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Commentary of the Gospell
Hanging & Feeding on the Word
Jesus spoke, and the people “hung on to his words”, says Luke. John, in his visions, was asked to take and eat the book, the “word.” And, this is what we must do as well: hang on to the word, in season and out of season; and feed on it as the daily bread, day in and day out. Dei Verbum, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation by Vatican Council II, ends with a similar dream and prayer:“Through the reading and study of the sacred books ‘the word of God may spread rapidly and be glorified’ and the treasure of revelation, entrusted to the Church, may more and more fill the hearts of men. Just as the life of the Church is strengthened through more frequent celebration of the Eucharistic mystery, similar we may hope for a new stimulus for the life of the Spirit from a growing reverence for the word of God, which ‘lasts forever’.”