Jesus gives us his flesh to eat and his blood to drink. For he wants us to live on earth as in heaven. That is,...
Ross Reyes Dizon
Unite the Divided and Scattered
Christ gives us all access to the Father in the Holy Spirit. He announces peace to us whom sin has driven apart and...
Leave What Is of the World to Seek What Is of the Spirit
Jesus is anointed with the Holy Spirit and sent by the Father. In turn, he sends his disciples. He asks them to...
Going Up Implies Going or Being Down
Christ goes up above all the heavens to fill the universe. But he goes up since he first went down to the lowly earth. Hence, going up means going down. Luke gives us two accounts of the Ascension: one is in his gospel; the other in Acts. Both accounts say that...
Spirit of Truth, the Other Advocate
Christ suffered for sins to lead us sinners to God. To be a Christian means to suffer persecution and to appear in court and receive beatings. And also, to have as Advocate the Spirit of truth. Jesus continues to bid his disciples farewell and to get them ready for...
To Follow Jesus, Way, Truth and Life
Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. To get to follow him, by his grace, is to get to the full truth and to eternal life. Those whom Jesus chose, called to follow him, are troubled. For they have heard him say, “ Little children, I am only with you a...
Enter through the Gate for the Sheep
Jesus is the shepherd who leads out the sheep to green pastures. He is also the gate through which they can enter and go out. That Jesus is shepherd means he walks before us to lead us, to guide us. And that he is the gate through which we enter and leave means he...
With Us Always Is Jesus Christ
Jesus is God’s everlasting love in person. Hence, risen from the dead, he does stay true to us and does walk with us. Two disciples are on their way to Emmaus. Jesus draws near to them and walks with them. But they do not recognize him. It may be because,...
Not to Close the Doors, But to Open Them
The risen Christ is the one who lights up our darkness. Not to close the doors, but to open them is what he wants us to do. It matters to Jesus’ disciples to close or not to close the doors with locks, but not to Jesus. For he comes in just the same. So, nothing can...
To Rise with Christ to a New Life
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died. In him, all will get to rise from the dead. Scripture says that Christ has to rise from the dead. But the disciples have not understood this saying. That is why they, along with Mary,...
Suffer and So Enter into Glory
Though he has no guilt at all, Jesus deigns to suffer for us sinners. He thus lets us know that God loves us so much. Jesus goes up to Jerusalem to suffer and so enter into glory. But, surely, it does not cross the minds of those who greet him with “Hosannas” that...
Believe in Him Who Is the Resurrection and the Life
Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, the one coming into the world, is the resurrection and the life. To believe in him means to live, never to die. It is so that the disciples may believe in Jesus that he does not go to sick Lazarus. And when he does,...
