Speaking of Scripture: Year B offers deeply pastoral reflections on the Sunday Scriptures, written in plain and accessible language for anyone who wants to listen more closely to the Word of God. They are especially suited for homilists, catechists, and catechumens-but are lovely companions for anyone who wants to walk in faith every day.

A simple invitation runs through the Year B readings and these pages: Open your heart to God. When you do, you discover that Christ is already there-meeting you in your questions and hopes, your wounds and joys, and your ordinary life.

But the encounter does not end there. An open heart becomes a calling. The Christ we meet sends us toward others: to love more generously, forgive more freely, seek justice, practice mercy, notice the poor and forgotten, cherish our neighbors and loved ones, and serve wherever love is needed.

These reflections are offered in the hope that Scripture will become more than words we hear on Sunday. The Word enters the ear, travels toward the heart, and then finds expression in our hands and feet.