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Learn the Gospel by heart: Deuteronomy 30, 14: “The Word is very near you”translated

September 20, 2026 · 1 min read

This very short recitative focuses on the Word, which wants to invest us, to invade us: “The Word is very close to you” (Deuteronomy 30, 14). Well-known postulate: The Lord desires to please us. He seduces us with a view to marriage, as he says through the mouth of the prophet Hosea (Hos 2, 21-22): “You will be my bride and it will be forever; you will be my bride and I will bring you justice and

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