Year of the Word

2020 is the 10th anniversary of Verbum Domini – Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Exhortation on ‘The Word of the Lord’ and the 1,600 anniversary of St Jerome’s death.

 

 These dates have inspired the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales to dedicate 2020 as a year of focus on the Bible and ‘The God Who Speaks’.

 

Throughout the year we will have a different monthly focus to help explore our three themes; celebrating, living and sharing God's word.

 

Prayer for Year of the Word

 

Living God,
you walk alongside us
and speak to us throughout the Scriptures.
Your Son, Jesus Christ, listens to our hopes and fears
and shows us how to live for one another.
Send us the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and minds
so that we may be your witnesses throughout the world.

 

Amen

 

Your word is our path and your truth is our light.
This day and every day.

 

Our Lady of the Annunciation
Pray for us

 

St Matthew
Pray for us

 

St Jerome
Pray for us