1. The Word

2. If you had to describe yourself in three words, which three would you choose?

3. The Word The Word Made Flesh The Liturgy of The Word We Are The Word

4. 1.To save us by reconciling us with God 2.That we might know God’s love 3.To be our model of holiness 4.To make us “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4) Why did the Word become flesh? CCC 457-450

5. The Word The Word Made Flesh The Liturgy of The Word We Are The Word

6. PublicA sign of our faith to the local community CommunalDone together OfficialGoverned by the Church What is liturgy?

7. An encounter with Jesus Christ !!! What is liturgy?

8. The primary and indispensible source from which the faithful are to derive the true Christian spirit. What is liturgy? SC 14, emphases added

9. Ignorance of Liturgy = Ignorance of Christ ! So...

10. The Liturgy of The Word = The Liturgy of Jesus Christ! * * * * * * * Jesus is present in the Scriptures! If The Word = Jesus, then

11. The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

12. All the faithful should be led to that full, conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations… which the Christian people… have a right and obligation by reason of their baptism. SC 14, emphases added

13. My Christmas Presence

14. The Word The Word Made Flesh The Liturgy of The Word We Are The Word