Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter

Jesus said to his disciples: “If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to Jesus, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.” -John 14:7-14

I read this passage and was drawn again to the monstrance used to hold the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration. As I look upon Christ in the Eucharist, held within the golden vessel, I’m reminded of what it was to look upon the Holy Spirit.

All of God radiated out from the center of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit, the love of the Father, and the Mercy of the Son engulfed me. There was no separating the Holy Trinity, and God allowed me to experience all of Him simultaneously.

I mentioned this a few days ago, but it is worth repeating. Go and spend some time in front of the Blessed Sacrament.  As you gaze upon Christ in the Eucharist, consider how He appears to dwell in the center of the Holy Spirit as I’ve described Him. Consider how Jesus tells us that the Father is in Him, and He is in the Father. We see an eternal, divine loop as we gaze upon our Lord. See the Holy Spirit, and see the Son in the center, look at the Son, and you see the Father, see the Father, and you look upon the Holy Spirit... Distinct, yet inseparable.

He is risen! He is risen indeed. Hallelujah!

Saint Zita, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!