The Vine and the Branches

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 3 May 2015

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

'I am the Vine, and you are the branches.' Jesus is not simply an inspiring teacher to whom we listen. He is a force in which we participate, a body in which we are cells and molecules, a river in which we swim. There is an organic relationship between Jesus and his creation. That is why Jesus can make the startling statements that he makes in today's Gospel. Our existence, our life, our thought – all of this comes from the Logos, and apart from Him, we can bear no fruit.

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0:00.0	This is Archbishop Blasupich, Archbishop of Chicago.
0:06.2	Today I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the
0:12.4	Word on Fire.
0:15.0	Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization
0:22.1	that utilizes media both old and new to share the faith on every continent and facilitate
0:29.2	and encounter with Christ in His church.
0:32.9	The efforts of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, engage the culture and bring the transformative
0:38.7	power of God's Word where it is most needed.
0:43.2	This is an invitation to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's Word of
0:48.3	love for each of us.
0:50.7	When our hearts are open, the Lord changes and transforms us so that we enter and begin
0:57.4	to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.
1:04.3	The global benefactors of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese
1:09.6	of Chicago, now present Word on Fire.
1:15.0	Peace be with you.
1:16.9	I am the vine and you are the branches.
1:21.8	The statement of Jesus from the Gospel for today is retellent of many other statements
1:26.8	like it throughout the New Testament.
1:29.6	Unless you eat my body and drink my blood, you have no life in you.
1:37.0	I am the bread of life.
1:41.3	Remain in me as I remain in the Father.
1:46.6	It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
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