JESUS PRAYS TO THE FATHER FOR HIS OWN. Jn 17:1-11 It is moving to contemplate Jesus praying for his friends. He asks the Father to take care of them and to give them what He alone can give them: Eternal Life. And then He explains what Eternal Life consists of: knowing the Father and knowing …
“HAVE COURAGE. I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD.” Jn. 16:29-33 The disciples have shared very intimately with Jesus; yet they have difficulty in understanding him, in believing and in transcending from their simple image of a man like themselves, to the image of the living God who reveals himself in the humanity of Jesus. Today He …
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD. Gospel: Lk. 24:46-53 Jesus bids farewell to his own with his blessing, and they return to Jerusalem. They no longer carry the sadness of separation from their Friend; they carry the joy of having witnessed everything they lived with Him because they accompanied Him from the beginning. They …
VISITATION OF MARY, OUR LADY, TO HER COUSIN SAINT ELIZABETH “Blessed are you among women.” Lk. 1:41 We go back into the story of the Visitation. Mary and Elizabeth were ordinary women, but with immense faith and trust in God’s presence in their lives. They knew God, and God worked miracles through their faith. They …
Sixth week of Easter “You will have a Joy that no one can take away from you.” John 16:20-23 Today’s Gospel continues to speak of Joy, and we can do no less when we meditate on it and try to apply it to our lives. Joy is not a minor or unimportant attitude in the …
Sixth week of Easter “You will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy” John 16:16-20 The life of the follower of Jesus is exposed to the various circumstances of anyone’s life. And in anyone’s life there are joys and sorrows. This human experience explains very well the words of Jesus in today’s …
Sixth week of Easter “Spirit of TRUTH!” Jn. 16 The full Truth that is arrived at is a gift of the Paraclete, the Spirit of Truth. It is a gift that enables disciples and those who believe in Jesus to have a profound understanding of what has happened in Jesus and, therefore, presupposes faith. There …
Sixth week of Easter “If I don’t go, the Paraclete won’t come to you.” Jn. 16:5-11 Sometimes, when the leader of a group leaves, disappears, the members of the group are disoriented, they do not know what to do. They lack the word that told them where to walk, where to go, that showed them …
Sixth week of Easter “The Spirit of truth will bear witness of me”. Jn. 15:26-16:4a. We are already in the sixth week of the Easter Season, which began yesterday, Sunday. Today we continue with Jesus’ teaching to his disciples about their relationship with the world (He does not refer to creation but to the world …
Fifth Week of Easter “This is my commandment: love one another.” Jn. 15:12. Saint. Augustine said, “Love and then do what you will…for he who truly loves God will do only what pleases Him and will avoid all that He dislikes.” Today’s Gospel reminds us that the most important thing that Jesus came to teach …
