In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

My Lord, and to my God, I firmly believe that you are here,

that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence.

I ask your pardon for my sins, and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father, and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.

Today's gospel, the Lord is in a position of intimacy now with his disciples. He knows that the passion is coming and he is describing now in detail the effects of his commandments of what happens when they are truly faithful to him, to the mission that he has

entrusted to them. And this is where he promises the Holy Spirit. If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to be with you forever.

The spirit of truth, whom the world can never receive since it neither sees nor knows him,

but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I will not leave you orphans that will come back to you.

It's a beautiful promise of the Holy Spirit, another advocate, another one that will be together with them.

The purpose of their lives now has clearly changed.

He will leave them, but not leave them orphaned.

He will leave them because he is giving them a new mission.

But it's not a mission that they will accomplish alone.

They will not do so in an isolated fashion without help, without a tutor, without guidance.

It will give them the spirit of truth.

It's a powerful statement that they will receive this spirit that will guide them in truth, which means that

they will have a lot of confidence that they will speak the truth not because of themselves,

not because they're somehow brilliant or more courageous, but because the spirit of truth

will guide them.

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