This is Archbishop Blasupich, Archbishop of Chicago.

Today I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the

Word on Fire.

Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization

that utilizes media both old and new to share the faith on every continent and facilitate

and encounter with Christ in His church.

The efforts of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, engage the culture and bring the transformative

power of God's Word where it is most needed.

This is an invitation to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's Word of

love for each of us.

When our hearts are open, the Lord changes and transforms us so that we enter and begin

to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.

The global benefactors of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese

of Chicago, now present Word on Fire.

Peace be with you, and a blessed Palm Sunday to everybody.

We've come friends to the climax of the Lenten season.

We've come to the climax of the Church's Year, the beginning of Holy Week.

It's our great privilege, every Palm Sunday, to read at Mass one of the Passion Narratives

from Matthew, Mark, or Luke.

On Good Friday, we always hear the Passion Narrative from St. John.

The German scholar, Martin Kaeler, famously said at the beginning of the 20th century,

that the Gospels are Passion Narratives with long introductions.

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