May 22, 2021
Saturday for di Seventh Week of Easter
Readings for Today
Saint Rita of Cascia—Memorial wey No Be Must to Celebrate
Listen for English
Na this disciple dey testify about these things, and na im write dem down, and we know say im testimony na true. Plenty other things still dey wey Jesus do, but if dem write about each one, I no think say di whole world go fit contain di books wey dem go write. John 21:24–25
As we dey end our Easter season, dem give us di ending of di Gospel of Saint John make we reflect on am. Remember say di Gospel of John don dey central to wetin we dey focus on throughout di Easter Season. So, if you don dey read di Gospel for Mass every day with prayer for these past several weeks, then you don really enter deep into this holy Gospel.
Di Gospel of Saint John different well-well from di other three Synoptic Gospels. Di language wey John use dey carry deep spiritual mysteries and symbols. John present di seven miracles as di seven “signs” wey reveal say Jesus na God. E identify Jesus as I DEY, di Son of di Father, di Vine, di Bread of Life, di Light of di World, di Eternal Word, and more. John point to di Crucifixion as Jesus’ hour of glory, when E take Im throne for di Cross to save di world. And John teaching about di Eucharist deep well-well.
John talk say di reason wey e write im Gospel na so “una go come believe say Jesus na di Messiah, di Son of God, and through this belief, una go get life for im name” (John 20:31). E clear say John love our Lord and understand Am, no be only through wetin e experience by imself when Jesus dey alive for earth, but also through deep prayer for di later years of im life. And e pass this deep understanding and knowledge of spiritual mysteries to di person wey dey read am in such a way wey go easily draw di person enter di understanding wey John get through prayer.
As John dey conclude im testimony about Jesus, e talk something wey worth make we reflect on. E talk say Jesus do so many things wey neither im nor other people write down, and if dem write all of dem down, di whole world no go fit contain di books wey dem go write. First of all, everything wey dem write down fit give us wetin we go dey study with prayer throughout our life. Even di Gospel of John alone get meaning wey we no go ever fit finish to explore. But now, consider this last line of di Gospel of John, and for one moment, try to take am exactly as e talk am. If this statement na true exactly as e talk am, say di whole world no go fit contain di books wey go record everything wey Jesus do, then this truth suppose fill us with wonder and reverence wey holy. In fact, di reason why this must be true na because wetin Jesus do inside di mind and heart of each and every person wey E touch pass wetin anybody fit describe. Even plenty volumes of books upon volumes no go fit describe am finish. Di way E dey work as God to save souls, rescue people from sin and death, and point dem to eternal life pass wetin our weak minds fit fully understand.
Today, reflect on di holy Gospel of Saint John. As we dey end this Easter Season and our reading of di Gospel of John, allow yourself to sit with wonder and reverence as you consider di work wey no get end wey our divine Lord dey do for di lives of people wey don turn to Am. Think about every work of grace for their lives wey our Lord don do with so much care and love. Reflect on di truth say, for all eternity, you go dey contemplate di Eternal Word wey become Flesh, di Messiah, di Great I DEY, di Son of di Father, and every other name wey dem give Am, di One wey be our God and King. Saint John love our Lord and understand Am deeply because e spend im life dey reflect with prayer on everything wey Jesus do. Continue to dedicate yourself to this holy reflection, so that you go enter deeper into this contemplation with wonder and reverence wey holy.
Jesus, Messiah, Your beauty, glory and holiness truly pass wetin anybody fit understand. You na God from God and Light from Light. You na di Great I DEY, and all di books for di world no go fit properly describe how deep Your greatness be. Fill my mind and heart with di gift of deep spiritual understanding so that, like Saint John di Evangelist, I go continue to enter deeper into holy wonder and reverence for You. Jesus, na You I trust.
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