Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received. (Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012322.cfm
This Sunday is devoted to the Word of God. With the discovery of the Book of the Law (most likely the Book of Deuteronomy), Ezra reads it to the people all day. In the beginning of the Lucan gospel, the only gospel in TWO volumes (Luke & Acts), both with a prologue. The writer speaks of ministers of the word, and eyewitnesses and most interesting of other narratives. As Saint Paul reminds the church, “Faith comes through hearing!” (Rom 10:17)
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
III ORDINARY SUNDAY, Sunday of the Word of God, 2022
