In 2019, Pope Francis established the Sunday of the Word of God to be celebrated each year on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. As the Holy Father stated in his apostolic letter instituting the observance, “Devoting a specific Sunday of the liturgical year to the word of God can enable the Church to experience anew how the risen Lord opens up for us the treasury of his word and enables us to proclaim its unfathomable riches before the world” (Aperuit illus, no. 2).
On January 26 in observance of the Sunday of the Word of God, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, through a grant from the American Bible Society, offers a “Sunday Seminar Series” of six videos about Sacred Scripture in the life of the Church. These videos, available in English and Spanish, will feature some of the bishops and biblical scholars and will be accompanied by discussion/reflection questions.
The videos are available at https://catholic.bible/sunday-of-the-word-of-god/.
Through these videos, the hope is to bring people into an encounter with Scripture. May God's people be inspired and challenged to see, understand, and engage with Scripture in a new and prayerful way.
Understanding the Pentateuch: Its Importance in Scripture
~Dr. Bradley Gregory
The Catholic University of America
Voices of the Prophets: Messages for Today
~Dr. Deirdre Dempsey
Marquette University
Spreading the Gospel: The Church’s Mission in Acts
~Bishop Slawomir Szkredka
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Letters from a Missionary: Paul’s Epistles Explained
~Dr. Timothy Milinovich
Dominican University
Unveiling the Future: Insights from Apocalyptic Scriptures
~Dr. Kelley Coblentz
BautchSaint Edward’s University
Challenging Misconceptions: Understanding Disability and Illness in Scripture
~Dr. Thomas Bolin
Saint Norbert College