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"The word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you" (1 P 1, 25 cf. Is 40, 8). "With this phrase from the first Letter of Saint Peter, who borrows the words of the prophet Isaiah, we are confronted with the Mystery of God, who himself communicates through the gift of his Word. This Word, which is everlasting, has entered into time. God pronounced his eternal Word in human mode his Word ‘became flesh' (John 1, 14). That is the Good News. It is the proclamation which has come down through the centuries to us today." [Benedict XVI]"