A series of reflections on the readings is presented for each Sunday and for selected solemnities and feast days. The reflections focus on the crucial significance of he word of God, and on its life-giving and liberating message for everyday life. They will be helpful to clergy and laity wishing to engage more fully with the sacred scriptures and will be especially useful for preachers and members of prayer groups, bible-study classes and lectio divina gatherings preparing for the celebration of the Liturgy of the Word of the various Sundays and feast days.

Hopefully, the reflections presented in this book will inspire readers to develop their own thoughts on, and responses to, the numerous practical lessons of he first readings in Year C. Written predominantly, but not solely, with a Catholic readership in mind, the book may also appeal to Christians from other traditions.