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

My Lord and 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 you for pardon of my sins and grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

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

The first letter of St. John begins with a very interesting series of words.

He seizes our attention from the start.

He says, that which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we

have looked upon and touched with our hands concerning the word of life, the life was made

manifest and we saw it and testify to it and proclaimed to you the eternal life which

was with the Father and was made manifest to us.

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you,

so that you may have fellowship with us,

and our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

And we are writing this that our joy may be comfort. is with the father and with his son Jesus Christ.

And we are writing this that our joy may be complete.

It's like a prologue perhaps to this first letter of St. John.

It's his motivation in writing the letter.

And we're struck here by that which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we have looked upon and touched

with our hands. What is this that? In fact, it's not really a that. It's a it's the lord the incarnate word the word of life

st john is the great apostle of the word made flesh of the word incarnate and his whole life

and his whole ministry is full of this desire to communicate the joy of friendship with Christ.

The Word of Life who was, as he said, made manifest and we sought and testified to it and proclaimed to you.

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