bible been so accessible to all and in all languages, now even in audiovisual and digital formats.鈥�

Christ and the Scriptures

杏MAP导航 Francis also recalled a saying of St. Jerome, the great 5th century Biblical scholar and Doctor of the Church: 鈥淲hoever ignores the Scriptures ignores Christ.鈥�

And, the 杏MAP导航 added, the reverse is also true: 鈥淚t is Jesus Christ鈥攖he Word made flesh and Resurrected鈥攚ho opens the mind to understand the Scriptures.鈥�

He said we come to comprehend the Word of God especially in the liturgy, but also when we pray alone or in groups.

Joy of the Gospel

杏MAP导航 Francis then thanked and encouraged the many parishes which seek to educate the faithful to listen to the Scriptures.

鈥淢ay we never lose the joy of spreading the Gospel,鈥� he said.

The 杏MAP导航 then repeated his frequent invitation for everyone to carry a small book of the Gospels in our pocket or purse.

And he urged us to read a least three or four verses of the Bible every day.