The church's cycle of scriptural readings for the liturgy offers believers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the word of God. It is a very real and tangible way of responding to the call of Jesus: Remain in me, as I remain in you." In Abiding Word, Barbara Reid, OP, takes the Sunday experience to every day with accessible weekly meditations on the Lectionary readings of the year. This collection of articles, which includes Scripture readings for Sundays and solemnities followed by reflections, allows readers to meditate on the connection between the sacred text and their daily lives. Living with the word day by day invites us into a closer relationship with Christ, the God who became flesh. Barbara Reid is known for her contributions to The Word, a widely read column in America magazine. Abiding Word showcases some of her finest entries.

Table of Contents:
CONTENTS Preface   xi First Sunday of Advent      Preparing to Wage Peace   1 Second Sunday of Advent      Bearing Good Fruit   3 Third Sunday of Advent      Patient Expectation   5 Fourth Sunday of Advent      Obedience of Faith   7 The Nativity of the Lord      Light in Darkness   9 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph      Fleeing for Life   11 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God      A Mother’s Work   13 Second Sunday after Christmas      Adopted in Love   15 The Epiphany of the Lord      All Are Welcome   17 The Baptism of the Lord      Grasped by God’s Hand   19 First Sunday of Lent      Begone, Satan!   21 Second Sunday of Lent      Mountaintop Vision   23 Third Sunday of Lent      Water from Another’s Well   25  Fourth Sunday of Lent      Unlikely Leaders   27 Fifth Sunday of Lent      Being There   29 Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion      For the Forgiveness of Sins   31 Easter Sunday      Quaking with Joy   33 Second Sunday of Easter      Conspiratorial Faith   35 Third Sunday of Easter      Walking into Hope   37 Fourth Sunday of Easter      The Open Door   39 Fifth Sunday of Easter      Untroubled Hearts   41 Sixth Sunday of Easter      Never Alone   43 The Ascension of the Lord      Stepping Out on the Word   45 Seventh Sunday of Easter      Glorious Presence   47 Pentecost Sunday      Unleashing Inner Power   49 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity      A Dance of Love   51 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ      Consumed by Christ’s Life   53 The Solemnity of All Saints      Glimpses of Heaven   55 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time      The Lamb of God   58 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time      The Light of Hope   60  Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Happiness Now   62 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Undiluted and Undimmed   64 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time     The Least and the Greatest   66 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary      Time Having No Enemies   68 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Don’t Worry, Be Happy!   70 Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Set on Rock   72 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Love Can’t Be Bought   74 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time      Dearer than All Others   76 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Fearless Faith   78 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Finding Life   80 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Light Burdens   82 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Mysterious Gift   84 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Wisdom about Weeds   86 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Surprised by Joy   88 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      No More Hunger   90 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time      A Sound of Sheer Silence   92 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Dogged Faith   94  Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time      Who Do You Say You Are?   96 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time      Finding Your Self   98 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time      A Recipe for Reconciliation   100 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Endless Forgiveness   102 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Justice in the Reign of God   104 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Saying and Doing   106 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time      Other Tenants   108 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Dressed for the Feast   110 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time      To Pay or Not to Pay   112 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time      Love Says It All   114 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time      Walking the Talk   116 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time      Inexhaustible Light   118 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time      Unmasking Greed   120 The Solemnity of Christ the King      The Shepherd King  122