On the first Sunday of Advent 2024, throughout England, Wales and Scotland, a new Lectionary came into force. Countless readers at ambos in churches throughout the country have opened newly published books and proclaimed the word of the Lord.
A new Lectionary is a fresh chance to hear Christ speaking to us with the ears of faith; to take a fresh look at the Liturgy of the Word; to sense the “living and active” quality of God’s word (Heb 4:12); to let it bring us together with others; and to incorporate it more into our lives.
It can help us share the aspiration of St Ignatius of Antioch not to be a mere sound, but “a word of God” (Letter to the Romans, 2).
– From Hearing Christ’s Voice