January 2 - John 1: 19-28

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🗓️ 1 January 2025

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John 1: 19-28 - 'One is coming after me who existed before me.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 575 (in 'Jesus and Israel') - Many of Jesus’ deeds and words constituted a “sign of contradiction,” but more so for the religious authorities in Jerusalem, whom the Gospel according to John often calls simply “the Jews," than for the ordinary People of God (abbreviated).

- 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.”

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0:00.0	Hi everyone and welcome back to the podcast.
0:14.8	Today's gospel reading at Mass is from John chapter 1 versus 19 to 28.
0:26.8	So let's start by reading the passage this is how John appeared as a witness when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him who are you he not only
0:34.4	declared but he declared quite openly, I am not the Christ.
0:39.5	Well then, they asked, are you Elijah?
0:42.7	I am not, he said.
0:44.8	Are you the prophet?
0:46.9	He answered no.
0:49.2	So they said to him, who are you?
0:52.3	We must take back an answer to those who sent us. What have you to say
0:56.5	about yourself? So John said, I am, as Isaiah prophesied, a voice that cries in the wilderness,
1:06.0	make a straight way for the Lord. Now these men had been sent by the Pharisees and they put this further question
1:14.3	to him. Why are you baptising if you are not the Christ and not Elijah and not the prophet? John replied,
1:23.3	I baptized with water, but there stands among you, unknown to you, the one who is coming after me,
1:31.8	and I am not fit to undo his sandal strap.
1:36.6	This happened at Bethany on the far side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
1:43.8	Okay, so let's spend a bit of time looking at the text of what's going on here.
1:48.0	It's one of those lesser known readings.
1:50.0	Most people are reasonably familiar with John the Baptist in his message,
1:54.0	but this interaction with the Pharisees is not as well known.
1:58.0	So we're looking at John chapter 1 verses 19 to 28. So the first thing to say
2:03.2	is the John that's being talked about in this passage is John the Baptist. It can get a bit
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