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| Aperuit illis Latin for 'He opened their' Apostolic letter of Pope Francis | |
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| Signature date | 30 September 2019 |
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Aperuit illis is an apostolic letter, by Pope Francis, issued "motu proprio" on September 30, 2019, the Feast of Saint Jerome, instituting the annual observance of the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time as "Sunday of the Word of God", devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God.[1] The first "Sunday of the Word of God" occurred on January 26, 2020.[2] The Pope said that he wrote the Apostolic Letter in response to requests from around the world to celebrate the Sunday of the Word of God.[1]