Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels

Join Msgr. Don Fischer as he reads and delivers a short reflection on today’s gospel, followed by 3 1/2 minutes of contemplative music and a closing prayer. Msgr. Don hopes that today’s reflection on the gospel will empower you to carry the Word in your heart throughout the day.

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Gospel
John 1:47-51

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him,
"Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in him."
Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?"
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree."
Nathanael answered him,
"Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel."
Jesus answered and said to him,
"Do you believe
because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than this."
And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
you will see heaven opened
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

Reflection

When John speaks of the son of man, he's talking about the humanity of Jesus. Jesus the model of our humanity. And when Jesus is explaining the Kingdom of God, He's so clearly saying, that what's going to happen is that human beings are going to be filled with the wisdom that flows from the angelic realm into the human realm, we’ll be taught, we’ll be shown, we’ll be awakened.

It's a beautiful image of what God has asked Jesus to establish on this earth. Connection with Him.

Closing Prayer

Father, awaken our imagination, our curiosity to ponder these words and images that you have shared with us so that we can open our hearts to a reality that is beyond our imagining. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Kyle Cross