Word of Life: Daily Scripture Companion

by Celia Sirois

Publisher:

Pauline Books & Media

, 2008

Overview

Word of Life offers a series of biblical reflections focused on the liturgical readings for each day. Throughout the year, the Church spreads before us a rich feast drawn from the Word of God. When we prayerfully ponder that Word, it gradually penetrates our hearts and minds, thus transforming our lives.

The book is arranged by liturgical seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time.

Key Features

• Focuses on specific seasons in the life of the Church
• Heavily utilizes the Word of God
• Enables worship through the use of liturgy

Contents

Top Highlights

“Persecution, not Church policy, accounts for the spread of the Gospel beyond Jerusalem and Judea and even into Samaria.” (Page 177)

“The danger is not in riches, but in the false sense of security they inspire.” (Page 283)

“We hear a joyful shout in a situation in which joy seems utterly impossible. Similarly, an emphatic ‘Rejoice in the Lord always’ (Phil 4:4) rises from Paul in prison, where he waits uncertain if he will live or die. Advent joy is the release that comes with finally learning our future is secured by God and not by us.” (Page 31)

“Luke’s point is that those same means of knowing the Lord—the Scriptures and the breaking of bread—are available to Christians of every generation in the life and liturgy of the Church.” (Page 159)

“For Christians, the story of Joseph suggests how the Son of God, betrayed by his brothers, may in God’s plan and purpose be their salvation.” (Page 105)

Praise for the Print Edition

[This book] elucidates the meaning of the daily scriptures read at Mass. It is timely and thought-provoking.

—Online Reviewer

Product Details

• Title: Word of Life: Daily Scripture Companion
• Author: Celia Sirois
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 560
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Church year meditations
• Resource ID: LLS:WORDLIFEDSC
• Resource Type: Calendar Devotional
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:09:02Z

About Celia Sirois

Celia Sirois holds an MA in biblical studies from Providence College. Currently an adjunct professor of Sacred Scripture in the Master of Arts in Ministry Program at St. John’s Seminary, Brighton, MA, she also teaches in the Permanent Diaconate Formation Progam and is coordinator and instructor for CHRISM, a Bible study program serving the parishes of the South Region of the Boston Archdiocese. For 15 years she has codirected New Directions in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, an interfaith educational initiative.