This the second episode in our series for the Word of God Sunday in which we are exploring passages of Scripture that appear in Catholic Social Teaching documents.
In this episode Dr Emmanuel Nathan will be helping us to explore Luke 4:18-19. This is the passage in the Gospel of Luke where Jesus reads from the scroll and announces that the Spirit of the Lord is upon him, for he is sent to bring good news to the poor.
This passage is often quoted in the foundational documents of social justice organisations, and it is frequently associated with mission statements. In fact it appears at the beginning of the mandate of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service.
