Friday, January 24th 2025 Established 1905 27 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana Year 120, No. 3
Pope to confer ministry of Lector on 40 laypeople on Sunday of the Word of God Hope, is taken from Psalm 119:74: “I hope in your Word!” Our celebration of Bible Sunday is a call to listen to how the Bible speaks in our hearts and within our communities of faith. This year we celebrate Sacred Scripture as a source of hope for the faithful.
Pope to celebrate Mass on Sunday of Word of God
January 26 is Sunday of the Word of God or Bible Sunday. Instituted by Pope Francis at the conclusion of the Holy Year of Mercy, Bible
Sunday is celebrated each year on the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. The theme this year, to coincide with the Jubilee Year of
(Vatican News) - The Church marks the sixth Sunday of the Word of God on January 26, 2025, a day instituted by Pope Francis on September 30, 2019, to emphasize the significance of Sacred Scripture. The theme for this year’s edition is taken from the Psalms: “I hope in Your Word.” On Tuesday, the Holy See Press Office released a communique from the Dicastery for Evangelization announcing that Pope Francis will preside at Mass to mark the occasion. Following the liturgy, the Pope will distribute copies of the Gospel of Luke to attendees, continuing the tradition of spreading God’s Word. (please turn to page 8)
Pope emphasizes ‘ecumenical vocation’ of all Christians - p2 Pope Francis urges Trump to reject ‘hatred, discrimination or exclusion’ - p3 US Bishops Conference president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’ - p3 A Christian Perspective on Social Issues - p4 Sunday Scripture - p5 Observing Jubilee Year, 2025 - p6 Pope gives bonus to Vatican employees with three or more children - p6 Word of God Sunday message - p7 Pope appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman dicastery prefect - p8 Children’s Page - p9 Enthroning the Bible in the Family - p10 Growing in Grace Week 50 - p10 Vatican City puts AI guidelines in place - p11 AI is human creation that must be controlled by humans, pope says - p11 Being ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ in the Digital Landscape - p12 Jubilee 2025 Calendar of major events - p13 St. Ignatius Jesuits and Ursulines meet to plan Jubilee Year 2025 - p14
Bishop’s Engagements Sunday, January 19th to February 2nd Retreat for Bishops, Belo Horizante, Brazil Monday, February 3rd - Return to Guyana During my absence for the period January 12th to February 3rd all matters relating to the Diocese could be referred to my Office and Reverend Ronald Fernandes, SJ - Vicar General.
Last Sunday, January 19th - the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, where the Gospel reading was on the Wedding at Cana, married
couples of the Hispanic community received a special blessing. The mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima church, Bourda,
Georgetown, by Fr. Santiago Lantigua SJ - priest in charge of the Hispanic community in Guyana.❖
Francis Alleyne OSB