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Mary speaks with us, speaks to us, invites us to know the Word of God, to love the Word of God, to live with the Word of God, to think with the Word of God. And we can do so in many different ways: by reading Sacred Scripture, by participating especially in the Liturgy, in which Holy Church throughout the year opens the entire book of Sacred Scripture to us. She opens it to our lives and makes it present in our lives.
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Homily
Solemnity of the Assumption
Parish Church
Castle Gondolfo
15 August 2005
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The Word of God is the true star which, in the uncertainty of human discourse, offers us the immense splendor of divine truth…Let us allow ourselves to be guided by the star, which is the Word of God, let us follow it in our lives, walking with the Church where the Word has pitched its tent. Our path will always be illuminated by a light which no other sign can give us. And we too will be able to act as stars for other people, a reflection of that light which Christ caused to shine upon us.
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Homily
Epiphany of the Lord
Vatican Basilica
6 January 2011
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The Word of God is the true star which, in the uncertainty of human discourse, offers us the immense splendour of divine truth…Let us allow ourselves to be guided by the star, which is the Word of God; let us follow it in our lives, walking with the Church where the Word has pitched its tent. Our path will always be illuminated by a light which no other sign can give us. And we too will be able to act as stars for other people, a reflection of that light which Christ caused to shine upon us.
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Homily
Solemnity, Epiphany of the Lord
Vatican Basilica
6 January 2011
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The Word of God and reason go together. For the human being, following the Word of God, going with Christ means fulfilling oneself; losing it is equivalent to losing oneself.
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Homily
Eucharistic Congress
Bari, Italy
29 May 2005
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Martha, Martha", and the repetition of her name expresses his affection, "you are anxious and troubled about many things; only one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her". Christ's words are quite clear: there is no contempt for active life, nor even less for generous hospitality; rather, a distinct reminder of the fact that the only really necessary thing is something else: listening to the word of the Lord; and the Lord is there at that moment, present in the Person of Jesus! All the rest will pass away and will be taken from us but the word of God is eternal and gives meaning to our daily actions.
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Angelus Address
Castel Gandolfo
18 July 2010
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The reading of Sacred Scripture is prayer, it must be prayer - it must emerge from prayer and lead to prayer.
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Homily
Chrism Mass
St Peter's Basilica
13 April 2006
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When man eliminates God from his horizon, when he declares God to be 'dead', is he truly happier? Does he truly become more free? ... Is it not more likely - as demonstrated by news headlines every day - that the arbitrary rule of power, selfish interests, injustice and exploitation, and violence in all its forms, will extend their grip? Man's final destination, in the end, is to find himself more alone and society more divided and confused…Only the Word of God can change the depths of man's heart, and so it is important that with it both individual believers and the community enter into an ever-growing intimacy.
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Homily
Eucharistic Concelebration
St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls
Synod of Bishops
5 October 2008
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Holy Scripture in its entirety was not written from beginning to end like a novel or a textbook. It is, rather, the echo of God's history with his people.
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"In the Beginning...."
Commentary on Genesis
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
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