Verbum Domini : The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church - Softcover

Pope Benedict XVI

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906278113 ISBN 13: 9781906278113

Publisher: Alive Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

"With the Synod Fathers I express my heartfelthope for the flowering of 'a new season of greaterlove for sacred Scripture on the part of everymember of the People of God, so that theirprayerful and faith-filled reading of the Bible will,with time, deepen their personal relationship withJesus.'"— Verbum Domini, 72Pope Benedict XVI says the word of God "drawseach of us into a conversation with the theGod who speaks teaches us how to speak tohim." In this apostolic exhortation—an extendedreflection on the work of the Bishops Synod onthe Word of God in 2008—the Holy Father affirmsthat the word of God is at the heart of our faithand at the heart of every activity in the Church.He calls for an increased emphasis on the Biblein catechesis and pastoral work, andrecommends lectio divina, or prayerful reading ofScripture, so that all believers can encounterChrist in his the living word. And because theChurch by its nature is missionary, what we havereceived through the word we must proclaim tothe world."With this Apostolic Exhortation," PopeBenedict writes, "I would like the work of theSynod to have a real effect on the life of the on our personal relationship with thesacred Scriptures, on their interpretation in theliturgy and catechesis, and in scientific research,so that the Bible may not be simply a word fromthe past, but a living and timely word" ( VerbumDomini, 5 ).

Edition details

• Publisher: Alive Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906278113
• ISBN 13: 9781906278113
• Binding: Paperback