John 17:5
Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.
On the night of the Last Supper, before entering into his passion, Jesus led the apostles to the upper room where he washed their feet and instituted both the Eucharist and the Priesthood. As night pressed on, Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and prayed to the Father in a mysterious way. The prayer is rather long, but rich in meaning for it expresses Jesus' deepest desires for all of us, the people he came to redeem.
At one point, Jesus prays: "Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began" (Jn 17:5). I recently prayed and read a book called 33 Days to Greater Glory: A Total Consecration to the Father through Jesus Based on the Gospel of John.
In the course of this retreat I meditated on the Father's glory, which is revealed in Jesus Christ. We can't see the Father with our physical eyes, so the Father made his glory visible in his dearly beloved Son. "And while every part of Jesus' life reveals the Father's glory, he reveals the fullness of the Father's glory through his rejection, suffering, and death" (33 Days to Greater Glory, p. 155).
Today, let us reflect on God's glory revealed to us through Jesus' self-emptying on the cross.
Get to know our seminarians! Today's reflection was written by:
Mark DeSio, Senior
Home parish: Blessed Sacrament in Seminole
Did you know...
I love the Blessed Mother and I want to be a consolation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ!
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