Sunday of the Word of God 2024

For next year’s ‘Sunday of the Word of God’, which will be celebrated in St Peter’s Basilica in the presence of Pope Francis on Sunday 21 January 2024, the motto chosen is taken from the Gospel of St John: “Remain in my Word” (John 8,31).

Liturgical and Pastoral Handbook

Fifth Sunday of the Word of God The Sunday of the Word of God is a profoundly pastoral initiative with which Pope Francis wants to make it clear how important it is in the daily life of the Church and our communities to refer to the Word of God, a Word that is not confined to a book, but...

Tickets for the World Day of the Poor

Free admission tickets For participate in the Eucharistic Celebration that Pope Francis will preside on Sunday, November 19, at 09:30 a.m., in St. Peter's Basilica, on the occasion of the Fifth Sunday of the Word of God. Free tickets may be collected from the Palazzo San Pio...

1/Sunday of the Word of God 2024, interviews with catechists and readers

Justin Ragoonanan, 35, will be instituted as a Catechist on January 21. He comes from the diocese of Port of Spain, in the Antilles. When did you feel the call to serve as a Catechist? “My call to engage in catechesis and announce the Gospel came when I had just turned 20. About 15...

2/Sunday of the Word of God, interviews with catechists and readers

Kali McMorris is one of the candidates who will receive the Ministry of Lector from the Pope. She is Jamaican, from the Archdiocese of Kingston. When did you feel within yourself the desire to serve the Lord and your community through the ministry of Lector/Reader? “At...

3/Sunday of the Word of God. Interviews with catechists and lectors

Maria Erivan Silva, of the Archdiocese of Fortaleza, Brazil, will be instituted as a Catechist. When did you feel the call to serve as a Catechist? “I have been a catechist since I was 14, when I was preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation in my home parish of São João...

Sunday of the Word of God

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