![]() ![]() He says: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. ![]() This aspect is the keeping of His commandments, chief of which is the command to love. Jesus speaks of one aspect of this love in today’s gospel passage which is closely associated with His presence through the Spirit. He does so because He and the Father love us. ![]() We celebrate his return to the Father at the Ascension next Thursday and ten days later we celebrate Pentecost. The Spirit will dwell in and among the disciples, the Church, and so Jesus remains with them, with us. He is preparing the disciples for his return to the Father but also for the coming of the Holy Spirit whom He refers to, in this passage, as the Paraclete (translated in the Lectionary as “Advocate”). He says: “I will not leave you orphans I will come to you.” He says this in the context of preparation. (Readings of the Holy Mass – Sixth Sunday of Easter) ![]()
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