“The Old Testament prepares for the New and the New Testament fulfills the Old; the two shed light on each other; both are true Word of God” (CCC 140). When Ezra opened the book, the entire congregation stood up, praised God, lifted their hands in worship, then prostrated themselves before God, thus recognizing His presence among them through His Word. We replicate this act during the reading of the Gospel at Mass. Through today‘s liturgy of the word we are invited to reflect upon the place Holy Scripture occupies in our daily spiritual lives. St. Jerome teaches: Ignorance of Scripture, is ignorance of Christ.3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
“The Old Testament prepares for the New and the New Testament fulfills the Old; the two shed light on each other; both are true Word of God” (CCC 140). When Ezra opened the book, the entire congregation stood up, praised God, lifted their hands in worship, then prostrated themselves before God, thus recognizing His presence among them through His Word. We replicate this act during the reading of the Gospel at Mass. Through today‘s liturgy of the word we are invited to reflect upon the place Holy Scripture occupies in our daily spiritual lives. St. Jerome teaches: Ignorance of Scripture, is ignorance of Christ.
