5th Sunday of Easter
Gospel John 15:1-8
“I am the vine, you are the branches”. In this chapter of St. John, Jesus teaches us the relationship between Him and each one of us. And also the relationship between each one of us to the Father. We are the branches of Jesus the vine. Each one of us is totally dependent on the vine as each one of us is a branch of Him. The branches live because they get the sap from the vine. The life of Christ we get from Him is the sap for our life, when we are united to Him. Jesus in His resurrection became the true vine for all of us. If we are united to Him we can produce plenty of fruits. If not, we are useless in the sense of producing fruits which Jesus wishes. The fruits of which the branches of the Jesus, the true vine, are the acts of love and charity towards others. If we are not united to Christ, we cannot be the continuation of the action of Christ. We will do things but it will not be the continuation of the actions of Christ. Only with the actions of Christ, we can be glory to God the Father. This is what Jesus says, “It is to the glory of my Father that you should bear much fruit, and then you will be my disciples”. Let’s reflect: Easter is being united to Jesus Christ, the true vine.
Sunday 28 April
