On Jan. 24, the pope will celebrate Mass marking Sunday of the Word of God and will present Bibles to a variety of Catholics.
Pope to hand out Bibles at Sunday of the Word of God celebration
Sunday Scripture reading: Jan. 24, 2021
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Jon 3:1-5, 10
Second reading: 1 Cor 7:29-31
Gospel: Mk 1:14-20
Saint of the Week: Francis de Sales
Canonized in 1665 and declared a doctor of the church in 1877, Francis is the patron saint of journalists, authors and the deaf.
‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ pope writes in new book
Silence, like words, can be a language of love, Pope Francis wrote in the introduction to a new book by in Italian by Father Antenucci.
Sunday Scripture reading: Jan. 17, 2021
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
First reading: 1 Sm 3:3-10, 19
Second reading: 1 Cor 6:13-15, 17-20
Gospel: Jn 1:35-42
Daily podcast that leads listeners through Bible’s narrative is No. 1 in U.S.
Two weeks into 2021, “The Bible in a Year” with Father Mike Schmitz tops the charts — and has since 48 hours after its Jan. 1 launch.
Bedside care: Rome priest chronicles ministering while sick with COVID-1
A 57-year-old Rome priest shared on Facebook Jan. 14 a compilation of the series in a 40-page document, titled, “God, the Virus and I: The Semi-demented Chronicles of Contagion with Grace.”
COVID-19 and ecumenism: Pandemic prompts prayer, action
Around the globe, Christians of different denominations have and continue to practice what Pope Francis has called the “ecumenism of charity,” working together to care for the sick, support the mourning and feed the hungry.