By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing - In 2019, the pope designated this day, the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, as Sunday of the Word of God. The initiative doesn’t seem to have gained much attention in the pews, probably because most Catholics haven’t been in the pews for the past two years. There’s also the question, “Well, what else would Sunday be about if not the Word of God?”... The entire Mass is about the Word, in our prayers, in our readings, and on the altar.