Receiving the Word that makes us one

 

Tomorrow – or this evening - marks the vigil of the 3^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Since 2020 it has been referred to as the Sunday of the Word of God.  The Word is what unites Christians and it is the focus of what I refer to as the third part or movement of the Mass.  The heart of the movement to unite Christians is conversion – conversion rooted in the call to repentance, faith and following of Christ.  The closer each of us moves towards Christ in his word and in his sacrament (the two are inextricably linked) the closer we draw to each other.  In this way, we can see all things a anew in the light of Christ who is the light of the World and his church is destined to be a light on a hill for the world to see because through it shines the light of Christ.

To Mary, the first disciple of the Lord, we entrust the movement to restore unity to the broken and wounded body of Christ.