of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024 FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER

SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024 FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER

SEEING THE FATHER (Jn 14:7-14)

Prayer:

O Jesus, I will know you so I can know the Father.

Imagination:

Picture Jesus teaching at the Last Supper.

Context:

In this text, Jesus describes two different periods of time, before the resurrection (when the disciples do not really know Jesus) and after the resurrection (when they did know him).

Philip’s question allows Jesus to expand upon what he has said.

Gospel Text: (Read slowly, possibly aloud.)

Thoughts: (Read all. Ponder those that attract you.)

  1. Jesus expands his glory to the disciples. They will know Jesus and see the Father.
  2. Philip grows excited and blurts out the unthinkable request, “Show us the Father” (whom none have ever seen.)
  3. Jesus is disappointed. Philip has not yet understood.
  4. Philip already experiences the Father by seeing Jesus.
  5. This extraordinary blessing comes through Mary who gave Jesus his body.
  6. Philip must do just one thing – believe that Jesus is in the Father and the Father is in Jesus.

Affections: (When one touches your heart, use your own words.)

  • O Jesus, I know you. You are the Father’s only son.
  • When I speak to you, I speak also to the Father.
  • When I see you, Jesus, I see the Father. When I am close to you, Jesus, I am close to the Father.
  • O Jesus, you and the Father cannot be separated. You are bound together by the Holy Spirit of love.
  • O Jesus, how long will I be with you and still not understand? You and the Father are one.

Resolutions: (Possibly you might want to make your own.)

+ I will spend this day in Jesus’ presence.

+ I will thank the Father for sending Jesus.

Thought for the Day: (To recall your meditation.)