II SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME / A
Lectio divina on Jn 1.29 to 34
Behold, Lord, I come to do your will
Lectio divina on Jn 1.29 to 34
Behold, Lord, I come to do your will
Invoking
O Father, in Christ, the Paschal lamb and light of the nations calling all men to belong to the people of the new alliance, we confirmed the grace of baptism by the power of your Spirit to all our lives proclaim the glad tidings of the Gospel. Amen.
Read
At that time, 29Giovanni saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30Egli was he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is ahead of me because he existed before me. 31Io not know him, but I came baptizing in water, because he was manifested to Israel. "
32Giovanni testified saying, "I covered the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. 33Io not know him, but the very one that I sent to baptize with water said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descend and remain is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. 34e I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God. "
A moment of silent reflection so that the Word can enter into us and enlighten our lives.
useful steps to meditation
Gen 22.7-8; Jer 11:19; Acts 8:32; 1 Pet 1.19; Rev 5,6.8.12-13, 6,1.16, 1,1.15 Jn. 27, Luke 3, 3-4.16 Mc1 0.3 to 5, Luke 1:17, John 1,7.33; At 19.4, Is 11.2, 42.1; 49,3.5-6, 61.1, 3 Mt ,11.13-16; 1,7-8.10 Mk, Lk 3.22, 9.35, Jn 3.34, 5.32, Lk 3.16; John 1,5.31.34; At 1.5, 2.4, 11.15 to 16, 1 Cor 1,1-3; 12.13; Tt 3.5 to 6; Ps 2:7; 89.26 to 27 , Mt 8.29, 16.16, 26.63, 27,40.54, Jn 1,18.49; 3,16-18.35-36, 5.23, 6.69, 10,30.36, 11.27, 20,28.31 , Rm 1.4, Heb 1.5, 1 John 4.14-15, 5.20.
Understanding
We just closed on Christmas time and started the first Sunday in Ordinary Time with the celebration of Jesus' baptism, which, with this song, I still feel the echo. We are still in the Jordan where John the Baptist introduces Jesus as the Lamb of God
The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, the gospel in all three liturgical cycles is always taken to St. John. The fourth
Gospel hymn after the format from the prologue (John 1:1-18), opens with the solemn testimony of John the Baptist. The passage of John 1.19 ff is in fact "the prologue of the historical ... is the translation into the language of the story of what the prologue expresses itself in more abstract terms, in the language of theology." How
Mark the Evangelist John omits the episodes of the birth and infancy of Jesus, and began his story, describing the appearance on the scene of the Baptist. But, unlike the Synoptic Gospels, does not include the preaching of this prophet to him the mission of the Baptist witness is reduced to a solemn statement made to Jesus, proclaiming him a lamb of God who takes away the sin 'The world, and recognizing him as the chosen of God who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. The screens instead are pleased to bring the Baptist's call to conversion.
The baptism of Jesus is not directly narrated in the fourth Gospel, is supposed to be happening earlier and John remembers unknown to an audience of listeners. Hence, we come to know that the very purpose of John's baptism was to 'reveal' Jesus is apparent in the foreground, "knowledge" of Jesus
Meditation
v. 29: John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John indicates the Lamb of God Lamb of God say is a messianic title, and refers to the paschal lamb that sacrificed in the temple, was then consumed in the Passover meal, a night festival celebrated in the family. The evangelist does is to remember that Jesus is the Passover Lamb that his sacrifice finally free humanity. Remember that Jesus is the Lamb of God is an allusion to the "Servant of the Lord" Isaiah, in announcing in advance his passion, likens to a "lamb led to slaughter," adding that "bore the sin of many (Is 53, 7.12).
This is the work of the 'lamb': "Takes away the sin of the world." One of the things we can do is to use a singular focus that we have in the gospel, which can easily carry it in popularity in the plural. John uses the singular, as the Lamb of God takes away, takes upon himself and that one great sin.
"The sin of the world", in John's Gospel, the answer is clear enough: it is the disbelief that they do not believe in God and therefore do not believe in brotherly love. Sin comes from the kind of deep and radical doubt that we bring in, which sometimes puts us in an attitude of resignation in the face of evil or selfishness. As if we were to say: We really believe in love? For St. John this is sin, and from this are all the others by a lack of trust in all our actions are justified pride, and closing and malice. Furthermore, "the sin of the world," is disobedience to God, which is the sin that opens to all sin. Every sin has in it the disobedience to God, more or less serious. Christ has taken away, has taken upon himself the sin of the world with his obedience.
vv. 30-31: This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is ahead of me because he existed before me. I do not know him, but I came baptizing in water, because he was manifested to Israel. " In these verses, the evangelist does is reaffirm the pre-existence of Jesus John, although it is a relative of Christ, born just six months ago, says he did not know him, according to information we did not human. In reality, John did not know the name and face of the One-who-is, but he knows he must first be manifested to Israel, the covenant people, his baptismal activity was in fact the very purpose of preparing men for the second coming of the Messiah the words of Zechariah his father (see Luke 1.16-17).
v. 32: John testified saying, "I covered the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. The cover of John is like that described by John Climacus, who, in his heavenly ladder, says: "The Hesychast is one who strives to limit the incorporeal body."
What John contemplates and the Spirit. In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is the power of God, the life of God is the strength with which God created the world, is the wealth of love with which God eternally loves an infinite love. Well, this Spirit is given to Jesus is not only donated, but is given and remains. It was only when the Baptist baptized Jesus, who recognized him as the Messiah.
Here the evangelist presupposes the synoptic story of the baptism of Jesus (cf. Mk 1:9-11 and paralysis.) without talking about it.
We can see that the descent of the Holy Spirit "is like a dove," not in the physical form of the bird, but its way of flying that instills confidence and it's nice to see.
St. John insists on the word "stopped on Jesus" so that the whole life of Jesus was animated from within by the power of love. At the Messianic King had promised the indwelling of the Spirit, the fullness sapienzale; the shoot of Jesse fact "rests" the Spirit of God (Isaiah 11:2), permanently, "because God is with him" (cf. Acts 10 38).
v. 33: I do not I knew, but just the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me: He upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descend and remain is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. is the second time that the Baptist says he did not know Jesus (see v. 31). The term refers to something more than the lack of knowledge registry. Thinking that's okay, because Jesus is God and can only be the subject of revelation and testimony. Indeed, the recognition by the Baptist is the result of a divine revelation, the sender (God or his angel) spoke to John telling this decisive hallmark: the Spirit descends and rests only on that, There's private residence.
The prophets of the Old Testament had foretold Messianic era outpouring of the Spirit (cf. Gal 3.1-2, Is 32.15; Zech 12:10), the NT sees the fulfillment of this prophecy at Pentecost and in Christian baptism (Acts 2.16 to 18, 10.45, Romans 5:5, Galatians 4:6).
is "He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit", that is a gift, in abundance, the Holy Spirit. Make a gift of the Spirit in abundance means "immersed" in the Holy Spirit, that is infinite in the fullness of life, love and joy of God And this is what happens in Christian baptism. Also, more generally, means the permanent gift of the Spirit of the Risen One, and only him, to the Church and that is flowed his redemptive death.
v. 34: And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God. " verbs in which wheel this verse are "see" and "witness", rather the two verbs are linked. To bear witness must "see." Seeing is talking about John is a view in depth, a look beyond the horizons. The Baptist says that Jesus is the Son of God This is not only finding but pure recognition of a mystery. The evangelist this will take it back from 1.1 to 3 in 1 John: "What was from the beginning, which we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, those which provide and our hands touched the Word of life - indeed life is manifested, and we saw and what we witness and proclaim to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us - what we seen and heard we proclaim also to you. " The life of which we speak is the eternal one who "was with God." It is invisible to human eyes, but what was God became visible and perceptible to the senses of man: "... and we saw his glory" (Jn 1:14).
John testifies Jesus, Son of God knows how many times called upon to make this profession of faith! Because of its divine nature Jesus Christ has the title Son of God (Mt 4:3; Lk 1:35, Jn 1.18, Jn 10:36) and resurrection before he could say to the Father to glorify Him with the glory he had with the Father before the world was ( Jn 17:5), because Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).
As Son of God, Jesus Christ is therefore also God, as witnessed by the entire New Testament (John 1:1, John 20:28, Rom 9.5, Ti 2.13, 1 Jn 5:20).
witness that Jesus is the Son of God is to believe in the prophetic power resulted from the Word of God that gives full meaning to our existence. Even today, this testimony is credible and is the greatest gift we can do to those we encounter in our way.
The Gospel in the mind of the Church Fathers
until all his enemies are not destroyed - the last enemy to be destroyed is death (1 Cor 15:26) - the Lamb of God continues to take upon himself the sin of each man who is in the world, until the sin is removed from around the world and can deliver the Savior to the Father a kingdom prepared, can be governed by the Father. (Origen, Commentary on the Gospel of John )
John learned to know him he already knew. What do you know? What was the Lord. What he did not know? That the power of the baptism of the Lord would not be disclosed to any man, that men would have been given only the ministry while the power was not sent by the Lord, the ministry was given to the good and bad. What then can make you a bad minister, if the Lord is good? (Augustine, Commentary on the Gospel of John )
Some questions for personal reflection and comparison
Behold the Lamb of God! This expression always listening during the mass. What does this mean for me?
am sure about knowing Jesus? From what I gather it?
Who is he, vitally, to me? I can say that each day I rediscover it with an impression of something new: the novelty of his unfathomable love?
Praying
Raccogliamoci and silently we go to Jordan for purification. We try to discern the Lord's presence, retracing the experience of Samista (Psalm 39)
I waited, I waited for the Lord,
and he leaned over me,
he heard my cry.
He put me on the mouth a new song of praise to our God
Sacrifice and offering you do not like, I've
ears open, you have not asked
holocaust or sacrifice for sin.
Then I said, 'Here I am. "
"in the book is written about me
to do your will:
my God, I delight;
your law is within my heart. "
I announced your justice in the great assembly;
see: I do not keep their lips closed,
Lord, you know.
contemplative act
In the silence of the heart, today, I rediscover the Word to discern which step is to recognize the Lord. I see him as a "Lamb who takes away the sin of the world" as one who takes away my trouble, my cross, my doubts, my doubts, my sins.
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