FAUSTI - The going away of Jesus creates a vortex that also overwhelms us behind Him. The time between His departure and His return is the history of our life in the Spirit, history that is both church history and world history. The Spirit is like the light that dispels the darkness, shows to the world its deception and reveals to the disciples what they have not yet understood. The Spirit will make us understand the "unspoken" of what Jesus said to us, will make His presence actual in history, speaking here and now of what He said at that time. The whole of history is the fulfillment of the revelation of the Son, in the light of love that increases knowledge and knowledge that grows in love. The Word, the principle of all things, has a specific weight superior to any reality. Only after the cross, where we see and welcome His love, do we understand what Jesus said and we are able to bear the weight of His Words. If the Gospel narrates Jesus to us, the Spirit of love is like the light that makes us perceive and live Him. It is true that the flesh of Jesus showed us His glory. But this is never totally understood, it will always be more and more understandable, infinitely, because it is infinite. It is a dynamic truth, a journey of understanding and endless love. When the " to say " of Jesus has ceased, the " to speak " of the Spirit in us will continue, That will make His Words present to us. The Word that became flesh revealed everything to us. The Spirit repeats the Word to us and announces it again, giving us light and to interpret and live it in our concrete situation. The Spirit of Truth will make us understand the mystery of the Son in history: This is the Spirit of prophecy, who makes us read what happens in the light of "He who comes". What happened to Him happens and will happen to every disciple, in every place and time. Our prophecy is an actualizing remembrance of Jesus: it shows us what He does, now as then. Jesus revealed the Glory that the Son from always had, before the foundation of the world. Here it speaks of the future glorification of the Son in his brothers and sisters, through the Spirit who will make them live like Him. In fact, Jesus says: "I have given them the glory that You have given me", so that "the Love with which You loved me may be in them and so that I may be in them". The Paraclete will glorify the Son in us by taking what is His, His communion with the Father, communicating it to us. The Son is One with the Father (10:30): He has the same life and the same Glory, the same Love and the same will of saving the world. The Spirit transmits all this to us, introducing us into the mystery of the Trinity, Love between Father and Son, that is poured out on every creature.This is essentially His work, which glorifies the Son in His brothers and sisters, until God be Everything in everyone. In this way we enter more and more into His ineffable relationship of Son with the Father, and we ourselves becoming children. Then our flesh, like His, will be exegesis of the invisible God. This is the glorification of the Son that the Spirit of Truth will conduct ahead in history, because of the fact that "Jesus is now going away" to the Father. His absence from us becomes His presence in us and, through us, in the whole world. Jesus' journey is like the rising of the sun that will achieve its full splendour, the rising of the spring that will fecundate the earth, the beginning of the Kingdom that will embrace everyone. Our existence as disciples therefore has an eschatological, definitive value: it is already now eternal life, because we live as children and as brothers... In fact, the Church testifies to the world that her authentic truth is the love from which she comes and towards which she goes. Our life in the Spirit is an affective union, but also an effective union, with Jesus: With and like Him we carry ahead the process of salvation for all.
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Lectionary: 166 Reading 1 PRV 8:22-31 Thus says the wisdom of God: "The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago; from of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet the earth and fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.
"When the Lord established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep; when he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth; when he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command; then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the human race." Responsorial Psalm PS 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R. (2a) O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place — What is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that you should care for him? R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! You have made him little less than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him rule over the works of your hands, putting all things under his feet: R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field, The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea, and whatever swims the paths of the seas. R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! Reading 2 ROM 5:1-5 Brothers and sisters: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Alleluia CF. RV 1:8 R. Alleluia, alleluia. Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel JN 16:12-15 Jesus said to his disciples: "I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you."
FAUSTI - The going away of Jesus creates a vortex that also overwhelms us behind Him.
RispondiEliminaThe time between His departure and His return is the history of our life in the Spirit, history that is both church history and world history.
The Spirit is like the light that dispels the darkness, shows to the world its deception and reveals to the disciples what they have not yet understood.
The Spirit will make us understand the "unspoken" of what Jesus said to us, will make His presence actual in history, speaking here and now of what He said at that time. The whole of history is the fulfillment of the revelation of the Son, in the light of love that increases knowledge and knowledge that grows in love.
The Word, the principle of all things, has a specific weight superior to any reality.
Only after the cross, where we see and welcome His love, do we understand what Jesus said and we are able to bear the weight of His Words.
If the Gospel narrates Jesus to us, the Spirit of love is like the light that makes us perceive and live Him.
It is true that the flesh of Jesus showed us His glory. But this is never totally understood, it will always be more and more understandable, infinitely, because it is infinite.
It is a dynamic truth, a journey of understanding and endless love.
When the " to say " of Jesus has ceased, the " to speak " of the Spirit in us will continue, That will make His Words present to us.
The Word that became flesh revealed everything to us.
The Spirit repeats the Word to us and announces it again, giving us light and to interpret and live it in our concrete situation.
The Spirit of Truth will make us understand the mystery of the Son in history: This is the Spirit of prophecy, who makes us read what happens in the light of "He who comes".
What happened to Him happens and will happen to every disciple, in every place and time.
Our prophecy is an actualizing remembrance of Jesus: it shows us what He does, now as then.
Jesus revealed the Glory that the Son from always had, before the foundation of the world.
Here it speaks of the future glorification of the Son in his brothers and sisters, through the Spirit who will make them live like Him.
In fact, Jesus says: "I have given them the glory that You have given me", so that "the Love with which You loved me may be in them and so that I may be in them".
The Paraclete will glorify the Son in us by taking what is His, His communion with the Father, communicating it to us.
The Son is One with the Father (10:30): He has the same life and the same Glory, the same Love and the same will of saving the world.
The Spirit transmits all this to us, introducing us into the mystery of the Trinity, Love between Father and Son, that is poured out on every creature.This is essentially His work, which glorifies the Son in His brothers and sisters, until God be Everything in everyone. In this way we enter more and more into His ineffable relationship of Son with the Father, and we ourselves becoming children.
Then our flesh, like His, will be exegesis of the invisible God.
This is the glorification of the Son that the Spirit of Truth will conduct ahead in history, because of the fact that "Jesus is now going away" to the Father.
His absence from us becomes His presence in us and, through us, in the whole world.
Jesus' journey is like the rising of the sun that will achieve its full splendour, the rising of the spring that will fecundate the earth, the beginning of the Kingdom that will embrace everyone.
Our existence as disciples therefore has an eschatological, definitive value: it is already now eternal life, because we live as children and as brothers...
In fact, the Church testifies to the world that her authentic truth is the love from which she comes and towards which she goes.
Our life in the Spirit is an affective union, but also an effective union, with Jesus:
With and like Him we carry ahead the process of salvation for all.
In this way we realize our return to the Father, which takes place day after day in the sign of love for our brothers and sisters.
RispondiEliminaThe Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
RispondiEliminaLectionary: 166
Reading 1 PRV 8:22-31
Thus says the wisdom of God:
"The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways,
the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
from of old I was poured forth,
at the first, before the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no fountains or springs of water;
before the mountains were settled into place,
before the hills, I was brought forth;
while as yet the earth and fields were not made,
nor the first clods of the world.
"When the Lord established the heavens I was there,
when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
when he made firm the skies above,
when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;
when he set for the sea its limit,
so that the waters should not transgress his command;
then was I beside him as his craftsman,
and I was his delight day by day,
playing before him all the while,
playing on the surface of his earth;
and I found delight in the human race."
Responsorial Psalm PS 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. (2a) O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place —
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet:
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
Reading 2 ROM 5:1-5
Brothers and sisters:
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by faith
to this grace in which we stand,
and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions,
knowing that affliction produces endurance,
and endurance, proven character,
and proven character, hope,
and hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Alleluia CF. RV 1:8
RispondiEliminaR. Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
to God who is, who was, and who is to come.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel JN 16:12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth,
he will guide you to all truth.
He will not speak on his own,
but he will speak what he hears,
and will declare to you the things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
Everything that the Father has is mine;
for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine
and declare it to you."