Friday of Week 3 of Advent - John 5: 33-36

Daily Gospel Exegesis

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🗓️ 19 December 2024

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John 5: 33-36 - 'John was a lamp alight and shining.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 719 (in 'John, precursor, prophet and baptist') - John the Baptist is "more than a prophet." In him, the Holy Spirit concludes his speaking through the prophets. John completes the cycle of prophets begun by Elijah. He proclaims the imminence of the consolation of Israel; he is the "voice" of the Consoler who is coming. As the Spirit of truth will also do, John "came to bear witness to the light." In John's sight, the Spirit thus brings to completion the careful search of the prophets and fulfills the longing of the angels. "He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. and I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.... Behold, the Lamb of God."

- 548 (in 'The Signs of the Kingdom of God') - The signs worked by Jesus attest that the Father has sent him. They invite belief in him. To those who turn to him in faith, he grants what they ask. So miracles strengthen faith in the One who does his Father's works; they bear witness that he is the Son of God (abbreviated).

- 582 (in 'Jesus and the Law') - In presenting with divine authority the definitive interpretation of the Law, Jesus found himself confronted by certain teachers of the Law who did not accept his interpretation of the Law, guaranteed though it was by the divine signs that accompanied it (abbreviated)

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Gospel Exegesis podcast. I hope and pray that this podcast is
0:17.0	helping you understand the text of the Gospels. That's what we're all about in this ministry,
0:21.9	is helping you really dive into the text
0:23.9	and get a greater understanding of what it means on the level of the literal sense,
0:29.5	as in what was the original author trying to convey,
0:33.0	and how would the original readers have understood it.
0:35.5	And that is where we should start as Catholics.
0:37.7	It gives us a deeper appreciation for what's going on in the gospel texts.
0:42.4	So today we have a text that you might not often hear.
0:45.1	So John chapter 5 versus 33 to 36.
0:48.7	Now, this isn't often read.
0:50.8	It is read on the Friday of week three in Advent,
0:53.8	but that particular day on the calendar the Friday of week three in Advent, but that particular day on the
0:55.4	calendar, Friday of week three in Advent, is often overridden by other Christmas feasts. So it's
1:01.8	not read every single year, it's only read in some years. So it might have been a little while
1:06.5	since you've heard this particular text. It is quite an interesting one. So John chapter 5 verses 33 to 36.
1:14.9	Jesus said to the Jews,
1:17.3	You sent messengers to John and he gave his testimony to the truth.
1:22.3	Not that I depend on human testimony.
1:25.6	No, it is for your salvation that I speak of this. John was a lamp,
1:30.4	a light and shining, and for a time you were content to enjoy the light that he gave. But my testimony
1:37.9	is greater than John's. The works my father has given me to carry out, these same works of mine testify that the father has sent me.
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