Wednesday of the 7th week of Easter. C. John 17:11b-19.

Consecration in the truth

We continue with the priestly prayer of Jesus. Our High Priest, Jesus throughout this Chapter 17 of John's Gospel, prays for unity. Besides unity, Jesus, in today excerpt, prays for the protection, the joy, the sanctification and the consecration of the disciples in the truth. With Jesus, the entire humanity has come to the fullness of the knowledge of God. "Father, consecrate them in the truth," he prayed. According to St. Augustine, this consecration in the truth is a call to holiness and a life lived for God's glory.

Jesus, I trust in you

Fr. Georges sac