These words from the book of Deuteronomy (30:14) are quoted by Paul in his letter to the Romans, in the selection used for the second reading for the First Sunday of Lent (Romans 10: 8-13).
Keeping the Word near us is what prompted the Bishops at Vatican II to reform the Lectionary to include three readings over a three-year cycle, so that Catholics would hear a larger part of the Bible on Sunday. The bishops also encouraged Catholics to read and study the Scriptures.
Prayer is one of the traditional practices of Lent. What better way to pray than with the Word of God? The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus’ visit to the home of Martha and her sister, Mary (Luke 10: 38-42). In the story, Mary is shown sitting at Jesus’ feet (the posture of a disciple), listening to him – the Word of God – and Jesus tells Martha that Mary has chosen “the better part.”
At St. Malachi, we have a wonderful opportunity to do the same this Lent. Beginning this Saturday morning at 10 AM, anyone who is interested is invited to gather in the school building (I believe classroom 2) to pray and share the Scriptures for the Sundays of Lent, beginning this week with the readings for the First Sunday of Lent.
The idea was to give everyone a full week to pray with the Scripture readings after the session to prepare for Sunday liturgy.
Interested but, perhaps reluctant because you don’t know what the readings are or feel you don’t know enough about Scripture to contribute? Let me suggest two resources:
• The Scripture readings for Sunday (or for any day) can be found at the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.usccb.org/nab/.
• As for learning more about the readings and starting your reflection on the readings, I suggest The Center for Liturgy at St. Louis University Sunday Website: http://www.liturgy.slu.edu/
The Word is Near You
These words from the book of Deuteronomy (30:14) are quoted by Paul in his letter to the Romans, in the selection used for the second reading for the First Sunday of Lent (Romans 10: 8-13).
Keeping the Word near us is what prompted the Bishops at Vatican II to reform the Lectionary to include three readings over a three-year cycle, so that Catholics would hear a larger part of the Bible on Sunday. The bishops also encouraged Catholics to read and study the Scriptures.
Prayer is one of the traditional practices of Lent. What better way to pray than with the Word of God? The Gospel of Luke tells the story of Jesus’ visit to the home of Martha and her sister, Mary (Luke 10: 38-42). In the story, Mary is shown sitting at Jesus’ feet (the posture of a disciple), listening to him – the Word of God – and Jesus tells Martha that Mary has chosen “the better part.”
At St. Malachi, we have a wonderful opportunity to do the same this Lent. Beginning this Saturday morning at 10 AM, anyone who is interested is invited to gather in the school building (I believe classroom 2) to pray and share the Scriptures for the Sundays of Lent, beginning this week with the readings for the First Sunday of Lent.
The idea was to give everyone a full week to pray with the Scripture readings after the session to prepare for Sunday liturgy.
Interested but, perhaps reluctant because you don’t know what the readings are or feel you don’t know enough about Scripture to contribute? Let me suggest two resources:
• The Scripture readings for Sunday (or for any day) can be found at the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.usccb.org/nab/.
• As for learning more about the readings and starting your reflection on the readings, I suggest The Center for Liturgy at St. Louis University Sunday Website: http://www.liturgy.slu.edu/