"According to the Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year, no. 43, in the Romal Missal, 'Besides the times of the year that have their own distinctive character, there remains in the yearly cycle thirty-three or thirty-four weeks in which no particular aspect of the mystery of Christ is celebrated, but rather the mystery of Christ itself is honored in its fullness, especially on Sundays. This period is known as Ordinary Time.' As you will notice this year, the Gospel reading on Sundays during this time is taken from St. Matthew. You will also notice that the first reading will almost always have some connection with the Gospel. The second reading while not necessarily following the other two readings, will mostly progress (as with the Gospel) sequentially, by chapter order.
Hence, on this Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, the prophesy of Isaiah in the First Reading is quoted by St. Matthew in the Gospel. Isaiah prophesied that Zebulun and Naphtali, the lands degraded by the Lord, would at the end be glorified and be the first to see the great light of God’s salvation. Jesus today fulfills that prophecy, proclaiming the restoration of David's kingdom in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, the exact place where the kingdom of Israel began to fall, eight centuries before Christ as we read in 2 Kgs 15:29; 24:14; 1 Chr 5:26."
A recent post by St. John's Seminary (Boston, MA) offered a commentary on today's observance of the Sunday of the Word of God.
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Saint John's Seminary: The Word That Brings Light | Sunday of the Word of God
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