The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Exhortation on the Bible, Verbum Domini, was released on November 11th. It is the first full length papal document focused solely on the scripture since Pope Pius XII's Encyclical, Divino Afflante Spiritu, that was published in 1943.
The Holy Father is calling all of us to rediscover the Bible, to fall deeply in love with Jesus, and to grow in faith. I encourage you to read it and meditate on it. Below I have given you a beautiful excerpt from the end of the document along with a link to the full document. Let us all take advantage of this masterful teaching from our great theologian Pope, Pope Bendedict XVI.
May every day of our lives thus be shaped by a renewed encounter with Christ, the Word of the Father made flesh: he stands at the beginning and the end, and “in him all things hold together” (Col 1:17). Let us be silent in order to hear the Lord’s word and to meditate upon it, so that by the working of the Holy Spirit it may remain in our hearts and speak to us all the days of our lives. In this way the Church will always be renewed and rejuvenated, thanks to the word of the Lord which remains for ever (cf. 1 Pet 1:25;Is 40:8). Thus we too will enter into the great nuptial dialogue which concludes sacred Scripture: “The Spirit and the bride say: ‘Come’. And let everyone who hears say: ‘Come!’” The one who testifies to these things, says: ‘Surely I am coming soon!’. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!”. (Rev 22:17, 20).
To read the document, please click on the link below.
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