PANAJI
President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) and Archbishop of Goa and Daman Filipe Neri Ferrão has appealed to the faithful to keep the Word of God close to their hearts daily.
The Archbishop was speaking after releasing the book ‘Celebrating the Word of God’ at the Archbishop’s House in Panaji on Wednesday.
“Let us make room in our lives for the Word of God. Let us read each day, a verse or two of the Bible and allow it to inspire us daily. This volume helps us to realise and appreciate the place of the Word of God in our liturgy, mission and life as well as the significance of celebrating the Word of God on special Sunday,” said Archbishop Ferrão.
The book brings together four Church documents on the Word of God and includes two Apostolic Letters of Pope Francis: (1) Aperuit Illis, instituting the celebration of the Word of God on a special Sunday of the Year and published on September 30, 2019, (2) Scripturae Sacrae Affectus, published on September 30, 2020, (3) The Roman Missal Lectionary Praenotanda, which contains the essential catechesis about Scripture in the Liturgy and (4) Note of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments for the celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God, published on December 17, 2020.
'Celebrating the Word of God' is published by the CCBI and those interested in copies can contact the CCBI General Secretariat or call on 9886730224.
