Monday of the 6th week of Eastertide Gospel: John 15:26-16:4a In today’s Gospel, Jesus opens before us the living mystery of the Holy Trinity: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.” In this single phrase, we see the communion and mission of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is the eternal source, the Son sends the Advocate from the Father, and the Spirit bears witness to the Son. The Resurrection therefore is not only the victory of Christ over death, but the revelation of the inner life of God into which humanity is invited. Through the Risen Christ, we are drawn into the living movement of divine love and truth that flows eternally within the Trinity. The Spirit does not speak apart from Christ, nor does Christ act apart from the Father; all is communion, relationship, and self-giving love. This divine life also becomes the strength of the disciples in times of trial and persecution. During the Easter season, we are invited to live consciously in this Trinitarian communion, allowing the Spirit of truth to guide us toward Christ and through Christ to the Father. Let’s reflect: Easter is entering through the Risen Christ into the living communion of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, guided by the Spirit of truth toward the Father.
Don Giorgio