The Holy Bible teaches that people cannot live on “physical bread” alone. God said to our ancestors: “Yahweh let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna, to show you that not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord” (Dt 8:3). Indeed, as spiritual and immortal human beings - we need daily sustenance of the life-giving Word of God! The Bible should have a prominent place in our home, reminding us that our loving God is always ready to enter into a personal dialogue with us. There are many ways to gain nourishment and inspiration from the Holy Scriptures. One of them is to prayerfully read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. However, individually, as a family, and as a community of faith, we can truly benefit from reading and reflecting on the daily and weekend selections in the Lectionary for Mass. The arrangement of these biblical passages shows the unfolding of the “history of salvation,” and emphasizes the main themes of biblical spirituality. “For the word of God is living and active” (Heb 4:12), and “it has power to build you up and give you heritage among those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32).

There are numerous publications, both printed and electronic, allowing us to easily access the daily and weekend selections of the Holy Scriptures. Our parish website can direct us to some of these valuable spiritual resources. When we open the “daily Lectionary” of the Word of God, the Holy Spirit gradually awakens us to our true-self, reveals the real nature of God, unites us with our Eucharistic community of faith, and brings us together as one human family – created in the image of God, and redeemed by the incarnate Word of God, Jesus Christ. “Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy gave us new birth which draws its life from the resurrection of Jesus – a birth to an imperishable inheritance kept for us in heaven” (1 Pt, 3-4). The Apostle Paul writes: “Let the word of Christ, rich as it is, dwell in you. In wisdom made perfect, instruct and admonish one another. Sing gratefully to God from your hearts in psalms, hymns, and inspired songs. Whatever you do, whether in speech or in action, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through Him” (Col 3, 16-17). “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it” (Lk 11:28).